Why Scholars at Risk has opened a US section
At a time of heightened tensions on campuses in the US, now is the time to increase protection of academic freedom
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For-Profit College Chain Sues to Keep U.S. Aid
In lawsuit filed against Betsy DeVos, Education Corporation of America argues that it needs major financial restructuring but that campuses will have to close without federal student aid.
NYU hosts Marx birthday bash…during the wrong month
NYU is scheduled to host a two-week "festival" to mark communist philosopher Karl Marx's 200th birthday.
ACT Scores Show Drop in College Readiness, Especially in Math
A greater percentage of U.S. high-school graduates who took the ACT college-entrance exam aren’t ready for college-level coursework, with math readiness at a 14-year low.
Medical humanities: helping doctors see the whole person?
US medical training has embraced wider perspectives, but progress might be slower elsewhere, scholars say
‘Predatory conference’ organiser ‘flees’ from angry academics
Strathclyde education lecturer calls for other academics to speak out
Delayed Obama for-profit college fraud protection ordered into force
Students defrauded by for-profit colleges scored an important victory on Tuesday, when a court cleared the way for an Obama-era policy that will make it easier for them to get their student loans forgiven.
Closing the Gap Between University Presses and Libraries
Two leading university presses are changing the way they sell their digital collections to libraries -- cutting out the middlemen. Will others follow suit?
Profs develop tool for flagging ‘social media prejudice’
Professors at the University of Buffalo and Arizona State University have developed a system to flag social media posts that have "the potential to spread misinformation and ill will."
Ole Miss prof: Senators ‘don’t deserve your civility’
An assistant professor at the University of Mississippi (UM) tweeted that United States senators “don’t deserve your civility” and encouraged people to disrupt their meals and take their food.
