Tenure and Misconduct
Some at Michigan are asking why a famous music professor was granted tenure soon after a misconduct investigation that was later allegedly reopened.
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With Florida midterm recount likely, college admin, faculty could affect results
With a possible Florida midterm recount looming, a Campus Reform analysis found that an overwhelming majority of faculty and administrators at public Florida colleges contributed financially to Democrat candidates and causes from 2017-2018.
Chinese headmaster fired over secret coin mining at school
A Chinese headmaster has been fired after a secret stack of crypto-currency mining machines was found connected to his school's electricity supply.
US university merger with pre-college partner offers new model
Rapid expansion of Southern New Hampshire University sparks interest but also concern
LU makes email addresses available to campaigns for a fee as candidates grow increasingly savvy with big data
Liberty University leased an expansive list of university-owned student email addresses to Republican Corey Stewart’s campaign for U.S. Senate in a pair of rare transactions that campaign experts said represents a new front in the growing world of digital electioneering in federal races.
Ties That Bind
American universities' ties with Saudi Arabia -- always controversial -- are coming under more scrutiny. A look at the multimillion-dollar connections between Saudi Arabia and leading American universities -- and the questions being raised about what the Saudis are getting.
UMass students label ‘right-wing trolls,’ ‘conservative apologists’ as ‘THE ENEMY’
UMass Students Against Fascism organized a walkout, decrying “right-wing terror,” “conservative apologists,” and “rapist [Justice Brett] Kavanaugh.”
UK and Australian universities launch ‘co-created’ online degree
Two universities on opposite sides of the world have launched a co-created online postgraduate degree.
Online Education Ascends
Number and proportion of college and university students taking classes online grew solidly in 2017, as overall postsecondary enrollments fell. A third of all students now take at least one online course.
MSU partners with Association for Nontraditional Students in Higher Education
Missouri State University has recently partnered with the Association for Nontraditional Students in Higher Education in order to better serve nontraditional students, and they are holding Nontraditional Student Week this week, Nov. 5-9.
