Toxic technology: How social media is making us dumb, angry — and addicted
A few years ago, I noticed that I really enjoyed reading on airplanes and wondered why.
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New law could pave way for future college students to major in marijuana
Some community colleges and four-year universities in Illinois are exploring the possibility of launching educational programs to train people in the business of growing and marketing marijuana in light of a new state law legalizing adult-use recreational marijuana.
California sees profit in solely student-funded master’s degrees
UC system looks to job-focused courses to ease budget woes, but critics see erosion of HE as public good
Concerned Over Process
Faculty members at the University of South Carolina passed a resolution calling for a new presidential search as the university's Board of Trustees may consider a secretive option.
What happened to the $10,000 degree?
Rick Perry had just been elected to a third term as governor of Texas when he issued a call to the state’s public colleges and universities in a 2011 speech.
The Downside of Reduced Student Borrowing
New research shows more student borrowing is connected to greater academic success -- at least at community colleges -- and indicates reduced borrowing could lead to higher loan defaults.
Fmr. GOP gov. withdraws from Harvard fellowship after students, profs throw a fit
Former Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder withdrew from a Harvard research fellowship after the university received backlash for offering him a job.
Largest publisher of scholarly journals cuts off UC researchers amid cost dispute
On Wednesday, professors and students across the University of California who tried to read articles published in any of 2,500 scholarly journals since Jan. 1 got an unpleasant surprise: They couldn’t.
University investigates feminist grad student for saying men can’t become women
What are the odds a feminist graduate student could be under siege for feminist rhetoric on a California campus?
English technical education plans ‘ignore’ universities’ role
New plans for levels 4 and 5 are a ‘mixed bag’ for universities, experts say
