Enrollment drops at Evergreen State, hiring freeze coming
The Evergreen State College in Olympia begins this school year with a drop in enrollment and an imminent hiring freeze.
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Harvard Professor Tells Students They Should Come to Class
A year after instructor of the university’s largest course said it was fine for students to watch videos instead of coming to class, he changes his mind.
Copenhagen University in Denmark offers course on Beyonce, Gender and Race
A university in Denmark is offering a course based on Beyonce's life.
College dorms launch facial recognition technology
All the dormitories have installed facial recognition system in Beijing Normal University
NYU president plays down ‘Trump effect’ on overseas recruitment
The president of New York University has played down suggestions that the election of Donald Trump as US president will trigger a downturn in international student recruitment.
Canadian university loses $10m in phishing scam
A Canadian university says staffers unwittingly lost $9.5m (C$11.8m; £7.5m) in an online phishing scam.
Revoking a Doctorate
U of Arizona professor’s Ph.D. is withdrawn after her findings on violent video games are questioned. Some wonder why her mentor and co-author, a senior scholar, has not shared the blame.
‘S-index’ aims to tackle abuse of self-citations in science
A new metric measuring how often a scientist cites their own work, sometimes a means of boosting their academic standing, has been proposed by a group of researchers.
A welcome change at SF City College: Overflowing classrooms
Shannon Cole, 32, noticed a change before she even set foot in a classroom.
Economics Faculty War
New Koch-backed institute at the University of Utah is raising questions about academic freedom and whether the center is designed to compete with Utah’s existing economics department.
