The Price of Cutting Course Loads
Vassar professors want to reduce their teaching loads, but some question a new plan to do so at the expense of course offerings.
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Criminal Justice Education in the Black Lives Matter Era
Shootings and debate over police tactics prompt changes in programs that train law enforcement officials.
Cleveland colleges, universities release plans for RNC
With the Republican National Convention taking over downtown Cleveland next week, the city’s colleges and universities will be making some changes to their usual operations.
Chinese maths mastery headed for British classrooms
The UK government is determined to bring Chinese-style maths teaching to England's primary schools, with £41 million of funding.
House passes series of higher education bills
The House of Representatives passed a slate of bipartisan higher education bills late Monday aimed at tackling some of the easier policy aspects of the Higher Education Act – the behemoth federal law that's overdue for an update but likely won't get a complete overhaul this year.
The challenge of equipping Calif.’s Latinos with bachelor’s degrees
Despite making up a growing proportion of California’s population, Latinos are less likely than whites, Asians, and blacks in the state to have graduated from a four-year college.
Articles, Not Books
New study suggests that science dissertations increasingly are research article based, not book-length studies, reflecting the professionalization of the Ph.D.
Virtual Reality on the Horizon
The hype has some colleges wondering if now is the right time to jump in.
Law allows electroshock self-defense on Ga. public college campuses
Foxhole Guns and Archery owner Jon Lipscomb said he’s seen a slight uptick in stun gun sales since a recent Georgia law change, but the number is not too shocking.
After outcry, University of California increases in-state admission offers
The University of California said it has increased admission offers to California freshmen by more than 15 percent for the fall 2016 semester while also reducing offers to international students at two of its prestigious campuses.
