College students are renting out their dorm rooms on AirBnB
When Eduardo’s roommate moved out of his New York City dorm room before the summer term was finished, Eduardo saw a business opportunity.
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Whites, Asians Need Not Apply
Many colleges want more ethnically and racially diverse faculty members. But should searches be limited to underrepresented groups? One university just tried.
Howard may sell rights to its public TV station’s spectrum
When Howard University Television crackled onto the airwaves here in November 1980, hundreds of people representing the city, university and broadcasting industry turned out to celebrate the first of its kind ...
Los Angeles schools shut over email threat to students
Los Angeles schools have been closed as an unspecified threat emailed to the school district is being investigated.
Two Steps Back?
New England accreditor says it's trying to update its standards, but many adjunct activists fear changes would undercut efforts to protect those off the tenure track.
South Korean professors charged over alleged plagiarism scheme
Close to 200 university professors in South Korea are to stand trial over charges that they fraudulently put their names to books written by other academics as part of a racket with publishing companies to sell more publications.
University of Iowa kicking ‘ISIS’ to the curb
When computer programmers in the 1970s chose the name "Isis" for their new information system, they were following a trend at the time to name such programs after Egyptian gods.
Get into the festive spirit with these three higher education Christmas songs
Christmas songs are all well and good, but have you ever wished that they had more of a higher education theme?
Human Science
Science has become much more collaborative and interdisciplinary in recent decades.
India will have the largest student population by 2025, study predicts
India will be home to the largest domestic higher education market by 2025, while China will remain the number one provider of international students globally, according to a study from the British Council.
