Scholars feud over Shakespeare co-authorship
A leading scholar has called for the creation of a Committee for the Protection of Shakespeare’s Text.
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Higher ed tuition break approved for evacuees
Students who relocated to Massachusetts from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands because of Hurricane Maria will be immediately eligible to pay lower in-state public higher education tuition rates under a proposal unanimously approved ...
When Students Are Fair Game
Professors typically refrain from talking about their now-notable former students publicly, but some feel moved to do so in the public interest, good or bad.
US universities battle ‘perfect storm’ of controversy
Even by the standards of the daily cascade of chaos that has come to characterise the American news cycle, the nation’s universities have suffered a semestris horribilis.
Internationalisation key as Asian challengers bid to reap returns
The steady rise of Asian institutions in the world rankings is an all-too-familiar trend: whether it is institutions in China, South Korea, Singapore or Hong Kong, the movement is clear to see.
How a midlevel school became The University of Adidas at Louisville
On the morning of Sept. 26, more than two dozen Adidas employees gathered inside a gym at the University of Louisville.
Divest responsibly
Barnard College has decided on a set of criteria it will use as it attempts to divest its endowment from companies that dispute climate science and climate change
Men ‘much more likely to ask questions in seminars’ than women
Men are two and a half times more likely to ask a question in an academic seminar than women, according to a major study that offers further explanation of female under-representation in science.
Universities, companies fight to keep tax-free tuition assistance
Universities and companies are joining forces to lobby Congress to keep a tax provision that allows employers to give staff as much as $5,250 in yearly tax-free tuition help.
Oberlin’s Enrollment Headache Lingers
Oberlin College has been showing signs of strain as leaders of the well-off liberal arts college in Ohio seek to close a multimillion-dollar budget deficit driven by lower-than-expected enrollment this year.
