Good Friday and Columbus Day renamed by ‘inclusive’ US city of Bloomington
The US city of Bloomington in Indiana has renamed Good Friday and Columbus Day as "Spring Holiday" and "Fall Holiday" to be more "inclusive".
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Theresa May announces £2 billion boost for UK research
The UK government will invest an extra £2 billion per year in research and development by 2020, Prime Minister Theresa May has announced at the Confederation of British Industry’s annual conference.
With Trump, China emerges as global leader on climate
With Donald Trump threatening to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, China is ready to assume leadership of the world’s climate efforts.
Miss. public universities, community colleges launch initiative
Approximately 31 million Americans have completed some college credit without earning a degree or credential.
Taking Stands
Lawrence Summers disavows term "political correctness"; Columbia president says Trump victory challenges "central idea of a university"; Jewish historians call for support for immigrants; and more.
Saving seeds in the North Pole
Since 2008, deep inside a mountain on a permafrost-crusted archipelago near the North Pole, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault has been open for business, soliciting and accepting sample seed collections from partner seed banks around the globe.
Donald Trump taps hardliners for national security team
President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday three key members of the national security team for his administration -- signaling he will make good on the hard-line agenda on which he campaigned.
Presidents’ Message to President-Elect
More than 100 campus leaders urge Trump to take more forceful stand against "harassment, hate and acts of violence."
How to ask an end-of-interview question
Senior academics and university administrators offer their top tips on how to ask that awkward question at the end of a job interview
Testing times as South Korean students sit for college exam
Financial markets stayed closed and aircraft grounded as students in South Korea sat down on Thursday morning for the annual college entrance exam that could make or break their careers.
