In effort to save money, two small colleges move toward merger
In an attempt to stay affordable and competitive, two small liberal arts colleges in Newton are considering merging, the schools announced Saturday.
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Social media firms ‘failing’ to tackle cyber-bullying
Social networks' failure to tackle cyber-bullying is risking the mental health of young people, a Children's Society survey has found.
From Utah’s Red Rock Desert, A Call for Protecting Our Public Lands
President Trump has ordered vast portions of two national monuments in Utah stripped of protections.
Colleges open libraries to neighboring students
Sharing resources among campuses makes sense for more than economical reasons, as colleges are finding these opportunities can better serve busy students.
A new higher ed movement
Across our history, America has educated our citizens and future leaders far more effectively than other countries.
If you make them laugh, will they apply?
Colleges bombard bright high school students with pitches. Will an unexpected bit of humor motivate them to look more seriously at an institution?
Open-access charges ‘create new inequalities’ in publishing
A global shift towards open-access publishing is opening up new types of inequality within academia, according to research that highlights institutional “stratification” in publishing access outcomes.
Net neutrality rules will officially end on April 23
The end of net neutrality is officially set to come this spring.
The trouble knowing how much screen time is ‘too much’
Concerns about the harm caused by "too much" screen time - particularly when it is spent on social media - are widespread.
Report: FBI has spreadsheets detailing payments to basketball players’ families
Among the reams of evidence collected by the FBI in its investigation of college basketball corruption are meticulous records of payments and scheduled payments to the families of players, Yahoo’s Pete Thamel and Pat Forde report.
