Academic Twitter satire goes up a notch in Trump era
Academics are keen observers of the absurd in their professional lives – or so their many ironic, often gallows-humor social media accounts suggest.
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In the Sierras, New Approaches to Protecting Forests Under Stress
In California’s Sierras and around the world, extreme drought and rising temperatures are killing trees and threatening the viability of forests.
Trump backlash at Howard
As the White House and congressional Republicans plan overtures to black colleges, activists on one campus rally to bar the president from campus.
College students are the latest targets of aggressive phishing scams
A wave of nationwide phishing scams is targeting college students, according to reports from Louisiana State University, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Amherst College, Wellesley College, Dartmouth College and more.
Senate Democrats want answers about Trump’s phone
President Trump's smartphone and tweets are now the subject of a Senate inquiry.
Going slowly in an age of acceleration
How wrong can you be? Years ago, in mounting disbelief, I watched a weasel in the Alps, behaving as if possessed by demons.
Stambaugh sponsors House bill to expand open education resources
Are textbook costs for students at four-year institutions in Washington state out of control?
‘What Do You Have to Lose?’
White House and congressional Republicans look to build ties with historically black colleges.
Pen and paper ‘beats computers for retaining knowledge’
University students find it easier to retain information when using books and handwriting notes rather than computers, according to a survey of European and Asian students.
Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta declares drought a national disaster
Kenya's president has declared the drought, which has affected as much as half the country, a national disaster.
