Rewriting the Rules for Accreditors
Many regulatory changes sought by the Trump administration in an accreditation overhaul reflect shortcomings found at for-profit accreditor restored by Betsy DeVos.
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George Mason U. students still enraged over Prof. Kavanaugh, protest ‘rapist’ hire with tweetstorm
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is slated today to wrap up his two-week summer course called “Creation of the Constitution,” which he co-taught in England, where the Magna Carta was sealed, as a distinguished visiting law professor for George Mason University.
Princeton history prof: Trump is a ‘greater danger’ than notorious segregationist
Princeton history professor Kevin M. Kruse compared President Donald Trump to former Alabama governor and prominent segregationist George C. Wallace.
Nature’s language is being hijacked by technology
"Apple", "tweet", "cloud", "stream" - words that once conjured vivid visions of the countryside are now synonymous with our technological world.
A global guide to ‘restoration hotspots’ for tropical rainforests
The green belt of tropical rainforests that covers equatorial regions of the Americas, Africa, Indonesia and Southeast Asia is turning brown.
Major universities are starting to offer cannabis degree programs
A big challenge for employers in the nearly $14 billion global market for legal marijuana is not a shortage of applicants but the shortage of qualified applicants.
How free college works in a red state like Texas
Free college has become a progressive hallmark for Democrats vying for the US White House in 2020. Practically all of the top contenders back some form of tuition-free higher education, one response to the country’s $1.5 trillion student debt problem.
Call for global overhaul of research evaluation gaining traction
‘Hong Kong Principles’ aim to tackle ‘perverse incentives’ in metrics-based policies and university promotion criteria
A Reckoning for 2U, and OPMs?
After online program management company 2U talked openly about its challenges, the company’s stock plummeted. Analysts say the company, and others like it, are down but not out.
Professor wins settlement blocking forced union dues
Evidently, if you’re a dues-paying member of a California teachers’ union, you can’t check out any time you want. At least that’s what the union bosses declared.
