Self-driving shuttle bus in crash on first day
A self-driving shuttle bus in Las Vegas was involved in a crash on its first day of service.
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Ghost From the Past
Professor’s essay about being harassed and raped by her late adviser sparks calls for public acknowledgment of the reasons for his past suspension from Stanford and the renaming of a disciplinary society mentorship award that bore his name.
Facebook continues Craigslist takeover with housing rentals
Facebook is moving further into Craiglist's territory.
Ireland to tackle ‘inexcusable’ lack of female university leaders
Ireland has set up a task force to investigate the lack of women in university leadership.
Getting unstuck on the climate change debate
Look at the people around you. Look at the people across this amazing country.
Wisc. higher ed officials brace for loss of Perkins loan program
The long-time federal Perkins Loan Program for college and university students expired at the end of September after a two-year extension in 2015.
Fla. State becomes 3rd university to suspend Greek life
Florida State becomes at least the third university this year to suspend Greek life because of alcohol-related tragedies.
Boosting Completion by Softening Standards?
A nonpartisan watchdog group is questioning whether City Colleges of Chicago is misleading the public with proclamations of dramatic graduation rate increases.
Savvy city planners will be tomorrow’s climate heroes
Cities generate two-thirds of global energy demand and greenhouse-gas emissions, prompting much discussion on the needed role of local authorities in combating climate change.
Academic at heart of Clinton ‘dirt’ claim vanishes, leaving trail of questions
Joseph Mifsud, the academic suspected of being a link between the Trump campaign and Russian officials, was once a regular on the foreign policy circuit, attending conferences the world over.
