By Carl Straumsheim. Anti-Semitic fliers printed remotely at dozens of universities are a reminder than even printers can serve as a gateway for hackers. Read more...
Princeton Keeps Wilson Name
By Scott Jaschik. University rejects student demands to drop name from public affairs school, but pledges to provide context on Wilson’s legacy of racism. U of Mississippi, meanwhile, debates the right context for a statue of a Confederate soldier. Read more...
Revamped Loan Payment System
By Michael Stratford. After years of criticism from companies it hires to collect student loan payments, the Education Department plans to create a single standardized portal for borrowers to make payments. Read more...
Evidence of Remediation Success
By Ashley A. Smith. Two studies show successful pass rates from Tennessee's first full semester of putting all developmental students in college-level courses. Read more...
Losing Games vs. Losing Students
By Jake New. New paper finds little correlation between a coach's career advancement and the academic success of a team's players. Read more...
Study Abroad and Terror
By Elizabeth Redden. Recent attacks in Europe have targeted the most popular region for American study abroad students -- and the one traditionally perceived as safe. Read more...
Digital Overtakes Print
By Carl Straumsheim. Major publishers report sales of digital course materials surpass sales of print textbooks for the first time. Are the numbers right -- and does it matter. Read more...
Competency for the Traditional-Age Student
By Paul Fain. Accreditor approves Purdue's new competency-based bachelor's degree, which blends technical disciplines with the humanities and has a customizable approach designed more for a career than a first job. Read more...
U of California Accused of Favoring Non-Californians
By Scott Jaschik. State auditor says system campuses cut admissions standards in ways that shifted slots to out-of-staters. University fires back with analysis that says budget cuts forced its hand. Read more...
'Passing on the Right'
By Colleen Flaherty. New book-length study details realties of being a conservative professor in the overwhelmingly progressive humanities and social sciences. While many see bias and periodic slights, many are also succeeding. Read more...