By Colleen Flaherty. Study suggests that scientific impact doesn't have to decrease with age and scientists have a unique kind of IQ that accurately predicts their career success. Read more...
Boulder Revamps Ph.D. Study in Languages, Literature
By Colleen Flaherty. The University of Colorado at Boulder is revamping doctoral studies in languages and literature, it announced Tuesday. The change -- in an effort to recruit top talent -- entails restructuring support for six Ph.D. programs into a new Consortium of Doctoral Studies in Literature and Cultures. Programs involved are those in French/Italian, Spanish/Portuguese, German, classics, English and Japanese/Chinese. Read more...
'This Election Is Catastrophic'
By Colleen Flaherty. One of the major follow-up stories to President-elect Donald Trump’s stunning victory this week is -- rightly -- how the media didn’t see it coming. Read more...
NCAA to Distribute Funds Based on Academics
By Jake New. The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced Thursday that, beginning in 2019, it will distribute millions of dollars in revenue to member institutions based on the academic performance of their athletes. The money will come from the association's new $1.1 billion multimedia rights deal for the NCAA's men's basketball tournament. Read more...
Defining Rape Culture
By Jake New. Should colleges include the term and talk about the concept in sexual misconduct policies? Few, if any, actually do so. Read more...
Shopping for Transfers
By Jake New. New company hopes to increase number of community college transfers by offering a marketplace for students and four-year institutions to better understand degree paths. Read more...
The New Congress and Higher Ed
By Jake New. Donald Trump shockingly won the presidency as the GOP maintained its grip on Congress. Read more...
Diversity vs. Doctrine
By Jake New. Providence College professor says diversity efforts are stifling the college's religious mission, but students, professors and the campus president say he's wrong and his criticisms hurt. Read more...
Loss of International Students?
By Jake New. Some fear Trump presidency could deter international students and put undocumented students at new risk. Read more...
Campus Sexual Assault in a Trump Era
By Jake New. President-elect Trump has offered few details on how his administration might deal with campus sexual assault, but his surrogates and other Republicans say they would scale back enforcement of Title IX. Read more...