By Kasia Kovacs. CDC finds sharp increases in three sexually transmitted diseases, and young adults account for a majority of these cases. Colleges struggle to educate students to protect themselves. Read more...

By Kasia Kovacs. Voters in many states weren't exactly thrilled with the notion of raising taxes to fund higher education. Read more...

By Kasia Kovacs. Bennington College’s pop-up courses allow professors and students to tackle world events as they happen. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. Authors discuss book that seeks to counter the narrative about how higher ed prepares students for careers. They say college must be more than job training, and that term “liberal arts” is misunderstood. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. Who is behind the popular Twitter feed that praises the annual Educause meeting while (gently and in all caps) mocking it? He reveals all. Prepare for SMASHING. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. New analysis points to workplace gaps in nonacademic employment and salaries of those who earn doctorates in humanities vs. those in other fields. Gender gaps apparent as well. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. The number of women matriculating in medical schools rose by 6.2 percent in the fall of 2016, while the number for men fell by 2 percent, leaving the number of matriculants in American medical schools at roughly an even gender split: 10,474 women and 10,551 men. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. Bigfoot is widely considered by scientists to be a myth. But the University of New Mexico spent more than $7,000 on expenses for a February conference and an expedition (unsuccessful, as scientists won't be surprised to learn) to look for Bigfoot, KRQE News reported. Among the expenses were snowshoes for those on the expedition. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. Dual enrollment -- in which high school students can earn some college credits for courses at their high schools -- has become widespread. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. A student theater group at Queen's University, in Canada, has called off a production of Othello amid backlash over the decision to cast a white woman as the lead, a role more typically portrayed by a black man. Read more...