By Colleen Flaherty. In an op-ed in The Washington Post Friday, the head of the University of Virginia’s Miller Center for the study of the American presidency doubled down on his decision to hire Marc Short, who was until this month President Trump’s legislative affairs director. More...
Shock Over a Textbook
By Colleen Flaherty. Co-author of wellness textbook says he meant to inspire people to know their self-worth and lead healthier lives. But critics say his book implies that those who died in the Holocaust were weak and that cancer is a choice. More...
Psychologists Mull Policy Shift on Detainees
By Colleen Flaherty. The American Psychological Association, which has apologized for its involvement in advising the George W. Bush administration on interrogation techniques after Sept. 11, could modify its policy against military psychologists interrogating government detainees at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere, Science reported. More...
Historians Ask National Archives to Preserve Records on Treatment of Immigrants
By Colleen Flaherty. The American Historical Association is urging the National Archives and Record Administration to oppose any "threats to the preservation of records relating to the treatment of immigrants by the U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)." The plea was prompted by ICE’s request that the National Archives approve a new timeline for saving or purging records about detainees. More...
Damages, Damages
By Colleen Flaherty. Federal jury says a professor of business at Columbia retaliated against a former junior faculty member when she complained of harassment. Columbia is liable for retaliation on his behalf. More...
Termination for Using TAs?
By Colleen Flaherty. St. John Fisher seeks to fire a longtime professor over his use of paid class managers, saying it doesn't qualify as teaching. The professor says more is at play, including discrimination on the basis of his Muslim background. More...
More Criticism of AP World History Timeline
By Colleen Flaherty. While some have praised the College Board’s recent decision to begin its Advanced Placement World History exam in 1200 instead of 1450, as previously planned, concerns linger. More...
Report: Gainful Employment Repeal Would Cost $4.7B
By Andrew Kreighbaum. A repeal of the Obama administration's gainful-employment rule would cost $4.7 billion over 10 years, according to an Education Department cost analysis, Politico reported this week. More...
DeVos Delays Decision on Troubled Accreditor ACICS
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos this week issued an extension for her department's decision on whether to fully restore federal recognition of a troubled accreditor that the Obama administration had sought to terminate. More...
Education Dept.'s Deregulation Push Gets Mixed Reviews
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Trump administration's proposal to overhaul rules for college accreditors is panned by consumer advocates. But online course providers and some who study higher ed say re-examination of accreditors is long overdue. More...