By Colleen Flaherty. Harvard University was to debut its new general education curriculum in the fall, but the deadline has been pushed back a year, Rakesh Khurana, dean of the undergraduate college, told students in a recent message. “We believe the extra year will allow the revitalized program in general education to launch with a larger number and broader range of exciting new courses,” he wrote. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. A new article in American Psychologist suggests that most colleges and universities require employees to report any student disclosure of sexual assault to campus officials, with or without the student's consent, and often with limited proof of such policies’ benefits or effectiveness. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. At national gathering of educators, many see erosion of opportunity -- even as data show continuing impact of earning a college degree. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Dozens of graduate programs at the University of Missouri at Columbia are up for closure, combination or further review, based on the recommendations of a campus Academic Programs Task Force. Students in affected programs will be able to finish their degrees, and final decisions about the programs will be made during the spring semester, the Missourian reported. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Broward College art professor draws controversy with a piece made of an American flag, resembling a floor mat. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Professors at Utah Valley University are asking the institution for more transparency about how it assesses sabbatical applications in the wake of enrollment growth. In an open letter to administrators, 60 professors say that five of eight sabbatical applications from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences were rejected in January on the grounds that only one sabbatical could be granted per department due to resource constraints and enrollment increases. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. In a blow to the graduate student union movement on private campuses, three would-be unions withdraw their petitions from the National Labor Relations Board, saying they'll instead return to seeking voluntary recognition. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. The Foundation for Individual Rights is challenging Polk State College’s alleged censorship of an art instructor’s anti-Trump work. In a statement Tuesday, FIRE accused the Florida college of rejecting Serhat Tanyolacar’s submission to a faculty art exhibit in an attempt to “childproof” the campus. Tanyolacar’s piece, called “Death of Innocence,” depicts poets, writers, President Trump and other political figures engaging in sexual activity. More...