By Ashley A. Smith. Colleges are re-examining their student enrollment data to better understand how courses are scheduled in an effort to fix capacity problems. Read more...

By David Matthews for Times Higher Education. Almost anyone who works in academe has to navigate a complex world of gossip and reputation, which in theory keeps certain types of bad behavior -- such as mistreating students or stealing ideas from colleagues -- in check. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Since the first decade of the new millennium, the words ranking, evaluation, metrics, h-index and impact factors have wreaked havoc in the world of higher education and research. Read more...

By Colleen Flaherty. Writers’ group has some concerns but rejects idea of a crisis. It offers guidelines that back free expression but also sympathize with the demands of minority students. Read more...

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...

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...

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

By Carl Straumsheim. An associate professor at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand last week was surprised to find he had scored a speaking slot to present his paper during the International Conference on Atomic and Nuclear Physics. Read more...

By Carl Straumsheim. Campus Computing Survey finds lingering IT budget issues dating to the financial crisis colliding with demands for new technology and services. Read more...