By Scott Jaschik. Study: female academics more likely than male partners to turn down good academic jobs without a good opportunity for male partner -- even when a woman has more stature in academe than her partner does. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. The University of Mississippi, which has been gradually moving away from Confederate symbols that once were dominant on its campus, has decided that its marching band will no longer play "Dixie," Mississippi Today reported. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. Many colleges and universities release studies about the way they contribute to the economic health of their locales. A new study released by the National Bureau of Economic Research (abstract available here) takes a very long-term perspective. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced that it was suing New Mexico State University for paying a female assistant track coach less than male assistant track coaches. The suite was filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars discrimination in employment. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. In 2005, a court barred Vanderbilt from removing "Confederate" from the facade of a building, citing the terms of a gift. The university is returning the gift at today's value -- and will now remove the word. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. New study documents continuing gaps (and some progress) in educational attainment of black and Latino students compared to white and Asian students. Another study suggests most people aren’t that worried about the issue. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. The U.S. Department of Education this week asked colleges and universities not to move up their deadlines for applying for financial aid. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. In legal papers filed this week, the University of Texas and the state attorney general said that professors in the university system who bar guns from classrooms face discipline, The Dallas Morning News reported. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. A new national survey finds that student debt has an impact on how people view relationship potential. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. The U.S. State Department, citing the current unrest in Turkey, has suspended the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program, which sends Americans to teach English in Turkey, The New York Times reported. Read more...