By Scott Jaschik. The theater program at the University of Central Florida has called off plans to produce The Day Before Yesterday, a play by Israel Horovitz, who has been much praised for his works of drama but who recently was accused of sexual misconduct by nine women. Horovitz had been scheduled to attend the production. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Leaked documents show an advantage for men over women, using a numerical formula. University says it has shifted to holistic admissions. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Share of white students has dropped significantly in last 35 years, but Asian-Americans are alone among minority groups in seeing substantial gains. Black applicants have lowest admit rates. More...

By Scott Jaschik. At competitive high schools, students boast of averages that are well above 4.0. Does anyone take the numbers seriously? Could they be doing damage. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Woman who grabbed papers from controversial speaker, initially believed to be student, turns out to be community college administrator. More...

By Scott Jaschik. The University of Chicago held a series of events this weekend to mark the 75th anniversary of the first nuclear reaction, which took place at the university. More...

By Scott Jaschik. A controversial speech at the University of Connecticut Tuesday night ended up in chaos, with students in the audience shouting at the speaker and the speaker arrested over an altercation with an audience member who appeared to take his notes. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Diet Cig, a pop-punk band (at right), has called off a scheduled appearance this week at Messiah College, citing the college's rules that say gay people may not act on same-sex orientations. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Students at the University of Michigan walked out of classes Wednesday to protest the institution's willingness to allow Richard Spencer, a white supremacist, speak on campus, MLive reported. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Help select the top university press book of 2017 that would make a good holiday gift for someone in academe. More...