By Scott Jaschik. A lecturer in Native American studies at San Diego State University made inappropriate, disparaging remarks about white people and sent inappropriate Facebook messages to a white student last year, a state investigation concluded, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. The instructor "uses 'white' whenever he wishes to explain someone who has done something wrong, or bad," the state report concluded. More...

By Scott Jaschik. The economic value of earning a master's degree varies considerably by the subject matter of the degree, according to a report being released today by the American Enterprise Institute. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Lyon College, a private liberal arts institution in Arkansas, is betting that students’ love for their cats and dogs will lead them to enroll. Lyon is joining a small number of colleges that allow students to bring pets with them to live on campus. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Panel proposes overhaul of the sometimes controversial resolution process, which some members value. Tensions linger over movement -- rejected by the association last year -- to boycott Israeli academe. More...

By Scott Jaschik. The American Alliance of Museums and the Association of Art Museum Directors on Friday issued a joint statement condemning a plan by La Salle University to sell 43 paintings from its collection, in the hope of raising $7 million. The university, facing a budget deficit, says it needs the money for a range of purposes. More...