By Scott Jaschik. The annual Day of Absence at Evergreen State College took place for years without much notice outside the campus. That changed last year, when controversy over the event led to protests, counterprotests, threats and national debate. And that may be the last such day at Evergreen State. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Atlantic Union College, in Massachusetts, will close this year, its board announced Wednesday. The college, affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, lost accreditation in 2011 and stopped operations for a time but reopened in 2015. More...
By Scott Jaschik. New research from Aarhus University, in Denmark, predicts that German universities will see gains from Brexit, as British universities lose. The research is based on interviews with academics and university leaders in 10 European countries. Generally, those interviewed said they were feeling less likely than in the past to set up partnerships with British universities, but they were more likely to seek German partners. More...
By Scott Jaschik. The National Science Foundation announced Thursday that the University of Central Florida will manage the Arecibo Observatory, a major radio telescope facility in Puerto Rico. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Some school districts have threatened to suspend students who join protests for tougher gun laws. Admissions leaders at MIT and elsewhere tell applicants such suspensions won't be held against them. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Authors discuss their new book that suggests American higher education -- especially in the social sciences -- is less globally minded than rhetoric might make you think. More...
By Scott Jaschik. The entire editorial board of the scholarly journal Building Research & Information announced Friday morning that it is resigning to protest the publisher's decision to replace the editor-in-chief. The board members resigning come from leading universities around the world. In an open letter, the departing editorial board members said Taylor & Francis cited no problems with the journal, but only a desire to rotate editors. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Concordia in Alabama, the only Lutheran HBCU, will end operations. It is second small religious college to announce closure in a week. More...
By Colleen Flaherty. The road to general education curricula is paved with good intentions, namely to round out students’ educations and maybe even help them lead more meaningful lives. More...
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...
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