By Colleen Flaherty. A new article in American Psychologist suggests that most colleges and universities require employees to report any student disclosure of sexual assault to campus officials, with or without the student's consent, and often with limited proof of such policies’ benefits or effectiveness. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. At national gathering of educators, many see erosion of opportunity -- even as data show continuing impact of earning a college degree. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Dozens of graduate programs at the University of Missouri at Columbia are up for closure, combination or further review, based on the recommendations of a campus Academic Programs Task Force. Students in affected programs will be able to finish their degrees, and final decisions about the programs will be made during the spring semester, the Missourian reported. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Nearly 600 supporters of David Palumbo-Liu, the Louise Hewlett Nixon Professor and professor of comparative literature at Stanford University, have signed an open letter asking his institution to “enunciate a strict code of ethics for journalists, distinguishing between opinion pieces and news reporting.” More...

By Colleen Flaherty. University of Wisconsin campuses have investigated nearly 100 formal complaints of sexual misconduct against employees who teach, advise or otherwise supervise students since 2014, according to an investigation by the Journal-Sentinel. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. After a major editorial flap, history's premier journal announces a series of changes aimed at diversifying viewpoints and contributors. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Broward College art professor draws controversy with a piece made of an American flag, resembling a floor mat. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Kenyon professor calls off original play about cultural insensitivity amid criticism that it's culturally insensitive. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. A new novel about academic life is not a ringing endorsement, to say the least. But it will make you laugh. And that's the point. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Roughly one-third of Ph.D.s who graduated from the University of Toronto between 2000 and 2015 hold tenure-track or tenured positions in academe, according to a major study of outcomes by the institution’s School of Graduate Studies. Sixty percent of graduates over all work in academe. More...