By Lindsay McKenzie. A legal dispute over video captions continues after court rejects requests by MIT and Harvard University to dismiss lawsuits accusing them of discriminating against deaf people. More...
Going Outside to Grow
By Lindsay McKenzie. When a legacy online program started to languish, Michigan State University leaders brought in a corporate provider to boost student enrollment. Will others do the same. More...
NCAA Punishes Cal Poly for Improper Benefits
By Doug Lederman. California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo improperly gave athletes more funds for books than they had actually spent, which the National Collegiate Athletic Association on Thursday deemed to be a major violation of its rules. More...
Oberlin Eyes Enrollment Swap
By Greg Toppo. In a bid to balance its budget and stay the same size, Oberlin proposes to trim 100 students from renowned music conservatory while adding same number to liberal arts program. More...
Air Force Secretary Wilson Is New UTEP President
By Greg Toppo. The University of Texas System Board of Regents on Tuesday named U.S. Air Force secretary Heather Wilson the next president of the University of Texas at El Paso, despite opposition from UTEP faculty. More...
An Ousted Dean Returns
By Colleen Flaherty. Western Kentucky reinstated the dean its now ex-provost forced out last week. What does the saga say about academic leadership, especially at institutions facing change. More...
Suit: Professor Coerced Grad Students Into Working at His Company
By Colleen Flaherty. A professor of engineering at Michigan State University forced two of his graduate students to work for little to no pay at his personal company and was “abusive” in temperament, according to a federal lawsuit. More...
Cuts Reversed at Stevens Point
By Colleen Flaherty. Wisconsin campus that became the poster child for gutting liberal arts disciplines won't make those cuts after all. More...
The American Education Disadvantage?
By Elizabeth Redden. New research finds that graduates from U.S. universities are less likely to get a call back from Chinese employers than their counterparts with degrees from Chinese universities. More...
‘After Virginia Tech’
By Scott Jaschik. Author discusses new book on the impact of the mass shooting and how survivors tried to honor the dead and prevent future tragedies. More...