By Colleen Flaherty. Wheaton College in Illinois can try to fire the associate professor of political science it put on leave for saying that Christians and Muslims worship the “same God.” But the faculty won't back its decision. Read more...
By Colleen Flaherty. Academic work is often solitary, but succeeding in the professoriate arguably requires social acumen. So is that why gay men and women are disproportionately represented among academics? A new study investigating the phenomenon of “occupational segregation” argues that certain jobs -- including that of professor -- are particularly appealing to gay men and lesbians for these reasons. Read more...
By Brad Wolverton. A new study of nearly 500 Division I athletes has found that almost one-quarter reported signs of depression over the past three years, with rates higher among women than men. More...
By Charles Huckabee. Some faculty members at the University of California at Berkeley are voicing concerns that administrators could use new systemwide network-security hardware to monitor their emails and record what websites they visit, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. More...
By Kelly Field. As college costs and student-debt levels continue to rise, the public and policy makers are increasingly demanding evidence of a return on their investment. Yet, says a new report from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, consumers lack critical information that would help them answer the trillion-dollar question “Is college worth it?” More...
By Andrew Mytelka. George Washington University’s medical school has lost track of the identities of some of the cadavers donated to the institution for research and teaching, and so has ceased accepting donations through its willed-body program. More...
By Courtney Kueppers. The U.S. Department of Education has suspended student-aid eligibility at 26 for-profit education programs, in California, Illinois, and Nevada, after an investigation found several rules violations by the programs, the department announced on Monday. More...
By Rio Fernandes. As lawmakers in many states weigh whether to allow concealed weapons on campuses, a new report by the Education Commission of the States and Naspa — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education attempts to quantify the legislative landscape. More...
By Rio Fernandes. A proposal to merge the University of Baltimore and Morgan State University has been rejected by a federal judge who described it on Tuesday as “extreme,” The Baltimore Sun reports. More...
By Courtney Kueppers. Report: “African Americans: College Majors and Earnings”Authors: Anthony P. Carnevale, Megan L. Fasules, Andrea Porter, and Jennifer Landis-Santos
Organization: Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce
Summary: While more African-American students attend college, they are overrepresented in majors that typically lead to low-paying jobs, such as human services and community organization, social work, and theology and religious vocations. More...
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