By Lindsay McKenzie. The Credential Registry is several months into its mission to document all U.S. credentials, but the finish line is further than ever. More...
No Instrument, No Problem for Berklee Student Musicians
By Lindsay McKenzie. Starting in the fall semester of 2019, students will have the option to make electronic digital instruments their principal instruments as they study at the college. Students previously had to use a traditional principal instrument such as the piano or the violin. More...
B-Schools That Don't Boast About Billionaire Alumni
By Marjorie Valbrun. A recently released annual ranking of colleges and universities that produce the most billionaires was hardly surprising. The list included top American institutions with the most selective business schools; Ivy League institutions dominated. More...
More Than Just Bathrooms
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. A new study finds that while the proper restrooms are important to transgender students, they want much more to feel comfortable on their campuses. More...
Don't Find Your Passion -- Cultivate It, Psychologists Say
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. A new study suggests that the old adage may not be the best way for students to learn. More...
After Threat of Violence, Calls to Fire RA
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. A student at Stanford University is under fire for posting that he would "physically fight" Zionists who came onto the campus -- and some are questioning whether the university is taking his words seriously enough. More...
The Tribe Has Spoken: College 'Survivor' a Hit
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Administrators generally have little knowledge of the knockoffs of the popular reality TV show on campuses -- and could be open to liability if students were hurt. More...
A Shift for Koch, but How Much of a Shift?
By Colleen Flaherty. The Charles Koch Foundation pledges to make future grant terms public, but critics still want to know more about past agreements -- specifically whether they allowed the foundation a role in faculty hiring or curricular decisions. More...
Consequences at Plymouth State for Those Who Defended a Child Rapist
By Colleen Flaherty. Plymouth State University said Wednesday that a retired professor who defended a convicted child rapist in a letter to the court will not be rehired as an adjunct instructor or “in any other capacity.” Two other faculty members who defended the Plymouth State graduate and high school guidance counselor convicted of sexually assaulting a student will complete sexual harassment training prior to their return to campus and will work closely with other professors upon their return, the university also said. More...
Resignations at Virginia Over Appointment for Trump Official
By Colleen Flaherty. When petitions and internal lobbying failed, two senior faculty members at the U of Virginia resigned in protest of a plum senior fellowship for a key Trump ally. More...