Europe's Austerity Measures Take Toll on Academe

Professors, postdocs, lecturers, researchers, and students are all feeling the effects of drastic measures from Portugal to Britain.

Italy's Dysfunctional System Sinks Into Deeper Decay

Many academics are resigned to low pay, poor working conditions, or no jobs at all.

In London, a Working-Class University Wrestles With Change

The decision to triple tuition has upset many at East London University, which attracts low-income, ethnically diverse students who are often the first in their families to...

With GI Bill's Billions at Stake, Colleges Compete to Lure Veterans

As servicemembers and veterans navigate a highly competitive market of recruiters, they find little useful support from the military, or from anywhere else.

Congress Looks to Safeguard Veterans' Education

A list of some of the bills to aid veterans that have been introduced in Congress this session.

At UNT-Dallas, Consultants Propose a Reinvention

At the small public institution, "disruptive innovation" is the coming thing, courtesy of a high-powered management-consulting firm.

When the President Comes to Speak, Colleges Commence to Scramble

The planning of graduations begins the previous July--but don't forget to change the date in the dean's script.

Community Colleges Not Up to 21st-Century Mission, Their Own Report Says

The American Association of Community Colleges unveils its long-awaited report on the state of two-year colleges and offers recommendations for improvement.

A Professor's Son Leads Him to Autism Research

Sen-Ching Cheung, an electrical engineer at the University of Kentucky, puts his digital-imaging skills to work on what he hopes will be a useful therapy.

President and Parties Focus on Proposals to Keep Student-Loan Interest Low

Democrats and Republicans alike want to keep the rate on some loans from doubling in July, but disagree on how to pay for it. Three new bills offer different ideas.

Social Networks for Academics Proliferate, Despite Some Scholars' Doubts

"Friends told me it's basically Facebook for nerds," says one participant, who likes the quick access to research papers. But some scholars, feeling communication overload,...

Proposed Louisiana Laws Could Cause Professors to Delay Retirement

The controversial plans would call for professors at public colleges to work longer to get full retirement benefits and to pay more toward their pensions.

New Leader of NYU Shanghai Has Built Other Bridges to China

Jeffrey S. Lehman, who will lead the university's liberal-arts campus in China, founded a law-school in that country and advised NYU's president on the project.

Georgetown's Values Draw Census Chief to Become Its Provost

Robert M. Groves, who will start work at the university in August, admires the university's Jesuit perspective toward learning.

Transitions: Oregon's Attorney General to Lead Reed College

John Kroger, who has been a law professor and federal prosecutor, will be president of the free-spirited campus. Read that and other job-related news.

Southern California Pulls a Leading Stem-Cell Researcher From Harvard

Andrew McMahon, pioneering biologist, is moving from Harvard to the University of Southern California

An Expelled Transgender Student Talks About Pitt, Bomb Threats, and Why He Won't Say Uncle

Seamus Johnston denies any link to the threats. He thinks he was singled out because of his months-long dispute with the university.

Slide Show: An ‘Undie Run’ for Charity; an Edgy Take on the Catwalk

Open Education's Wide World of Possibilities

Who uses open courseware? Orphans in Mongolia. Teachers in California. Scientists in the Arctic. And yak herders in Tibet.

Open-Access Courses: How They Compare

How One Instructor Teaches 2,670 Students

John Boyer of Virginia Tech employs a host of technologies in a world-events class that attracts students in droves—and they're learning.

The Imperfect Art of Designing Online Courses

Growing pressure to provide more virtual instruction is spurring efforts to design large courses that balance standardization of content with flexibility for instructors.

Leader of NYU and Its 'Global Network' Warms Up to E-Mail—and Then Some

John Sexton was late to embrace e-mail, but now he's probably one of the more electronically accessible presidents.

U. of Virginia's President Puts Apps in Their Place

Teresa Sullivan never forgets that technology must prove its worth and should be set aside when face-to-face meeting are needed.

U. of Phoenix's Chief Calls Technology His 'Lifeline'

William J. Pepicello, who composed his dissertation on a typewriter, now runs the sprawling online-education venture.

Old-School President Slowly Embraces Technology

Christopher B. Nelson of St. John's College likes books better than e-readers and still hasn't memorized his cellphone number.

At Spokane Community Colleges, the Chancellor Is Wedded to Her BlackBerry

Christine Johnson likes practical tools like Google Maps and her good old-fashioned BlackBerry.

Breaking Down Menus Digitally, Dish by Dish

Food served up to the city's diners lives on at the New York Public Library, in a collection of 40,000 or so restaurant menus that date from the 1840s.

So You've Got Technology. So What?

Investment in IT doesn't matter if colleges are just going to keep conducting business as usual.

Cloud Technology Can Lift the Fog Over Higher Education

Colleges that leverage Web-based technologies will be more innovative and productive.

Reclaiming the Classroom With Old-Fashioned Teaching

Backing off from PowerPoint helped a professor keep students' attention from straying to Twitter.

'Deep' Digital Pedagogy and the Personae of 18th-Century Satire

An experiment using Facebook and Twitter helped students connect with historical literature.

A Digital Boot Camp for Grad Students in the Humanities

The goal is to provide a small team with soup-to-nuts training in software development for humanities research and exchange.

The Virtues of Blogging as Scholarly Activity

In terms of intellectual fulfillment and productivity, blogging wins hands down over traditional scholarly tasks, a professor says.

Who's Paying the Data Bill?

When it comes to the economics of research-generated data, someone will have to cover the costs.

Baseball Bats and the Wired Library: a Cautionary Tale

A librarian ponders print books and wooden sports equipment while appreciating today's technology.

To End Fraternity Hazing, End Boozing First

Here are three steps colleges can take to protect their students from harm and themselves from liability.

There's More Than One Way to Defend Your Country

The link between college and national defense, broadly construed, may be gone. It's time to bring it back.

Asian-Americans, the New Jews on Campus

For the dearth of Asian-American college presidents, we can blame the same shameful mistake made twice.

What Graduate Students Want to Know About Community Colleges, Part 1

Ph.D. candidates, and even some of their advisers, seem more interested than ever in careers at two-year colleges.