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Sandusky Scandal Shapes Higher-Education Legal and Governance Policies

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:55:00 EDT

At least a dozen sessions at the annual meeting this week of the National Association of College and University Attorneys concern the aftermath of the scandal.

Humanities and Social Sciences Are Central to National Goals, Report Argues

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:46:00 EDT

The report, prepared for members of Congress, affirms the disciplines' importance to society and defends their role as a part of a balanced education.

'An Industry of Mediocrity': Study Criticizes Teacher-Education Programs

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:56:00 EDT

The effort to rank programs, by the National Council on Teacher Quality and "U.S. News & World Report," has been controversial since it started, in 2011.

Dispute Over Athletes' Rights Challenges NCAA's Principles of Amateurism

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:57:00 EDT

A case heading into a critical hearing this week gets at the very nature of college sports and the NCAA's role in regulating it.

Donations Rose Only Slightly Last Year

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:55:00 EDT

At current giving levels, it will take organizations at least six more years to raise as much as they did before the recession hit, in 2007, according to the "Giving USA" report.

Widening Achievement Gap Hurts U.S. Competitiveness, Report Says

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:55:00 EDT

The United States' global competitiveness is suffering in part because recent higher-education policies have sharpened differences between rich and poor.

AAUP: About

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:18:00 EDT

Volume 59, Issue 40: June 21, 2013

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:59:00 EDT

Reading-Room Plan at Library of Congress Will Hurt Service, Critics Say

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:55:00 EDT

The library will consolidate several rooms and offer "one-stop shopping" to researchers. It says the plan is part of efforts to keep up with how its vast collections are used today.

Senators Reintroduce Bill to Standardize Student-Aid Award Letter

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:55:00 EDT

The legislation would make it easier for students and parents to compare awards from different colleges by requiring all of them to use the same format and include the same data.

U.S. Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Colleges' Talk of Student-Aid Reform

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:55:00 EDT

The inquiry into "a possible agreement" was prompted by discussion among a few colleges about limiting merit-based aid and reducing bidding wars for applicants.

Digital-History Expert to Lead New-Media Center at George Mason U.

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT

Stephen Robertson, a historian at the University of Sydney, will become director of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media.

Transitions: Noted Librarian at U. of Michigan Moves to U. of Illinois; Robert W. Fogel, Economic Historian, Dies at 86

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT

John P. Wilkin will become dean of libraries and university librarian at the University of Illinois on August 16. Read about that and other job-related news.

Crusader for Better Science Teaching Finds Colleges Slow to Change

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT

Carl Wieman is a Nobel winner and a longtime proponent of research-driven methods to improve science instruction. Why won't more professors listen to him?

My Spouse, My Rival, My Fellow Winner

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT

Academic couples may find they collaborate, but, even in unintended ways, they also compete. And sometimes it turns out well.

Ruling on Gene Patents Opens New Avenues for University Research

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT

Many experts are optimistic that the ruling promises wider benefits for academic research. But some see a downside: It could also lead to more secrecy.

After One Door Slams Shut, Another Presidency Beckons

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT

Jeremy D. Brown left the presidency of Dowling College last year and now will lead a community college with almost 20 times as many students.

Faculty Culture Is Fractured

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT

Professors, connected yet isolated by the Internet and other factors, are seeking to revive collegiality via the faculty club.

Each Called by Name

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT

Hundreds of stories, families, and hopes fill a stadium at one community college's commencement.

As States Try to Curb Abortion, Future Doctors Fight for Training

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT

As political opposition grows, fewer medical schools and residency programs include abortion care in their curricula. If they can't do the procedures, students ask, who will?

AAUP Censures 2 Institutions and Removes 2 Others From Censure List

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:00:00 EDT

Southern University at Baton Rouge and National Louis University drew rebukes at the association's business meeting over the weekend.

For-Profit Colleges Consider New Competition From Nonprofits

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:01:00 EDT

At their annual convention, company officials discussed the impact of competency-based degrees, MOOCs, and other online programs.

Tests: on Paper, the Streets, Horseback, and Otherwise

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:17:00 EDT

Glimpses of life in academe from around the world.

Recording: Rutgers Coach Treated Players as 'Slaves'

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:56:00 EDT

Eric Murdock, a central figure in exposing the scandal that led to Coach Mike Rice's firing, was recorded speaking freely to colleagues last summer.

Journals Agree to Publish Alternative Assessments of Clinical-Trial Data

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:56:00 EDT

Two medical journals and several researchers hope to shine light on findings that companies that sponsor research have left unpublished.

U.S. House Panel Questions Value of Accreditation

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:00:00 EDT

One question aired at the hearing: Are accreditors effectively handling the dual task of assessing program quality and tending the gate to federal student aid?