Harvard’s stand against federal overreach: A defining moment for U.S. higher education
The current crisis is not just about Harvard--it is a test of the nation’s commitment to academic freedom
Study finds public discontent with colleges
A new study suggests most Americans believe that colleges today operate like businesses, concerned more with their bottom line than with the educational experience of students, reports the…
Cashing in on idle tech assets could help close campus budget gaps
Each day, universities conduct and invest in research that has an impact on science, medical, and technology industries. And while schools of higher education serve a larger purpose,…
Broadband access gap remains large
Roughly 40 percent of Americans do not have high-speed internet access at home, according to new Commerce Department figures that reinforce what educators believe causes some students to…
Twists multiply in Alabama shooting case
On Friday, this city of rocket scientists and brainy inventors was stunned when a neuroscientist with a Harvard Ph.D. was arrested in the shooting deaths of three of…
Professor accused of killing 3 in tenure dispute
Tragedy rocked the University of Alabama campus in Huntsville Feb. 12 when a female biology professor allegedly gunned down six colleagues, three of them fatally, in an apparent…
Google’s convoluted search for China compromise
Shedding China's shackles on free speech is proving to be easier said than done for Google Inc, reports the Associated Press.
Google rebuts DOJ objections to digital book deal
