Business-School Accreditor Approves New, More-Flexible Standards
The updates, the first since 2003, come at a time of rapid growth in the number of foreign business schools seeking recognition from the accreditor.
California Community Colleges Release Statewide 'Student Success Scorecard'
The scorecard will allow students and families to compare colleges in the system, and will help the colleges measure and improve their performances.
Scholars Increasingly Use Online Resources but Value Traditional Formats Too
For publishing their own research, faculty members still seek out journals with the highest prestige, regardless of format, a survey finds.
Rutgers U. to Investigate Its Handling of Basketball Scandal
The university will hire an independent investigator to review the handling of abuse allegations against Mike Rice Jr., the coach who was fired last week.
2013 AAUP Faculty Salary Survey: Sortable Table
Annual pay averages $84,000; the increase just matches inflation. Not all of the numbers are heartening, though.
For Full-time Instructors, Work Off the Tenure Track Has Become Its Own Career
Many have aged in place, working in contract jobs with lower pay and less job security than their tenured colleagues.
As Public-Private Pay Gap Widens, State Universities Try to Hang On to Faculty
State budget cuts are turning Florida State U., for example, into a "farm team" for other institutions, its president warns.
Community Colleges Could Benefit From Better Alumni Outreach, Survey Finds
More resources and better data can pay off for two-year colleges, according to the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
Economist Looks to Apply Global Solutions Locally at New Public-Policy School
Anil B. Deolalikar hopes professors and students at the U. of California at Riverside will help solve the region's educational, environmental, and transportation problems.
2013 AAUP Faculty Salary Survey Data
Explore an interactive database on faculty salaries in 2012-13, from a national survey conducted by the American Association of University Professors.
U. of Illinois Historian Dies at 91; Longtime Education Dean Dies at 80
Robert V. Remini won the National Book Award for nonfiction in 1984 for a volume on Andrew Jackson. Read about that and other deaths in academe.
Online-Learning Veteran Leads U. of South Carolina's Newest College
Susan A. Elkins is leading the university's Palmetto College, which seeks to help rural students graduate. She did similar work in Tennessee.
Think of It: Professors Are Rewarded for Work That Actually Matters to Them
A growing number of institutions are granting raises, bonuses, even tenure for nontraditional research, local service, and innovative teaching.
Anne-Marie Slaughter, a Professor at Princeton, to Lead New America Foundation
The political scientist who sparked a national debate over work-life balance with a magazine essay will lead the nonpartisan think tank.
As Cuts Take Effect, Unease in the Laboratory
Institutions will persevere, but America risks losing its scientific supremacy.
'Social Entrepreneurs' Bring Hope and Contradictions to the College Market
Many founders of education start-ups share the optimistic belief that if you change the world, money will follow.
Behavior Expert Seizes Chance to Lead an Ambitious Experiment in Higher Education
Stephen M. Kosslyn is founding dean of the Minerva Project, a for-profit institution that hopes to compete with the Ivy League.
Borrowers, Lacking Options, Struggle to Repay Private Student Loans
Hundreds of thousands have gone into default, in part because they cannot consolidate and refinance the debt.
U. of Maryland Official Becomes Educause Fellow; Northern Illinois U. Picks New Chief
Brian D. Voss will help Educause come up with a plan to reduce colleges' technology costs. Read about that and other job-related news.
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