Hot Type: University Presses Disagree With Publishers' Group on Public Access to Research

The MIT Press and other critics say proposed legislation to limit public access to the results of some studies would work against the open exchange of ideas.

Graduate Program on Tyranny Becomes a Case Study in Academic Politics

At the California Institute of Integral Studies, two popular anthropology professors have been accused of encouraging a cultlike atmosphere in their department.

State Lawmakers Look to a Future of Frugal Spending on Higher Education

While some state budgets are improving, lawmakers are still looking for long-term savings, and many are considering systems of performance-based financing.

Calif. Governor Goes After For-Profits With Limits on Cal Grants

The proposal would cut by nearly 60 percent the amount of state money students could get at proprietary colleges.

A Scientist Pushes Urban Planners to Put People First

Bad urban design leads to bad health, says Richard Jackson, and he's taking his message to the public.

State Support For Higher Education Falls 7.6% in 2012 Fiscal Year

As a whole, state spending on higher education, after being supported by federal dollars for three budget years, is nearly 4 percent lower than it was in 2007.

Swimming Against the Political Tide, a Public University in Georgia Reaches Out to Hispanics

Armstrong Atlantic State University has greatly increased the number of Latino students it enrolls and has had some success with getting them to graduate on time.

Supreme Court Upholds Law That Pulled Foreign Works Back Under Copyright

A professor lost his long legal fight to keep thousands of foreign musical scores, books, and other works in the public domain.

In an Old School Building, Carleton College and Its Community Enjoy New Lessons

The college and the school system worked together to save a beloved building and provide a vibrant arts space for both Carleton and the surrounding area.

In the Ruins of Qaddafi's Regime, Opportunities Appear for American Universities

Academics from the United States are collaborating with their Libyan counterparts to strengthen higher education and train new leaders in Libya.

Libyans in America Witness Revolution From Afar

Libyan diplomats-in-training at American University have had a year of sharp ups and downs.

Apple's New E-Textbook Platform Enters an Already Crowded Field

Apple's build-your-own-book tool is likely to lead to more fragmentation in the market rather than becoming a dominant new model.

Percolator: Red Wine and Lies

A resveratrol researcher is accused of a vast fraud. Does that mean red wine isn’t good for you? And did a big name in the field fib about ties to the disgraced professor?

U. of Chicago Hires High-Ranking Japanese Geneticist to Work on Anticancer Drugs

Yusuke Nakamura stepped down from a cabinet-level position in Japan to join Chicago, where he'll pursue his study of how genetics affect responses to drugs.

5 Colleges to Test Bulk-Purchasing of e-Textbooks

The new project, led by Internet 2, is the latest in a series of efforts by colleges to rein in textbook costs and could be a game-changing model for the industry.

Jo Rae Wright, Former Dean of Duke U.'s Graduate School, Dies at 56

Ms. Wright, a cell biologist who stepped down as dean in October, is remembered for keeping students in her orbit long after they left her lab.

5 Minutes With the Student Journalist Who Dug Up the Background of a $1-Million Donor

Kent State was going to rename its basketball court after a generous alumnus until the reporter, Doug Brown, revealed fraud in the donor's past.

Selected New Books on Higher Education

The latest books published on issues related to college teaching and academe.

Big Picture: Glimpses of Life in Academe From Around the World

Siege of the 'Iliad'

Great Zeus! Why so many translations?

Upside of the Downturn

Reduced expectations for our material success might make us happier, even if we’re poorer.

Journalism Education in the Pakistani Borderlands

An American professor sees what it takes to get the story in a war zone.

Ecological Urbanism for the 21st Century

Cities will be the creative forces shaping the global environment for better or worse in the foreseeable future.

Parent-Child Conflict: It's in the Genes

Evolutionary biology's view of intergenerational conflict has major implications for family dynamics but has largely been ignored.

War’s Creature Comforts

For many American soldiers in Vietnam, morale was low but comfort was high, a new book explains.

Beauty, Power, Truth

The Matters of Philosophy

Public Philosophy Network

MIT Mints a Valuable New Form of Academic Currency

The Massachusetts university is setting a high standard for online learning that other elite colleges should emulate.

The Gotcha Test for Aspiring Deans

Show any sign of weakness, and the faculty will eviscerate you. Picture a lion and a three-legged gazelle. You aren't the lion.

It's Time to Shine the Spotlight on Energy Education

The traditional model doesn't provide a comprehensive understanding of energy, and retards progress in an increasingly globalized world.

How to Fix Sports in 8 Not-So-Easy Steps

"First, end all athletics scholarships."

The Art of Rejection

Two veterans of the academic job market say that rejection never really gets easier, but it could be handled better.