First signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965 as part of his Great Society campaign, the Higher Education Act’s original purpose was to solidify and expand the federal government’s involvement in higher education policy. read more >

A Republican state legislator in Wisconsin said Tuesday that he planned to introduce a right-to-work bill. read more >

A committee found the professor guilty of misconduct serious enough to render him unfit to remain on the faculty. read more >

New book seeks to shine light on the challenges dads face while trying to balance their home and work lives. read more >

Hunter R. Rawlings III, president of the Association of American Universities, says that ideologically motivated and corporate-minded trustees pose a great threat to public colleges. read more >

Union activity can lead to gains for adjuncts even when drives stall, fail or just loom. read more >

"It’s time to bring all of Tom together," the poet’s widow told the professor. "And I’m going to need your help." read more >

Job security was always one of their top issues read more >

In several states, faculty members and administrators are at odds over strategic planning at institutions pinched by hard realities. read more >

Advocates for Federal Labor Protections and Accountability from Employers read more >

AAUP is arguing that the financial rationale for the cuts and the changes is unsound. read more >

Colleges often rely on grants and donations to expand their curricula and hire faculty. However, students, professors and outside groups have begun to question what effect these contributions have on education. read more >

Colleges have long seen students as passive receivers of content. That view is changing, and it could portend an even more "radical" shift in teaching. read more >

White-collar work, sometimes called Knowledge Work, is never done read more >

After a year of unprecedented Congressional attention but few real political gains, advocates for part-time instructors face unfriendly political majorities. read more >

The AAUP report shows that spending for athletics at four-year public universities increased from 2004 to 2011 by approximately 24.8 percent. read more >

In the Middle East and beyond, academics face a growing threat read more >

An appeals panel held that the First Amendment gave an adjunct the right to speak out about alleged mistreatment despite having been asked to praise her college. read more >

In a time of Ebola hysteria, research on the undead helps us better understand how such diseases spread. read more >

Inside Higher Ed's survey finds professors are skeptical that online courses can produce outcomes equivalent to those of face-to-face classes, let alone surpass them. read more >