Report identifies existing methods for increasing African American student graduation rates (Chronicle of Higher Education)

HBS professor named President of the American Red Cross (Wall Street Journal)

New challenges to affirmative action (InsideHigherEd)

Court upholds University of California admissions requirements for private Christian high schools (InsideHigherEd)

Graduate schools looking for ways to help students earn Ph.D.'s faster and with better job prospects (Chronicle of Higher Education)

Postdoc Participation of Science, Engineering, and Health Doctorate Recipients (National Science Foundation)

Conference focuses on pay issues and diversity in the faculty ranks (Chronicle of Higher Education)

University of Michigan instructors settle their contract and return to the classroom (Detroit News)

Examining diversity without affirmative action (InsideHigherEd)

Businesses making relocation easier for partners

Gender gap in pay is linked to the type of institution, according to recent findings presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. (Chronicle of Higher Education)

University of Michigan instructors skipping classes over pay (Detroit News)

Muslim traditions spark debate at Harvard (NYT)

Michigan court dismisses a challenge to a law banning preferential treatment based on race or gender in government hiring and university admissions (Detroit News)

Harvard Law School announces a new public service initiative (Harvard Law School)

Students demonstrate on Capitol Hill for more higher education support (Chronicle of Higher Education)

The mentoring gap for women in science (InsideHigherEd)

Recent high profile appointments seem to indicate that higher education is diversifying (InsideHigherEd)

Prominent research institution raises postdoc salaries and retirement benefits (InsideHigherEd)

National Science Board chronicles challenges to U.S. dominance in science (NYT)

Yale plans a big increase in financial aid (NYT)

Yale increases payments from its homebuyer program (Boston Globe)

More young women than young men are earning bachelor's degrees (Chronicle of Higher Education)

Duke University will use $40 million to create 32 new faculty positions for scholars making contributions to undergraduate education (Duke University)

Diversity as a formula for success (NYT)

Harvard's financial aid announcement has liberal arts colleges awaiting a reaction from the public (InsideHigherEd)

Group challenges Arizona policy granting benefits to domestic partners of state and university employees (Arizona Star)

'Higher Education and the Civil Rights Movement' (Chronicle of Higher Education)

Harvard's new tuition aid pressures other universities (NYT)

Cal State system lacks a uniform hiring diversity policy (San Francisco Chronicle)

Stanford launches a new faculty development initiative to attract scholars studying ethnicity and race (Stanford University)

Harvard's financial aid restructuring will reach large portions of the middle class (NYT)

PhD attrition rates are seen dropping in the sciences (InsideHigherEd)

Boston College plans a $1.6 billion expansion (Boston Globe)

At MIT, most tenured positions still going to men (Boston Globe)

Debate film gives some new life to black college in Texas (NYT)

Ethnic tensions persist on college campuses (Boston Globe)

Junior faculty members rate the top academic workplaces (Chronicle of Higher Education)

American universities awarded a record number of doctoral degrees in 2006 (InsideHigherEd)

University of Michigan Announces the creation of an interdisciplinary faculty hiring program (University of Michigan)

Select institutions see a rise in minority enrollment (InsideHigherEd)

Fewer young scholars are seen on the tenure track

The cost of elder care continues to rise

Study examines faculty productivity, teaching ability, and students' experiences at research universities (InsideHigherEd)

Minority PhD students discuss the road to doctorate (InsideHigherEd.com)

Congress listens to ideas about increasing the number of women in science and engineering (Chronicle of Higher Education)

Boston University plans to spend $1.8 billion to add 150 new professors and increase salaries (Boston Globe)

More states may plan to limit affirmative action (Chronicle of Higher Education)

Health benefits for same sex partners increase (Harvard Crimson)

Higher education works to develop modern versions of affirmative action (NYT)

Racial sensitivity included in more curricula in response to racially provocative symbols (Boston Globe)

Young researchers see rough times ahead (Chronicle of Higher Education)

Explaining the flight of women from academic medicine (InsideHigerEd.com)

University of California rescinds an invitation to former Harvard President Lawrence Summers to speak at a board dinner after faculty protests (Chronicle of Higher Education)

Current conditions, and recent trends, in the education of minority students (National Center for Education Statistics), and analysis from InsideHigherEd.com

Expansion of Dartmouth’s board raises questions of weakening alumni power (NYT)

UC Berkeley receives $113 million to endow 100 chairs in order to keep top faculty talent (LAT)

New presidents and provosts take the helm at several schools to start the new year (InsideHigherEd.com)

A state report finds fault with Virginia Tech for actions during April shooting (NYT)

Southern Illinois President defends himself against plagiarism charges (Daily Egyptian)

High school Advanced Placement teachers face increased scrutiny from the College Board (WaPo)

Faculty report interest in creative scholarly publishing, but tenure and promotion concerns limit them to publishing in traditional journals (University of California)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists sue over new background checks required by the Bush administration (LAT)

The European University Association examines the rise of “professional doctorate” programs, quality maintenance, and student classification (EUA)

The National Institutes of Health announces $210 million in new grants that are completely interdisciplinary (NIH)

Studying the effect of getting more undergraduates in laboratory settings

Outreach efforts are drawing more women to science and technology programs

The College Board debates the merits of AP African-American History

Increased Congressional support for science research may come with more demands on university scientists

Caltech reports an increase in the enrollment of women students

Junior faculty report skepticism about policies designed to help them
Read highlights of the Tenure-Track Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey

University of Kentucky pledges a new focus on research

Loss at the Harvard endowment illustrates the complicated world of large-scale university investments

Financial factors drive the schedule for Ph.D. completion

A senior professor at Harvard is attempting to end science illiteracy among college students

An assistant professor describes a drop in his production as he feels pressure to give up on academia before being denied tenure

The University of Washington hosted the first Leadership Excellence in Academic Diversity national conference

A new admissions policy at Tufts University may be responsible for an increase in students from underrepresented groups

Supreme Court limits consideration of race in school integration plans

Yale University announces plans to buy the 136-acre Bayer HealthCare complex

DePaul political scientist, who has been accused of anti-semitism, is denied tenure

FBI warns universities about terrorist spies

For the last eight years, Shirley Ann Jackson has helped Rensselaer Polytechnic move beyond its traditional engineering focus, emphasizing biotechnology and information technology

The Boston Globe details a dual-career couple's departure to Stanford

MIT center director resigns to protest tenure decision

Deval Patrick proposes free community colleges

Population of minority students across U.S. schools is surging

More women and minority students are enrolling in colleges

University of Chicago receives $100 million donation

Computer science departments use robots to demonstrate practical programming applications and lure more women to classes

Schools try to determine why minority students receive lower grades in some circumstances

UMass faculty concerned about system president's proposed reforms

The two-year attraction: Almost half of undergraduates go to a community college

Colby College gets gift of art valued at more than $100 million

Drew Gilpin prepares to take the reins at Harvard

Kim Bottomly named president of Wellesley College

Danielle Allen will become the first African-American to join the permanent faculty of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton

Elite institutions pay attention as Harvard task force calls for a greater focus on teaching

A Christian college in Pennsylvania wins permission to use a state jobs site to post positions that state the religious requirement of its employees

A recent report that the gender gap in average pay widens over time

Purdue reports some success in its attempts to promote diversity

The U.S. Senate passed a bill authorizing more support for university research. The House of Representatives also sent HR 363, which would increase grants to scientists and engineers, to a Senate commitee for consideration.

Stanford and Yale have both announced new policies that provide help to new parents. Stanford has launched a new child care aid program for junior faculty. Yale will allow Ph.D. students to suspend for a semester after a birth or adoption.

One half of a dual-career academic couple defends spousal hiring

Female faculty members feel less job satisfaction than their male colleagues

While other fields gain equity, computer science departments are looking to recruit more women

Foreign applications to American graduate schools are increasing, but haven't yet reached 2001 levels

A chairman argues for limiting the number of academic partners in a department.

Faculty salaries are increasing, but inequalities are growing.

The Chronicle of Higher Education speaks with Freeman A. Hrabowski III about his tenure at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, particularly in science and engineering

Columbia set to receive a $400 million donation, one of the largest ever

Barnard president announces that she will step down at the end of the school year

Princeton expands its family-friendly policies for grad students

Dual-career couple travels 9,000 miles to take jobs in the same department

Diversity in the news media seen on the decline

Faculty federation campaigns to increase share of full-time, tenure-track professors

The Los Angeles Times gets a look at UCLA's new "holistic" admissions process

Harvard athletic department facing scrutiny for its lack of diversity

Iowa universities are losing faculty to higher salaries

Prominence of Chief Diversity Officers in corporate America is altering business school curriculums

Faculty and staff at San Diego State University explore the challenges of diversity

Wichita medical professor is honored for her commitment to diversity

IBM is working with a diversity group to help women entrepreneurs in foreign countries

A laboratory at the University of Maryland is a model for diversity in science

Harvard doctors get paid more to teach

The Broad Institute received a $100 million gift from the Stanley Medical Research Institute for collaborative work in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder

45 Michigan state agencies may be in peril following Civil Rights Commission review

The number of women majoring in science and engineering continues to increase

Mass. General's dependent care awards help more women reach senior positions

The National Education Association is planning to join the two other national faculty unions in developing a plan to deal with the growing number of adjunct faculty members

Outpourings of grief in response to the deaths of Bluffton University baseball players

Christian university fires transgender professor

Purdue University announces plans to increase diversity efforts

Following a study of the institution's ties to slavery, Ruth Simmons, president of Brown University announces new commitments to public schools

Berkeley faculty receive raft of offers from European schools

The Boston Globe applauds court's decision to uphold Lexington diversity education

Two Harvard researchers release a proposal to simplify federal student aid

Yale appoints diversity officer

University leaders take to pulpits to recruit students

Walls against diversity must fall, Maryland officials say

Barbara A. Lee, co-author, with William A. Kaplin, of The Law of Higher Education discussed faculty issues and the law, including finding a diverse candidate pool for faculty positions, with the Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)

In the Boston Globe, Senator Edward Kennedy argues for an increase in federal aid to help increase access to higher education

University of North Carolina receives $100 million for scholarships

Inside Higher Ed reports on Congress's new priorities for higher education, and talks with Rep. Ruben Hinojosa

Tufts Office of Institutional Diversity receives an enthusiastic response

U-M Dearborn School of Management explores diversity in the workplace

UTSA proposing new Ph.D. program for teachers of diverse student groups

Wesleyan administrators discuss campus climates

UM system will examine intellectual diversity

New York legislature works to make college more affordable

Iowa governor considers increasing higher education budget

University of Chicago students consider diversity center plans

Supreme Court rejects delay in Michigan

Florida higher education board looks to improve undergraduate education

Colleges regroup after voters ban race preferences