Michael S. Brophy, who will lead Hilbert, was chief at Benedictine University. Paul Hernandez will take on the newly created role at Mount Wachusett Community College.

Alondra Nelson, president of the Social Science Research Council, discusses negotiating access to Facebook and building a new scholarly infrastructure for the big-data era.

Most Americans think higher education is headed in the wrong direction, but they love their local college. Why?

When you hired them, you made a great investment. To keep them, help them hone their skills and manage their work-life balance so they don’t burn out.

Large increases in out-of-state tuition and fees over the past decade did not seem to have a negative impact on the enrollment of nonstate residents.

The next president of Baltimore City Community College comes from Rhodes State College. Heritage’s interim provost has been named to the position permanently.

The physicist agreed to retire from Arizona State University after an investigation uncovered evidence that he had groped and made sexually charged remarks to women.

As a trial in Boston entered its second week, a higher-education expert testified that the university could achieve its desired racial diversity without considering race in admissions.

William Fitzsimmons’ testimony revealed a lot about how the university selects applicants. It also revealed something about the dean — and the complex job he has held for 32 years.

The proposed restriction contradicts current case law and would create “administrative chaos,” said one scholar who studies transgender issues.

A surprisingly large percentage of the immigrants both study and work full time, according to TheDream.US, which says campuses need to step up their services.

Philosophy is mired in wanton pugilism.

The statewide group rips birth-control funding, tolerance of transgender people, and support for Muslim groups in a combative document that one scholar says veers right of even many conservative students.

It is crucial that academics engage with the media, especially these days. Just as crucial is that they know the potential pitfalls.

The university has released detailed data on how salary, workload, work-life balance, and climate issues affect scholars’ experience on campus.

Many colleges are strengthening their addiction-response plans, but more needs to be done, like broader medication-assisted treatments tailored to students’ specific needs.

Saving disciplines is the only way to save ourselves.

Is it proof of shoddy scholarly standards, antipathy against academe, or something else entirely?

What happens when an ultra-ambitious university’s plans unravel? Ask the University of Louisville.

When it comes to a nonfaculty career path, doctoral students are afraid to talk about it and their professors are afraid to offer any advice.