Survey: Use of Social Media for Fund-Raising Increases
Fifty-seven percent of schools and colleges responding to a new survey reported that they use social media in fund-raising. That's up from 47 percent a year ago. The results are from a survey by the...
View ArticlePerformance-Funding Bill Advances in Texas
The Texas Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would require public colleges to meet several performance standards in order to increase tuition rates beyond the rate of inflation. Performance-based...
View ArticleAnger at Peer Reviewer's Advice to Female Researchers
Widespread outrage followed two female researchers' comment on Twitter in which they shared a peer reviewer's response to their submission on a study of the path of male and female doctoral students to...
View ArticleCollege Keeps Giuliani as Commencement Speaker
Rudolph Giuliani remains the planned graduation speaker at St. John Fisher College, despite faculty opposition to the invitation, The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reported. Dozens of faculty...
View ArticleReports: Obama Picks U of Chicago for His Library
While there has been no official announcement, President Obama has selected the University of Chicago as the host of his presidential library, The Chicago Tribune and USA Today reported. Their reports...
View ArticleJury Rejects Suit Over Cal State's 2009 Tuition Increase
A California jury has rejected a class action against the California State University System over a 2009 tuition increase, City News Service reported. Students challenged the increase as illegal since...
View ArticleEx-President to Pay $185K to Settle Spending Dispute
Evan Dobelle has agreed to pay $185,000 to settle claims of inappropriate spending while he was president of Westfield State University, The Berkshire Eagle reported. Dobelle has previously denied...
View ArticleCheyney U Didn't Track $50M in Student Aid
For three years, Cheyney University failed to meet its requirements to track federal student aid awarded to its students, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. Colleges and universities are required to...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Canine Osteoarthritis
In today's Academic Minute, Marina D’Angelo, professor of biomedical sciences at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, discusses her work to treat canine osteoarthritis. Learn more about...
View ArticleCayuga CC Part-Timers Win Right to Unionize
A New York State labor board has ruled that part-time faculty members at Cayuga Community College have the right to bargain collectively as their own unit, The Auburn Citizen reported. College...
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Swarthmore, Despite Protests, Won't Sell Fossil Fuel Holdings
Swarthmore College's board announced Saturday that the college will not sell holdings in companies in the fossil fuel industry, a move sought by a long student sit-in and endorsed by many other...
View ArticleAkron Students, Alumni Mobilize Against Name Change
University of Akron alumni and students are organizing a petition and other efforts designed to preserve the institution's name. No name change has been officially proposed, but Akron supporters are...
View ArticleReport on Use of Data to Gauge College Attainment
How one gauges the scope and extent of the problem the United States has with postsecondary attainment and crafts possible solutions depends in large part on the data used to assess the situation,...
View ArticleMaking a Big Deal of College Signing Day
For years, the days on which high school athletes have committed to various colleges have been covered by the press as a big deal. Now government, school and college officials are trying to do the same...
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4 Students Start Hunger Strike at Tufts
Four students at Tufts University announced Sunday that they have started a hunger strike, and will camp indefinitely with supporters outside on the campus (see photograph) without eating unless the...
View ArticleHoward U Turns to Alumni to Help Students Pay Bills
Wayne A. I. Frederick, president of Howard University, last month sent an appeal to alumni on behalf of 180 seniors who were on track academically to graduate this month, but who would be blocked from...
View ArticleChrysler Will Pay Strayer Tuition for Dealership Workers
The American division of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles plans to announce a program today in which all dealership employees could be entitled to free tuition at Strayer University, either online or at a...
View ArticleSingapore Tries to Discourage University Enrollment
Leaders in Singapore are trying to discourage students from enrolling at universities, Bloomberg reported. Speeches by government leaders and articles in local newspapers focus on the value of...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Nonmilitary Drones
In today's Academic Minute, Elizabeth Basha, an engineer at University of the Pacific, explains the positive uses of drones. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.
View ArticleReport: Most College Football Concussions Happen in Practice
Most concussions in college sports occur during practice, not during games, according to a new report by the Institute of Medicine. The study examined the 262 concussions recorded by the National...
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