Michigan Fails to Keep Promise to Native Americans
More than 80 years ago, the state of Michigan promised Native American tribes that if they would give up land Central Michigan University needed to expand, Native American students would forever attend...
View ArticleCourt: Sex With Co-Worker Not University Job Duty
An Oregon appeals court has rejected an appeal from a former Eastern Oregon University administrator who wants the state to pay his costs defending himself from a suit he won that accused him of raping...
View ArticleUVa Hit by Chinese Cyberattack
The University of Virginia announced Friday that it had been hit by a cyberattack originating in China that gained access to portions of the university's networks. The university does not believe that...
View ArticleJudge Invalidates Component of Foreign Student Work Program
A federal judge's ruling last week invalidated the 17-month extension for postgraduation work training for international students in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields,...
View ArticleConfederate Symbol Update: U of Texas, William & Mary
The University of Texas at Austin on Friday announced that it was canceling Saturday's scheduled move of a statue of Jefferson Davis, the Confederate president, from a central campus location to a...
View ArticleTensions Continue Over Abrupt Exit for UBC President
More than a week has gone by since the sudden resignation of Arvind Gupta after one year in office as president of the University of British Columbia, a globally well-regarded research university in...
View ArticleMinnesota President Apologizes for Remarks on Harassment
Eric W. Kaler, president of the University of Minnesota, on Friday issued a statement apologizing for a remark he made after Norwood Teague -- facing accusations of sexual harassment -- resigned as...
View ArticleHead of Connecticut State System, Under Fire, Resigns
Gregory Gray announced Friday that he will resign, effective at the end of the year, as president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, a system of regional public four-year universities...
View ArticleClinton Pushes Aid for College Students Who Are Parents
Hillary Clinton on Friday outlined some of the details to her plan for the federal government to do more to support students working to get undergraduate degrees while also raising children.The...
View ArticleTrump Immigration Plan Seeks to Limit Visas
Donald Trump on Sunday released his first full policy paper, and the topic was immigration. Certain parts of the plan -- making Mexico pay for a wall on its border with the United States, and ending...
View ArticleReport: Good Jobs Are Up for College Degree Holders
A new report questions the conventional wisdom that the jobs that have returned to the economy since the economic downturn started are low-wage jobs, and the views of some pundits that having a college...
View ArticleHigher Education's Varying Impact on Family Wealth
A new study by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis raises questions about equity in American society and the role of higher education. Typically, educators argue that more education helps individuals...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Breast Cancer Treatments
In today's Academic Minute, Gayathri Devi, associate professor of pathology and surgery at Duke University, discusses research exploring the possibility that a medication used to treat alcoholism can...
View ArticleCentral Florida Fraternity Suspended After Rape Chant
The University of Central Florida chapter of Sigma Nu has been suspended after the university received and reviewed a video of some of the fraternity's members chanting phrases that seemed to encourage...
View ArticleTeaching Long-Term Critical Thinking
A new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that there’s a dependable way to foster long-term improvements in students’ critical thinking skills. Researchers at Stanford...
View ArticleMissouri Ends Subsidies for Grad Student Worker Health Insurance
The University of Missouri notified graduate student employees that it will no longer pay for their health insurance, the Columbia Daily Tribune reported. In a letter to students, the university said...
View ArticleInternet Curfews Anger Students at Korean Universities
Several South Korean universities have started Internet curfews, blocking all online access or access to games at certain hours, The Korea Times reported. Yonsei University Wonju Campus halts Internet...
View ArticleWright State Faces Probe on Work Visas
Wright State University officials said Monday that the institution is being investigated by federal authorities over its management of H-1B visas for some employees, The Dayton Daily News reported. The...
View ArticleAkron President Affirms Support for University Press
The president of the University of Akron, Scott L. Scarborough, on Monday issued a statement pledging continued support to the University of Akron Press. The university has been saying that for several...
View ArticleJournal, Citing Ethics Concerns, Retracts Paper
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has retracted a paper by Guangwen Tang, a professor at Tufts University, raising concerns about the ethics of her research in China, The Boston Globereported....
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