The State of Russian Studies
There is a crisis in Russian studies within social science disciplines, according to a new report on the state of Russian studies in the U.S. commissioned by the Association for Slavic, East European...
View ArticleLayoffs at La Salle After Drop in Frosh Enrollment
Layoffs at La Salle University recently ended the jobs of 23 people, or about 3 percent of the workforce, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The layoffs followed a significant decline in the number of...
View ArticleUBC Board Chair, Amid Inquiry, Steps Aside Temporarily
John Montalbano has stepped down temporarily as board chair of the University of British Columbia amid an investigation into allegations that he violated a professor's academic freedom, The Globe and...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Personal Interviews
In today's Academic Minute, Donna Decker, professor of English at Franklin Pierce University, analyzes the importance of personal interviews. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.
View ArticleKnewton Launches Open Adaptive Learning Platform
Knewton on Wednesday opened its doors to what the company called the "world’s first and only open adaptive learning platform," making its technology broadly available to instructors and students. The...
View ArticleUW Madison Professors Oppose Fetal Tissue Bill
Nearly 700 faculty members at the University of Wisconsin at Madison have signed a letter to the editor of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel opposing a proposed state law that would bar the use of fetal...
View ArticleLocal NLRB: Manhattan Adjuncts May Tally Union Vote
A regional National Labor Relations Board office said Wednesday that adjuncts at Manhattan College may count their union election votes. The ballots have been impounded since 2011, when the Roman...
View ArticleBucknell Investigates Racist Incident
Some six months after one racist incident on campus, Bucknell University is dealing with another -- this time directed at a faculty member. President John Bravman said in a statement to faculty,...
View ArticleSimmons Criticized for Making M.B.A. Online Only
Simmons College is facing criticism for announcing a shift in its M.B.A. program -- heralded as a rare business program designed for women -- to online only. “The Simmons M.B.A. was launched 40 years...
View ArticleWalsh U Drops SAT/ACT Admissions Requirement
Walsh University, in Ohio, announced Thursday that it will no longer require SAT or ACT scores for admission. “Our founders, the Brothers of Christian Instruction, served the working-class family and...
View ArticleHong Kong Police Charge Student Leaders of Pro-Democracy Protests
Three student leaders of last year’s pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have been charged in connection with their role in occupying a fenced square in front of the territory's government...
View ArticleStudy Outlines When in Year Students Start Substances
A new study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration reveals when in the calendar year college students are most likely to start using various substances. June is the month students are...
View ArticleMoody's: New Orleans Colleges Still Struggle
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, colleges and universities in and around New Orleans continue to suffer from weak enrollment, according to a Moody's analysis released this week.The damage incurred...
View ArticleReport: Cheyney U Mismanaged $30M in Federal Aid
Nearly $30 million in federal financial aid awarded to Cheyney University -- a public, historically black institution in Pennsylvania -- is in question after an internal review found at least one error...
View ArticleUMUC to Go Textbook-Free
The University of Maryland University College will by fall 2016 be a textbook-free institution, the Associated Press reported. The university, which serves mainly adult students and members of the...
View ArticleShootings and Threats on Campuses
Wednesday and Thursday saw several shootings -- one resulting in a student death -- and other security incidents on campuses. Here is a round-up of local press reports:Savannah State University...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes in Short Tenure of UBC President
An in-depth article in The Globe & Mail explores the year that Arvind Gupta was president of the University of British Columbia, one of Canada's top institutions. Gupta's surprise departure has not...
View ArticleOakland CC May Be Forced to Halt Online Classes
Oakland Community College, in Michigan, may be forced for the winter term to cancel most or all of its online courses -- which are taken by about 12 percent of its students, The Detroit Newsreported....
View ArticleCalifornia Community Colleges May Seek New Accreditor
A California community college system-convened task force has decided that the state's 113 two-year colleges should seek to be overseen by a new regional accrediting body.The Accrediting Commission for...
View ArticleReport: Black, Latino Freshmen Feel Financial Stress
New research from the University of Chicago has found that many black and Latino college freshmen feel significant financial strain. Black and Latino freshmen at five universities in Illinois were...
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