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Yale Starts 'Conversation' on Calhoun College Name
Yale University is officially starting a "conversation" on what to do about Calhoun College, one of the university's residential college, which is named for John C. Calhoun (Yale 1804, at right), whose...
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UT Austin Removes Jefferson Davis Statue
The University of Texas at Austin on Sunday removed a statue of Jefferson Davis, the Confederate president, from a prominent campus area. The statue's placement has been debated for years and the...
View ArticleBaylor Ends Investigation by Announcing Another
Baylor University President Ken Starr late Friday announced that he has received an investigation he asked a law professor to perform on the university's handling of sexual assault accusations against...
View ArticleSaint Rose Braces for Layoffs, Program Cuts
The College of Saint Rose is planning faculty layoffs and program cuts.The Albany Times Unionreports the 4,500-student Roman Catholic college has a $9.3 million structural deficit and had a $4 million...
View ArticleChristian College Responds to Video of Ex-President
A video is circulating among South Carolina media organizations showing someone confronting the former president of North Greenville University in a private home with a female staff member, The...
View ArticleAfter Gift Fiasco, 2 Portland State Fund-Raisers Quit
Two top officials of Portland State University's foundation have resigned in the wake of an embarrassing incident in which the university invited many to the expected announcement of a $100 million...
View ArticlePush to Protect Students at Unaccredited Law Schools
The State Bar of California is moving toward adopting a rule to require unaccredited law schools to disclose their dropout rates, The Los Angeles Times reported. California is one of a few states to...
View ArticleIndian Scholar Who Angered Religious Groups Killed
Malleshappa Madivalappa Kalburgi, a prominent Indian scholar whose criticism of the worship of idols offended many religious groups, was shot and killed Sunday, The New York Timesreported. Kalburgi...
View ArticleFranklin Pierce U Goes Test Optional in Admissions
Franklin Pierce University announced last week that it is ending a requirement that applicants submit SAT or ACT scores. A statement from Andrew H. Card Jr., the president, said, “We are more concerned...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Battling Earthly Plagues From Space
In today's Academic Minute, Pietro Ceccato, a scientist at Columbia University’s International Research Institute for Climate and Society, discusses new technologies that monitor the environment. Learn...
View ArticleStudy: Appalachian Students Mask Dialects in Class
It’s been called academe’s last acceptable prejudice: that against rural, Southern students. And a new study supports that claim, suggesting that college students from Appalachia who speak a dialect...
View ArticlePubPeer Creators Launch Foundation, Reveal Identities (Sort Of)
How do you avoid personalizing a website based on critiquing scientific research (or risking professional retaliation for it)? Remain anonymous. That’s what the creators of PubPeer have done for about...
View ArticleHarvard Responds to Faculty Criticism of Health Plan
Nearly a year after announcing controversial changes to faculty and staff health care benefits, including the introduction of coinsurance and an out-of-pocket deductible, Harvard University backtracked...
View ArticleSurvey Finds More Students Are Using Pot Daily
A national survey by University of Michigan researchers has found that 5.9 percent of college students used marijuana on a daily or near-daily basis in 2014. (Daily or near daily is defined as 20 or...
View ArticleUniversity Leaders Push for Better Graduation Data
More than 200 university presidents and chancellors on Monday urged the Obama administration to incorporate voluntary, institution-submitted data on student completion rates into its forthcoming...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Campaign Rhetoric
In today's Academic Minute, Adam Gaffey, a linguist and philosopher at South Dakota’s Black Hills State University, analyzes the language used in campaign speeches. Learn more about the Academic Minute...
View ArticleWhitworth Condemns Blackface Incident
Whitworth University is condemning an incident in which some athletes at the institution dressed in blackface and wigs to portray themselves as the Jackson 5 for a social event. Photos were posted to...
View ArticleSurvey Examines Cooperation Between Faculty, Librarians
Faculty members and librarians disagree on the importance of working together, according to a survey conducted by Library Journal and Gale, the library arm of Cengage Learning. The two organizations...
View ArticleCompilation of Articles on Data and Analytics
Inside Higher Ed is pleased to release today "Data, Analytics and Student Learning," our latest print-on-demand compilation of articles. The booklet features articles about trends, debates and...
View ArticleU.S. Says Michigan State Mishandled Sex Assault Cases
Michigan State University mishandled multiple cases of sexual assault and harassment, in violation of federal law, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights said on Tuesday.Federal...
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