No Hate Crimes Found in San Jose State Bullying Case
A California jury found three white men -- all former students at San Jose State University -- guilty of misdemeanor battery against a black suite mate in 2013, but did not reach any hate crime...
View ArticleTIAA-CREF Is Now TIAA
TIAA-CREF, which provides financial services and retirement planning to employees of colleges and universities, will shorten its name to TIAA, the company announced. The name change is part of a larger...
View ArticleFairfield U Responds to 'Ghetto' Party
Fairfield University officials are condemning an off-campus "ghetto" party at which attendees wore brown makeup and mocked black people, The New York Times reported. The Reverend Jeffrey P. von Arx,...
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Oklahoma Settles Case on Painting Stolen by Nazis
The University of Oklahoma has agreed to transfer ownership of the Camille Pissarro painting “La Bergère,” or “Shepherdess Bringing in Sheep” (at right), to a Jewish family from whom the Nazis stole...
View ArticleStudy Finds Increase in College Completion in 15 States
A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found that 15 states have improved college completion rates for students in four-year public institutions, despite overall national...
View ArticleU.S. Urged to Deny Aid to For-Profits That Force Arbitration
Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, filed a petition today with the U.S. Department of Education to demand that for-profit institutions that require students to sign predispute arbitration...
View ArticleStudy: Why Presidents’ Political Ideologies Matter
When college presidents network, political ideology matters. According to a new report, published in Public Administration Review, college presidents’ political views shape the way they interact with...
View ArticleWhat If the E! Network Covered Engineering?
What if the E! Network, known for its celebrity coverage, focused its attention (and its style of reporting) on engineering? That's the question posed by the website Funny or Die, the University of...
View ArticleRegistrars: Transcripts Can Cite Disciplinary Actions
Disciplinary actions typically are not included on students' academic transcripts. And since 1996, the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) has said recording...
View ArticleStudy: Disabilities Underrepresented in College Psychology Classes
College psychology curricula are missing important information on disabilities, according to a new study. Published in Teaching of Psychology, the study analyzed the titles and descriptions of nearly...
View ArticleIn Bid to Save Money, Chicago State Kills Spring Break
Chicago State University announced Tuesday that it will eliminate spring break as part of a plan to finish the academic year before running out of money, The Chicago Tribune reported. Some public...
View ArticleU of Iowa President Criticized, Interrupted at Forum
In his first open forum as president of the University of Iowa, on Tuesday, Bruce Harreld was repeatedly interrupted, criticized and urged to resign, The Gazette reported. Many faculty members opposed...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Honesty Across Cultures
Today on the Academic Minute: David Hugh-Jones, senior lecturer in economics at University of East Anglia, explains his research into honesty across cultures. Find out more about the Academic Minute...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Moral Purity
Today on the Academic Minute, Spike W. S. Lee, associate professor at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, explores how different cultures consider purity … and morality. Learn...
View ArticleCUNY Expands Options for Transfer Students
The City University of New York on Wednesday announced a systemwide program to evaluate the transcripts of all of those who transfer from one of CUNY's community colleges to one of its four-year...
View ArticleProfessor Responds to Records Request by Posting Correspondence to Blog
A professor who says she’s an easy target for a think tank with ties to the conservative Charles Koch Foundation has responded to a voluminous open records request by sharing those records not only...
View ArticleAchieving the Dream Urges Colleges to Use More Open Resources
Achieving the Dream announced a new Open Educational Resources Degree Initiative Wednesday in an effort to lower the cost of college and increase completion rates.The initiative calls for about 30...
View ArticleCollege of the Ozarks vs. Lands' End and Gloria Steinem
The College of the Ozarks on Wednesday joined a campaign by anti-abortion individuals and groups by saying that it would no longer do business with Lands' End and that it would encourage families of...
View ArticleACE Weighs in on Credentialing and Competencies
The American Council on Education on Thursday released two new papers that call for a less fragmented credentialing system in higher education and for better communication about the value of students'...
View ArticleStudy Links Athletes' Low Grades With Attitudes
A new study examines characteristics of athletes across divisions of the National Collegiate Athletic Association who have the lowest grades. The study found that these athletes:Viewed themselves as...
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