Case Western Law Dean, Target of Suit, Resigns
Lawrence Mitchell, who is facing complaints of harassment, has resigned as law dean at Case Western Reserve University,The Plain Dealer reported. Mitchell and the university were sued by a professor...
View ArticleKennesaw State Urged to Restore Art Removed From Exhibit
The National Coalition Against Censorship -- which includes numerous academic groups -- has written to Kennesaw State University to demand the restoration of an installation that administrators ordered...
View ArticlePenn State Will Hold Auction of Intellectual Property
Pennsylvania State University on Tuesday announced plans to auction off some of its intellectual property. Like most research universities, Penn State holds patent rights on many inventions, and many...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: The Potential Impact of Asteroids
In today's Academic Minute, David Trilling, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Northern Arizona University, explains the options available if we ever find ourselves in the line of fire....
View ArticleEdX Adds First Non-University Consortium Partners
The 32 colleges and universities of the edX consortium were joined by six non-university members on Thursday, as the massive open online course provider announced a new membership structure. New...
View ArticleNew Kennesaw State Statement on Removal of Art
Kennesaw State University, under fire for removing an art installation because it would not have been "celebratory" at the opening of a new museum, on Wednesday issued a new statement about its views...
View ArticleKansas Faculty Release Social Media Policy Draft
A group of seven faculty members from the six public institutions governed by the Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday released its draft of a new social media policy for the system, which if enacted...
View ArticleStatement Raises Concerns on Intimidation of Israel's Critics
Noted scholars Judith Butler and Rashid Khalidi jointly wrote a statement, signed by about 150 other academics and artists, condemning the intimidation and censorship of individuals who support the...
View ArticleStanford Revokes MBA of Insider Trading Figure
Stanford University has revoked the M.B.A. of Mathew Martoma, who was recently convicted of insider trading, but that's not why he lost the degree, The Wall Street Journal reported. During his trial,...
View ArticleDebate on Sexuality, Graffiti and Punishment
The Santa Fe University of Art and Design has been debating how to respond to graffiti in response to an art project, The Santa Fe Reporter reported. The art exhibit was about female sexuality, and was...
View ArticleVictory U., a For-Profit, Shuts Down
Victory University, a for-profit institution in Memphis, is shutting down, Memphis News Channel 3 reported. Rumors have circulated about financial problems at the institution, which has 1,600 students....
View ArticleLawsuit Alleges NCAA and Conferences Cap Scholarships Illegally
A former West Virginia University football player is suing the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the five major conferences, alleging that an agreement to cap athletic scholarship at levels...
View ArticlePathway Provider Wins Injunction Preventing Release of Contract
Shorelight Education, a new player in the growing business of developing pathway programs for international students, sought and won an injunction to prevent the release of its contract with the...
View ArticleMumps Outbreak at Ohio State U.
At least nine students at Ohio State University have mumps, WBNS News reported. Officials are trying to determine the cause of the outbreak. In February, Fordham University saw an outbreak. Ad...
View ArticleFirst Concussion Lawsuit From Active Division I Athlete
The majority of the dozen or so athletes who've sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association over concussions have been football players, and in the top division, they've all been former athletes....
View Article'7 Habits' Course a Go in San Antonio
Students at Alamo Colleges in San Antonio will have to take an academic success course based in part on the popular self-help book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, MySanAntonio.com reported....
View ArticleFormer Professor Charged with Invasion of Privacy
A former assistant professor of Spanish at Missouri State University has been charged with taking semi-nude photos of men in locker rooms on campus, the Springfield News-Leader reported. Eduardo...
View ArticleYeshiva U., Just Weeks of Cash on Hand, Downgraded
Yeshiva University’s many financial woes continue, according to yet another recent downgrade by Moody’s Investors Service, which considers Yeshiva's bonds to be junk.The highly respected Jewish...
View ArticleDebate Over Plan to Break Up Pennsylvania System
Some Pennsylvania legislators are working on a plan that would allow the larger institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education to break away and become independent "state related"...
View ArticleObamas Promote Federal Student Aid Application
President Obama on Friday will lay out more details about the education proposals in his budget and also discuss his administration’s efforts to get more students to apply for federal student aid.The...
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