Colby College Rules in (Bench) Basketball
Colby College may not be a March Madness contender. But this video makes the case that when it comes to creative cheers by the players on the bench, the Mules may have no rival. )
View ArticleHBCUs Found Online Education Center
Florida Memorial University, Oakwood University and Wiley College on Tuesday announced the founding of the Center for Excellence in Distance Learning, a collaborative aimed at helping historically...
View ArticleTemple U. Will Review Non-Renewal of Instructor
Neil Theobald, president of Temple University, has pledged to review the decision not to renew the contract of Anthony Monteiro, a non-tenure track faculty member in African-American studies, The...
View ArticlePh.D.s as Fashion Models
Betabrand, an online clothing store, has an unusual approach for models for its spring collection for women. All of the women in the ads have Ph.D.s or are doctoral candidates. Shoppers looking at the...
View ArticleLoyola Marymount Adjuncts Withdraw NLRB Petition
Adjunct organizers at Loyola Marymount University have withdrawn their petition for a union election from the National Labor Relations Board, delaying their union bid for at least another six months....
View ArticleIndiana Considers Shift in Deadline for State Aid
Indiana officials are considering whether the state's March 10 deadline for applications for state student aid is too early, and discourages applications from those who may most need assistance, The...
View ArticleMeningitis Suspected in Student Death
Stephanie Ross, an engineering student at Drexel University, died Monday in her sorority house, and meningitis is the suspected cause, Philly.com reported. The university is offering preventive...
View ArticleIn Britain, Minority Groups Have More Education Than Do Whites
New research from the University of Manchester has found that members of some minority groups in Britain are more likely than white people in the country to have postsecondary degrees, Times Higher...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Extinction
In today’s Academic Minute, Charles Marshall, professor at the University of California at Berkeley, discusses the mitigating factors that can contribute to the eventual dying out of a particular...
View ArticleAccreditation at Risk for Sojourner-Douglass College
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education has told Sojourner-Douglass College that is has until September 1 to show why it should not lose its accreditation, The Baltimore Sun reported. The...
View ArticleMarietta College Cuts 20 Full-Time Positions
Marietta College, a private institution in Ohio, is eliminating 20 full-time positions to deal with a budget shortfall, The Marietta Times reported. College officials said that they needed to make cuts...
View ArticleCongressional Aide Will Lead Private Lender Group
The top education adviser for Republicans on the House of Representatives education committee will leave his post to lead a trade association that represents private student lenders, loan servicers and...
View ArticleNorthwestern Scholar Will Lead Social Sciences at NSF
The National Science Foundation has selected Fay Lomax Cook, a professor at Northwestern University, to be assistant director for the Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences. The NSF...
View ArticleDiversity Event That Excluded White People Called Off
An employee group at South Puget Sound Community College, facing criticism, has called off a diversity happy hour to which the white people were not invited, KING5 News reported. The email invitation...
View ArticleHarvard Debates Bloomberg as Commencement Speaker
Some Harvard University students are objecting to the choice of Michael Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor, as commencement speaker. The Harvard Crimson, the student newspaper, is divided about...
View ArticleU. of Tennessee Can't Ban 'Sex Week,' President Says
The University of Tennessee can't ban the Knoxville campus's annual "Sex Week," the system president has told state legislators, the Associated Press reported. The week, similar to those at other...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Negative Impact of Smartphones
In today’s Academic Minute, Russell Johnson, professor at Michigan State University, analyzes the negative consequences smartphone use may have on human psychology and physiology. Learn more about the...
View ArticleData Show High Educational Aspirations for Native Americans
The vast majority of Native American students (86 percent) say that they want a postsecondary education, but most are not well prepared in high school to succeed in college, according to a new report...
View ArticleAccreditor Places Martin University on Probation
Indiana's Martin University has been placed on probation by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, which cited concerns about the institution's...
View ArticleNorthwestern Prof Accused of Assault Won't Teach in Spring
Northwestern University philosophy professor Peter Ludlow, whom a student accuses of sexual assault in a lawsuit against the institution, will not teach for the rest of the year, Northwestern President...
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