Appeals Court Reinstates Suit Against Lenders
A federal appeals court has partially revived a whistle-blower lawsuit against several student loan providers accused of improperly inflating their portfolios to obtain higher subsidies from the...
View ArticleCengage Receives Final OK for Reorganization Plan
Cengage Learning appears poised to emerge from bankruptcy after the academic publisher's plan of reorganization on Thursday received court approval. The plan, supported by all of Cengage's major...
View ArticleSanctions for Randolph College Museum
The Association of Art Museum Directors has taken the unusual step of adopting sanctions against Randolph College and its Maier Museum of Art. The group took the action because the college recently...
View ArticleA Step Toward a Major in Coffee
Many students and faculty members consider coffee to be essential to their daily existence. The University of California at Davis could be moving toward offering a major in coffee, The Sacramento Bee...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: An Object Lesson in Religious History
In today’s Academic Minute, Brent Plate, visiting associate professor of religious studies at Hamilton College, examines how objects can have a rich personal significance. Learn more about the Academic...
View ArticleKyoto U. Seeks Foreign Advice, Candidates for Next Chief
In an unusual move for Japan, and a first for one of Japan's national universities, Kyoto University will seek advice from some university presidents outside Japan on possible candidates to become the...
View ArticlePima Criticized on Use of Veterans Education Benefits
Pima Community Colleges faces a possible freeze on enrolling new students using veterans' educational benefits because of concerns over whether the college is complying with rules governing those...
View ArticleSupport for Khan Academy's Effectiveness in New Study
A two-year-long study of Khan Academy's effect on K-12 students' math skills suggests the online lessons may help boost performance and confidence, even if the materials play only a supplemental...
View ArticleConnecticut Considers Reforms in Remedial Ed Law
Some Connecticut legislators are considering changes in the state's controversial new law on remedial education, The New Haven Register reported. The law makes it very difficult for colleges to offer...
View ArticleReport Documents Success of Small Private Colleges in STEM
A report being released today by the Council of Independent Colleges, "Strengthening the STEM Pipeline: The Contributions of Small and Mid-Sized Independent Colleges," argues that such colleges make a...
View ArticleRetrenchment Plans at Southern Maine, Southern Oregon
Officials at the University of Southern Maine and Southern Oregon University have announced retrenchment plans, in response to state budget cuts, that eliminate faculty jobs and academic programs --...
View ArticleWhy Did U. of Louisville Pay for Non-Disclosure?
The University of Louisville last year agreed to pay six months of salary to 175 administrators and staff members who agreed to take earlier retirement. But The Courier-Journal reported that three...
View ArticlePaper Corrects Story on Occidental and Sex Assaults
Occidental College is among the colleges and universities being criticized for allegedly failing to adequately respond to sexual assaults, and The Los Angeles Timesreported in December that the college...
View ArticleKennesaw Agrees to Restore Art Installation
Kennesaw State University has agreed to restore an art installation that officials ordered removed from its art museum last month. The work dealt with the the homestead of Corra Harris (1869-1935), an...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: 1-Minute Talk on Giving a 1-Minute Talk
In today’s Academic Minute, William Doll, visiting fellow at Case Western Reserve University, outlines a few rules for crafting an engaging oration. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.Ad...
View ArticleCal State Gets Grant to Help With Summer STEM Program
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has turned to one of the country's largest public university systems in its drive to increase the number of students in science, technology,...
View ArticleQatar Bans Novel by Prof at Virginia Commonwealth's Campus There
A professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University's campus in Qatar said her new novel has been banned in the country, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar said she...
View ArticleIf For-Profits Vanished
A newly released study found that four states would need to spend $8.4 billion over five years to educate the 1.4 million students who attend for-profits in those states. The report, which was prepared...
View ArticleABA Panel Would Keep Tenure as Accreditation Requirement
An American Bar Association panel has voted to maintain tenure as a requirement for law school accreditation, The National Law Journal reported. The panel has spent more than five years reviewing...
View ArticleNCAA, Major Conferences Face New Antitrust Lawsuit
An antitrust lawyer filed a lawsuit Monday accusing the National Collegiate Athletic Association and five major sports conferences of conspiring to fix the compensation (in the form of scholarship...
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