National Geographic Pulls Show That Upset Anthropologists
The National Geographic Channel has indefinitely put off a new television show "Nazi War Diggers" that was to have featured the digging up of Nazi war graves, The New York Times reported. The action...
View ArticleStudents Arrested at UC Santa Cruz Strike
A group of 20 University of California at Santa Cruz students were arrested early Wednesday during a protest outside the campus's two main entrances. Robert Cavooris, a graduate student of political...
View ArticleNew Federal Oversight Proposed for For-Profit Colleges
Three Congressional lawmakers are pushing for a new federal committee that would coordinate the government’s oversight of for-profit colleges. Senators Dick Durbin of Illinois and Tom Harkin of Iowa,...
View ArticleLegislators Reject College of Charleston Trustee
The General Assembly of South Carolina, which selects most public college trustees, on Wednesday voted down the re-election of a trustee even though no other person had decided to run for the position,...
View ArticleScrutiny of 4-Year Programs at Former 2-Year Colleges
Florida was a pioneer in having community colleges offer four-year degree programs (and having them drop "community" from their names). Now, some legislators are raising questions about whether the...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Memory and Aging in Brain Networks
In today’s Academic Minute, Nathan Spreng, assistant professor of human development at Cornell University, discusses how he is using advancements in neuroimaging to better understand how the brain...
View ArticleNew Leader Named for Grad School Group
Suzanne Ortega was named Thursday as the next president of the Council of Graduate Schools. She will succeed Debra W. Stewart, who in October announced plans to step down. Ortega is currently senior...
View ArticleFirst Female Lay President for Jesuit College
Linda Le Mura, provost of Le Moyne College, will be named today as the institution's next president. She will become the first female lay president of any of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in...
View ArticleEducause President to Retire
Diana G. Oblinger, president and CEO of the higher education information technology organization Educause, on Thursday announced she will retire in March 2015. Oblinger has been involved in the...
View ArticleNASA Suspends Most Collaboration with Russia
In a major development vis-Ã -vis international scientific collaboration, NASA has suspended the majority of its ties with the Russian federal space agency, Roscosmos, in light of what NASA described as...
View ArticleStudy Shows Broad Impact of Science Spending
A study published in the journal Science Thursday documents a much broader economic impact for research grants than has commonly been believed. The study found, for example, that fewer than one in five...
View ArticleMassachusetts Sues Corinthian Colleges
Massachusetts sued Corinthian Colleges Thursday, charging that it engaged in illegally deceptive marketing, including the use of inflated job placement statistics and high pressure tactics on...
View ArticleOCR Investigates Fla. State Handling of Assault Charge
The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights has started an investigation into how Florida State University responded to allegations of a sexual assault by Jameis Winston, a star football player,...
View ArticleControversy Over Decision to Call Off Rap Concert
North Carolina State University called off a rap concert scheduled for tonight, and student organizers are criticizing the decision, ABC 11 reported. University officials cited student safety as the...
View ArticleHow to Improve Community Colleges
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) on Sunday released a report of suggestions for how two-year institutions can improve completion rates, better work with employers and be more...
View ArticleDebate at George Fox on Transgender Student Housing
George Fox University, a Christian institution, is being criticized for denying a transgender student's request to live in male student housing, which he says is consistent with his gender identity. A...
View ArticleOccidental Settles Over Alleged Harassment by Trainer
Occidental College has settled a complaint by students who say they were sexually harassed by the longtime athletic trainer at the college, The Los Angeles Times reported. The trainer, who could not be...
View ArticleAdderrall Distribution Ring Uncovered at Bowdoin
Two students linked to an Adderall distribution ring at Bowdoin College have left the institution, The Bangor Daily News reported. College officials confirmed their departure but declined to comment on...
View ArticleFraternity Association to Study Hazing, Other Issues
The North-American Interfraternity Conference will commission three panels to study and recommend solutions to the issues of alcohol abuse, hazing and sexual assault. The conference said Sunday that...
View ArticleApplications Drop 20% at Cooper Union
Applications were down about 20 percent at Cooper Union this year, as the institution prepared to start charging tuition to undergraduates under a controversial shift in its financial strategy. A...
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