What Was the AACC Thinking?
Many community college leaders were angered -- and many walked out -- at Saturday's opening session of the annual meeting of the American Association of Community Colleges when a comedian's performance...
View ArticleDeal Averts Faculty Strike at Portland State
With a threat by the faculty union at Portland State University to strike on April 16 looming, the union and administration reached a deal on a new contract on Sunday, ending months of highly...
View ArticleStudents Demand Administrator's Reinstatement
Students, alumni and others are rallying behind Patricia Prechter, whom they say was ousted unfairly as head of the nursing program at Our Lady of the Holy Cross College, in Louisiana. The college says...
View ArticleTel Aviv U. Cancels Talk by Man Who Helped Hezbollah
Tel Aviv University has called off a lecture by Mohammed Kena’ana, who has served time for helping Hezbollah, Haaretz reported. Ken'ana was invited to speak by left-wing students, but right-wing...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Biodiversity of the Arctic
In today’s Academic Minute, Hans Meltofte, senior scientist at Denmark's Aarhus University, describes the negative impact of climate change in the Arctic as "already visible" and details the serious...
View ArticleCoach Can Keep Job If He Earns Degree
Steve Masiello, head men's basketball coach at Manhattan College, lost a bid to become head coach at the University of South Florida when that institution -- and then Manhattan -- found out he lacked...
View ArticleHarvard Signs Responsible Investment Pact
Harvard University plans to sign the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment framework. The move does not force the university to take a specific action, like avoiding certain...
View ArticleNew Compilation of Articles on the Completion Agenda
Inside Higher Ed is today releasing a free compilation of articles -- in print-on-demand format -- about the drive to increase the number of Americans with college credentials. The articles reflect...
View ArticleData Standards for Workforce Credentials
A newly formed coalition of 20 states is trying to create joint data standards and data sharing agreements for non-degree credentials, like industry certifications. While demand is high for these...
View ArticleHouse Democrats Propose Student Loan Refinancing
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representative on Wednesday unveiled their response to the Republican 2015 fiscal year budget released last week by Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.The plan by...
View ArticleNew Targets for Affirmative Action Critics
The Project on Fair Representation, the legal team that has brought many legal challenges to the consideration of race, is looking for new plaintiffs. On Monday, the project announced that it has...
View ArticleAACC Apologizes for and Blames Comedian
A day after the American Association of Community Colleges said it would not have anything to say about hiring a Bill Clinton impersonator to appear at the annual meeting, the association is...
View ArticleStudent Says Yale Ordered Her to Gain Weight
Frances Chan, a junior at Yale University, says that she was ordered by health officials to gain weight or to risk being asked to leave, The New Haven Register reported. Chan is 5'2" and weighs 92...
View ArticleReport Finds Grounds to Impeach Texas Regent
A report commissioned by the Texas Legislature has found grounds to impeach Wallace Hall, a member of the University of Texas Board of Regents, The Texas Tribune reported. Among the possible reasons...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Ancient Lineage of Flower DNA
In today’s Academic Minute, Victor Albert of the State University of New York at Buffalo, discusses his work looking deeply into the ancient origins of this Amborella and sequencing its genome in order...
View ArticleSouth Carolina State Diverted Funds to Deal With Deficits
South Carolina officials have determined that South Carolina State University diverted $6.5 million in funds intended for low-income families to deal with cash flow issues, The State reported. A state...
View ArticleSurvey Finds Gender Divide on Students' Financial Literacy
A new survey has found that male students outperformed their female counterparts on financial literacy aptitude questions but reported behavior that was less financially responsible overall. The...
View ArticleDuncan Defends Ratings System to Congress
Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Tuesday defended the Obama administration’s proposed college ratings system to several Republican lawmakers, who criticized the plan. Testifying before the House...
View ArticleAlamo Abandons Plans to Add '7 Habits' Course
Bruce Leslie, chancellor of the Alamo Colleges, has called off plans to replace a humanities core curriculum course with a new course based on the book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Many faculty...
View ArticleBrandeis Calls Off Controversial Honorary Degree
Brandeis University announced Tuesday that it will not award an honorary doctorate it had planned to issue to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who has been hailed by some for defending women's rights in Muslim...
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