Another Small Legal Win for Pennsylvania Over NCAA
The state may get to keep the money from a $60 million fine the National Collegiate Athletic Association levied against Pennsylvania State University after the Jerry Sandusky scandal, but it’s still...
View ArticleImpact of Academic Preparation on Dropout Rates
The academic preparation of incoming colleges students has a strong impact on dropout rates, according to a newly released report from the ACT, which is a nonprofit testing organization. The findings...
View ArticleUnmet Need at Los Angeles Community Colleges
The Los Angeles area has California's most pressing unmet need for community college slots, according to a new analysis released by California Competes, a nonprofit group. Much of the lagging capacity...
View ArticleFirst Openly Gay Division I Men's Basketball Player
College sports had another first Wednesday, with Derrick Gordon of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst becoming the first openly gay man on a Division I men's basketball team. Gordon, a...
View ArticlePoll: Students Value Academic, Not Just Recreational Facilities
A new poll of undergraduates by Steelcase Education being released today has found that when asked about locations on campus that influenced their decision to enroll, 51 percent cited classrooms, while...
View ArticleNixed Honorary Degree Recipient Condemns Brandeis
While Brandeis University was facing criticism for planning to award an honorary doctorate to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, she remained largely silent and she didn't immediately respond when the university...
View ArticlePoll: Americans Value Medical Research, Ignorant of Lawmakers' Views
Americans care (sort of) about what politicians think about supporting medical research, according to a new poll by Research!America, which promotes medical research. Two-thirds of Americans said that...
View ArticleNorthwestern Formally Appeals Union Decision
As expected, Northwestern University on Wednesday filed a brief asking the full National Labor Relations Board in Washington to review a regional NLRB decision that football players are employees of...
View ArticleSit-In at Washington U. Over Coal
Students at Washington University in St. Louis on Tuesday started an outdoor sit-in, pledging to camp out on campus until the university cuts ties to Peabody Energy, a coal company. The company's CEO,...
View Article$100 Million Gift for Dartmouth
Dartmouth College today announced a $100 million gift, the largest in the college's history. Half of the gift will match other gifts. The donor is anonymous. A major use for the funds will be...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Molting Process of Grasshoppers
In today’s Academic Minute, Scott Kirkton of Union College explains his work on the biochemistry that triggers a grasshopper's molting process. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.
View ArticleThe Decline of French at Israeli Universities
Tel Aviv University is shutting down its French department, shortly after the University of Haifa made the same decision, Haaretz reported. Michele Bokobza Kahan, a French studies professor at Tel Aviv...
View ArticleUConn Sorority Investigated for Hazing Men
A University of Connecticut sorority has been suspended while it is being investigated for hazing not of women, but of men, The Hartford Courant reported. The newspaper reported that the Delta Zeta...
View ArticleMixed Report on Savings for College
Families' overall savings are up 7 percent from last year, but the picture is mixed on college savings, according to a new report by Sallie Mae. The total average savings is now $115,604, but 53...
View ArticleIndiana U. Increases Minimum Wage
Indiana University announced Thursday that it will increase the minimum wage paid to university employees to $8.25 an hour, up from the current minimum of $7.25, the federal minimum wage. About 8,750...
View ArticleAmerican Studies Group Says Membership Is Up
The American Studies Association announced Thursday that its membership has grown by 700 since the group took the controversial measure of adopting a boycott of Israeli universities. The association...
View ArticleExchange Organization Runs Afoul of Russian Law
A major educational exchange organization has been notified that its Moscow office is not in compliance with a Russian law governing foreign nongovernmental organizations. The American Councils for...
View ArticleObama Nominates Colby President as NEH Chair
President Obama on Thursday nominated William (Bro) Adams, president of Maine's Colby College, to be chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Early in his career, Adams taught political...
View ArticleTragic Bus Accident on a College Trip
Nine people were killed and many more injured Thursday when a truck crossed over the median on a highway and struck a bus carrying high school students from Los Angeles on a college trip to visit...
View ArticleAnger Over Presidential Shift at Art College
David Rosen announced his resignation Thursday as president of the Kendall College of Art and Design, amid student protests on his behalf, MLive reported. Rosen did not give a reason for leaving, after...
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