U. of Oregon Ends Community Art Class With Nudes
The University of Oregon is ending a community art class in which members of the public could draw figures from nude models, The Register-Guard reported. The university says that as the program has...
View ArticleNorthwestern Grad Application Adds Question on Sexuality
Only a handful of colleges and universities have optional questions on their undergraduate applications in which applicants may share their sexual orientation or gender identity. On Thursday,...
View ArticleAccreditor Gives Gordon College a Year to Justify Policy on Gay Marriage
Gordon College has a year to prove to a regional accrediting agency that its policies on gay people meet the accreditor's standards for non-discrimination, Boston Business Journalreported. Gordon's...
View ArticleHigher Ed Inflation Doubles
The inflation rate calculated specifically for higher education institutions was 3 percent for the fiscal year that ended for most colleges this summer. That's nearly double inflation rate of the...
View ArticleGuidance on Pathway Programs for Foreign Students
The Student and Exchange Visitor Program is expected to post new draft guidance regarding the certification of pathway programs for international students today. The guidance, which is the second such...
View ArticleCensus Bureau: Enrollment Dropped in 2013
College enrollments dropped for the second straight year in 2013, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. But those drops are but a fraction of the large gains that came first. Enrollments...
View ArticleDivisions at SUNY Buffalo Law School
Makau W. Mutua announced his resignation as dean of the law school of the State University of New York at Buffalo last week, after seven years in the position, The Buffalo News reported. While...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Signs Bill on 'Affirmative' Consent
California Governor Jerry Brown, a Democrat, on Sunday signed legislation that will require colleges in the state to use an "affirmative consent" standard in evaluating allegations of sexual assault,...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Governor Doubts Value of Some Degrees
Last year, North Carolina Governor Patrick McCrory expressed doubts about the value of women's studies degrees. Now the Republican has questioned the value of more liberal arts degrees. In a speech...
View ArticleStudy Examines How Employers Judge Degrees
A study released Monday by the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that the type of college one attends can have an impact on employment odds. The study used fictional résumés to measure the...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: The Evolution of Spite
In today's Academic Minute, Patrick Forber, associate professor of philosophy at Tufts University, explains how he and a a team of researchers are studying how spite has evolved. Learn more about the...
View ArticleAspen's Toolkit for Hiring Community College Leaders
The Aspen Institute's College Excellence Program this week unveiled a toolkit designed to help community college trustees, search committees and search firms to hire "exceptional" leaders. There is a...
View ArticleUMass to Review Policy on Students as Confidential Drug Informants
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst said Monday it would review a program that drafts students as confidential drug informants, The Boston Globereported, in the wake of a Globe article Sunday...
View ArticleOregon and Professor Spar Over Ownership of Literacy Test
The University of Oregon is locked in a legal battle with one of its professors and a former employee over who owns the rights to a basic skills test used to gauge the literacy of students in thousands...
View ArticleWhite House Announces Job-Training Grants
Vice President Joe Biden and Arne Duncan, the U.S. Secretary of Education, on Monday announced the final installment of $2 billion in competitive grants under the so-called Trade Adjustment Assistance...
View ArticleHolistic Admissions Linked to Diversity in Health Fields
Holistic admissions policies -- in which colleges consider a candidate as an individual, and base decisions on more than a formula of grades and test scores -- have long been common among undergraduate...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Biomedical Patents
In today's Academic Minute, Kirsten Matthews, fellow in science and technology policy at Rice University, addresses the patenting process in biotechnology. Learn more about the Academic Minute here. Ad...
View ArticleInquiry Examines Colleges' Crime Reporting
An investigation jointly conducted by The Columbus Dispatch and the Student Press Law Center, published today in the Ohio newspaper, examines the accuracy and the flaws in federal campus crime reports....
View ArticleA Second U. of Alabama Student Arrested for Online Threats
A second University of Alabama student has been arrested in relation to online threats that have shaken the campus, al.com reported. Messages on social media last week threatened violence against the...
View ArticleExcelencia in Education to Grow
Excelencia in Education, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit group that focuses on Latino student success, announced this week that it had received $2.4 million in new grants from four foundations. A...
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