Debate Over Firings at UNC Greensboro
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro last week fired three employees who were subsequently arrested and charged with felonies, unsettling the campus, The Greensboro News-Record reported. The...
View ArticleArizona State U. Accepts 1,800 Starbucks Employees
Both Arizona State University and Starbucks are reporting a rush of new applicants after the coffee giant announced it would reimburse employees who took their junior and senior years through the...
View ArticleNobel in Physics
Three professors this morning were named winners of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics “for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light...
View ArticleThreat Leads University to Start Fall Break a Day Early
The University of North Alabama is starting its fall break on Thursday, a day earlier than planned, due to a threat to the campus. A threat found last week said that four people would die on campus on...
View ArticleA MOOC About Abortion
The University of California at San Francisco -- a leading medical institution -- is about to start a massive open online course about abortion. The MOOC is believed to be the first to focus on the...
View ArticleNew CEO for Ellucian
Ellucian, a major higher education technology company, announced Tuesday that its new president and CEO is Jeff Ray, who previously was CEO of the tech companies Ventyx and DS Solid Works. He succeeds...
View ArticleColleges Seek Waivers to Experiment With Federal Aid
Scores of colleges and universities are taking the Obama administration up on its offer to waive certain federal rules for institutions that want to test out competency-based education and other new...
View ArticleKentucky Football Player Charged with Rape, Suspended
The University of Kentucky has indefinitely suspended a freshman player from its football team after he was charged with rape, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported. Lloyd Tubman, a defensive end on...
View ArticleN.J. Libraries to Offer High School, Career Credentials
New Jersey residents will get an opportunity to earn a high school diploma and other credentials through six public libraries, thanks to a partnership with Thomas Edison State College and Gale, the...
View ArticleAttack on Hong Kong U. Instructor
An instructor at the University of Hong Kong was assaulted on Monday after a man attending a class on media law and ethics erupted in a pro-China outburst, the Wall Street Journalreported. According to...
View ArticleEducation, Technology Companies Sign Privacy Pledge
A slew of education and technology companies, among them Follett, Knewton and Microsoft, on Tuesday pledged to not sell student data or use it for targeted advertising. Although not aimed specifically...
View ArticleAthletes File Class Action Against Networks, ESPN
Ten former college basketball and football players are suing ESPN, ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, and eight National Collegiate Athletic Association conferences, claiming that their images were used without their...
View ArticleNobel in Chemistry
Three researchers were this morning named winners of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry“for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy." The winners are: Eric Betzig of the Howard Hughes...
View ArticleCollege Republican Ad Hits Democrats on Student Loans
The College Republican National Committee this week released a new ad criticizing Democrats’ student loan proposals, which many Democrats have been featuring prominently in their campaigns.The video...
View ArticleAfter Court Action, U.Va. Adds Same-Sex Benefits
Many public colleges and universities in Virginia and other states that have had bans on same-sex marriage or benefits for same-sex couples have been blocked by state officials from offering benefits...
View ArticleAcademic Minute: Hypoxia
In today's Academic Minute, Ying Xu, a computational biologist at the University of Georgia, discusses hypoxia, an affliction thought to be related to the development of cancer. Learn more about the...
View ArticleSuit Says College Allows Alleged Rapist to Withdraw
Virginia Wesleyan College allowed a student accused of sexual assault to voluntarily withdraw from the institution so that he could attend college elsewhere, the Virginian-Pilot reported. The student...
View Article2 Colleges Admit Incorrect Data Given to 'U.S. News'
U.S. News and World Reportannounced Wednesday that some data that two colleges had submitted for the most recent rankings was incorrect. For one of the institutions, Lindenwood University, the correct...
View ArticlePatrick Modiano Wins Nobel in Literature
Patrick Modiano, a French author, was this morning named winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature “for the art of memory with which he has evoked the most ungraspable human destinies and uncovered...
View ArticleCity of Boston Pushes Colleges to Build More Dorms
City officials in Boston are urging area colleges to cut in half the number of students who live off campus, The Boston Globe reported. Under a new city housing plan, colleges are being encouraged to...
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