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Sex assault complaints frequently dropped by Florida State, Tallahassee police
In an issue seen in other jurisdictions, accusers are labeled uncooperative and their cases are dropped if they don't explicitly ask for an investigation.
By Keith Button • Sept. 15, 2014 -
MOOCs, Twitter, and rankings: The week's most read education news
Learn more about Pearson's recent student survey on tablets and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 12, 2014 -
U of Oregon switches up presidential search
The chairman of the university's board of trustees will control the search process in a move that runs counter to the prior use of a broadly representative search committee.
By Keith Button • Sept. 12, 2014 -
Oculus founder donates $31M to U of Maryland
Brendan Iribe's donation, the largest in UMD history, will go toward building a virtual reality lab at the university.
By Keith Button • Sept. 12, 2014 -
Colleges get free access to Epic Games' graphics engine
The creator of Gears of War is will make its Unreal Engine 4 available to accredited programs.
By Keith Button • Sept. 12, 2014 -
Profs fighting U of Pittsburgh over intellectual property rights
Professors are disputing whether they need to sign away intellectual property rights so the school can receive funding for research.
By Keith Button • Sept. 12, 2014 -
Cornell settles $168M wrongful death lawsuit
The suit against the university, along with the city of Ithaca, NY, was filed by the father of a student who committed suicide by jumping off a city-owned bridge near campus.
By Keith Button • Sept. 12, 2014 -
U. of Illinois board shoots down Salaita hiring
A lawsuit over the revoked job offer is likely imminent.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 11, 2014 -
Kentucky State students pay bills after being dropped
The more than 600 students dropped over outstanding balances reportedly accounted for a $7 million deficit.
By Keith Button • Sept. 11, 2014 -
Campus police arming with military surplus
Many higher ed institutions are among the 8,000 law-enforcement agencies that have received the equipment free of charge from a Department of Defense program.
By Keith Button • Sept. 11, 2014 -
Dartmouth engineering school expands use of Dassault's Solidworks platform
The 3D design platform is set to become part of the school's core curriculum, and will also be available to non-majors.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 10, 2014 -
Pearson study: Students see tablets as transformative to higher ed [Infographic]
Still, almost twice as many students use laptops regularly compared to tablets.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 10, 2014 -
WVU academic fraud case goes public
The 2012 case led to an 18-month investigation and a 91-page report.
By Keith Button • Sept. 10, 2014 -
Harvey Mudd tops PayScale's best-paid alumni rankings
The site's rankings are based on both undergrad and graduate alumni.
By Keith Button • Sept. 10, 2014 -
New America report: Trouble looming for grad school loan forgiveness programs
The programs could have harmful consequences for the market and borrowing, according to the think tank.
By Keith Button • Sept. 10, 2014 -
Princeton considers steps to help low-income students
Among the proposals from a group of faculty and administrators: Alternative pass/fail grading for freshmen.
By Keith Button • Sept. 10, 2014 -
DeVry launching ed tech incubator
The for-profit college provider is partnering with 1871 on the Chicago-based venture.
By Keith Button • Sept. 10, 2014 -
NYU wants tech industry workers to enroll in its new grad program
The one-year, online program was designed to bring adult tech employees up to speed on emerging issues and trends.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 9, 2014 -
Study: Computer, engineering grads are highest earners
A Virginia study looked at what 1993 college graduates' earnings over 20 years.
By Keith Button • Sept. 9, 2014 -
Vassar tops New York Times rankings
The Times' College Access Index lists the top economically diverse colleges and universities.
By Keith Button • Sept. 9, 2014 -
Deep Dive
10 lessons learned from MOOCs
From what works best to clues about the model's future viability, what have massive open online courses taught us?
By Keith Button • Sept. 9, 2014 -
U.S. News unveils 2015 Best College Rankings
Princeton University and Williams College take the No. 1 spots in the U.S. News & World Report rankings, again.
By Keith Button • Sept. 9, 2014 -
Harvard receives $350M donation, largest gift in university's history
The gift from Hong Kong's Morningside Foundation will go to the elite university's School of Public Health.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 8, 2014 -
'Yes means yes' campus policies widespread
More than 800 colleges and universities are rethinking what it is to provide consent.
By Keith Button • Sept. 8, 2014 -
Survey says higher ed humanities departments are stable
Disciplines in the field reportedly weathered the recession well.
By Keith Button • Sept. 8, 2014
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