Higher Ed: Page 351
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Light penalties typical for alcohol incidents at colleges
Campus police typically don't issue citations to students in alcohol-related incidents, a new study reports.
By Keith Button • July 18, 2014 -
Report: 'Pay It Forward' college financing riddled with issues
A new AASCU paper details multiple problems with the Pay It Forward model of college financing for students.
By Keith Button • July 18, 2014 -
Professors honored for $60B research initially considered impractical
The professors won the Golden Goose Award for work that led to the FCC's wireless spectrum auctions.
By Keith Button • July 18, 2014 -
Chinese couple launches $100M endowment for elite universities
The power couple set up the fund to help poor Chinese children attend top colleges worldwide.
By Keith Button • July 17, 2014 -
Blackboard unveils new learning solutions, SaaS environment at BbWorld
The company says it now has the most flexible deployment options in the industry.
By Roger Riddell • July 17, 2014 -
Court: UW injunction against student protester justified, but too vague
The Wisconsin Supreme Court says the state's flagship university must rewrite an injunction barring a former student from campus property and contact with employees.
By Keith Button • July 17, 2014 -
Clery Act: Colleges and universities typically pay 25% less than fined
Institutions facing Clery Act fines since 2000 have seen the amount they owe reduced 17 out of 21 times since 2000.
By Keith Button • July 17, 2014 -
Campbellsville U. will forgo Baptist funding to gain freedom to appoint trustees
The institution will phase out the $1 million in annual funding it receives from the Kentucky Baptist Convention.
By Keith Button • July 17, 2014 -
U. of Iowa law school faces new trial from Republican claiming discrimination
A woman alleges her political beliefs were the reason she was passed over for a job teaching legal writing in 2006.
By Keith Button • July 16, 2014 -
U. of Utah designs dorm with Silicon Valley in mind
The $45 million residence is designed to foster startup-style collaboration among future entrepreneurs.
By Keith Button • July 16, 2014 -
UNC-Wilmington prof. wins promotion, legal fees in free speech settlement
Mike Adams, a criminology professor and Christian author, will receive a promotion to full professor and a $9,000 annual raise.
By Keith Button • July 16, 2014 -
Gettysburg College punishes 27 students for Philly drug ring connection
Sanctions include suspensions and expulsions in the wake of an April drug bust.
By Keith Button • July 16, 2014 -
Udemy rolls out Social Innovation program for nonprofits
The program will see grants awarded to nonprofits for use in building internal or external courses on the online teaching and learning marketplace.
By Roger Riddell • July 16, 2014 -
Federal appeals court backs UT-Austin race-based admissions policies
U.S. Supreme Court precedent played heavily into the court's decision, but lawyers are already promising another appeal.
By Roger Riddell • July 15, 2014 -
Dept. of Education issues new sex assault reporting guidance
Colleges and universities must make a good-faith effort to comply with amended laws on reporting sexual assaults and related incidents before final rules are issued.
By Keith Button • July 15, 2014 -
Federal loans blocked for nearly 1M community college students
Because many community colleges don't participate in federal student loan programs, 8.5% of those students don't have access to the loans.
By Keith Button • July 15, 2014 -
Deep Dive
5 higher ed power struggles that echo UT-Austin
Bill Powers' battle for his job is similar to what other presidents at state universities have faced in recent years.
By Keith Button • July 15, 2014 -
Moody's sees glass half empty for higher ed sector
Moody's Investors Service predicts a higher likelihood of negative actions on credit ratings over the the next 12 to 18 months.
By Keith Button • July 15, 2014 -
Apollo Education Group to fall under federal magnifying glass
The U.S. Department of Education will review the for-profit's administration of federal student aid.
By Keith Button • July 15, 2014 -
Audit criticizes US Ed. Department's response to collection agency complaints
The department's Federal Student Aid office hasn't adequately addressed complaints, according to its Office of Inspector General.
By Keith Button • July 15, 2014 -
UCLA settles racial profiling suit
For $500,000, the university settled a $10 million lawsuit filed by a prominent black judge who accused the campus police of racially profiling and mistreating him during a traffic stop in 2013.
By Keith Button • July 14, 2014 -
IRS determines Ohio U. president's housing is taxable
The audit involved raises a potential issue for other universities with similar arrangements.
By Keith Button • July 14, 2014 -
Judge declines to force Corinthian disclosures in ads
A judge ruled against the California attorney general's request to order the for-profit college provider to disclose its financial instability when advertising to prospective students.
By Keith Button • July 14, 2014 -
Lawsuits target predatory student loan repayment services
The Illinois attorney general plans to file lawsuits against two companies accused of preying on people seeking help with repaying their student loans.
By Keith Button • July 14, 2014 -
NYT exposes how one college bungled a sex assault case
The piece details how Hobart and William Smith Colleges reportedly mishandled a case involving a freshman and three alleged perpetrators on the school's football team.
By Keith Button • July 14, 2014
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