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Obama to nominate Colby College prez as humanities endowment chair
Dr. William "Bro" Adams is the president's nominee to chair the National Endowment for the Humanities.
By Keith Button • April 11, 2014 -
Minnesota State U. ordered to reinstate fired football coach
An arbitrator has ruled that Minnesota State University Mankato was wrong to fire its football coach after he was cleared of child pornography charges.
By Keith Button • April 11, 2014 -
Common Application changes recommended
A consultant reports on the reasons for the universal application's software snafus last fall and suggests what can be fixed.
By Keith Button • April 11, 2014 -
Report: More spending on minority students equals more graduates
Data from the Center for American Progress shows a correlation between spending on instruction and services for minority students in public higher ed and graduation rates.
By Keith Button • April 11, 2014 -
More community colleges offering bachelor's degrees
Universities oppose the move, which makes some degrees relatively inexpensive and is becoming more popular.
By Keith Button • April 11, 2014 -
Deep Dive
College pay is up (slightly), but how does it compare?
Here's how some higher ed salaries stack up against pay rates for similar, non-academic positions.
By Keith Button • April 10, 2014 -
Accreditation moves toward common ground
The seven regional accreditation bodies in the U.S. have agreed to some common definitions of terms, indicating a new level of cooperation.
By Keith Button • April 10, 2014 -
Northwestern files appeal on football unionization ruling
The university has formally appealed a National Labor Relations Board ruling that allows its football players to establish a union.
By Keith Button • April 10, 2014 -
Court criticizes NCAA's Penn State fine
A Pennsylvania court has upheld a law that would force the NCAA to pay the $60-million fine over the Jerry Sandusky case into a state fund, additionally questioning the legality of the fine.
By Keith Button • April 10, 2014 -
U. of Alaska med students injected with mystery solution
Students in the University of Alaska Fairbanks medical assistant program practiced injections on each other with a solution not approved for humans or animals.
By Keith Button • April 10, 2014 -
Family savings for college on the rebound
A new report by Sallie Mae shows that more families are saving — and saving more — for college.
By Keith Button • April 10, 2014 -
Union organizers face opposition from unexpected sources
Organizers of labor unions for adjunct professors say they see opposition from tenure-track professors and even the adjuncts themselves, in some situations.
By Keith Button • April 9, 2014 -
Confusing financial aid letters persist
Most colleges still use confusing financial aid letters that mislead students' families into believing that they have more grants or lower expenses than they actually do.
By Keith Button • April 9, 2014 -
St. Michael's College: Smaller is better
Saint Michael's College plans to cut enrollment and staffing as it sees a difficult environment for small liberal arts schools on the horizon.
By Keith Button • April 9, 2014 -
Brandeis U. reverses course on anti-Islam activist
The university is backtracking on awarding an honorary degree to a woman's rights activist and outspoken critic of Islam, claiming it wasn't aware of her stance on the religion.
By Keith Button • April 9, 2014 -
Onward and upward for college applications, rejections
Aided by uniform electronic application forms, today's students are sending out more college applications than ever, forcing admission rates down.
By Keith Button • April 9, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Ridiculous resumes: 6 of higher ed's most padded CVs
From flat-out fraud to race discrepancies, these examples prove that 'if you ain't lyin', you ain't tryin'.'
By Keith Button • April 8, 2014 -
Texas lawmakers' report blasts UT-Austin regent
The regent is accused of possibly breaking state and federal laws in his campaign to have the school's president fired and during a subsequent investigation.
By Keith Button • April 8, 2014 -
Civil rights complaint filed against UNC in 'paper courses' scandal
A student-athlete rights group is accusing Chapel Hill of pushing athletes, particularly black men, into 'paper courses' that never met.
By Keith Button • April 8, 2014 -
Manhattan coach keeps job despite resume blunder
The men's basketball coach will return to school to complete his undergraduate program.
By Keith Button • April 8, 2014 -
Wanted: Plantiffs for race-based admissions lawsuits
The Project on Fair Representation is seeking plaintiffs for potential lawsuits against three universities that consider race in admissions.
By Keith Button • April 8, 2014 -
Study: Program prestige predicts success for doctorates
A new study shows that doctorates from the most prestigious programs are more likely to be successful as professors.
By Keith Button • April 8, 2014 -
AAUP: Athletics spending outpacing academics
More troubling: The trend is spreading beyond Division I schools.
By Roger Riddell • April 7, 2014 -
Community colleges see online enrollment climbing
Overall enrollments, however, are still on the decline.
By Keith Button • April 7, 2014 -
Francis Marion U. hazing victim wins $1.6M
The former student, who was hospitalized after a fraternity hazing incident, won the suit against the man who hosted the beating in his home.
By Keith Button • April 7, 2014
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