Higher Ed: Page 372
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Wal-Mart more selective than Ivy League
Ivy League schools' admissions rate is 8.9% this year, but landing a job at Wal-Mart and other employers is even tougher.
By Keith Button • March 31, 2014 -
Higher ed salaries up 2.1%
A survey shows that the median salary increase for higher education professionals in the 2013-2014 school year was greater than inflation.
By Keith Button • March 31, 2014 -
Trendline
Emerging Technology
As higher ed deals with enrollment declines and other challenges, colleges need to consider how increased and changing use of technology affects students and campus finances.
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Student sentenced in Florida A&M hazing death
The former marching band member will serve 51 weeks in jail for the fatal beating of a drum major in 2011.
By Keith Button • March 31, 2014 -
Declining enrollment leads to UMUC layoffs
The University of Maryland University College is laying off 70 employees to close a $25-million budget gap.
By Keith Button • March 31, 2014 -
MIT's actions in Aaron Swartz case questioned
A newspaper's investigation raises questions about the institution's role in the hacktivist's prosecution.
By Keith Button • March 31, 2014 -
UNC whistleblower reveals essay from fake course scandal
The 146-word paper by a former student-athlete exemplifies the "paper classes" student athletes were advised to enroll in.
By Roger Riddell • March 28, 2014 -
Koch brothers donate tens of millions to higher ed
An analysis of IRS filings shows that the billionaire conservatives are major higher ed donors, but does that money influence curriculum?
By Keith Button • March 28, 2014 -
Maine lawmakers keep university cuts
State legislators voted against considering a bill that would have delayed budget cuts to the state's university system.
By Keith Button • March 28, 2014 -
City College of San Francisco's fate to be decided in October
A trial is set to decide whether the college must close.
By Keith Button • March 28, 2014 -
Senate grills Ed. Dept. official over lending
The Federal Student Aid office's COO was questioned regarding the department's contracting with loan servicing companies.
By Keith Button • March 28, 2014 -
U.S. Ed. Dept. releases PLUS loan data
The newly released information on the federal loan program shows the changes in the number of loans and rejections after stricter requirements were implemented.
By Keith Button • March 28, 2014 -
Napolitano: Online education isn't a 'silver bullet'
Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown may have lofty plans for online learning, but UC's president suggests a more reserved approach.
By Roger Riddell • March 27, 2014 -
Six-figure sums spent on university executive searches
Florida schools are being spotlighted for the steep amounts paid to headhunters.
By Keith Button • March 27, 2014 -
Student votes on Middle East conflict fail to gain support
Two high-profile student government resolutions regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict were stopped by a vote and a veto at their respective universities.
By Keith Button • March 27, 2014 -
Chicago adjunct claims academic freedom violated
Columbia College Chicago disputes accusations that a student complaint led it to cancel portions of a course on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
By Keith Button • March 27, 2014 -
Resume snafu puts coach in limbo
Manhattan College put the coach on leave after a prospective employer discovered he lied on his resume about graduating.
By Keith Button • March 27, 2014 -
Suicide lawsuit vs. Cornell can continue
A District Court ruling states that the university should have foreseen the likelihood of suicides from a campus bridge.
By Keith Button • March 27, 2014 -
NLRB: Northwestern football players can form union
Is this the first step toward a far-reaching shift in the relationships between universities and student-athletes?
By Roger Riddell • March 26, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Legal marijuana: Campuses not succumbing to reefer madness (so far)
How has legalization impacted campuses in Colorado and Washington, and what can campuses everywhere learn?
By Roger Riddell • March 26, 2014 -
U. of Tenn. 'Sex Week' truce called
State lawmakers have withdrawn bills proposed in response to a state university's sex education event.
By Keith Button • March 26, 2014 -
Top 20 'smartest' public colleges ranked
Business Insider has compiled a list of the public colleges with the smartest students.
By Keith Button • March 26, 2014 -
Johns Hopkins wins donor dispute
An appeals court sided with Johns Hopkins in a dispute over how a farm donated to the university would be used.
By Keith Button • March 26, 2014 -
Ky. state school enrollments up
Enrollment and graduation rates are climbing at the Bluegrass State's public universities.
By Keith Button • March 26, 2014 -
Online course regulation would burden states
Some state regulators object to a federal proposal on authorizing online educators.
By Keith Button • March 26, 2014 -
Grad student debt looms large
A new report shows that much of the $1 trillion in U.S. student debt is shouldered by graduate students.
By Keith Button • March 25, 2014
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