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Bill banning affirmative action in Tennessee fails
The bill's sponsor warned of repercussions for fellow Republicans who didn't vote "yes."
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 28, 2013 -
Lehigh graduate asks judge to reconsider lawsuit over C-plus
Megan Thode, who unsuccessfully sued the school over a C-plus earlier this month, wants the judge to grant her a new trial or change his decision.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 28, 2013 -
Trendline
Mental Health and Wellness
This Trendline examines how colleges are adapting their mental healthcare to pandemic-era constraints.
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Where sequestration will hit higher ed the hardest
Student aid and research would be vulnerable as across-the-board cuts take effect.
By Brian Warmoth • Feb. 27, 2013 -
College Board to rip SAT apart, put it back together again
The board's president said the undertaking will be an "ambitious endeavor."
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 27, 2013 -
APSCU report recommends guidelines for serving military and veteran students
Thousands of veteran students are expected to enroll in colleges and universities in the coming years.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 27, 2013 -
SACS places Southern University on 6-month probation
The school must provide evidence of student learning improvements.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 26, 2013 -
Web annotation tool Scrible zeroes in on education audience
When Scrible noticed education users engaged more frequently with its product that any other consumers, the startup decided to switch gears.
By Davide Savenije • Feb. 26, 2013 -
University of Phoenix accreditation may get detention
A team from the Higher Learning Commission recommends probation for the Apollo Group subsidiary.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 26, 2013 -
UNC charges sexual assault victim with honor code violation
Landen Gambill was charged with the Honor Code violation within weeks of joining other survivors in their complaint to the Education Department.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 26, 2013 -
U of Iowa suspends sharing of gun permit applicants' FERPA-protected data
Do privacy waivers signed by gun permit applicants cover data protected by FERPA?
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 25, 2013 -
Oklahoma State regents call university's response to sexual assault reports 'misguided'
Did the response by OSU officials violate any laws or policies?
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 25, 2013 -
Chicago State president to depart
Watson will officially take a sabbatical while his contract runs out.
By Brian Warmoth • Feb. 25, 2013 -
Emory pres. praises decision to count 'three-fifths' of slaves
President Wagner fueled a racial controversy last week when he praised the 1787 compromise to count three-fifths of slaves.
By Davide Savenije • Feb. 25, 2013 -
Work at Princeton? Have a free house
The houses are all yours. There's just one catch.
By Brian Warmoth • Feb. 25, 2013 -
Eminent U of Chicago anthropologist resigns from National Academy of Sciences
What led him to resign from the highly prestigious organization?
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 25, 2013 -
Who performs the worst in online courses?
New research has some answers about various student types.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 25, 2013 -
Grinnell College to remain need-blind for now
The Iowa liberal arts college also plans to seek more wealthy students.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 25, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Education News of the Week: Degrees, edX and Fox News
Forget to read the news this week? These were the most popular posts on Education Dive.
By Brian Warmoth • Feb. 22, 2013 -
Ex-Southern Vermont College president accused of embezzlement commits suicide
The former CFO and one-time acting president left the school earlier this month after being confronted about suspicious financial transactions.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 21, 2013 -
Tulane's halt on using pigs for emergency-training program only temporary
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine spoke too soon when it announced the school had stopped using the animals.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 21, 2013 -
MOOC professor calls it quits halfway through his course
He's leaving the Coursera microeconomics class in someone else's hands.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 21, 2013 -
UW-Madison to offer MOOCs this fall
The school's new deal with Coursera will see its first four pilot MOOCs launched over the next year.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 21, 2013 -
Appeals court sends retaliation suit against Hofstra back to lower court
A former graduate student claims the New York university rescinded a job offer due to a harassment complaint regarding a previous job she held at the school.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 21, 2013 -
Pearson launches edtech startup incubator
Mere days after Kaplan and TechStars announced their own EdTech Accelerator, Pearson unveiled their own.
By Davide Savenije • Feb. 21, 2013 -
Obama to deliver OSU commencement speech
After George W. Bush and Gerald Ford, Obama will be the third sitting president to deliver Ohio State's address.
By Davide Savenije • Feb. 21, 2013
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