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Internet activist Aaron Swartz's suicide reverberates through academe
Some speculate that legal troubles stemming from a case involving millions of stolen journal articles led to his suicide.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 14, 2013 -
Calif. Gov. Brown's budget redirects money to underprivileged schools
Suburban schools may ultimately pay the price.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 13, 2013 -
Trendline
Mental Health and Wellness
This Trendline examines how colleges can address rising mental health concerns and support at-risk groups, such as transgender students and college athletes.
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U Of Wisconsin System insurance, pension overpayments uncovered by audit
One state senator is calling for further investigation of the university system's new Human Resources System in the wake of the oversight.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 13, 2013 -
East Carolina U. sues Cisco over catchphrase
Cisco is being sued by East Carolina University over the slogan of its new $100 million marketing campaign, "Tomorrow Starts Here."
By Davide Savenije • Jan. 11, 2013 -
Drexel library installs Macbook vending machine to increase safety for late-studying students
Could other university libraries install similar machines?
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 11, 2013 -
Texas A&M community left stunned by professor's suicide
James Aune was a respected communications scholar.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 11, 2013 -
Report says U of Texas and A&M give students an incomplete view of American history
The two schools' lower-level American history courses allegedly focus too much on race, class and gender.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 10, 2013 -
N.J. college students launch campaign seeking 'tuition equality' for illegal immigrants
Student and activist groups kicked off their efforts with a rally earlier this week.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 10, 2013 -
Double digit tuition increases possible in Connecticut
A $14 million state budget cut and looming budget gap may necessitate the increase.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 10, 2013 -
U. of Minnesota's state funding in jeopardy as admin. costs come under fire
$1.2 billion over two years may be a hard sell for Republicans and Democrats alike as discussions continue.
By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 10, 2013 -
Deep Dive
The top 10 Internet sources college students use for writing may depress you
Paper mills and cheat sites still make up nearly a quarter of sources, according to Turnitin.
By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 10, 2013 -
Campus professionals' tablet use booms
Will it replace the standard computer on campus?
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 10, 2013 -
FBI joins Sawyer School investigation
The school gave students two days' notice before closing last week.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 9, 2013 -
Colleges' physical education expectations sink for students
And P.E. courses are the only ones losing students amid larger trends.
By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 9, 2013 -
Coursera unveils fee-based certificates
As MOOCs monetize, Coursera plans to offer "Verified Certificates" for as much as $100.
By Davide Savenije • Jan. 9, 2013 -
Penn State nears $26 million spent on the Jerry Sandusky scandal
The total doesn't include fines leveled against the university by the NCAA.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 9, 2013 -
Researchers rejoice: JSTOR opens up 1,200 journals for limited free access
Three free articles every two weeks isn't much, but its better than what non-library users have previously had access to.
By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 9, 2013 -
Oil boom and increased support from conservative lawmakers bring funding increases to N.D. colleges
Some lawmakers are still skeptical of the funding increase.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 9, 2013 -
Arizona State U adds new mass notification system
The school's choice of Blackboard Connect builds on its relationship with the company.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 8, 2013 -
Nebraska governor proposes two-year tuition freeze
If approved, the tuition freeze would be the state's first in decades.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 8, 2013 -
Eight Georgia campuses merge to form four new schools
The merger was a goal of the system's chancellor.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 8, 2013 -
Potential faculty strike grows more likely for Pa. State System of Higher Education
The faculty union is growing impatient with negotiations after working without a contract since June 30, 2011.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 8, 2013 -
McGraw-Hill introduces adaptive SmartBooks to e-textbook market at CES
Just in time for spring, the new e-books will keep tabs on what students are learning.
By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 8, 2013 -
Kaplan taps former Dallas mayor as new president
Tom Leppert will step on to help the company deal with new challenges and changes in education.
By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 8, 2013 -
California GOP lawmakers propose public university tuition freeze
The two legislators say they want to make sure the promises made by Proposition 30 backers are kept.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 8, 2013
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