Higher Ed: Page 457
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Hazing gets TSU students suspended and banned from band
The students were in the band's trumpet section.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 10, 2012 -
GVSU to offer car sharing program for students
The school's partnership with WeCar places it among several other Michigan universities with car sharing agreements.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 10, 2012 -
Trendline
Mental Health and Wellness
This Trendline examines how colleges are adapting their mental healthcare to pandemic-era constraints.
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U of South Alabama students petition for additional training and non-lethal weapons for campus PD
The outcry is in reaction to the Saturday shooting of unarmed freshman Gil Collar.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 10, 2012 -
Stanford med school swaps familiar format for online lectures and interactive classroom praxis
In implementing a new learning initiative, the Stanford School of Medicine believes their educational model will change the way medical schools teach their students.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 10, 2012 -
Indiana University students to get tuition freeze for academic standing
The school will allow sophomores who remain on track to graduate in four years to keep their tuition rates locked for their remaining years.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 10, 2012 -
New MyEdu programs promise to better connect students and employers
The companies two new products are aimed at students frustrated with the limitations of professional-networking sites and the employers wanting to reach those students.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 10, 2012 -
Educause survey reflects well on faculty technology use, finds that students want more
The study also has good news for e-textbook advocates.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 10, 2012 -
Total college enrollments dip for the first time since at least 1996
Several reasons have been proposed for the drop.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 10, 2012 -
Study: Nonprofit colleges gaining ground in online education
The increased competitiveness is attributed to better-informed consumers with a preference for brand strength over price.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 10, 2012 -
President of Connecticut Board of Regents involved in raise scandal
The nearly $300,000 worth of salary increases included a raise of almost $48,000 for a top higher education administrator who is now turning down the money.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 9, 2012 -
Social learning startup CreativeLIVE grabs $7.5M in new funding
Greylock leads a round of Series A financing as CreativeLIVE expands its global presence.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 9, 2012 -
Jerry Sandusky Receives 30-to-60 Year Sentence
Jerry Sandusky was sentenced Tuesday to at least 30 years in prison — effectively a life sentence — in the child sexual abuse scandal that brought shame to Penn State and led to coach Joe Paterno's downfall. Judge John Cleland sentenced him to 30 year minimum to 60 years maximu...
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 9, 2012 -
Coursera reached 1 million users faster than Facebook and Twitter
Universities and students alike are quickly signing on to the growing online learning institution.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 9, 2012 -
OCR confusion leads to Duke's elimination of sexual assault statute of limitations
The school previously reduced the statute from two years to one this past January.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 9, 2012 -
Diminished endowment returns are the latest revenue woes for several universities
Harvard's .05% loss on its $30.7 billion endowment is the worst of the bunch.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 9, 2012 -
Many details of UConn's athletic fundraising kept under wraps
The school is exempt from state freedom of information laws.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 8, 2012 -
IU parking lease proposal meets faculty and staff opposition
A petition making the rounds has received hundreds of signatures, says union president.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Obama Campaign Paid UW-Madison $15,000 For Thursday's Rally
President Barack Obama's campaign paid UW-Madison $15,000 to stage Thursday's rally on Bascom Hill, according to the contract between the two parties released by the university Friday. Read more »
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 8, 2012 -
North Lake College school shooting drill frightens students who weren't notified
The school is rethinking its notification policy following the incident.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Study shows accreditation costs may be less than previously estimated
Million-dollar expenses may not be quite so big after all.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Expert at Clery event sheds light on the issue of stalking on campuses
A former University of Vermont campus police chief says stalking "has a direct correlation to death" and must be given higher priority.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Buyout offer creates anxiety among Connecticut's community college presidents
Officials in the state higher education system deny such an offer was ever made.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Public university admissions impacted by shifts in funding landscape
Such shifts could impact public institutions' goal of providing socioeconomic mobility.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Online students subsidize scholarships and campuses at Grand Canyon University
The school's business model allows traditional students to attend for less than half of the full tuition price.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Digital materials spending up at research libraries
The digital spending increase is part of the first upward spending trend in several years.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 8, 2012
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