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California lawmaker wants new community college accreditation process
Schools would be able to choose their accrediting agency under the bill.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 21, 2014 -
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UMD hacking exposes data on 309K at two campuses
Student records dating as far back as 1998 at the College Park and Shady Grove campuses were compromised.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 20, 2014 -
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TrendlineArtificial Intelligence
As AI continues its forward march in education and the workplace, colleges are grapplling with how best to incorporate the emerging technology into admissions, courrsework and elsewhere
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College group wants to link its president's salary to janitor's
A salary cap at St. Mary's would limit highest pay to 10 times lowest pay.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 20, 2014 -
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Ex-employees file lawsuit against for-profit school
They say the company falsified records to keep government money flowing.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 20, 2014 -
Occidental pledges not to invest in assault weapon manufacturers
The board of trustees voted against such investments at the behest of professors due to the increasing number of mass shootings at schools.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 19, 2014 -
Women at U. of Colorado speak out after harassment report
Six women with ties to Boulder's philosophy department describe the negative impact of releasing a report.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 19, 2014 -
OU dean questions graduates' skills in TEDxOU talk
Professor David Ray's concerns about graduates' skillsets echo those from lawmakers and the workforce.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 18, 2014 -
University workplaces and Olympians: The week's most read education news
Which university is behind 10% of U.S. Olympians?
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 14, 2014 -
Deep Dive
5 issues that threaten academic freedom
Could recent policies set a precedent for academic censorship?
By Gabriel Salkin • Feb. 14, 2014 -
3 Florida colleges would lose money in new funding plan
One school says just one Pell Grant recipient is all it needs to keep its funding.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 14, 2014 -
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Free online university wins accreditation
University of the People will soon graduate its first seven students.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 14, 2014 -
Rutgers to pay $11.5M in Big East exit
The school will now be able to enter the Big Ten, hopefully letting its athletic department cut the cord from university funds.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 13, 2014 -
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Income-based loan repayment: Well-meaning but flawed?
The system might be well intentioned and better than some alternatives, but it's undermined by its defects.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 13, 2014 -
Affirmative action in admissions endangered — and perhaps soon extinct
The policy has been under attack for decades, but a recent and an upcoming Supreme Court case may deal fatal blows.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 13, 2014 -
Senator rails against 'higher education cartel'
He wants states to be able to set up accreditation systems.
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U. of Mississippi officials discover 1,000 unmarked graves on campus
The bodies are thought to have been lunatic asylum patients.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 11, 2014 -
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City College of San Francisco funding would stay steady if bill passes
A California lawmaker wants to keep money in place, even as enrollment falls.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 11, 2014 -
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IRS issues guidelines for counting adjunct hours
The rules help determine whether part-time instructors are eligible for health care benefits.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 11, 2014 -
TA union files complaint against UC over growing class sizes
Ph.D. candidates are being overwhelmed with assignments to courses with over 350 students.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 10, 2014 -
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32% of alumni say for-profit degree wasn't worth it
About 37% regard their degrees as well worth it.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 10, 2014 -
City College of San Francisco tweaks accreditation strategy
The commission rejected a request to reverse its decision, but the college has another plan.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 10, 2014 -
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Bill would deny federal money to schools boycotting Israel
But critics say the House bill would be unconstitutional.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 7, 2014 -
College ratings symposium produces little agreement
One of the few things attendees agreed on: A system to please everybody won't be possible.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 7, 2014 -
Judge: U. of Mich. graduate students can unionize
A federal ruling says a rule stopping research assistants from organizing is unconstitutional.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 6, 2014 -
Tennessee, Oregon push free community college
Proposals receive positive reactions from lawmakers.
By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 5, 2014
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