Policy & Legal: Page 160


  • Syracuse prof on the hook for student affair

    A progress memo from the university's new chancellor mentioned that a faculty member is facing discipline for a consensual affair with a student.

    By Keith Button • May 13, 2014
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    Universities driving Germany's green energy transformation

    The European nation's Energiewende should serve as a warning that the U.S. risks falling behind if it doesn't make similar investments.

    By Roger Riddell • May 12, 2014
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    Artificial 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

    By Higher Ed Dive staff
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    5 reasons the college student loan debt crisis could top subprime mortgages

    Are comparisons to the issues that led to the worldwide credit crisis warranted?

    By Keith Button • May 12, 2014
  • U. of Illinois faculty question whether adjunct will receive fair review

    The adjunct professor reportedly once belonged to the extremist Symbionese Liberation Army.

    By Keith Button • May 12, 2014
  • Colorado U. pays $32.5K to sex assault victim

    The settlement stems from a federal Title IX complaint over the school's handling of a sexual assault case.

    By Keith Button • May 12, 2014
  • Suit accuses Common Application of antitrust violations

    Admissions software provider CollegeNET claims diversity and competition have been "virtually eliminated" from the applications process.

    By Keith Button • May 12, 2014
  • Google and grit: The week's most read education news

    Get caught up on Google's latest ed app, Udemy's continued growth, and more right here!

    By Roger Riddell • May 9, 2014
  • Tennessee universities face tuition hikes as high as 8.5%

    Preliminary estimates place hikes for public four-year schools between 4.2% and 8.5%.

    By Keith Button • May 9, 2014
  • Massachusetts policy urges civic learning in higher ed

    The state's Board of Higher Education is urging public colleges and universities to make a commitment to civic learning. 

    By Keith Button • May 9, 2014
  • Illinois higher ed pension glitch fixed

    The error would have forced thousands of professors and other public university employees to retire early or face significant losses in benefits.

    By Keith Button • May 9, 2014
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    NSA funding cybersecurity research at 4 universities

    The agency has awarded contracts to study cybersecurity attacks and threats.

    By Keith Button • May 9, 2014
  • Ted Mitchell confirmed as U.S. undersecretary of education

    The NewSchools Venture Fund CEO's background in teacher-education and reform likely played a role in his October nomination.

    By Roger Riddell • May 8, 2014
  • Proposed Kansas policy would fire profs for improper tweets

    The Kansas Board of Regents will vote next week on a policy that would discipline Kansas public college and university employees for improper social media posts.

    By Keith Button • May 7, 2014
  • Rice out, Kean in for Rutgers commencement

    Thomas Kean, former governor of New Jersey, will replace former U.S. secretary of state Condoleezza Rice as commencement speaker for Rutgers University.

    By Keith Button • May 6, 2014
  • Virginia Intermount apparently closing

    The financially troubled college is teetering on the edge of closure and has hired a management consultant as its interim president.

    By Keith Button • May 6, 2014
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    Will campus administrative pay come under fire in 2014?

    The conditions may be ripe for increased scrutiny of pay packages for the heads of colleges and universities.

    By Keith Button • May 5, 2014
  • Students in San Jose State racial bullying case expelled

    Three students charged with hate crime in a campus racial bullying case are now banned for life from all California State schools.

    By Keith Button • May 5, 2014
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    Kentucky court rulings significant for profs at religious institutions

    Faculty advocates say two recent Kentucky Supreme Court rulings strengthened the rights of tenured professors at religious institutions.

    By Keith Button • May 5, 2014
  • Motion filed to block Illinois public school pension law

    An advocacy group has asked a court to temporarily block a new law that could force thousands of public college and university employees into early retirement.

    By Keith Button • May 5, 2014
  • 7 arrested protesting Washington U. coal company ties

    Protesters were arrested as they tried to enter a building where trustees were meeting.

    By Keith Button • May 5, 2014
  • Florida immigrants win right to in-state college tuition

    The state's legislature has all but passed a bill granting undocumented immigrants eligibility for in-state tuition at public colleges and universities.

    By Keith Button • May 2, 2014
  • 55 schools facing Title IX investigations

    The Department of Education has unveiled a list of all colleges and universities currently under investigation, to be updated regularly.

    By Keith Button • May 2, 2014
  • Irish murder case shows subpoenas beat academic confidentiality

    Boston College researchers were forced to turn over interviews to police investigating disappearances during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. 

    By Keith Button • May 2, 2014
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    Report criticizes Vermont college prep

    A new report says Vermont's educational system needs to do better in transitioning high school graduates to higher education.

    By Keith Button • May 1, 2014
  • Facing $13.6M deficit, South Carolina State U. gets $6M

    The $6 million loan from the state is a start, but not enough to front the rest of the cash it needs by June 30.

    By Keith Button • May 1, 2014