Policy & Legal: Page 170
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Deep Dive
The 5 strangest things we saw on university campuses this summer
Do you think your campus is weird? Check out what these schools have had to deal with.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 4, 2013 -
Students rally behind transgender theology professor
The instructor at a private Christian college in California has been asked to step down.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 4, 2013 -
Do faith-based dorms have a place on public campuses?
A new residence hall in Alabama is among those started by a private Catholic development company.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 4, 2013 -
What will higher education look like in 2020?
An Observatory on Borderless Higher Education report has three key findings for the not-so-distant future.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 3, 2013 -
Boston U. can open infectious disease lab, says judge
Residents and environmentalists fought the lab, fearing the escape of such viruses as Ebola.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2013 -
Wis. lawmakers pressured to make becoming a teacher harder
A conservative think tank wants tougher admissions standards for education schools.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2013 -
City College of San Francisco lines up 4 chancellor candidates
Will the next chancellor steer the school into a better future—or its possible demise?
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2013 -
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Sidney Ribeau steps down as president of Howard University
Ribeau's retirement follows months of inner turmoil and blows to the historically black university's image.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2013 -
N.C. law allows concealed carry on campuses
Several universities say they won't change existing bans.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 1, 2013 -
Deep Dive
7 cushy amenities offered by colleges
Private bathrooms in a dorm? But of course! And it doesn't stop there.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 1, 2013 -
Government shutdown: How does it affect higher education?
Most faculty and students shouldn't see many effects — at least at first.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 1, 2013 -
KU professors: Guth's leave violates his freedom of speech
Was placing the journalism professor on leave for his post-Navy Yard shooting, anti-NRA tweet the right move?
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 30, 2013 -
10,000 words will get low-performing students into Bard College
The prestigious liberal arts school will admit students with poor grades and SAT scores on the condition they complete four research papers.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 30, 2013 -
Cheers! College lifts ban on employee drinking
Moody Bible Institute now says faculty can have alcohol on their own time.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 30, 2013 -
Senator wants big change in student loans
Elizabeth Warren says they should be easier to discharge in bankruptcy.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 30, 2013 -
Napolitano promises to 'listen and learn' as head of UC system
Today is the former Homeland Security secretary's first day on the job.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 30, 2013 -
Pa. professor used university money to buy drugs
The tenured University of Pittsburgh professor faces 18 counts of felony drug charges.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 27, 2013 -
Tweeting presidents and app upgrades: The week's most read education news
Will school Facebook and Twitter accounts survive university audits?
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 27, 2013 -
Community colleges in Calif. could adjust pricing to demand
A bill would let schools charge four times more for some sought-after courses.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 27, 2013 -
Tufts adjuncts vote to unionize
The move is part of a broader Boston-area campaign.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 27, 2013 -
Should schools with huge endowments be forced to spend more?
Harvard's endowment grew to $32.7 billion last year as the school raked in larger profits than Target.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 26, 2013 -
Deep Dive
How will the higher ed business model change over the next decade?
Members of the Higher Education Management group on LinkedIn weigh in.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 26, 2013 -
Critics cry foul over U. of Toronto English instructor's reading list
He joked in a recent interview that he only teaches the works of "serious heterosexual guys," despite his list including Woolf and Capote.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 26, 2013 -
Faculty union sues to stop shutdown of City College of San Francisco
Without accreditation, the school of 80,000 students would close this summer.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 25, 2013 -
Some colleges are hoping to rank themselves
Schools are confronting a demand for more information.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 25, 2013
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