Policy & Legal: Page 176
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$34B state budget to freeze tuition and fees at UMass
The 4.9% increase approved last month by trustees is now unnecessary.
By Roger Riddell • July 2, 2013 -
Utah college presidents land 24% pay raise
The state's higher ed chiefs are expected to receive raises every year for the next four years.
By Roger Riddell • July 2, 2013 -
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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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Lawsuit seeks to end Princeton's tax-exempt status
Princeton, of course, strongly disagrees and plans to defend its entitlement to the status under New Jersey law.
By Brian Warmoth • July 2, 2013 -
Student aid reform proposals may limit college access, congressional panel says
A report by the panel identifies five proposals in particular.
By Roger Riddell • July 2, 2013 -
CUNY pays David Petraeus $150,000 to teach three hours a week
The retired general and former CIA director's salary is a far cry from that of the typical CUNY adjunct.
By Roger Riddell • July 2, 2013 -
Fat-shaming tweet wasn't research, U. of New Mexico says
Professor Geoffrey Miller may still face disciplinary action for his inflammatory tweet.
By Roger Riddell • July 2, 2013 -
Yale dedicates $14M women's STEM fund to student's memory
Yale's new endowment for women studying STEM fields is named in memory of a senior killed in a 2011 lab accident.
By Roger Riddell • July 1, 2013 -
Georgia Regents University settles trademark lawsuit
The school was sued for trademark infringement and unfair competition by Regent University, a Virginia-based private religious institution.
By Roger Riddell • July 1, 2013 -
Congress fails to pass student loan rate fix
Students borrowing the maximum amount, and paying it back over 10 years, will now pay an additional $4,000.
By Roger Riddell • July 1, 2013 -
U. of Colorado spent $108K to stop massive marijuana smoke-out on 4/20
The University of Colorado's Boulder campus is notorious for celebrating 4/20 in style, but university officials are going all out to end that perception.
By Davide Savenije • June 28, 2013 -
iPads, blended algebra and the student debt crisis: This week's most read education news
Apple's education efforts stole the limelight this week.
By Davide Savenije • June 28, 2013 -
Will Congress pass a last-minute fix for student loan rates today?
Despite having a few measures on the table, lawmakers are pessimistic that a compromise will be reached by the July 1 deadline.
By Roger Riddell • June 28, 2013 -
UCLA's controversial MBA self-support plan approved by U. of Calif. president
The decision scales back an initial plan that involved taking the entire Anderson School of Management private.
By Roger Riddell • June 28, 2013 -
Higher ed leaders praise Senate's passage of immigration bill
Foreign-born students and those brought here illegally as children are one step closer to a path to citizenship.
By Roger Riddell • June 28, 2013 -
Arizona sues community college district to block in-state tuition for immigrants
State officials say the students aren't legal residents despite their qualifications for the Obama administration's deferred deportation program.
By Roger Riddell • June 27, 2013 -
NYU's fat-shaming professor keeps his job
Visiting Professor Geoffrey Miller was put under investigation by NYU after saying a tweet that landed him in hot water was "part of a research project."
By Roger Riddell • June 26, 2013 -
35 years later, Babson apologizes to Brandeis for anti-Semitic incidents
The school is partnering with the Anti-Defamation League to eliminate on-campus bigotry.
By Roger Riddell • June 26, 2013 -
CUNY prof. fined $65K for software contracting violation
Dr. Yashi Yi was ordered to refund the purchase and pay a fine.
By Roger Riddell • June 26, 2013 -
ACLU sues N.J. over religious schools' funding
Is the state's use of tax dollars on faith-based schools in violation of the separation of church and state?
By Roger Riddell • June 25, 2013 -
U.S. Supreme Court raises bar on retaliation in medical school case
The ruling requires plaintiffs to prove retaliation would not have occurred without wrongful action.
By Roger Riddell • June 25, 2013 -
Report: U.S. education lags despite highest per-student spending
The new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development examines education statistics from 42 countries.
By Roger Riddell • June 25, 2013 -
U.S. Supreme Court turns back race-based U. of Texas admissions case
In a 7-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled a federal appeals court needed to subject the case to a higher degree of scrutiny.
By Davide Savenije • June 24, 2013 -
'Jesus-stomping' instructor's contract renewed at Florida Atlantic U.
Deandre Poole will once again teach at the university for the 2013-14 academic year.
By Roger Riddell • June 24, 2013 -
Mark Mitsui named U.S. deputy assistant secretary for community colleges
Mitsui will support community college access and completion goals in his new role.
By Roger Riddell • June 24, 2013 -
FSU breach prompts Fla. education commissioner to call for data security review
Personal information for around 47,000 enrolled in a teacher participation program was publicly exposed for two weeks.
By Roger Riddell • June 24, 2013