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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 -
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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, coursework and elsewhere.
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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 -
Calif. governor presses Cal State for more online classes
Brown says fixing buildings should come before adding students.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 25, 2013 -
As Wayne State forgoes state funding, 14 other schools gain
The school violated a tuition cap, so its share of funding is redistributed.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 25, 2013 -
Va. Tech: HR cyberattack the result of human error
As many as 145,000 job applicants from the past decade were affected.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 24, 2013 -
New York tightens admissions standards for SUNY ed. programs
Hopeful teachers and principals will have to maintain high grades and exam scores if they want in.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 24, 2013 -
Fornash to step down as Va. ed. secretary, lobby for U. Va.
Fornash brings two decades of lobbying experience from Virginia Tech to the Public Ivy.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 24, 2013 -
How did Georgia State improve graduation rate by 22 points?
In a decade, the school made a huge leap through a combination of low-tech and high-tech methods.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 24, 2013 -
Transgender theology professor asked to leave university
The instructor at a Christian school in California posted a YouTube video to explain his struggle.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 24, 2013 -
Education Dept.'s 'Doing What Works' website stops working
The online resource ran out of money.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 24, 2013 -
Top colleges locked in 'amenities race'
Is fancy food on college campuses at the expense of the poorest students?
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 24, 2013 -
Anti-NRA tweet lands University of Kansas professor on administrative leave
The tweet, made after last week's Navy Yard shooting, suggested children of NRA members should be victims of a future tragedy.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 23, 2013 -
U.S. Education Dept. announces new top higher-ed policy team appointment
Jamienne Studley brings experience from both college administration and the department itself to her new role as a deputy under secretary.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 23, 2013
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