Policy & Legal: Page 156
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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 -
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 -
Deep Dive
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 -
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 -
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 -
Deep Dive
4 key takeaways from the White House report on campus sexual assaults
The recommendations from President Obama's task force are the first step in the administration's efforts to curb sexual assaults on campuses.
By Roger Riddell • April 30, 2014 -
Campus sexual assault bill passes in Connecticut
State legislators passed a campus sexual assault bill with requirements mirroring those recommended by a White House task force.
By Keith Button • April 30, 2014 -
Virginia grants in-state tuition for immigrants
The state's attorney general has declared that young illegal immigrants meeting state residency requirements can qualify for in-state tuition.
By Keith Button • April 30, 2014 -
Will UNC-Chapel Hill rename building carrying KKK leader's name?
Students are petitioning trustees to rename Saunders Hall, a building funded by an early organizer of the KKK in the state.
By Roger Riddell • April 29, 2014
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