Policy & Legal: Page 163


  • Bob Jones University resumes investigation into handling of sexual assault

    The school had abruptly halted a group's inquiry. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 26, 2014
  • Southern U. votes to oust chancellor — again

    Baton Rouge Chancellor James Llorens is extremely popular in the campus community, but has once again fallen to a divided board.

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 25, 2014
  • 'Post-racial' generation struggling with race on campus

    The federal government has seen a jump in race-related complaints at colleges.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 25, 2014
  • Texas lets students 'comparison shop' colleges online

    A new website offers information on tuition, fees, and potential earnings. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 25, 2014
  • Northwestern defends actions in sexual assault investigation

    The university denies a lawsuit's claim that it violated Title IX. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 24, 2014
  • CU-Boulder harassment investigators saw confidential files

    The consultants who were looking into allegations accessed documents normally kept secret.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 24, 2014
  • Online accreditation and flipped learning: The week's most read education news

    Get caught up on President Obama's apology to an art history professor and more right here!

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 21, 2014
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    California lawmaker wants new community college accreditation process

    Schools would be able to choose their accrediting agency under the bill.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 21, 2014
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    UMD hacking exposes data on 309K at two campuses

    Student records dating as far back as 1998 at the College Park and Shady Grove campuses were compromised.

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 20, 2014
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    College group wants to link its president's salary to janitor's

    A salary cap at St. Mary's would limit highest pay to 10 times lowest pay.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 20, 2014
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    Ex-employees file lawsuit against for-profit school

    They say the company falsified records to keep government money flowing.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 20, 2014
  • Occidental pledges not to invest in assault weapon manufacturers

    The board of trustees voted against such investments at the behest of professors due to the increasing number of mass shootings at schools.

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 19, 2014
  • Women at U. of Colorado speak out after harassment report

    Six women with ties to Boulder's philosophy department describe the negative impact of releasing a report.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 19, 2014
  • OU dean questions graduates' skills in TEDxOU talk

    Professor David Ray's concerns about graduates' skillsets echo those from lawmakers and the workforce.

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 18, 2014
  • University workplaces and Olympians: The week's most read education news

    Which university is behind 10% of U.S. Olympians? 

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 14, 2014
  • Deep Dive

    5 issues that threaten academic freedom

    Could recent policies set a precedent for academic censorship?

    By Gabriel Salkin • Feb. 14, 2014
  • 3 Florida colleges would lose money in new funding plan

    One school says just one Pell Grant recipient is all it needs to keep its funding.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 14, 2014
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    Free online university wins accreditation

    University of the People will soon graduate its first seven students.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 14, 2014
  • Rutgers to pay $11.5M in Big East exit

    The school will now be able to enter the Big Ten, hopefully letting its athletic department cut the cord from university funds.

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 13, 2014
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    Income-based loan repayment: Well-meaning but flawed?

    The system might be well intentioned and better than some alternatives, but it's undermined by its defects.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 13, 2014
  • Affirmative action in admissions endangered — and perhaps soon extinct

    The policy has been under attack for decades, but a recent and an upcoming Supreme Court case may deal fatal blows.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 13, 2014
  • Senator rails against 'higher education cartel'

    He wants states to be able to set up accreditation systems.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 13, 2014
  • U. of Mississippi officials discover 1,000 unmarked graves on campus

    The bodies are thought to have been lunatic asylum patients.

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 11, 2014
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    City College of San Francisco funding would stay steady if bill passes

    A California lawmaker wants to keep money in place, even as enrollment falls.

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 11, 2014
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    IRS issues guidelines for counting adjunct hours

    The rules help determine whether part-time instructors are eligible for health care benefits. 

    By Daniel Shumski • Feb. 11, 2014