Policy & Legal: Page 173
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Duncan backs off threat over California testing plan
The education secretary says withholding federal funding would be a "last resort."
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 16, 2013 -
U. of Illinois may strip embattled professor's tenure
Administrators say engineering professor Louis Wozniak acted inappropriately in a number of incidents.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 13, 2013 -
Yale tries to clarify sexual consent with hypothetical scenarios
The school's president had asked for clarification after an earlier report was criticized.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 13, 2013 -
Is college tuition actually too low?
An economics professor argues that college prices have every reason to be higher if demand is taken into account.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 13, 2013 -
Historic flooding damages 25% of UC-Boulder campus buildings
Parts of campus are evacuated and classes canceled as virtually every building with a basement sustains water damage.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 12, 2013 -
California: Enrollments, course offerings tick up at 2-year schools
State budget cuts had caused declines in class and student numbers.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 12, 2013 -
La. judge orders LSU records seizure, deputies come up empty-handed
The school says the records are in the possession of a Texas consulting firm.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Can universities retain the next Mark Zuckerberg?
Several funds are working to address a growing trend of student entrepreneurs who, like Zuckerberg before them, drop out.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Update: Oklahoma State responds to former football players' academic dishonesty claims
The athletes revealed to Sports Illustrated how far OSU's athletics department was allegedly willing to go in the name of a better football program.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Public universities in danger of leaving low-income students behind
For-profit schools and community colleges are picking up the slack as shrinking budgets squeeze some low-income students out of four-year state schools.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Could online learning mean fewer buildings for Iowa colleges?
The Board of Regents wants to know if schools have considered online programs before proposing campus expansion.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Financially shaky colleges may close their doors, report warns
Some colleges and universities could shut down as they face declining enrollment and new low-cost competition.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Hopkins tells professor to pull blog post, then backs off
The cryptography professor had posted about the NSA.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 10, 2013 -
U. of Alabama president addresses municipal student-voter fraud allegations
An incumbent who lost her seat alleges the school's Greek organizations bribed other students for votes.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 9, 2013 -
Trust withdraws $250M gift to Centre College
The school revealed in a statement that the deal could not be finalized and approved in the time available.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 9, 2013 -
Central Michigan U. to save $2.5M per year with green building projects
The cost-saving projects come as enrollment declines cut into colleges' revenues.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 9, 2013 -
Educators express reservations on Obama higher ed plan
One concern: Could the public decipher a college scorecard?
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 9, 2013 -
Vanderbilt among schools struggling with underreported sexual assaults
Nationwide, about 90% of college rapes are not reported.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 9, 2013 -
Can more data help fight cheating?
A publication hopes to crowdsource data to develop a better picture of academic dishonesty.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 9, 2013 -
Missouri university instructor jailed after threatening Facebook post
It’s unclear whether the posting was a joke, but Northwest Missouri State University officials took the rifle threat seriously.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 6, 2013 -
Report offers ways to grapple with Pell Grants' cost
With spending up 158%, Congress looks for ways to rein in costs.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 6, 2013 -
JPMorgan to halt student loan operations in October
Competition from federal loan programs limited the private loan business' expansion.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 5, 2013 -
Stanford to invest in student startups
The new uncapped fund will be exclusive to companies founded by alumni and those in the Stanford-affiliated startup accelerator, StartX.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 5, 2013 -
Tenn. Gov. Haslam promotes higher ed initiatives in Nashville
The governor's "Drive to 55" initiatives stress the need for the state to increase its college-educated population to 55% by 2025.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 5, 2013 -
Michigan State professor who bashed Republicans pulled from teaching duties
Professor on first day of class: "If your parents are Republican, forgive me. They won’t and I don’t care."
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 5, 2013
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