Policy & Legal: Page 183
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New bill would end secret expense accounts in Conn.
The bill stems from former Board of Regents President Robert Kennedy's controversial $25,000 unvouchered expense account.
By Roger Riddell • April 22, 2013 -
Fla. Gov. Rick Scott set to sign expansive education bill
Among other things, the bill loosens the state's high school graduation standards.
By Roger Riddell • April 22, 2013 -
Ban on 'Jesus-stomping' breaches academic freedom, FAU faculty committee declares
The ban stems from a February controversy involving a communications classroom exercise.
By Roger Riddell • April 22, 2013 -
Princeton provost to become president
The Ivy League school's new president will be Christopher Eisgruber, a constitutional scholar and former clerk to Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
By Roger Riddell • April 21, 2013 -
Purdue's tuition freeze piles pressure on universities in Ind.
Some state schools claim they are using alternative methods to lower tuition.
By Roger Riddell • April 21, 2013 -
Calif. students, faculty oppose higher fees for in-demand classes
Student and faculty critics of the legislation say it is damaging to open access and what they consider a public trust.
By Roger Riddell • April 21, 2013 -
Boston University creates scholarship fund in honor of bomb victim
The scholarship fund will honor Lu Lingzi, the Boston University graduate student killed in the blast at the Boston Marathon.
By Davide Savenije • April 19, 2013 -
Boston on lockdown, schools cancelled as authorities hunt for gunman
An MIT police officer was shot and killed overnight, reportedly by the suspects.
By Roger Riddell • April 19, 2013 -
Occidental, Swarthmore accused of mishandling sex assault cases
The colleges face Title IX and Clery Act violations, respectively.
By Roger Riddell • April 19, 2013 -
Lawmakers advise Education Dept. to abandon revival of two controversial rules
The department announced earlier this week it sought to reinstate "gainful employment" and "state authorization" laws.
By Roger Riddell • April 19, 2013 -
Ed Dept. signs off on SNHU's non-credit-based degree program
So how do you measure a degree if not by traditional credit hours?
By Brian Warmoth • April 18, 2013 -
AAUP blasts downsizing at National Louis University
The school terminated over 60 faculty members and eliminated several programs and departments.
By Roger Riddell • April 18, 2013 -
Florida community college professor fired for telling students to vote Obama
Algebra instructor Sharon Sweet supposedly went so far as to force students to sign pledge cards saying they would vote for Obama.
By Roger Riddell • April 18, 2013 -
Universities may extend online learning across state lines
A nationwide deregulatory proposal would see colleges enter reciprocity agreements with regional higher education boards.
By Roger Riddell • April 17, 2013 -
Boston bombs spark security concerns at campuses nationwide
Is your campus adjusting security measures at commencement and other events?
By Roger Riddell • April 17, 2013 -
VCU may force students to pay per credit hour
The pricing scheme is among those proposed to minimize tuition increases.
By Roger Riddell • April 16, 2013 -
Minnesota bills propose two-year tuition freeze, higher ed funding increase
The bills represent the state's first higher education funding increase in eight years.
By Roger Riddell • April 16, 2013 -
House hearings debate rewrite of expiring Higher Education Act
What changes, if any, does the Higher Education Act face if it is re-authorized for a tenth time?
By Roger Riddell • April 16, 2013 -
Calif. for-profit pays $687,000 settlement in fraud case
The school's former financial aid director falsified application documents so that students could qualify for Pell Grants.
By Roger Riddell • April 16, 2013 -
Emory U. investigates respected law professor's fake identity
The law professor and rabbi allegedly created a false name to join the International Rabbinic Fellowship.
By Roger Riddell • April 16, 2013 -
For-profit DeVry Inc. being investigated by attorneys general in Mass. and Ill.
The investigation of the company involve non-compliance with federal law and allegedly false information provided to students.
By Roger Riddell • April 16, 2013 -
No confidence measure voted down by Emory Arts & Sciences faculty
The no confidence measure stemmed from president James Wagner's use of the three-fifths compromise to make a point about political trade-offs.
By Roger Riddell • April 15, 2013 -
Alleged terroristic threat may land U. of Houston professor in jail
A co-worker the professor previously "had issues" with believed he was going to assault her and staff members over tenure.
By Roger Riddell • April 15, 2013 -
Cal State-Monterey Bay's mid-semester housing policy changes infuriate students
Many students left the university's East Campus Housing apartments after the school raised rent and adopted assigned roommates like its main campus dorms.
By Roger Riddell • April 14, 2013 -
Universities launch data science programs to meet booming industry demand
McKinsey Global Institute predicts there will 500,000 data science jobs available in five years—there just won't be enough data scientists to fill them.
By Davide Savenije • April 12, 2013
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