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Deep Dive
7 education technology topics in 2012 that will be hotter in 2013
One year from now, will we still be talking about mobile devices, MOOCs and regulation? Bet on it.
By Brian Warmoth • Dec. 19, 2012 -
Will Florida's next public university be online-only?
The state's Board of Governors is currently weighing its options for distance education expansion.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 18, 2012 -
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TrendlineArtificial Intelligence
As AI continues its forward march in education and the workplace, colleges are grapplling with how best to incorporate the emerging technology into admissions, courrsework and elsewhere
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Michigan gun bill won't change campus gun policies, say higher ed officials
The state's colleges and universities say they've been exempted from the controversial legislation due to a last-minute addition.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 18, 2012 -
Controversial op-ed by HR administrator not protected speech, rules appeals court
The appeals court's decision affirmed a lower court's ruling against Crystal Dixon, a former HR administrator at the University of Toledo.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 18, 2012 -
Director of legal group questions handling of alleged sexual assaults at OSU
FERPA laws wouldn't have prevented campus officials from notifying police of the possible crimes, he says.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 17, 2012 -
Only Pa. State System of Higher Ed faculty left without contract following coaches' agreement
Will the system reach a similar agreement with its faculty soon?
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 17, 2012 -
Ohio higher ed chief to retire
Jim Petro announced Monday he will retire as Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents, which runs the state's university system.
By Davide Savenije • Dec. 17, 2012 -
Grand Rapids CC says Michigan community college baccalaureate legislation won't affect them
How might this legislation affect Michigan's universities?
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 16, 2012 -
Senators demand investigation of for-profits' default rate strategies
Will the potential investigation lead to reforms in the sector?
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 14, 2012 -
Washington panel leans toward repeal of state's differential tuition law
The potential repeal could happen next year.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 13, 2012 -
University's handling of sex assault case leads OSU President to call for investigation
Police learned about the sex assault complaints through the school's student newspaper almost a month after the school.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 13, 2012 -
U. of Michigan's first social media director resigns in academic misrepresentation scandal
Her application for the six-figure salaried position incorrectly stated she had graduated from college.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 13, 2012 -
Little progress made in Pa. State faculty union's negotiating session this week
The system's faculty, who may choose to strike in spring, are going on 18 months with no contract, and bargaining talks are scheduled into January.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 13, 2012 -
Broad Foundation grant's conditions raise eyebrows in New Jersey
The grant stipulates that Gov. Chris Christie must remain in office.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 13, 2012 -
Florida chooses former Indiana schools chief Bennett as new education commissioner
Critics of the state's current direction on education see the decision as more of the same.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 13, 2012 -
U of Iowa changes create a more LGBT-friendly admissions process
Two changes to the school's admission process will allow students to self-identify as LGBT, making UI the first public institution to allow that option to prospective students.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 12, 2012 -
GW admissions dean retires after data inflation controversy
The U.S. News & World Report left George Washington University off its rankings after it was found that the admissions office had manipulated data.
By Davide Savenije • Dec. 12, 2012 -
No-confidence vote looms for NYU president
The President of New York University faces a possible no-confidence vote from the faculty over a Greenwich Village expansion project.
By Davide Savenije • Dec. 12, 2012 -
Accreditor's sanctions list includes U. of Virginia, UNC
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' sanctions list includes some of the South's biggest universities.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 12, 2012 -
U. of Charleston cleared to take over Mountain State U.
The move will mean new UC schools in Beckley and Martinsburg, W.Va.
By Brian Warmoth • Dec. 11, 2012 -
Accrediting panel warns U. of Virginia over failed president ousting
The summer's controversy continues to reverberate after a panel looked at whether or not proper protocols were followed.
By Brian Warmoth • Dec. 11, 2012 -
Eastern Michigan settles former student's lawsuit over requiring her to counsel gay people
The university says it is still in the right based on outside groups' ethics codes and that it wanted to avoid a long, costly legal fight.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 11, 2012 -
University of Iowa president working without contract since August
A recently obtained letter from the Iowa Board of Regents shows that U of I President Sally Mason's employment is considered "at-will."
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 10, 2012 -
U. of Iowa's College of Education dean resigns amid growing scandal
Following the resignation of the college's entire faculty advisory board, a dean accused of covering up criticisms of her performance has also resigned.
By Davide Savenije • Dec. 10, 2012 -
Yale returns last of Incan artifacts to Peru
The arrival of the last batch of Machu Picchu artifacts in Peru this weekend marks the end of a long dispute.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 10, 2012
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