Policy & Legal: Page 203
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Website hires unemployed professors to write students' essays
Usually, professors are working to combat plagiarism, but a Montreal-based website is trying to get them to help violate academic ethics principles.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 13, 2012 -
Republicans grill NLRB in House hearing on unionization at private universities
The hearing was prompted by the NLRB's pending reconsideration of private university graduate students' right to unionize.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 13, 2012 -
Education Dept. collecting ideas for improving college success
The department has already received dozens of ideas, but is still looking for more.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 12, 2012 -
NLRB's recent higher education actions fall under U.S. House scrutiny
The House of Representatives plans to hold a hearing on the labor board Wednesday.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 11, 2012 -
Publishers to appeal e-reserve copyright case to circuit court
The appeal does come with the risk of establishing a precedent at a higher level.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 11, 2012 -
UNC academic integrity issues fall outside of NCAA jurisdiction
The NCAA concludes none of its rules were broken following an investigation by UNC officials.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 10, 2012 -
Virginia Tech fined for breaking campus safety law
Secretary of Education imposes a fine on Virginia Tech for breaking campus safety law.
By Shehryar Nabi • Sept. 6, 2012 -
Academic integrity issues at Harvard may require more than an honor code to fix
Academic dishonesty has been a problem at the Ivy League school for several years now.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 6, 2012 -
Lifting of campus gun ban creates fear among faculty at CU-Boulder
Potential for student retaliation over grades and intense class debate weighs heavily among their concerns.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 6, 2012 -
Opinion: Harvard students should not be punished
In light of Harvard cheating scandal, Slate columnist makes the case for fair collaboration.
By Shehryar Nabi • Sept. 5, 2012 -
New Florida A&M hazing allegation results in suspension of dance team
The allegation comes less than a year after the high-profile hazing death of a drum major at the school.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 5, 2012 -
Higher ed a centerpiece of Democratic National Convention's opening night
Speaker after speaker touted President Obama's actions on higher education while paying tribute to their own college educations.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 5, 2012 -
The Democratic Party's 2012 platform continues focus on higher education
Like the policy of the past four years, it focuses on federal financial aid and the need to increase the amount of American college graduates.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 4, 2012 -
Policy experts: State reciprocity required for online programs
Experts are developing recommendations to ease online programs' ability to operate across state lines.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 31, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Education News of the Week: Learnist, Coursera and the RNC
Did the new school year distract you from the Education Dive news feed this week? Find out what you missed.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 30, 2012 -
Major higher education issues largely absent at RNC
Student debt and for-profit issues have little to no presence at the GOP's presidential convention.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 30, 2012 -
Title IX could be Penn State's latest legal nightmare
The Department of Education has yet to launch a formal Title IX inquiry in its Penn State investigation, but hasn't ruled it out.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 29, 2012 -
GOP platform offers harsh criticism of higher education
A document approved at the Republican National Convention laying out the GOP's 2012 education platform has strong words for higher education.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 29, 2012 -
University of Missouri Press drops digital plans, will remain open
The decision backtracks from a May 24 announcement that would have seen a major shift toward digital priorities.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 28, 2012 -
California becomes second state to bar colleges from monitoring athletes on social media
The California bill comes the same week other universities implement monitoring measures.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 27, 2012 -
University Of Montana to require all students to take sexual violence tutorial
The tutorial must be taken before students can return for a second semester.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 26, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Education News of the Week: Digital textbooks, Emory University and Pinterest
Did you read Education Dive's most read posts about Emory University and Pinterest this week? Catch up on what you may have missed.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 23, 2012 -
New Pell grant limit goes into effect
The reduction in semesters a student is eligible for the grant may be beneficial.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 23, 2012 -
MIT moves away from 'no loan' policy for low-income students
MIT is the latest elite institution to scale back its aid plan.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 20, 2012 -
Study: Liberal arts colleges reluctant to award credit for internships
One dean is quoted as saying, "We're a liberal arts college, not a training center."
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 20, 2012
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