By Colleen Flaherty. Professors on campus say the university plans to turn a research-rich department into a more general biology-focused premed feeder school. More...
9 mai 2019
9 mai 2019
Online Education, Beyond ‘Deans Gone Wild’
By Doug Lederman. Leaders of companies colleges hire to take academic programs online discuss their role, the scrutiny they're facing and why we should call them something other than OPMs. More...
9 mai 2019
Warren Zeroes In on Race
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Massachusetts Democrat’s student debt forgiveness plan explicitly addresses racial disparities in student debt, an unusual step for a presidential campaign proposal. More...
9 mai 2019
White House Forms Committee on U.S. Research
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The White House National Science and Technology Council on Monday announced the formation of a joint committee that will address obstacles to the production of research in the U.S. More...
9 mai 2019
CBO: Federal Student Loan Program Will Run Deficit
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The federal student loan program will begin costing the federal government money within the next 10 years, according to the latest projections from the Congressional Budget Office. More...
9 mai 2019
Partisan Contrast in Spending on Student Aid
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Spending bill approved by Democratic appropriators proposes increases for Pell Grants, work-study and direct aid to colleges, but Republicans balk at price tag. More...
9 mai 2019
7 Johns Hopkins Protesters Arrested
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Since April, students, alumni and others have been protesting the creation of a private, armed police force for the Baltimore campus, as well as the university’s contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But in May, activists overtook Garland Hall, chaining shut the doors and forcing officials to close the building. More...
9 mai 2019
Academic Progress For Division I Athletes Stays Steady
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Division I college athletes continue to perform well academically, according to the National Collegiate Athletic Association's measure. More...
9 mai 2019
Full Shutdown
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Johns Hopkins students are refusing to leave administration building until officials cancel plans to form an armed police force. Activists are worried about the potential for racial profiling. More...
9 mai 2019
Suicide-Prevention Training for All
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. University of Iowa will require all new students to learn techniques to help peers who are suicidal. Officials say it's the first program of its kind in the country. More...
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