By Nick DeSantis. A federal appeals court has ruled that Case Western Reserve University can deny a student a medical degree if it determines the student lacks “professionalism,” The Plain Dealer reported. More...
01 février 2015
University Can Deny a Medical Degree Over Lack of ‘Professionalism,’ Court Rules
Amid Political Pressure, Obama Drops Plan to Curb College-Savings Plans
By Andy Thomason. President Obama has backed away from his proposal to roll back tax breaks for 529 college-savings plans amid mounting political pressure, The New York Times reports. The proposal was slated to be a piece of Mr. Obama’s budget plan for the 2016 fiscal year, due on Monday. More...
Another San Francisco Campus Closes Over Earthquake-Safety Concerns
By Andy Thomason. Officials at the community college announced on Thursday that it would close its second campus in three weeks out of earthquake-safety concerns, the San Francisco Examiner reports. The announcement three weeks ago—one day before classes were set to begin—that the college’s Civic Center campus would close was greeted with consternation from faculty members. More...
Science and Engineering Degrees Inch Up, but Progress for Women Is Mixed
By Chronicle Staff. Report: Snapshot ReportOrganization: National Student Clearinghouse Research CenterSummary: The past decade has seen a slight uptick in the share of bachelor’s degrees awarded in the so-called STEM fields—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Women lost ground to men at the bachelor’s level, while gaining at the doctoral level. More...
