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21 octobre 2016

Print This InterVarsity Will Fire Any Who Back Gay Marriage

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. InterVarsity Christian Fellowship USA, which operates programs at 667 college campuses, has confirmed plans to fire any staff members who support same-sex marriage, Time reported. Read more...

21 octobre 2016

Print This The Nobel That Wasn't

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. The website of New York University's business school last week accidentally posted an announcement of a press conference with Paul Romer (right) on his winning the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, Bloomberg reported. Read more...

21 octobre 2016

Memorial Fund for Davis Postdoc Killed in Ethiopia

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. Many readers were saddened by the story last week of Sharon Gray, a plant biology postdoc at the University of California, Davis, who was killed by a stone-throwing protest (having nothing to do with her visit or work) while she was on a research trip to Ethiopia. Read more...

21 octobre 2016

A Call for Diversity and Diplomacy

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. Eight university presidents join statement on values they and others hope to see in next U.S. president. The statement doesn't name a candidate, but it's hard not to see who is being talked about. Read more...

21 octobre 2016

Growing Racial Disparities in Student Debt

HomeBy Andrew Kreighbaum. Consumer advocates say a Brookings study highlights the need for comprehensive federal data on the relationship between college loan debt and race. Read more...

21 octobre 2016

New Push (and Humor Video) to Promote FAFSA

HomeBy Andrew Kreighbaum. The National College Access Network Friday launched a national campaign to encourage high school seniors to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Read more...

21 octobre 2016

When PLUS Is a Minus

HomeBy Andrew Kreighbaum. Admissions counselors raise concerns over some colleges packaging PLUS loans in financial aid award letters, possibly misleading families about cost of attendance. Read more...

21 octobre 2016

Senate Higher Ed Post Up for Grabs

HomeBy Andrew Kreighbaum. As Election Day nears, it's uncertain who would lead the Senate committee that would handle key higher education legislation -- including a "free college" proposal if Hillary Clinton is elected -- in the next Congress. Read more...

21 octobre 2016

Report: Nearly 25% of College Students Are Hungry

HomeBy Kasia Kovacs. A significant number of college students -- 22 percent -- have very low levels of food security, which can make classwork more difficult, according to a report published yesterday. Read more...

21 octobre 2016

Inflammatory and Turned Away

HomeBy Kasia Kovacs. Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos is touring college campuses across America, and some universities have shut him out because of his rhetoric against groups too numerous to list. Read more...

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