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28 janvier 2019

Report Shows Benefit of Prison Education

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. A new report by the Vera Institute of Justice and Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality that examined the economic benefits of educating incarcerated people recommends lifting the ban on providing federal financial aid to inmates. More...

28 janvier 2019

For-Profit Nursing Graduates More Likely to Fail Licensure Test

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. A study published by researchers at George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health found that graduates from for-profit nursing programs were more likely to fail the National Council Licensure Examination on the first try compared to their peers from public and nonprofit institutions. More...

28 janvier 2019

New York Governor Proposes New For-Profit Regulations

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. New York governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed increasing regulations on for-profit institutions as part of his 2019-20 budget plan. More...

28 janvier 2019

Nonprofit Dream Center Facing Bankruptcy

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. The nonprofit Dream Center Education Holdings, which owns the Art Institutes, may be at risk of going bankrupt. More...

28 janvier 2019

Former EDMC Campuses Bought by Private Investors

HomeBy Ashley A. Smith. Private investment firm, through newly created nonprofit, buys several Art Institutes and South University campuses, raising concerns about transparency and the viability of former for-profit institutions. More...

28 janvier 2019

NCAA Adds Five Independent Governing Board Members

HomeBy Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The National Collegiate Athletic Association has added five members outside university presidents to its top governing board, a move prompted by the 2017 scandal in collegiate basketball. More...

28 janvier 2019

Robots to Deliver Food at George Mason

HomeBy Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. George Mason University has received a fleet of 25 robots that can deliver food to students on campus.
Starship Technologies, the company that created the machines, said that they can drop off Blaze Pizza, Starbucks and Dunkin’, among other meals, to students within minutes at $1.99 per delivery. More...

28 janvier 2019

Multiple Warnings, No Action

HomeBy Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. University of Utah student told campus police officers multiple times she was worried about repeated, harassing text messages from ex-boyfriend. More...

28 janvier 2019

Survey: Employers Want 'Soft Skills' From Graduates

HomeBy Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Employers want college graduates who have “soft skills,” such as being a good listener or thinking critically, but they have difficulty finding such candidates, according to a new report. More...

28 janvier 2019

Taking Race Out of Crime Alerts?

HomeBy Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. University of Nebraska at Lincoln is under fire by students who thought police should not have mentioned in a campuswide bulletin that two men accused of sexual assault were black, believing that it reinforced harmful stereotypes. More...

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