By Grace Bird. A nine-day Howard University student protest ended Friday when college officials agreed to meet most of the demands, NPR reported. Students cheered as leaders left the meeting with signed negotiations Friday afternoon. More...
Oracle signs agreement with Midwestern Higher Education Compact
Following a competitive sourcing event, Oracle today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC). Effective immediately, the contract provides discounts on Oracle Cloud, licenses, hardware, education, consulting and support services for public and not-for-profit colleges and universities across MHEC's 12 member states. More...
No Agreement Among Reviewers of Grant Applications
By Colleen Flaherty. A new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds little to no agreement among reviewers of grant applications to the National Institutes of Health. More...
Le rythme d'agrément des services d'archéologie préventive des collectivités ne faiblit pas
En 2017, 24 structures ont été habilitées, par arrêté ministériel, en qualité d'opérateurs d'archéologie préventive. Sur ce total, on compte seulement deux services privés. 22 services sont rattachés à des collectivités ou à des établissements leur appartenant. Plus...
Georgian Court, Atlantic Cape sign dual admission pact
Atlantic Cape Community College and Georgian Court University have signed a dual admissions agreement allowing students to transition from community college to a private, four-year institution. More...
Turnitin User Agreement: I disagree
Turnitin User Agreement: I disagree
Hans de Zwart, 2018/01/11
This clause - not unique to TurnItIn - is a problem: "You acknowledge and agree that the form and nature of the Services and the Site which Turnitin provides may change from time to time without prior notice to You." I've seen it just about everywhere, and exercised by various service providers fairly frequently. More...
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College signs transfer agreements with N.H. university
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College and Southern New Hampshire University recently signed three new transfer agreements for Blue Ridge students pursuing degrees in business administration, criminal justice and nursing. More...
L'agrément ESUS et la production de logements sociaux adaptés à un public âgé
Boston U Lecturers Reach First Contract Agreement
By Colleen Flaherty. Boston University and its non-tenure-track lecturers reached a first contract agreement last week, averting a planned walkout next week. Some 250 lecturers on campus have been affiliated with Service Employees International Union since early 2016. The tentative agreement includes a pay increase for each of the contract’s three years, and an average of 15 percent in the first year. More...