22 août 2019

Brigham Young Changes Honor Code -- a Bit

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. Brigham Young University is making small but significant changes in its honor code. NBC News reported that students will be considered innocent of charges when they are brought before the court. More...

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U of Washington Will Create Center for Informed Public

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. The University of Washington will create a Center for an Informed Public, to be led by an interdisciplinary group whose mission is to resist strategic misinformation, promote an informed society and strengthen democratic discourse. More...

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California Bar Accidentally Leaks Exam Subjects

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. The State Bar of California sent letters to the deans of several California law schools last week containing the general topics (which are not clear in advance) on the test that will be given Tuesday and Wednesday. The bar says that it has no evidence that any of the deans shared the information, but as a caution, it shared the information with all those registered for the test. More...

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Victim in Dayton Is a Student

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. One of the victims in the Dayton, Ohio, shooting was Nicholas Cumer, a graduate student at Saint Francis University who completed his undergraduate degree there. More...

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21 août 2019

UVA Adds Measures for Recruited Athletes

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. The University of Virginia will no longer solicit or accept contributions from prospective athletes or their families. More...

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Dearborn Students Angered by Shift in Commencement

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. Students at the University of Michigan at Dearborn are protesting the university's decision to end its December commencement, The Detroit Free Press reported. The university says the decision will save money. More...

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Ex-Administrator Killed at Cal State Fullerton

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. A former administrator working as a consultant at California State University at Fullerton was stabbed to death in a car, the Los Angeles Times reported. A suspect was spotted fleeing the scene. More...

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What the Freshmen Know

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. What do you need to know about this year's freshmen? Consult the list. More...

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Responsibility to Low-Income Workers

HomeBy Greta Anderson. Survey finds that more than 20 percent of workers who are members of minority groups are looking to the federal government to prepare them for a changing economy. More...

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AP’s Outlook

HomeBy Greta Anderson. In an upcoming book, Chester Finn Jr. and Andrew Scanlan of the Fordham Institute analyze the College Board’s most prosperous program, including which students it’s helping and hurting. More...

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