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27 octobre 2017

Nearly 1.5 million college students to use free textbooks this school year

eCampus NewsNearly 1.5 million U.S. college students are expected to save an estimated $145 million in the 2017-18 academic year by using free textbooks from OpenStax, the Rice University-based publisher of open education resource materials. More...

27 octobre 2017

Free year of Calif. community college

University Business LogoAbout half of the more than two million students attending California community college already receive free tuition based on their incomes. More...

26 octobre 2017

Core principles emerge for free speech debates on campuses

University Business LogoFrom Middlebury College in Vermont to the University of California at Berkeley, the issue of free expression on campuses around the nation has ignited a firestorm of protest and controversy. More...

26 octobre 2017

Free college made universities less equal — in England, at least

University Business LogoAs more states and localities in the U.S. begin adopting free college programs, a new study of England’s college financing system hints at some surprising pitfalls to getting rid of tuition fees. More...

26 octobre 2017

Berkeley students speak out about free speech

University Business LogoThe University of California, Berkeley, has been at the center of the debate over free speech taking place on campuses across the country in recent months. The faculty is divided about how to interpret the First Amendment. Many students, too, feel conflicted. More...

25 octobre 2017

Ohlone College pockets more than $9,000 from ‘free’ campus parking

University Business LogoOhlone College has collected more than $9,000 in fees over the past three years for what’s supposed to be free Sunday parking at its Fremont campus, data from the school shows. More...

25 octobre 2017

New effort underway to enroll more Calif. students tuition-free

University Business LogoCalifornia's community college system wants to boost the number of low-income students taking advantage of the state's free tuition option. To get the word out, the state is re-branding the program as the "Promise Grant." More...

25 octobre 2017

How college students understand free speech

University Business LogoHere’s the problem with suggesting that upsetting speech warrants “safe spaces,” or otherwise conflating mere words with physical assault: If speech is violence, then violence becomes a justifiable response to speech. More...

25 octobre 2017

When community college is free

University Business LogoDoes free community college work? An experiment in Chicago suggests that the answer is yes. More...

25 octobre 2017

Bannon, Yiannopoulos, Coulter headed to UC Berkeley for Free Speech Week

University Business LogoProtesters haven't made UC Berkeley the most hospitable place for conservatives lately, so it should make for a raucous few days when Steve Bannon, Milo Yiannopoulos and Ann Coulter show up there later this month for something called Free Speech Week. More...

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