By Natalie Samson and Helen Murphy. Mindshare series officially launched in Edmonton with a discussion on the future of energy. More...
1 mai 2016
1 mai 2016
OISE establishes new centre for higher education research
By Natalie Samson. Founding director says the centre is one of the largest hubs of higher ed research in the world. More...
1 mai 2016
Education Dept. Warns of More Scrutiny for Accreditors
By Eric Kelderman. In an 11-page “Dear Colleague” letter released on Friday, the department lays out some changes in how it expects accreditors to do their jobs and how they will be considered for federal recognition, which is required for them to serve as gatekeepers for federal student aid. More...
1 mai 2016
Under Fire, Brigham Young Will Review Title IX and Honor Code Enforcement
By Andrew Mytelka. Brigham Young University announced on Monday that it would “study” issues concerning the interaction of its code of student conduct and the federal gender-equity law known as Title IX, in which the enforcement of the honor code can complicate sexual-violence investigations. More...
1 mai 2016
Ole Miss Historians Object to Confederate Plaque Language
By Corinne Ruff. Historians at the University of Mississippi are objecting to language inscribed on a recently installed campus plaque that accompanies a statue of a Confederate soldier. More...
1 mai 2016
Report Ties State Aid to Improved Graduation Rates
By Eric Hoover. Report: “Examining the Role of the State: Need-Based Grants and Their Effect on Student Persistence and Degree Completion”
Author: Ray Franke, an assistant professor of higher education at the University of Massachusetts at Boston
Summary: Although other researchers have looked at how students benefit educationally from federal or institutional aid based on need, few researchers have specifically examined how need-based state aid helps its recipients’ prospects for college completion. More...
1 mai 2016
Common Application to Change Gender-Identity Options
By Eric Hoover. Starting this summer, students who use the Common Application will be asked to state their “sex assigned at birth.” There also will be an optional free-response text field in which applicants may describe their gender identity. More...
1 mai 2016
Yale Keeps Name for College That Honors a Slavery Apologist
By Sarah Brown. Yale University will retain the name of an undergraduate college that honors John C. Calhoun, an alumnus who served as a U.S. senator and vice president during the 19th century and was a vocal supporter of slavery. More...
1 mai 2016
Chicago State U. Lays Off One-Third of Staff
By Sara Lipka. Emergency funds approved last week by Illinois lawmakers after public colleges had gone almost the whole academic year without state money did not avert layoffs at Chicago State University, which let go more than 300 employees on Friday, the Chicago Tribune reported. More...
1 mai 2016
Federal Agents Set Up a Fake University to Make Arrests on Visa Fraud
By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz. The Department of Homeland Security has arrested 21 people who it says conspired with more than 1,000 foreign nationals to fraudulently obtain foreign worker and student visas through the University of Northern New Jersey, a fake institution, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey announced on Tuesday. More...
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