By Elizabeth Redden. Nine Japanese medical schools have manipulated entrance exams to favor men over women or give preference to relatives of alumni, a report by the education ministry found, according to The Japan Times. More...
6 janvier 2019
6 janvier 2019
University of Rhode Island Closes Confucius Institute
By Elizabeth Redden. The University of Rhode Island is closing its Confucius Institute, the local news broadcaster WPRI 12 reported. Rhode Island is at least the sixth U.S. university to announce plans to close its Confucius Institute in the last year as the Chinese government-funded centers for language and cultural education have come under increased scrutiny from lawmakers and intelligence officials. More...
6 janvier 2019
Eastern Orthodox Church Leader Sues Princeton
By Emma Whitford. A spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church is suing Princeton University to regain possession of three Byzantine-era texts in Princeton’s collection, The New York Times reported. The university received the texts as a gift from a trustee and alumnus who bought them through a German auction. More...
6 janvier 2019
Women, College, Marriage and Jobs
By Emma Whitford. Attending a more selective college may be linked to increased odds of working, decreased odds of marriage for women, but not men, study suggests. More...
6 janvier 2019
Patterns of Student Protest
By Emma Whitford. College leaders often aren't the top hindrance to campus protests that have proliferated in recent years -- holiday breaks, finals week and graduation tend to be the biggest challenge for student activists. More...
6 janvier 2019
Pacific Northwest Arts Colleges Vote Not to Merge
By Emma Whitford. After months of discussion, the boards of two Portland, Ore., art schools, the Pacific Northwest College of Art and the Oregon College of Art and Craft, voted Friday against a merger proposal put forward in early November, The Oregonian reported. More...
6 janvier 2019
Unwelcome Guest
By Colleen Flaherty. Students at Northwestern want controversial visiting scholar who muses on race, intelligence and beauty, and who has been accused by colleagues of "bad science," off their campus. More...
6 janvier 2019
Collegiality Concerns
By Colleen Flaherty. After controversies involving two professors, Fresno State wants its "community" to be "respectful," "kind" and accountable. Many faculty members are on board, and university says principles won't be enforced. Others are skeptical. More...
6 janvier 2019
‘Why Didn’t I Get an A?’
By Colleen Flaherty. How do professors respond to regrade requests? One department encourages instructors to pass them up the chain. More...
6 janvier 2019
Grading Smarter, Not Harder
By Colleen Flaherty. A 2018 paper by members of the Stanford History Education Group called out historians for failing to value evidence of student learning as much as they value evidence in their historical analyses. More...
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