By Scott Jaschik. Baptist Theological Seminary in Richmond has announced that it will close at the end of this academic year, citing financial pressures. More...
Making the Message Simple and Direct
By Scott Jaschik. Experiment in California suggests that the right kind of outreach can increase the participation of low-income students in aid programs. More...
2 Shot, 1 Fatally, After Voorhees Homecoming Event
By Scott Jaschik. Two men were shot, one of them fatally, after a homecoming event Friday night at Voorhees College, in South Carolina. A statement from the college said that the men were not affiliated with the college. The campus has been placed on lockdown. More...
Mass Shooting at Bar 'Packed With College Students'
By Scott Jaschik. At least 12 people were shot and killed at a bar in Ventura County in Southern California Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Times reported. More...
Another Mass Shooting With Student Victims
By Scott Jaschik. Southern California campuses shaken by attack in bar full on "college night." 2 students and recent graduate are among those killed. Plus links to background on some of the many other mass shootings with victims tied to academe. More...
More 'OK to Be White' Fliers on Campuses
By Scott Jaschik. Two more colleges are reporting the appearance of "It's OK to Be White" posters. The latest campuses are the University of Idaho and William Paterson University, in New Jersey. Prior to the latest reports, fliers have appeared in the last 10 days at nine American colleges and one Canadian university. More...
Nyack Will Combine Its Campuses
By Scott Jaschik. Nyack College has announced that it plans to close its campus in Rockland County (outside New York City) and consolidate all programs at the college's Manhattan campus. More...
147 Colleges, Football and Brain Disease
By Scott Jaschik. A study released Friday documented that 147 colleges and universities have at least one former football player with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is linked to concussions, USA Today reported. More...
‘Unprecedented’ Turnout by College Students in Midterm Elections
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Leading into the pivotal midterm elections this week, political activists were confident that turnout among college students would far outpace previous years. Their predictions were apparently correct; exit poll data revealed a surge among college-age voters that also seemed to contribute to Democrats taking back control of the U.S. House of Representatives. More...
Professor Accused of Coercing Foreign Students to Be Servants
By Elizabeth Redden. The University of Missouri at Kansas City failed to stop a pharmacy professor accused of coercing international students from India to do personal chores for him such as busing tables at social events, taking care of his dog or houseplants, or bailing water out of a flooded basement, The Kansas City Star reported. More...