By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Institutions won’t allow students to use marijuana on campuses for fear of running afoul of federal law and losing their funding. More...
2 janvier 2018
2 janvier 2018
Cuomo Wants Food Pantries at All Public Colleges
By Doug Lederman. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo plans to introduce legislation that would require all campuses in the State University and City University of New York systems to create their own food pantries or ensure another "stigma-free" way to give hungry students access to food, his office announced Dec. 28. More...
2 janvier 2018
Partial Relief for Defrauded Borrowers
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Department's decision is major departure from Obama administration, which provided full relief for approved claims. Advocates for students say policy provides inadequate help and creates confusion. More...
2 janvier 2018
Senate Rule Blocks Effort to Help Berea College
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Senate parliamentarian ruled Tuesday ahead of a vote on the Republican tax reform plan that three provisions of the bill -- including one taxing the endowments of private colleges but exempting Berea College -- violate the chamber's rules. The Senate went on to pass the bill without those provisions. More...
2 janvier 2018
Protest at DeVos Commencement Address
By Andrew Kreighbaum. In a commencement address to University of Baltimore graduates Monday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos praised the institution for shaping its programs to what students want and need and "not the other way around." But her speech was greeted with protests by graduates themselves, with many standing and turning their backs during the address. More...
2 janvier 2018
On the Virtues of the MLA Convention
As a young scholar, Alice Kelly had some concerns about attending the annual gathering. But she was pleasantly surprised. More...
2 janvier 2018
In Defense of UVA
Despite its recent trials, the university embodies the dream of public higher education, Mark Edmundson writes. More...
2 janvier 2018
Long-Term Broadband Goals Still on Far Horizon for Most Districts
Techno-News Blog. A full 85 percent of school districts now meet the Federal Communications Commission’s short-term goal for broadband connectivity of 100 Mbps per 1,000 students. More...
25 décembre 2017
How the net neutrality vote could impact colleges, students
Education and library services leaders say they are carefully watching a vote scheduled by the Federal Communications Commission in the hopes that the internet will remain an open and level playing field for their students, faculty, patrons and those in the pursuit of knowledge and information. More...
25 décembre 2017
Dual enrollment has drastic state-by-state differences
A large majority of dual enrollment students (88 percent), those who take community college courses while still enrolled in high school, continue college after high school, and most earn a degree within six years. More...
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