By Greg Toppo. Federal agents created a fake university, even enlisting help from an accreditor, to lure undocumented immigrants who were trying to stay in the U.S. More...
Carroll College Cuts 5 Majors and 10 Minors
By Scott Jaschik. The majors being cut are: classical studies, ethics and value studies, engineering science, environmental outreach and interpretation, and environmental policy and project management. The minors being cut are: anthropology, arts management and administration, classical studies, economics, European studies, Latin American studies, music, public relations, social media, and TV production. More...
Professors Protest Campus Carry Bill in West Virginia
By Scott Jaschik. Some faculty members in West Virginia walked out of class last week to protest fast-moving legislation that would permit those in the state with concealed-carry permits to bring guns on campuses. More...
Will Me Too Activism Cost Professor Her Job?
By Scott Jaschik. A Vanderbilt faculty member, considered a hero to many women in science, finds her once promising tenure bid has stalled. More...
Should Clemson Remove Calhoun Name From Honors College?
By Scott Jaschik. State law in South Carolina prevents public universities from changing the names of buildings without legislative approval. The measure was put in place amid a national push to remove honors for known racists of the past, some of whom have their names on prominent buildings at Clemson University and other public institutions in the state. More...
Samford Told Female Dancers to Bind Breasts
By Scott Jaschik. Samford University officials told female students in a dance competition that they needed to bind their breasts to perform, AL.com reported. Many students complained about the requirement. More...
Middlebury Will Divest Holdings in Fossil Fuels
By Scott Jaschik. Middlebury College announced Tuesday that it will sell holdings in its endowment in fossil fuel companies, phasing them out over 15 years and beginning this year to no longer make new such investments. More...
Missions locales | 700 rendez-vous pour l’emploi des jeunes
Les missions locales sont un service public dédié à l’insertion sociale et professionnelle des 16 à 25 ans. Elles accompagnent plus d’1,3 million de jeunes, chaque année. Certains jeunes connaissent pourtant mal, voire pas du tout leurs services. C’est pourquoi du 14 au 22 mars, elles organisent plus de 700 événements dans le cadre de la Semaine Nationale des Missions locales. Plus...
Mouvement des « gilets jaunes » : accompagnement des entreprises
Les entreprises dont l’activité est impactée par le mouvement social sont invitées à contacter les Unités départementales des DIRECCTE pour d’éventuelles déclarations d’activité partielle ou bien informer la DIRECCTE sur la boite mail : bfc.continuite-eco@direccte.gouv.fr ou la hot-line : 03.63.01.70.17. Plus...
Intled community mourns slain Pakistani student in US
By Kerrie Kennedy. Members of the international education community have been offering their condolences and describing the murder of 10 victims including a 17-year old exchange student from Pakistan in a Texas school shooting as “profoundly heartbreaking”. More...