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1 mai 2016

U. of Iowa Changes Name of Student Portal to Avoid Terrorists’ Acronym

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz. The University of Iowa has renamed its portal for student information and records to avoid the acronym ISIS, the university said in a news release.
The new website, MyUI, allows students to see their grades and degree audits, pay bills, and check course schedules. More...

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1 mai 2016

Minnesota State Officials Shelve Controversial Rule to Examine Employee Cellphones

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz. Administrators in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system have shelved a controversial rule that let university officials examine employees’ personal cellphones, the Star Tribune reported on Monday. More...

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1 mai 2016

U.S. Publishes Details on Religious Colleges Seeking Title IX Waivers

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz. The U.S. Department of Education published on Friday new documents that identify religious colleges that have sought and received exemptions from the federal gender-equity law known as Title IX.
Such waivers allow the colleges to receive federal funding without violating their religious beliefs. But the exemptions are controversial: Last year the Human Rights Campaign, an advocacy group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights, published a report stating that a growing number of institutions were seeking and receiving the waivers, in order to be able to discriminate against LGBT students without jeopardizing their federal funds. More...

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1 mai 2016

Coast Guard Cadets Are Punished After Cheating Probe

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz. The U.S. Coast Guard Academy, in Connecticut, is recommending expulsion for three cadets and academic punishment for 37 cadets found guilty of cheating on online quizzes, NBC Connecticut reported on Tuesday. More...

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1 mai 2016

Middle Tenn. State President Wants to Strip Confederate General’s Name From Building

By Rio Fernandes. Middle Tennessee State University’s president, Sidney A. McPhee, is recommending the renaming of Forrest Hall, which honors the Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest, reports The Tennessean. More...

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1 mai 2016

Nearly Half of Students Are Open to Free-Speech Restrictions on Campuses, Survey Finds

By Rio Fernandes. Nearly half of college students believe in curtailing the news media’s access to campus events in certain scenarios, such as when protesters want to be left alone (48 percent), when they believe a reporter will be biased (49 percent), and when they want to tell the story themselves on social media (44 percent), a new Gallup survey has found. More...

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1 mai 2016

George Mason Faculty Calls on Leaders to Abandon Scalia Name for Law School

By Andy Thomason. George Mason University’s Faculty Senate voted on Wednesday to condemn the renaming of the university’s law school to honor the late Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court. BuzzFeed News reported that the body had voted 21 to 13 to call for the renaming process to be reopened. More...

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1 mai 2016

Federal Watchdog Can’t Investigate For-Profit Accreditation, Judge Rules

By Andy Thomason. A federal judge has ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau doesn’t have the legal authority to investigate the accreditation of for-profit colleges. More...

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1 mai 2016

Amid Accusations of Lax Oversight, Accreditor Gets Tough With ITT

By Andy Thomason. As it endures criticism for what is seen as faulty oversight of for-profit colleges, the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools has told ITT Educational Services Inc. to demonstrate that its accreditation should not be revoked. More...

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1 mai 2016

College Attainment Ticks Up, Lumina Says, but Is Likely to Miss 60% Goal

By Andy Thomason. More than 45 percent of Americans ages 25 to 64 had some “quality postsecondary credential” in 2014, according to an annual report released on Monday by the Lumina Foundation. More...

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