Eighteen research centers focused on studying higher education have issued a joint call for more government and private support for research on campus shootings and violence. Read more...
24 octobre 2015
24 octobre 2015
Professor Who Killed 3 Colleagues in 2010 Apologizes
Amy Bishop, a former biology professor at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, has for the first time apologized for in 2010 killing three of her then colleagues and injuring three others, NBC News reported. In a handwritten note as part of a new appeal to undo a plea agreement she made, Bishop referred to what she did as a "terrible crime". Read more...
24 octobre 2015
Study: Students Feel Prepared, but Not Fully, for Careers
Less than a tenth of students feel their college education fully prepared them for their careers, according to a new large survey by Instructure, the education technology company behind Canvas. Read more...
24 octobre 2015
8 Colleges to Model New Types of Student Records
Eight colleges and universities have been chosen to participate in a pilot project designed to create new ways to reflect students' academic and other performance. The project, led by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers and NASPA: Student Affairs Professionals in Higher Education, is funded with nearly $1.3 million from the Lumina Foundation. Read more...
24 octobre 2015
Texas Releases Free Online Courses for High Schoolers
The University of Texas System has released a set of free online courses intended to help high school students prepare for careers in STEM fields and the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests. Read more...
24 octobre 2015
Should Academics Try to Minimize Plane Trips?
A petition campaign being launched today by 56 academics urges professors, colleges and disciplinary associations to take steps to minimize the need to fly. Read more...
24 octobre 2015
ITT Tech Suspends Enrollment at Several Campuses
ITT Educational Services will suspend new student enrollment at several of its 135 campus locations, including campuses in Wichita, Kans., and South Bend, Ind. The embattled for-profit chain, which is facing financial and legal challenges, has closed eight of its ITT Technical Institute locations during the last two years, according to ITT's national accreditor. Read more...
24 octobre 2015
Rule Would Extend STEM Foreign Student Work Program
A proposed new rule scheduled to be published in the Federal Register today would extend the work authorization period known as the optional practical training program for international students at U.S. universities with degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Read more...
24 octobre 2015
Authors Guild Plans Appeal to Supreme Court
The Authors Guild on Friday vowed to take its case against Google to the U.S. Supreme Court after an appeals court said the technology giant's digital library does not violate the copyrights of authors. The organization, which represents published authors and agents, has been engaged in a legal battle with Google since 2005. Read more...
24 octobre 2015
Dildos, Nerf Guns and Real Guns
Critics of the new "campus carry" law that will go into effect in Texas next year have become creative. First we had the Campus (Dildo) Carry campaign in which students are pledging to carry around dildos (banned by state law in open display as obscene) to raise questions about what is and isn't illegal to have at a Texas college. Read more...
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