Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A group of senior United States university representatives has visited Iran, in what is believed to be the biggest academic delegation since the 1970s.Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Yet here was an outburst unlike any other seen in the Bedford County Circuit Court Room A — a courtroom full of Sweet Briar College supporters in their pink-and-green school colors first applauding, then rising to a standing ovation, then spontaneously breaking out into their now-famous “holla holla holla” cheer.Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Ivy Tech Community College is on the verge of no longer being a provider for some state workforce training and education programs because many of its students are not succeeding.Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Financial support for college students has long been based on how well they perform in the classroom. Now, for public colleges and universities, it's their turn to be graded.Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Early in the morning on Oct. 10, 2014, Dave woke up to the Northwestern University campus police knocking on his dorm room door. They were there to tell Dave, a visiting student at the school, that he had received an urgent no-contact order.Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Last month, congressional leaders introduced the Restoring Education and Learning (REAL) Act. The REAL Act would reverse a 1994 ban on federal aid in the form of Pell grants for incarcerated people to access postsecondary educational opportunities in prison.Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Orlando doesn’t seem like ground zero for the debate over higher education and social inequality. This Florida city, after all, is still best known for Disney World, the iconic Cinderella Castle and endless days of butter-yellow sunshine.Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Utah’s largest public university is attempting to teach students to watch where they’re going by designating a special lane for people who text while walking up stairs.Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. American University faces an on-campus housing shortage this fall. The school accepted more students than it has room for, ABC 7 reports.Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. It’s no secret that former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich has some misgivings about the direction of the American economy. But the prolific writer, radio commentator and longtime University of California, Berkeley professor isn’t thrilled about how we are educating our kids, either./https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
