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5 juillet 2014

Public to Private MBA at UCLA

By Ry Rivard. A small chunk of the University of California is set to break slightly away tomorrow and become “self-supporting,” as the state system begins a closely watched experiment that could be repeated. Following years of controversy, most of the University of California at Los Angeles’s Anderson School of Management will be giving up state funding in hopes of living off donations and likely higher tuitions. Read more...

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5 juillet 2014

Hedging Bets

By Elizabeth Redden. A new report argues that Western universities should take a more strategic approach to using transnational, or cross-border, higher education as a way to hedge against anticipated declines in international students that may result from the continuing development of higher education capacity in Asia. Read more...

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5 juillet 2014

When to Intervene

By Carl Straumsheim. “I wish Gina would die!! aaaargh! I think I might kill her tomorrow! Stick a knife rihht in her! LOL!"
Students, faculty members and administrators agree: If they came across a student spewing discriminatory slurs or physical threats on social media, the author should receive a warning or face some form of disciplinary action from his or her institution. Read more...

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5 juillet 2014

Most Expensive Colleges

By Michael Stratford. The U.S. Department of Education on Monday released its rankings of the most and least expensive colleges in the country -- an annual ritual that some lawmakers are eyeing for elimination in the coming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Read more...

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5 juillet 2014

Are the Stars Sexist?

By Scott Jaschik. Women are earning half of the doctorates in the life sciences these days, theoretically a major success for those wanting to diversify the faculties of STEM departments. But that success has never extended to the faculty ranks. Read more...

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5 juillet 2014

Higher One Partner Fined

By Michael Stratford. Federal and state regulators on Tuesday ordered a Chicago bank to pay a total of $4.1 million over its relationship with the campus debit card provider Higher One, which officials accused of misleading and deceiving students. Read more...

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5 juillet 2014

Adjunct v. Student

By Carl Straumsheim. A former adjunct instructor at Central Michigan University is suing a student for parodying him on Twitter, setting up a legal battle between @levittlaw and @levittlawyer. Read more...

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5 juillet 2014

Discount Escalation

By Ry Rivard. Private colleges are continuing unabated their strategy of setting high sticker prices while giving most of their students steep discounts, according to the latest survey of private colleges by the National Association of College and University Business Officers. The colleges, many of which are struggling to meet enrollment goals, are taking in only 54 cents for every $1 they claim to charge in tuition. Read more...

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5 juillet 2014

The Global Ph.D.

By Holly Else for Times Higher Education. Internationalizing the doctoral training process could help to overcome negative perceptions about the employability of Ph.D. students outside academia, said participants at a recent conference. Read more...

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5 juillet 2014

Duncan on Ratings and Debt

By Doug Lederman. Like many of his predecessors, Education Secretary Arne Duncan is known mostly as a K-12 person; that’s his background and clearly his passion, and much of the department’s work is in what happens to students before they get to college. And not surprisingly, as a result, his public speeches and statements tend to veer toward K-12 (and increasingly early education) more than higher education. Read more...

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