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21 mai 2018

University Removes Sex Offender's Art

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. The University of Southern Maine has removed three paintings from an art exhibit on campus because the artist is a sex offender, The Portland Press Herald reported. More...

21 mai 2018

Anger Over How Black Students Were Treated at Graduation

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. The University of Florida is apologizing for the way some black students were treated at one of the graduation ceremonies over the weekend. Videos (below) posted to social media show that some black students did short dances or jumps (for a few seconds each) after receiving their diplomas, and that a university employee then pulled them off stage in a way some viewed as rough and showing a lack of respect. More...

21 mai 2018

Virginia Alters Rules on Campus Use by Unaffiliated Groups

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. The University of Virginia on Friday announced changes to its rules on the use of campus by groups unaffiliated with the university. The university has been considering its rules since last year's march through the campus by white nationalists shouting Nazi chants. More...

21 mai 2018

May 1? Meh

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. What was once viewed as the crucial date in the admissions calendar -- a date that is attracting more attention than ever -- isn't that important at many colleges that serve low-income students. More...

21 mai 2018

The Admissions Tour That Went Horribly Wrong

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. Woman called police on two Native American brothers she believed were not really part of the group, but who were doing nothing wrong. To many, incident illustrates the hostility facing minority students in higher education, including admissions process. More...

21 mai 2018

Columbia Art Students Want Tuition Refund

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. Students in the visual arts M.F.A. program at Columbia University are demanding tuition refunds, citing inadequate facilities and support, The Wall Street Journal reported. More...

21 mai 2018

Ohio State Investigates Possible Abuse by Team Doctor

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. Ohio State University announced last week that it is expanding an investigation into possible sexual abuse of athletes by Richard Strauss, who served as a physician for several athletic teams from the mid-1970s through the 1990s and who died in 2005. More...

21 mai 2018

When More Info Isn't Better for Students

HomeBy Greg Toppo. New findings: college students actually perform worse with access to digital course-planning platforms that show how previous students performed. More...

21 mai 2018

Hiram Floats Interdisciplinary Redesign

HomeBy Greg Toppo. Leaders at Ohio’s Hiram College are proposing a sweeping redesign of the liberal arts college, with plans to discontinue several bedrock majors including mathematics, philosophy, economics, art history, music and religious studies. More...

21 mai 2018

Anxiety at Hiram

HomeBy Greg Toppo. Last December, Hiram College wrote to alumni to assure them that an ongoing academic redesign of the 168-year-old liberal arts college, led by President Lori Varlotta, would proceed in an orderly fashion: “Like just about every process Varlotta launches, this one will be inclusive, data-driven, and transparent,” the college said in a message on its website. More...

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