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Central Oregon College Tries Other Tactics to Fill New Dorm

BEND, Ore. ― Central Oregon Community College is trying new marketing strategies and reducing rates to draw more students to a new residence hall that remains about one-third empty. College officials had high hopes for the $21 million, 330-bed hall. But the building opened in September only 76 percent full and is now down to […]

March 13, 2016

Departure of Basketball Captain Sparks Debate at Yale

NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Instead of Yale University celebrating its first appearance in the NCAA tournament in more than 50 years, the sudden dismissal of the captain of the men’s basketball team has sparked controversy and debate on campus. The exact circumstances behind the departure of senior Jack Montague in early February remain unclear. School […]

March 13, 2016

Trouble Remains Following Failed For-profit Schools’ Revival

WASHINGTON ― Significant problems remain at a formerly for-profit college that the Obama administration rescued from near collapse, an Associated Press review has found, despite new federal oversight and pledges of a turnaround by the schools’ current nonprofit owner. Everest University was once the flagship brand of Corinthian Colleges Inc., a for-profit school chain. Allegations […]

March 13, 2016

U. of Michigan Program for At-risk Youth Headed for Chicago

A University of Michigan-based program designed to prevent substance abuse, violence and early sexual activity among African American boys who do not live with their fathers, is gaining national recognition.

March 10, 2016

Georgia Senate Set to Vote on Allowing Guns on Campuses

ATLANTA ― Georgia’s state Senate is set to vote on a bill allowing licensed gun owners to carry concealed weapons on public college campuses. The measure is included on the chamber’s calendar for Friday. The proposal backed by the National Rifle Association won support from a Senate panel on Monday despite opposition from the powerful […]

March 10, 2016

Morehead State to Furlough Faculty, Staff for 5 days

MOREHEAD, Ky. ― Morehead State University President Wayne Andrews says faculty and staff at the eastern Kentucky school will be furloughed without pay March 21-25 due to economic woes. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Andrews sent a campus-wide email Thursday announcing the move, which will occur on spring break. He blamed declining enrollment and proposed state […]

March 10, 2016

Survey: Most Americans want to see more college graduates

Americans continue to see expanding access to education as the best strategy for widening opportunity in the modern economy, but remain conflicted as to whether to extend that commitment to dramatically widening the pathway to higher education, the Atlantic Media/Pearson Opportunity Poll has found. The survey found that big majorities of Americans, across racial, partisan, […]

March 10, 2016

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Diverse Conversations: Which Election Issues Really Matter to Minority College Students?

What do young people want from politicians and how can those politicians get those young people registered and to the polls?

March 9, 2016

Alabama-Birmingham Student Accuses School of Mishandling Sex Assault Probe

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ― A University of Alabama at Birmingham student said Tuesday that she filed a federal complaint alleging that university officials mishandled an investigation into an alleged sexual assault. The woman told The Associated Press that she was treated unfairly during the university’s investigation into the September 2014 incident. The Associated Press does not […]

March 9, 2016

UC Santa Cruz Fraternity Suspended after Drug Bust

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. ― A fraternity at the University of California at Santa Cruz is suspending the campus chapter after three of its members and three sorority sisters were arrested in a major drug bust. KNTV reports Wednesday that the Lambda Phi Epsilon fraternity posted a statement on its website, saying in part, the fraternity […]

March 9, 2016

Georgia University Board OKs Sexual Misconduct Investigation Process

ATLANTA ― People who report allegations of sexual misconduct at Georgia’s 29 public colleges and universities could have their attorneys involved in the process and so could the alleged perpetrators, under rules approved Wednesday by the university system’s governing board. The rules also require university officials to determine whether it is “more likely than not” […]

March 9, 2016

Dean of Berkeley Law School Steps Down Amid Harassment Suit

BERKELEY, Calif. ― The dean of UC Berkeley’s law school went on an indefinite leave of absence from the post Wednesday after his executive assistant sued him over allegations of sexual harassment and the university for allegedly not doing enough to prevent it. Berkeley Law Dean Sujit Choudhry will remain as a faculty member and […]

March 9, 2016

White teacher: I thought I could reach my black and Latino students. Then one told me why I couldn’t.

Here is the personal story of a well-regarded veteran teacher who left the classroom to pursue a PhD and then returned to the classroom, finding an environment that he did not expect. The post, by Brock Cohen, speaks to just how complicated and difficult teaching can be — even for educators who have been doing […]

March 9, 2016

Rose Makes Connection Between Incarceration and Career Growth

Dr. Lisa H. Rose is researching how contact with the criminal justice system affects career options, with an eye toward increasing access, specifically in the human services arena.

March 8, 2016

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Why a College Degree Means Less for the Poor, Explained in One Graph

Life isn’t fair. With hard work and determination, some are able to get an education and improve their odds — or so goes a popular American belief. But according to research from the Brookings Institution, a college degree goes a lot further if you were raised in a wealthier family. Brookings economists found wealthier college […]

March 8, 2016

ACE and ACUE Collaborate on Program to Improve College Instruction

The American Council on Education (ACE) and the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) are collaborating to improve college instruction via ACUE’s professional development and certificate program.

March 7, 2016

The Plight of Most First-generation College Students

Student advocates recognize the vitally important bond between student and college, especially for those who are the first in their families to attempt a college education.

March 7, 2016

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These Students Wanted an Education When D.C. Was the Nation’s ‘Murder Capital’

Steve Bumbaugh didn’t know that his star student’s mom was a crack addict. He didn’t know that she was too ashamed to ask anyone for help. And he didn’t know that she declined a college scholarship, which she beat every grim statistic to earn, because she was afraid her mom would overdose if she left […]

March 7, 2016