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Harvard Graduate Students Reach Deal to Vote on Unionization
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ― Graduate students at Harvard University are organizing an election to decide whether to unionize. A group of graduate students reached an agreement with Harvard’s administration on Tuesday to hold an election on Nov. 16 and 17. The vote will allow Harvard’s 3,500 teaching and research assistants to decide whether they will be […]
October 19, 2016
Students
University of Michigan to Get $27M for Robotics Research
DETROIT ― The University of Michigan is set to receive $27 million from a Chinese investment firm to aid in the institution’s driverless vehicle and robotics research. U-M President Mark Schlissel and Vice President for Research S. Jack Hu signed a memorandum of understanding on Saturday in Shenzhen, China, with Frontt Capital Management Ltd. Schlissel […]
October 19, 2016
Students
Courtney McAnuff Steers Rutgers’ Commitment to Diversity
Courtney McAnuff, vice president for enrollment management at Rutgers University, helped create the Future Scholars program and other pathways for diverse populations.
October 18, 2016
Students
Study Shows Computer Science Gap Begins Early
Black students are less likely than White students to have computer science courses in middle or high school — 47 versus 58 percent, a new study released Tuesday shows.
October 18, 2016
Students
Freshman Year Doesn’t Have to be Stressful
I don’t think that I had any bouts with stress while I was in college. Of course, the word “stress” wasn’t hot during the 1960s.
October 18, 2016
Students
University of Maine Creates Stephen King Chair in Literature
ORONO, Maine ― The University of Maine is creating the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature in honor of one of its most famous graduates. The university is collecting applications from English professors to fill the position now. The appointment is set to begin in August and is a five-year, renewable term. The university says […]
October 18, 2016
Students
Washington University Stops Intubation Training Using Cats
ST. LOUIS ― Washington University in St. Louis said Monday that it has stopped using sedated cats to train medical students how to insert breathing tubes down babies’ throats, effectively ending the practice in the U.S., according to a medical ethics group. The university’s School of Medicine said in a statement that after a “significant […]
October 18, 2016
Students
Tennessee State University Raising Admissions Standards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― Tennessee State University is planning to raise admissions standards for the next incoming class in an effort to draw higher-performing students who will have a greater likelihood to graduate. WPLN-FM reports the historically Black university in Nashville has the lowest average freshman ACT scores and graduation rates among the state’s public universities. […]
October 18, 2016
Students
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Suspended at Missouri University S&T
ROLLA, Mo. ― The Missouri University of Science and Technology has suspended the small Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and is making students move out of the fraternity house after two new members were hospitalized. The students were injured Thursday during an event at the fraternity house in Rolla, university spokesman Andrew Careaga said, adding that […]
October 18, 2016
Students
San Francisco State University Slams Posters Attacking Professor
SAN FRANCISCO ― San Francisco State University officials are condemning posters accusing a professor specializing in Palestinian studies of collaborating with terrorists. The posters by the David Horowitz Freedom Center single out an ethnic studies associate professor Rabab Ibrahim Abdulhadi, The San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday. University President Les Wong sent a campus-wide email Friday […]
October 18, 2016
Students
Nike Co-founder Phil Knight Pledges $500M to University of Oregon
EUGENE, Ore. ― Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife have pledged $500 million to the University of Oregon toward a new scientific research facility. The Register-Guard reports that the donation is the largest ever awarded to UO and is meant to launch a $1 billion, 10-year effort to build a three-building complex and add […]
October 18, 2016
Students
Military Friendly Institutions Competing for Veterans
Institutions are striving to compete for the growing number of transitioning military students, estimated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to number 1.1 million.
October 17, 2016
Students
University of New Mexico Agrees to Reform Sex Assault Response
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ― The U.S. Justice Department says it has reached an agreement with the University of New Mexico to improve how the school handles and investigates sexual harassment and assault cases. The agreement comes six months after the Justice Department released an investigative report saying the school failed to comply with federal law in […]
October 17, 2016
Students
High School Graduation Rate Hits Record High of 83.2 Percent
WASHINGTON ― The nation’s high school graduation rate reached a record 83.2 percent, continuing a steady increase that shows improvement across all racial and ethnic groups, according to federal data released Monday. President Barack Obama welcomed the higher rate as “good news.” But the gains come against a backdrop of decreasing test scores on national […]
October 17, 2016
Students
Judge Orders Kentucky Gov. Bevin to Release Money for Universities
FRANKFORT, Ky. ― A state judge has ordered Republican Gov. Matt Bevin to release $17.8 million to most public colleges and universities. Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate signed the order on Monday. It says Bevin must release the money within three days. Bevin had ordered cuts of 2 percent at most public colleges and universities, […]
October 17, 2016
Students
Miami University of Ohio, Feds Complete Agreement in Blind Student’s Case
CINCINNATI ― Federal authorities said Monday they have completed an agreement with Miami University that resolves allegations in a blind student’s lawsuit that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Justice Department, the Ohio university and Aleeha Dudley jointly filed a motion in Cincinnati asking a U.S. District Court judge to approve a consent […]
October 17, 2016
Students
Livingstone College on Lockdown After ‘Hundreds’ Involved in Fights
SALISBURY, N.C. ― Police say several hundred students and visitors at Livingston College were involved in several fights, prompting campus police to place the school on temporary lockdown. Salisbury police said in a statement that they were called to the campus of the school early Sunday for a third time because of fights and disorderly […]
October 17, 2016
Students
Student Loan Debt for Graduates Up 4 Percent in 2015
When students graduated from college in 2014, those who borrowed money to pay for college owed an average of $28,950. Now the average debt is $30,100 — 4 percent higher — for those who graduated in 2015.
October 17, 2016
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