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Holistic Review for Graduate School Admissions Under Scrutiny

A recent report found that the majority of respondents called for more data demonstrating the link between holistic review in the admissions process and student success.

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Survey Forecasts More Heat for College Campuses

Findings from a new report suggest that participation in demonstrations may intensify in the coming months.

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Open-source Textbooks Gain in Push for College Affordability

STORRS, Conn. ― The standard textbook for Fundamentals of General Chemistry I at the University of Connecticut has a list price of $303. For students who use the version professor Edward Neth is preparing for the fall semester, the cost will be zero. An early adopter of open source textbooks, Neth said he turned to […]

UAB to Improve Access after Disabilities Act Complaint

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ― The University of Alabama at Birmingham has reached a settlement to ensure equal access for people with disabilities to the university’s facilities. U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance said in a news release Wednesday that the agreement was reached after a UAB student filed a complaint under the Americans with Disabilities Act, saying […]

ANNE EHRLICH

ANNE EHRLICH has been appointed vice president for student development at Knox College. She is dean of students at Woodbury University in California. Ehrlich received a bachelor’s from the University of California, San Diego, a master’s from the University of Michigan and a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles.

STEPHANIE M. GRAHAM

STEPHANIE M. GRAHAM has been promoted to associate vice president and deputy general counsel for Northwestern University. She was deputy general counsel at Northwestern University. Graham earned a bachelor’s from the University of Illinois and a juris doctor from the University of Chicago Law School.

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Skidmore College’s Wiley Embraces Being ‘Professor of Place’

Dr. Amber N. Wiley, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, says travel experiences ignited her interest in architecture.

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Diversity Groups Turning Up Heat at University of Chicago

Dozens of student organizations are demanding that the university suspend Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity after racist and misogynistic emails were leaked to the media.

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North Carolina’s NCAA Academic Case Stuck in Holding Pattern

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ― North Carolina’s long-running academic fraud scandal case seems stuck in procedural limbo. The NCAA charged the school in May with five violations, including lack of institutional control, but there has been little movement since. The NCAA is reviewing information reported by UNC in August and could amend the Notice of Allegations […]

Chancellor: Cash-strapped UC Berkeley Faces Tough Decisions

BERKELEY, Calif. ― The University of California, Berkeley, is running a $150 million deficit this year and must undertake a top-to-bottom review of expenses if it hopes to sustain its national standing as a premier public institution, the school’s chancellor warned Wednesday. The university faces difficult decisions as it works to preserve its long-term financial […]

Cornell Frat President Released, Denies Sex Assault Charges

ITHACA, N.Y. ― A 21-year-old president of a Cornell University fraternity has pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually assaulted a woman. Wolfgang Ballinger was released on his own recognizance Tuesday following a hearing in Ithaca. The New York City man has been charged with felony counts of attempted rape, criminal sexual assault and […]

2 College Faculty Fired in Scandal Over Freshmen Retention

By Associated Press A plan to identify freshmen most likely to fail has erupted into a scandal, faculty firings and a demotion at Mount St. Mary’s University after the Catholic school’s president reportedly likened the students to baby rabbits that should be killed. President Simon Newman is a former financial-industry executive hired in 2014 to […]

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