Tag: Around Academe
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Liberty U. rides online ed growth
Liberty University, the Lynchburg, Va., Baptist college founded by the late televangelist Jerry Falwell, has…
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Automatic budget cuts to impact military tuition-assistance programs
The U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps have announced they will halt tuition-assistance programs…
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Bill to reform treatment of campus sexual violence passed by Congress
Congress passed legislation in February that aims to reform how colleges across the nation treat…
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UGA Foundation trustee appointed University System of Georgia regent
Don L. Waters, a member of the UGA Foundation, has been appointed to the University…
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Stanford becomes first university to raise more than $1B in one year
Stanford University became the first university to raise more than $1 billion in a single…
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Arkansas to let colleges decide on campus concealed gun policies
Arkansas legislators passed a bill in February allowing colleges to decide whether to allow faculty…
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Council endorses five MOOCs for credit
In what could be a major milestone for the increasingly popular Massive Open Online Courses,…
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Poll: Americans value college but are concerned about affordability
Most Americans think higher education is valuable for getting a good job and making more…
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Mini-Walmart coming to Georgia Tech
Big-box giant Walmart has signed an agreement with Georgia Tech to open a store on…
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Obama calls for college affordability
In his February State of the Union address, President Barack Obama called for federal student…
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UGA VP makes history at USM
Rodney Bennett was named the next president of the University of Southern Mississippi, making him…
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Former grad student sues Lehigh U.
A former Lehigh University student is seeking $1.3 million in damages from the Pennsylvania university…
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National higher ed initiative launched
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is launching an initiative to address challenges facing…
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Study determines that millions of college graduates are underemployed
Nearly half of all employed college graduates are holding jobs that do not require their…
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Study determines that men more likely to commit science fraud
Male scientists are more likely to commit scientific fraud than their female peers, according to…
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National Governors Association calls for review of states’ online courses
As the availability of online courses continues to expand, states’ governors should work to review…
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East Carolina University suing Cisco
East Carolina University is suing tech company Cisco over the use of the slogan “Tomorrow…
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Parental funding lowers student GPA
A new study released this month by a researcher at the University of California, Merced…
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Website report: College professors have ‘least stressful job’ for 2013
It may come as a shock to those working in the profession, but being a…
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Four USG college mergers finalized
In its January meeting, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved the four…
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Michigan university releases its annual list of ‘words to be banished’
Lake Superior State University released its annual List of Words to be Banished from the…
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State report: Florida A&M lacked institutional controls for hazing
Florida’s State University System released a report criticizing Florida A&M University in response to the…
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‘U.S. News and World Report’ removes George Washington U. from rankings
George Washington University in Washington, D.C., was moved to the unranked category of the U.S.…
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SACS OKs USG consolidation plan
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has approved the plan to consolidate eight current…
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