Tag: Around Academe
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Former UGA administrator named East Georgia State president
Robert G. Boehmer, former associate provost for academic planning at UGA, was named the fifth…
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Study: Fewer religious studies jobs
Religious studies jobs have declined sharply in recent years, and the jobs that are available…
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Pew study: Percentage of diploma recipients reaches all-time high
A record portion of young adults are earning degrees in college and high school, according…
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Anthropologists OK new ethics code
The American Anthropological Association approved a new ethics code this month that, in part, offers…
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Supreme Court hears arguments in imported textbook copyright case
The Supreme Court heard arguments in late October regarding an imported textbook copyright case. Text…
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Louisiana State University combines president, chancellor positions
Louisiana State University’s board agreed to merge the positions of president and chancellor of the…
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Study: Gender discrimination still a factor in academic science jobs
Gender discrimination still plays a role when women choose which career to pursue in academic…
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Survey: Social media becoming a common higher ed teaching tool
Social media use has become commonplace for college faculty, according a survey by the Babson…
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Police raid Mexican teaching colleges
Mexican police raided three teacher colleges this month after students hijacked school buses and delivery…
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Supreme Court hears affirmative action case involving U. of Texas
The Supreme Court heard arguments this month for a case involving a white student alleging…
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Emory University apologizes for past anti-Semitic policies
Emory University has acknowledged past anti-Semitic practices at its former dental school from 1948 to…
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Survey: Social media affects chances for acceptance at some colleges
College admissions officers, who are increasingly using Facebook and Google when evaluating applicants, are discovering…
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Two Ga. technical colleges to merge
Higher education consolidation continues in Georgia as the board of the Technical College System of Georgia…
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U.S. consulate promoting higher education in India with reality TV
The U.S. Consulate General Mumbai is getting “real” with its approach to promoting U.S. undergraduate…
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UNC chancellor stepping down
Holden Thorp, chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will step down…
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Illegal immigrants’ children ruled eligible for Florida resident tuition
A federal judge ruled against a Florida law denying in-state tuition rates for U.S. citizens…
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Emory University to close academic departments, suspend programs
Emory University is eliminating three academic departments and one academic program, as well as suspending…
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U.S. Education Departments paid $1.4 billion to track loans defaulters
As the number of student loan defaults have increased of late, the debt collection industry…
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College bans pork in dining halls
Students of Paul Quinn College in Dallas won’t be finding bacon for breakfast, ham for…
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Morris Brown College files for federal bankruptcy protection
To prevent foreclosure and to stop its properties from being sold at an auction, Morris…
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University of Notre Dame joins ACC
The Atlantic Coast Conference Council of Presidents has unanimously voted to accept the University of…
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New Jersey government moves forward with university mergers
New Jersey universities are slated for restructuring following state legislation signed by Gov. Chris Christie…
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Latino enrollment reaches new high
Latino students became the largest minority group enrolled in four-year colleges and universities in 2011,…
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Emory admits ‘misrepresenting’ data
Officials at Emory University acknowledged that administrators intentionally misreported admissions data to third-party groups dating…
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