Tag: Around Academe
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Fund to help Syrians students
The Institute of International Education, an independent nonprofit organization, has established a fund to help…
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Explosion closes SUNY campus
A chemistry laboratory explosion closed the State University of New York’s Canton campus for one…
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Historians start to define degrees
Historians across the U.S. have decided to create a specific, agreed-upon framework of expectations for…
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Food bank for students opens at Owens Community College
Owens Community College, a comprehensive institution with multiple campuses in Ohio, has announced a plan…
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Michigan State trustees approve move toward nuclear research center
Michigan State University’s board of trustees has approved a controversial plan to build a nuclear…
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University of Colorado at Boulder tops list of Peace Corps volunteers
The University of Colorado at Boulder, George Washington University and the University of Mary Washington…
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Indiana bill could allow campus leaders to stay on job longer
Top administrators at Indiana public universities may be able to stay on the job after…
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Kalamazoo gets $23 million grant for its social justice leadership center
Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Mich., received a $23 million grant, the largest in the college’s…
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Natural history museum to offer master’s for earth science teachers
The American Museum of Natural History, the first U.S. science museum with its own doctoral…
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U.S. Coast Guard aids stricken University of Hawaii research ship
The Kilo Moana, a University of Hawaii research vessel,was rescued at sea by the U.S.…
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Alumnus pledges $11 million to Yale
The Yale University Art Gallery has received an $11 million pledge from an alumnus to…
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Duke U. approves first degree for its business school campus in China
A master of management studies will be the first degree offered by Duke University’s Fuqua…
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New York’s Bard College acquires liberal arts institution in Berlin
Bard College, a liberal arts college in Annadale-on-Hudson, N.Y., acquired a higher education institution in…
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Unemployed veterans gain additional year of benefits from Congress
Congress has passed a bill that will provide an additional year of benefits from the…
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UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering to open graduate center in Shanghai
The College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, announced plans to open a…
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Cooper Union mulls charging tuition for first time in its 152-year history
The president of Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, a privately funded…
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Seven higher education groups bid to build technology campus in NYC
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that seven university groups have placed bids to…
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Yale begins active recruitment of LGBTQ applicants for its med school
To increase diversity and increase a demographic group underrepresented as physicians, officials from the Yale…
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Marine Corps cancels plans to reduce tuition assistance to veterans
The U.S. Marine Corps has reversed a recent policy that reduced its maximum tuition-assistance benefits…
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James Madison U. to give course credit for Rosetta Stone completion
James Madison University has agreed to offer course credit to online-only students who complete a…
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Fulbright program to resume in Libya
As part of its $11 million aid package to Libya, the U.S. State Department plans…
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San Diego State will offer a new four-year major in LGBT studies
San Diego State University will become the second institution of higher education in the nation…
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Princeton adopts open-access policy
Nearly all research articles coming out of Princeton University will be available for free online…
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Two Missouri universities partner to create campus in Chinese province
The University of Missouri at St. Louis and the Missouri University of Science and Technology…
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