Tag: Around Academe
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U.S. medical schools see rise in enrollment of minority students
Enrollment figures in medical schools across the U.S. rose in 2010, and minority students represent…
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Ohio academic libraries institute new policy to help save space
To cope with a storage crunch resulting from a lack of space in their five…
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Georgia board of regents approve new medical university name
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents recently approved a request to change the…
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Alumnus donates $100 million to Columbia’s business school
Henry Kravis, a Columbia University alumnus, recently made a pledge to donate $100 million to…
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Harvard University alumnus donates $10 million for humanities center
Harvard University alumnus Anand Mahindra donated $10 million to support the institution’s Humanities Center, the…
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California governor vetoes open-records bill for college foundations
In what The Chronicle of Higher Education called a “major political win,” for public universities…
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News agency’s Nobel predictions heavy on college researchers
The news agency Thomson Reuters has compiled a list of likely Nobel Prize recipients. The…
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Former Harvard professor to return after leaving White House
Former Harvard professor to return after leaving White HouseLawrence “Larry” Summers, director of the National…
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Employers to hire 13.5 percent more new college graduates in 2011
The National Association of Colleges and Employers released statistics predicting that hiring of just-graduated college…
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Yale University praised for its policies that help working mothers
Working Mother magazine ranked Yale University in New Haven, Conn., among its 100 best companies…
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SUNY agrees to help students avoid deceptive credit card marketing
The attorney general of New York and officials at the State University of New York…
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$24 million gift from alumnus to help MIT boost undergraduate numbers
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumnus and his charitable foundation have donated $24 million to…
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Tennessee chancellor gives up promised $80,000 salary increase
Incoming Tennessee Board of Regents System Chancellor John Morgan decided to give up earning the…
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Nebraska’s supreme court approves raises for faculty at public colleges
Full-time faculty members in Nebraska’s three public colleges will get pay raises thanks to a…
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UNC students can opt out of abortion coverage in health insurance
Students at the University of North Caroline who get health insurance through the institution now…
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Former president of Colombia will teach at Georgetown University
Former Colombian president, Álvaro Uribe Vélez, has agreed to join the faculty of Georgetown University…
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New policy requires students at U. of Virginia to self-report arrests
University of Virginia students will now be asked once a year, via a prompt in…
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Lewis and Clark College fined for contaminating creek with pool water
Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Ore. was charged about $78,000 for draining chlorinated water…
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VA education program for military members expanded for 2010-2011
A Department of Veterans Affairs program that improves access to higher education for U.S. military…
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South Chicago colleges pledge to aid each other during emergencies
Twelve colleges and universities in the Chicago area have pledged to provide aid to one…
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Core curriculum cut at U. of Arkansas
Arts and sciences students at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville will now have to…
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State auditors find charge card abuse at five public Florida universities
State auditors found instances of improper university charge card use totaling more than $150,000 at…
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Reports say University of California Berkeley could save $75 million
A consulting company hired to make an internal report of inefficiencies at the University of…
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NCAA calls for sickle-cell testing
Collegiate athletes are now required to be tested for the sickle-cell anemia trait, prove they’ve…
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