Tag: Around Academe
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Auburn U. cleared of academic fraud
Auburn University has been cleared of academic fraud charges levied over independent-study courses taken by…
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GMAT scores canceled for cheating
Eighty-four people who paid a Web site to get a sneak peek at questions on…
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Fewer college students smoking
Smoking is being snuffed out on college campuses, according a report released Sept. 9 by…
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Violations cost U. of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico will hand out fewer football scholarships and have fewer coaches…
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Proposed affirmative-action ban fails to make it onto Arizona ballot
A proposal to halt the use of affirmative-action preferences by public higher educations institutions in…
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Court refuses to block team cuts at James Madison University
A three-judge panel refused a call from the sports advocacy group Equity in Athletics to…
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India’s new universities to mark a departure from old model
Fourteen new universities scheduled to be established in India throughout the next few years will…
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New marketing technique curbs campus drinking at U. of Virginia
A controversial program that provides accurate information about peer drinking habits to students has reduced…
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Science illustration program at U.C. Santa Cruz will shut down
The lauded science illustration program at the University of California, Santa Cruz will close in…
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Some Florida universities plan for fewer faculty, staff and students
The University of Florida announced plans to lay off 20 faculty members and 118 staffers…
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General education curriculum revamped after four years of study and discussion
After nearly four years of study and discussion, UGA will implement a new general education…
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Publishers sue Georgia State University for copyright violations
Three academic publishers sued Georgia State University on April 15 claiming “systematic, widespread and unauthorized…
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Afghan student allowed to appeal death sentence for criticizing Islam
A student sentenced to death for spreading feminist criticism of Islam at Afghanistan’s Balkh University…
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National Institutes of Health research papers go online for free
As of April 7, all research papers funded by grants from the National Institutes of…
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Two years after Katrina, Tulane library sees returns
Some 210,000 items that were salvaged from Tulane University’s Howard-Tilton Memorial Library are finally being…
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Animal cruelty videos close San Francisco Art Institute show
The San Francisco Art Institute canceled a Parisian artist’s one-man show and public forum recently…
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HHMI president to step down
Thomas R. Cech, president of one of the biggest private donors for scientific research, the…
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Settlement proposed for families of Virginia Tech shooting victims
The state of Virginia has proposed a $100,000 settlement for each of the families of…
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Some institutions lower their tuition
Several colleges and universities, including Duke, Yale, Pomona, Swarthmore and Stanford, have announced plans to…
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Colleges begin to solicit parents for their recommendations
Recommendations from mom and dad are among the latest requirements that some colleges are asking…
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Student lawsuit over used textbook and buy-back prices dismissed
A class-action lawsuit filed by two Daytona Beach Community College students about textbook prices has…
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Faculty votes no confidence in Moore College’s president
The faculty at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia voted that they have…
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Study says hazing is widespread
More than half of students who belong to campus organizations experience hazing, according to a…
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Report shows states spend more on prisons than they do on colleges
Five U.S. states are spending more money on prisons than on higher education, The Chronicle…
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