Tag: Around Academe
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Grad student enrollment increases, minority representation grows
The number of students enrolling in graduate education for the first time increased by almost…
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Study finds that fewer students are enrolling in history courses
The number of undergraduates enrolled in history courses declined by almost 8 percent from the…
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Using Twitter, Facebook to assess candidates for tenure, promotion
A report by the American Sociological Association suggested sociology professors’ social media presence should factor…
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New York med schools to stop using unclaimed cadavers for education
New York City medical schools are ending the centuries-old practice of using unclaimed bodies for…
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Report shows military students more likely to attend for-profit schools
More than 1 million current, former and reserve members of the military attended some form…
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Alumni in business, engineering more likely to give than other majors
Almost one in four alumni donate money to their alma mater, and those who graduated…
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Interest in student loan forgiveness program is high among borrowers
The U.S. Department of Education’s student loan forgiveness program doesn’t start until October 2017, but…
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Federal Trade Commission goes after academic journal publishing group
Academic journal publisher OMICS Group is facing a complaint filed in a U.S. district court…
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Required entrance exams boosts likelihood of college enrollment
Requiring students to take college entrance exams during high school increases their likelihood of attending…
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Growth in donations to universities for 2015-16 less than predicted
Higher education fundraisers brought in less money than expected in the 2015-2016 academic year, according…
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Department of Education tests new loan counseling strategies
In an effort to ease the burden of student loans, the U.S. Department of Education…
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Fulbright teaching program in Turkey suspended for academic year
Citing security concerns, the U.S. State Department has suspended the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant…
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Xavier U. to offer first Pizza ATM
College campuses are well-known hotbeds of innovation. Now, Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, is testing…
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Canada’s SFU gets US accreditation
Simon Fraser University, of British Columbia, became the third Canadian university to gain accreditation by…
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Study: One-fifth of undergraduates don’t apply for financial assistance
One in five undergraduate students don’t apply for financial aid, according to a report from…
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Survey: College is worth the money
College graduates overwhelmingly believe a college education is worth the money, according to a survey…
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OER use still low among faculty
Most higher education faculty are not very familiar with open educational resources, according to a…
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$21M gift to Harvard University funds new health and happiness center
A gift to Harvard’s public health school will fund a new center to find out…
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USG has $15.5B economic impact
The University System of Georgia’s economic impact on the state was $15.5 billion in fiscal…
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Syracuse U. plans hybrid JD program
The Syracuse University College of Law announced plans to partner with 2U Inc. to create…
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Some minority students see gains in the humanities; overall numbers down
While overall bachelor’s degrees in the humanities have declined, the number of Latino students earning…
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Study: Online reviews have biases
A recent PLOS ONE study explored 14 million online, anonymous professor rankings and found that…
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LA to offer free community college
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the city will help fund one year of free…
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Textbook publishers report that digital sales have outpaced print
Major education publishers have reported that digital textbook sales have surpassed print for the first…
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