Tag: Around Academe
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Survey: College-educated women are more likely to have longer marriages
A study by the Pew Research Center found that college-educated women are more likely than…
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Federal research funding decreases
Federal funding of higher education research and development dropped for a third straight year, according…
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Study finds national six-year college completion rates are in decline
The rate of students completing college within six years of first enrolling has been declining…
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Albany State, Darton College will consolidate
Albany State University and Darton State College will consolidate to form one institution. The Board…
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Department of Education report: Most freshman apply to only one college
Two-thirds of freshmen who complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid application designate only…
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New York City to offer free SAT exams
New York City announced it will begin offering the SAT free to all public school…
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Study: Many students still ineligible for tuition tax breaks
A large number of undergraduate students remain ineligible to receive higher education tax benefits, according…
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Poll: Black college alumni report greater support from HBCUs
Black graduates of historically black colleges and universities are more likely to have felt supported…
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WSU to assist low-income students
Washington State University announced a new program that will assist over 400 low-income students with…
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Survey details how writing is taught throughout higher education
Survey results completed by the National Census of Writing offer a detailed view of how…
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Study: Drop in biosciences postdocs
For the first time in over 30 years, the number of biology and biomedical sciences…
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Census Bureau: Women more likely than men to have college attainment
For the first time in 75 years, women take the lead in college attainment, according…
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MIT to offer half-online degree
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology will begin offering massive open online courses for students earning…
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NYU receives $100M gift
New York University announced that a $100 million gift was awarded to its School of…
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Coalition formed to reverse old college application processes
Eighty colleges and universities are rebooting their application process for incoming high school students to…
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USC offers full-time employment to doctoral degree recipients
The University of Southern California, Los Angeles has created an alternative for recent doctoral graduates…
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Cornell University, Ithaca College partner to offer MAT program
Cornell University and Ithaca College have come together in a partnership to offer a new…
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Assistant to UGA president named administrator at Virginia Tech
Matthew M. Winston Jr., an assistant to UGA President Jere W. Morehead, has been named…
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Hank Aaron donates $3M to Morehouse
Hank Aaron, the Atlanta Braves baseball legend, and his wife, Billye Aaron, donated $3 million…
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Regents name Dalton State president
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia named Margaret Venable as president…
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U. of Nebraska-Kearney to allow more support dog use in housing
The University of Nebraska at Kearney and the board of regents of the university have…
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U. of California plans to attract more African-American students
Officials at the University of California at Berkeley have launched the African-American Initiative, which they…
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Georgia Regents University renamed Augusta University by USG regents
At its Sept. 15 meeting, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia…
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Stanford researchers find new way to improve critical thinking skills
Physicists at Stanford University and the University of British Columbia uncovered a new way to…
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