Tag: Around Academe
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Pennsylvania colleges no longer require SAT, ACT essays
The University of Pennsylvania and Swarthmore College, a private institution located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, announced…
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Fundraising levels up in higher ed
Estimated fundraising was up 5.1 percent for colleges and universities during the 2014-2015 academic year,…
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No union for Northwestern U. football
Northwestern University football players cannot form a union. The National Labor Relations Board declined to…
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UGA president emeritus takes new roles in higher education, diplomacy
UGA President Emeritus Michael F. Adams was named chancellor of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.…
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Study: Economy can influence majors
A new study published by the Institute for the Study of Labor, a German research…
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Fewer in-state students attending Purdue U. after tuition freezes
Now in a fourth year of tuition freezes, Purdue University in Indiana has become majority…
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Knoxville College plans to stop teaching classes this fall
Knoxville College, a historically black college in Mechanicsville, Tennessee, announced to the Tennessee Higher Education…
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Michigan State to stop burning coal
Michigan State University is taking steps to stop the burning of coal by the end…
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Arizona State teams with edX to launch online freshman program
Arizona State University is joining with the nonprofit massive open online course provider edX to…
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Online course website edX agrees to make content more accessible
EdX Inc., a website created by MIT and Harvard University that provides massive open online…
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Syracuse University drops fossil fuel stocks from its $1.2B endowment
Syracuse University has announced plans to drop all fossil fuel stocks from its $1.2 billion…
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Northern New Mexico College in battle with legislators over its name
Students at Northern New Mexico College in Espanola may be confused over what to call…
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Rhodes scholarship organization plans to include Chinese students
The Rhodes scholarship organization, the prestigious grant program that sends students to the University of…
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Middle Georgia State College status changes to state university July 1
At its March meeting, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents unanimously approved a…
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California awards $50 million for innovation in higher education
California legislation included a $50 million fund for innovations in higher education to the state’s…
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MIT encouraging students to discuss stress after 4 recent suicides
The recent suicides of four students—two in March—at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have prompted…
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University of Oklahoma building legal case to keep painting stolen by Nazis
The University of Oklahoma is building a legal argument to keep a painting by Camille…
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$50M in grants will be awarded to 18 Michigan community colleges
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced that $50 million in grants will be awarded to 18…
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Barbara Walters donates $15 million to New York’s Sarah Lawrence College
One of Sarah Lawrence College’s most prominent alumnae, TV journalist Barbara Walters made a gift…
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Sweet Briar College to close
Sweet Briar College, a liberal arts women’s college in Virginia, will close at the end…
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Chegg transferring services to digital
Chegg, a textbook rental service, has announced its plans to shift operations from physical to…
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Carnegie Mellon University recalls mistakenly mailed acceptance letter
Carnegie Mellon University mistakenly emailed nearly 800 graduate school applicants, congratulating them on their acceptance,…
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Harvard, MIT sued over closed captions
The National Association of the Deaf has filed lawsuits against Harvard University and the Massachusetts…
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U. of Phoenix, Thurgood Marshall College Fund form partnership
The University of Phoenix has partnered with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund—a major fundraising and…
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