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Students

Drexel to Offer 2-Year Law Degree

With enthusiasm for law school waning over concerns about high student debt, Drexel University is creating a two-year degree program designed to help new attorneys get into the workforce sooner and start making money.

April 1, 2013

Faculty & Staff

U.S. Still Has More Work to Do in Technology Education

According to a recent survey, China leads in integrating technology into the curriculum, its students spend more time using technology in school and say their teachers are technologically savvy.

March 31, 2013

Students

Group Discusses Solutions for Raising the Number of Hispanic Teachers

Hispanics are underrepresented in the American higher education professorate. And the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education is working to change that.

March 28, 2013

Faculty & Staff

School Officials Oppose Campus Carry Bill

Supporters of a bill to allow employees of school districts and Nevada’s higher education system to carry guns on campus if they have a concealed weapon permit said Monday the issue is about responding quickly to imminent threats.

March 25, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Admissions and ‘Admission’

It seems wholly appropriate that most colleges send out their judgment notices around Holy Week when borderline applicants might resort to prayer, or give new meaning to the notion of being “passed over.”

March 24, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Reflections on Increased Visibility of Lesbian and Gay Leaders in Higher Education

I also want to celebrate and mark the positive shifts when we see them, such as increased visibility and acceptance of queer leaders on our campuses nationwide.

March 24, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Remembering a Giant of African Literature

Considered the father of modern African literature, acclaimed writer Chinua Achebe has died at age 82, leaving behind a body of work that scholars say will grow increasingly more influential over time.

March 24, 2013

Faculty & Staff

West Virginia Senate Bill Could Change How Tuition is Charged

A bill advanced by the West Virginia Senate Education Committee could change how tuition is calculated at up to six state colleges and universities.

March 21, 2013

Students

Kansas Immigration Hearing Draws Emotional Response

An emotional crowd gathered for a House committee hearing on a measure that seeks to repeal in-state tuition for Kansas students without legal residency.

March 21, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Paternalism and Temple’s Enduring Black Studies Crisis

Back in November, I blogged on the crisis in the Department of African-American Studies (DAAS) at Temple University. I would like to update you on what happened.

March 20, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Florida A&M Suspends Search for New President

Florida A&M University on Friday abruptly halted its search for a new president after the university board chairman contended it was the wrong time to move ahead with a new leader.

March 17, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Study: Female Science Professors Underrepresented on Corporate Scientific Advisory Boards

Research universities can play a proactive role in reducing the discrimination female professors may encounter while seeking to commercialize scientific research, according to a forthcoming management study.

March 17, 2013