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Leadership & Policy

University of Michigan Names Mark Schlissel New President

Brown University Provost Mark Schlissel was named Friday as the new president of the University of Michigan, vowing to strengthen what he called a “jewel” of higher education in the U.S.

January 26, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Eduardo González Putting UMass Boston on Map With Grants and Success

This Diverse 2014 Emerging Scholar is exactly where he wanted to be, doing high-level research on theoretical math that has attracted the attention of his peers and federal grantmakers.

January 26, 2014

Community Colleges

Humanities Majors Don’t Fare as Badly as Portrayed, New Earnings Report Says

People who major in the humanities and social sciences don’t earn as much as their classmates in the physical and natural sciences, math or engineering, but the gap is not as wide as has been portrayed.

January 26, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Protesting Utah Student Pays Tuition in $1 Bills

A University of Utah student says he paid his tuition bill with 2,000 one-dollar bills as a silent protest against the rising cost of college.

January 23, 2014

African-American

U.S. Sen. Warren: Let Students Refinance Their Loans

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is planning to file a bill to let students refinance their old loans at a new lower rate.

January 22, 2014

Students

Mississippi 2-Year Colleges Plan to Rework Remedial Courses

A new structure for remedial courses at Mississippi’s 15 community colleges could help more students graduate more quickly.

January 22, 2014

Students

Cheating Uncovered at Kapiolani Community College

Students in radiologic technology program took advantage of email message that included a photo of the multiple-choice test and answers.

January 21, 2014

Faculty & Staff

In Our MOOC Moment, Public Opinion about Teacher Quality Irrelevant

MOOCs will most likely remain apart of the education landscape as President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology have urged him to let market forces develop better systems to employ the technology.

January 21, 2014

Students

Report: AAPI College Students Primarily Turn to Peers for Academic Advice

Low-income Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) college students tend to seek academic advice from peers rather than from designated support centers on campus because of perceived barriers.

January 21, 2014

Students

Kentucky State Drops Students Over Accounts

Roughly 200 students at Kentucky State University were cutting class this last week, but not getting in trouble for it.

January 19, 2014

African-American

Diverse Conversations: Learning to Lead

When a faculty member is promoted to an administrative position, it can be quite a challenge to master the art of leading.

January 19, 2014

Students

LSU’s Graduation Rate at All-Time High

BATON ROUGE, La.—For the third year in a row LSU has notched an all-time high graduation rate, with 69.1 percent of students walking away from the university with a degree in hand—the highest graduation rate out of all public universities in the state.

January 15, 2014