Tag: Technology: Page 31

Faculty & Staff

Ex-University of Southern California Professor Fined for Grant Application Lie

A former University of Southern California math professor has been ordered to pay $300,000 in fines and restitution for lying about his employment on a grant application he made to the U.S. Department of Energy.

December 22, 2014

Students

Drury University Agreement May Bring More Diversity

Drury University anticipates a more globally diverse student body after signing an agreement streamlining the admission of graduates from a Kansas City school with international ties.

December 21, 2014

Community Colleges

‘Draft Framework’ of new college ranking system for something other than football revealed

How will your school stack up in terms of providing access to low-income students? Academic outcomes? Will the rankings even be fair?

December 21, 2014

Sports

In Case You Missed It…

Is Higher Ed Culture Discouraging to Student-Athlete Activism? College Access Programs Can Be an Asset to Low-Income Students City College of San Francisco Works to Bridge the Science Gap White is the New Black in Neo-Civil Rights Language

December 19, 2014

Students

San Diego State Greeks Raise Sex Assault Awareness

Leaders of the Greek community at San Diego State University are developing a plan that calls for all members of fraternities and sororities to receive sexual assault awareness training.

December 15, 2014

Home

Virginia State University Bounces Back With Wireless Grant

Despite Virginia State University’s fragile state, the university managed to secure a multimillion-dollar technology grant this fall.

December 15, 2014

Home

Tech Summit Addresses Industry’s Lack of Diversity

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson spent most of this year pressuring the technology industry into facing up to the glaring scarcity of women, Blacks and Latinos at companies renowned as great places to work.

December 10, 2014

LGBTQ+

MIT Pulls Online Lectures Over Harassment Claim

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has removed a retired physics professor’s lectures from an online learning platform because the school concluded he had sexually harassed a woman, university officials said.

December 9, 2014

Students

Cost of College a Problem But Diversity Issue More Serious

Some thoughts while watching CNN’s Ivory Tower documentary.

December 7, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Higher Education: Identifying the Senior Team

There are big changes coming in American higher education. College and university governance must accommodate these changes and shape rather than be shaped by them.

December 3, 2014

Disabilties

Audit Reveals Equipment Thefts, Other Problems at Grambling

A new state audit of Grambling State University shows equipment thefts totaling more than $130,000 and an unbalanced budget with more total expenses than revenues in each of the five years analyzed.

December 2, 2014

Students

Universities Building Again After Recession

The University of Notre Dame campus is becoming a vast construction zone, leading a building boom that’s taking hold on campuses across the country as the economy improves.

November 30, 2014