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Students

Graduate Students’ Path to Unionization Remains Rocky

While some expected a sudden and systemic shift toward unionization at the nation’s other prominent institutions following success at Columbia University, the transformation has been slow to materialize.

October 23, 2017

Students

Guillermo: Hire Diverse Speakers to Offset Spectacle of White Nationalists on Campus

A diverse group of speakers throughout the year helps to deny Richard Spencer’s ideas credibility. People can hear for themselves what’s worthwhile and what’s not. But all must be invited on campus.

October 23, 2017

STEM

Stephen Hawking’s Ph.D. Thesis Goes Online, Website Crashes

LONDON — Cambridge University has put Stephen Hawking’s doctoral thesis online, triggering such interest that it crashed the university’s website. Completed in 1966 when the renowned physicist and author was 24, “Properties of Expanding Universes” explores ideas about the origins of the universe that have resonated through the scientist’s career. The university says the thesis […]

October 23, 2017

Students

West Virginia University Researcher Lessons Learned in Iceland

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia University researcher is working in two counties to apply lessons about peer groups from Iceland where he says teenage use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco has been “virtually eradicated.” Alfgeir Kristjansson, assistant professor in WVU’s School of Public Health, says the island nation pushed to replace unsupervised, aimless leisure […]

October 23, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Assistant Coach Sues Oregon State University After Firing

PORTLAND, Ore. — An assistant wrestling coach fired by Oregon State University has filed a federal lawsuit that contends he was wrongly let go. The lawsuit filed in Eugene says Kevin Roberts was falsely accused of allowing or participating in derogatory remarks made by members of the wrestling team toward one of their teammates. The […]

October 23, 2017

Students

As Protestors Rally at University of Florida, Penn State Hopes to Steer Clear

As protesters circled the University of Florida auditorium where White nationalist Richard Spencer spoke Thursday, Penn State decided to avoid this scenario altogether.

October 19, 2017

Students

Ky. Community College in Position to Help Veterans Make Career Transition

Over the past five years, West Kentucky Community and Technical College has built a comprehensive support network for student veterans.

October 19, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Senators Again Seek Loan Relief for Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct faculty members will get another chance to gain eligibility for a federal student loan relief program under proposed legislation by two U.S. senators.

October 19, 2017

Students

Lawsuit Challenges DeVos’ Guidance on Campus Sexual Assault

BOSTON —A national women’s rights group is challenging Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ new guidance on investigating campus sexual assault. The organization Equal Means Equal and three women who say they were assaulted in college filed a federal lawsuit Thursday in Boston alleging the rules violate civil rights laws. On Sept. 22, DeVos scrapped President Barack […]

October 19, 2017

Students

California Won’t Make Its Attorney Licensing Exam Easier

SAN FRANCISCO —Becoming a lawyer in California isn’t going to get easier after the state Supreme Court decided not to lower the minimum passing score on one of nation’s toughest licensing exams for attorneys. The justices on Wednesday acknowledged a drop in the percentage of people passing the test but said further study was needed […]

October 19, 2017

Students

Community Criticizes University of Memphis in Wake of Sexual Assaults

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In the wake of two reported off-campus rapes involving students at the University of Memphis, students and alumni challenged and criticized the university’s administration at a sexual assault forum. The Commercial Appeal reports over 100 people attended Wednesday’s campus forum, which saw a line of people waiting to speak when President David […]

October 19, 2017

Students

Celebrate Latino High School Graduation, but Work Toward College Degree Attainment

While there is much to rejoice, there’s a drastic chasm in graduation from 4-year colleges among Hispanics and other racial and ethnic groups.

October 18, 2017