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Opinion

Increasing College Diversity

In most four-year college strategic plans, there is a good-faith statement calling for increasing diversity as an institutional goal. There are good — even noble — reasons for doing so.

August 20, 2014

Home

New York Gives Tuition Break to Veterans

New York is encouraging veterans to go back to school and making it easier for the families of service members who relocate to the state.

August 19, 2014

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August 14, 2014

Students

Despite University of Kansas’ Efforts, Sexual Assault Persists

A confidential University of Kansas survey shows that one in 10 students say they have been victims of sexual harassment, including sexual assault, but many never report it.

August 11, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Colorado University Moves to Fire Professor Over Sex Assault Probe

The University of Colorado is moving to fire a tenured philosophy professor who launched his own investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving two graduate students.

August 10, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Big Data Measuring Dollar Value of College Degrees

Some college and universities are releasing average salaries earned by students according to their major and campus to help calculate return on investment.

August 10, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Ohio State University Stands By Firing; Band Director Wants Reversal

Ohio State University officials on Tuesday stood by their firing of the marching band director, who said he wants his job back and another chance to change the cultural issues in the unit that led to his dismissal.

August 5, 2014

Students

Powerball Win Helps Marilyn Fields Spread Her Love for Shaw University

Good fortune allows devoted alumna and employee the opportunity to fully capitalize a scholarship she had started earlier this year.

July 31, 2014

Students

Billions of GI Bill Funds Going to For-Profit Schools

Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have flocked to for-profit colleges, including a troubled chain that is closing or selling its campuses amid a series of federal and state investigations.

July 30, 2014

Students

Report: Millions with College Credit Identified as Potential Graduates

An estimated 4 million Americans have completed at least two years of college and they represent a pool of potential students with whom colleges and universities could reconnect, a new national report says.

July 30, 2014

African-American

Rethinking President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative

The initiative lacks components that would aggressively respond to the pervasiveness of institutional and structural racism that yet persists in America.

July 28, 2014

Disabilties

Colleges Woo Native Americans With New Programs

A growing number of universities are offering programs to recruit and prepare Native American students for a transition to college life.

July 20, 2014