Tag: International Students: Page 12

Students

Diverse Conversations: Obama, Millennials and College Costs

College, it seems, is not as much of a sure thing as these young Americans believed it would be.

December 29, 2014

African-American

Bob Jones University Releases Report on Handling Sex Abuse Complaints

An independent report on how Bob Jones University has dealt with sexual abuse over several decades concluded that university employees weren’t properly trained to handle such cases and victims seem to have been blamed.

December 11, 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

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Sees More Minority Students

Minority student enrollment at Southern Illinois University’s Edwardsville campus is the highest it’s been in at least two decades.

December 1, 2014

Faculty & Staff

University of Utah Professor Wants ‘Drone Court’ to Approve Strikes

Today, when U.S. intelligence agencies believe they know the location of a terrorist in Pakistan and a few other countries, they are largely free to deploy a weapon that’s become the symbol of war on terror: an aerial drone.

November 30, 2014

Leadership & Policy

1 Victim of Florida State University Shooting Paralyzed

In the frantic moments at the Florida State University campus library last week, bullets struck 21-year-old student Farhan “Ronny” Ahmed three times, including a shot that severely damaged his spine and left him paralyzed from the waist down, his sister said Monday.

November 24, 2014

Students

Official Says Florida State University Gunman Was Alumnus

A Florida State University alumnus and attorney shot three people at the school’s library early Thursday before being killed by police, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

November 20, 2014

International

Education Historian Ravitch Wants More Input From Teachers on Common Core

Diane Ravitch said that while she opposes the standards, there’s no harm in getting public input about them as long as what teachers say is taken seriously.

November 20, 2014

Students

Moody’s: Colleges Charging More, Keeping Less

Bond-rating company says higher education revenue growth at a 10-year low.

November 18, 2014

International

Open Doors Data Details the Influx of Students From Other Countries

International Education Week kicked off with the announcement of the preliminary Open Doors data for 2013-14.

November 17, 2014

Asian American Pacific Islander

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November 7, 2014

Community Colleges

Mexico Mayor, Wife Detained in Case of 43 Missing College Students

Federal police detained the former mayor of Iguala and his wife, who are accused of ordering the Sept. 26 attacks that left six college students dead and 43 missing.

November 4, 2014