Texas and the next chapter for local climate action
As the world mourns the victims of the terrorist attacks that took place Friday in Paris, plans for the upcoming United Nations COP21 climate talks have shifted into crisis mode.
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A Different Kind of Textbook Debt
Months after being acquired by Follett, campus store operator Neebo is still sending students to collection agencies over textbooks the students say they have already returned.
Minnesota schools get reprieve on new dual-credit mandates
College and university sponsors of dual-credit classes that allow Minnesota high school students to earn college credits now can have an extra five years to meet new requirements for the class instructors.
On thin ice: Big Northern Lakes are being rapidly transformed
As temperatures rise, the world’s iconic northern lakes are undergoing major changes that include swiftly warming waters, diminished ice cover, and outbreaks of harmful algae.
The crisis of Europe’s borders
Europe's open borders were already under strain from the refugee crisis.
Taking Transfer National
Students are entering community colleges with the goal of earning a four-year degree, but most don't succeed.
Apple, Adidas have ‘greenest’ supply chains in China
Apple, Adidas and H&M have the "greenest" supply chains among the 167 brands evaluated by the Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI) (PDF), a system for assessing companies’ sustainable sourcing practices.
NCAA’s Emmert cautions schools about academic ‘mismatches’
NCAA president Mark Emmert told a gathering of high-ranking university officials Sunday that they have an “ethical responsibility” to address what he termed academic or admissions mismatches that result in Division I athletes struggling in the classroom and having trouble completing meaningful degree programs.
Top research teams ‘have more overseas academics and use carrots not sticks’
The research teams who did best in last year’s research excellence framework (REF) tended to have more non-UK academics and people with experience overseas, and generally used carrots rather than sticks to motivate members, a new analysis has found.
Autodesk helps D.C. stave off stormwater pollution
Cities across the globe historically have viewed stormwater as a public nuisance that causes damaging floods and spreads pollution.
