Georgetown takes unprecedented step to make amends for slavery
Many American colleges were built by slavery. None have ever offered amends directly to slaves’ families.
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ITT Tech shuts down all its schools; one student says he’s ‘angry times 10 million’
Leon Wiggins II was looking forward to the start of classes next week as he closed in on a degree in ITT Technical Institute in Torrance and what he hoped would be a future in cybersecurity.
Campuses Cautiously Train Freshmen Against Subtle Insults
A freshman tentatively raises her hand and takes the microphone. “I’m really scared to ask this,” she begins.
New teaching model gets better results from students
Two high-achieving educators are transforming the way maths is taught in schools with a revolutionary online learning model that matches lessons with pupil understanding at every stage
LaGuardia Community College joins new city DACA initaitive
LaGuardia Community College and three other Queens community-based organizations partner with the city to provide classes to assist immigrants wishing to fulfill DACA’s education requirement
House panel to examine tax-exempt college endowments
The House Ways and Means Committee's oversight subcommittee is slated to hold a hearing next week on tax-exempt college endowments.
Four La. universities placed on ‘fiscal watch’ due to poor finances
A committee of the Louisiana Board of Regents has placed four schools on “fiscal watch” based on low scores on a 0-to-5 scale for fiscal health, Gannett Louisiana reports.
Chinese students can now choose teachers
Freshmen in the chemical engineering department in China’s southeast Jiangxi University of Science and Technology will now be able to choose their professors based on age, gender, and personality, adding some excitement to China’s often dreary university scene.
On ‘free’ college courses taken by Ohio’s middle-, high-school students
“Free college credit” for seventh-graders and older students — the lure of the popular dual-enrollment program that Ohio put into effect a year ago — isn’t free for school districts.
Britain tests ‘name blind’ university applications
Britain’s higher education system is considered among the world's best. At least if you have the right skin color, critics say.
