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The New Student ID
Despite questions about privacy, colleges using biometric authentication such as iris scans say they are mostly concerned with getting students into campus facilities as quickly as possible.
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Tech challenger universities lead the way on industry links
The major problem faced by higher education in the developed world – particularly the West – in the past decade has been adapting to the erosion of public funding as governments, both regional and national, face a cash crisis.
Holy Cross College told to produce plan to get out of financial hole
Facing financial pressures, like some other small liberal arts colleges across the country, Holy Cross College has been ordered by an accrediting agency to develop a four-year plan to get out from under increasing yearly borrowing and the need to eliminate positions during the summer to balance its budget.
7,000 bodies could be buried on UMMC campus
Experts estimate up to 7,000 bodies are buried on the University of Mississippi Medical Center campus.
Will voice of universities be heard in the ‘Brexit election’?
Theresa May has told the people of Britain that a vote for her in the general election will “strengthen my hand and the UK’s negotiating position on Brexit”.
Leaving Over Campus Carry
Professor’s public resignation letter points to tensions in Kansas as new law takes effect this summer.
Harvard Law expands deferral program
Harvard Law School, expanding a pilot program for Harvard undergraduates, said Wednesday that it would allow juniors accepted from any college to defer admission as long as they finish college and spend at least two years working, studying or pursuing research or fellowships.
‘Invisible ink’ student pays high price for cheating
With micro-earpieces, smart watches and miniature mobile phones confiscated from exams in recent years, it seems students are resorting to ever-more-imaginative ways to cheat.
Purdue Faculty Questions Kaplan Deal
Senate passes resolution rebuking the university’s unexpected acquisition and calling for it to be rescinded.
Petition supported by teachers’ unions asks college to disinvite DeVos
After an historically black college in Florida announced that U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos would deliver its commencement address, an online petition appeared Monday, courtesy of alumni, who asked the college to rescind the invitation.
