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“Humiliated” professor alleges racism after theft accusation
A 66-year-old University of Massachusetts-Boston professor said he was shocked when police showed up at his door three weeks ago and asked him to answer questions about a liquor store robbery.
Valdosta State Blues
Valdosta State University’s had a rough run in the last few years: declining enrollment, something of a revolving door of administrators and a divisive political protest controversy
Students at Sydney University use impersonators to sit their exams
University students are increasingly paying impersonators to sit their exams or smuggling in technology to help them cheat ...
Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Narnia? They’re all about academia
When I was a PhD student in the early 2000s, an amusing email was doing the rounds on all the scientific mailing lists. Its title was The Lord of the Rings: an allegory of the PhD?
Clinton’s Big Plan for Higher Ed
Hillary Clinton will today unveil a massive plan to make higher education more affordable, student loan debt less burdensome and states accountable for supporting their public colleges.
Florida lawmakers renew push for concealed guns on college campuses
Controversial bills that would arm people on college and school campuses with concealed guns will be back before the Legislature in 2016.
University of Tokyo Selects Super 30 Student for Higher Education
A student of Super 30, hailing from unprivileged section of the society, has been selected by the University of Tokyo for higher education.
Applying to a UC campus? Now you can list your gender identity — if you want to
Starting this fall, students applying to the University of California will have the option to choose among six gender identities listed on undergraduate admissions forms: male, female, trans male, trans female, gender queer/gender non-conforming and different identity.
World’s university ‘oligopoly’ accused of blocking OECD bid to judge learning quality
Ahelo academic and funder blame research elite for thwarting international graduate tests, but criticisms also levelled at multimillion-dollar ‘failure’
