Cryptocurrencies come to campus
While the price of Bitcoin has dropped since Christmas, the virtual currency boom has shown no signs of cooling off in the more august precincts of America’s elite universities.
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Fake applications ‘reveal anti-Asian discrimination in academia’
Academics need to ask themselves whether they discriminate against overseas scholars on the basis of their home country, according to a researcher who found evidence of a “caste system” in global academia.
Conn. considers plan to cover college completion costs
Connecticut lawmakers are considering a different approach from other states to help students cover the high cost of college.
Judge blocks UW from billing student Republicans for campus rally
A federal judge on Friday blocked the University of Washington from billing the College Republicans an estimated $17,000 security fee for a campus rally Saturday on grounds that doing so would violate free-speech rights.
$1.5 million to get Into an Ivy
Lawsuit reveals just how much a college consulting service will charge for its services
Student satisfaction ‘unrelated’ to academic performance – study
Student satisfaction is “unrelated” to learning behaviour and academic performance, a study has found.
Holy Cross looks to move on from Crusader controversy
When the Holy Cross Board of Trustees ruled this month to keep the Crusader moniker, they aimed, in part, to move the word away from its dark and sordid history.
Academics ‘fear they will be judged on learning gain data’
Attempts to roll out the collection of data on students’ “learning gain” could be hampered by academics’ fears that it will be used to judge their performance, a conference heard
Dropping the D
Transfer rates at North Carolina's Stanly Community College increased after the college made the simple grading change of no longer awarding D's.
You can make free tuition work, but not like this
Free college tuition! There are many reactions to the prospect of providing free college tuition to those attending community and technical colleges in West Virginia: It’s wonderful news.
