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Hard to say goodbye: Retired foreign teacher donates living room library
Many past and present students couldn't help shedding a tear as they farewelled Esther Snader from Anqing of East China's Anhui province.
University tells entire professoriate to reapply for their jobs
A UK university has told all of its research professors to reapply for their jobs, or face redundancy.
College after prison? New La. law makes it easier
Louisiana is the first state to prohibit public universities from asking applicants about their criminal histories, the latest development in a growing movement to "ban the box" on college applications.
Cut Off
Mizzou will ban students from using ID credit cards to buy nonacademic items from campus store, saying it will promote better spending habits. But students can still buy campus massages with their IDs and use their credit cards for other things.
Silence From the Secretary, Despite Major Rules Changes
It has been a month since Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has spoken publicly about higher education.
‘Fear of Looking Stupid’
Anthropologist offers explanation for why faculty members hesitate to adopt innovative teaching methods.
The politics of math: Is algebra necessary to obtain a college degree?
If you can’t simplify the following operation, chances are the state won’t let you graduate from community college:
IFS: English student loan changes ‘hit poorer graduates hardest’
Changes to student loans after 2012, principally the freezing of the repayment threshold, have increased the “burden” of repayments “most for low and middle earners”, according to a new Institute for Fiscal Studies report.
SEC settles fraud charges against defunct for-profit college company ITT
The Securities and Exchange Commission has settled its fraud case against ITT Educational Services, but it continues to pursue top executives from the defunct for-profit college firm for allegedly deceiving investors about high rates of late payments and defaults on student loans backed by the firm.
