High Debt, Low Earnings
The Education Department for the first time has released earnings data for thousands of college programs at all degree levels. What do they show?
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VCU rolls out program to track student class attendance using WiFi connections
Virginia Commonwealth University is testing a new pilot program this semester to track student class attendance using a novel method: WiFi connections.
A New Kind of ‘Big Deal’ for Elsevier
Carnegie Mellon University has signed an open-access deal with Elsevier -- the first of its kind for the publisher in the U.S.
Harvard students WALK OUT on Israeli ambassador…but he’s not suprised
Around 100 Harvard students walked out of a speech featuring an Israeli ambassador.
Judge upholds University of Missouri’s ban on guns on campus
A federal judge has upheld the University of Missouri’s ban on carrying concealed guns on campus.
Female scholars ‘less successful’ at negotiating job offers
Women are less effective at bargaining monetary benefits but have more success when they feel supported by professors, says study
How academics can improve their quality of life
At a time when stress and mental health issues are endemic within universities, Erin K. Wilson considers the small steps she is determined to take in order to be part of the solution
School won’t say if offensive Halloween costume incident took place on or off campus
Students at Franklin & Marshall College have held numerous high-profile demonstrations after some of their classmates dressed up as ethnic stereotypes on Halloween.
Surging college loan debt is having an especially big impact on African Americans
African Americans are defaulting on student loans at about double the rate of their white counterparts, underscoring how pernicious a problem consumer debt has become particularly for low-income households.
Boosting retention at FedEx
To slow turnover at its hubs, FedEx Express partnered with the University of Memphis to front the cost of a bachelor's degree. Some question whether this partnership results in real education for employees.
