$1.75 billion Turnitin sale spotlights intellectual property fears
Huge price tag demonstrates power of plagiarism-checking company
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‘Up to half’ of European papers to be open access under Plan S
Clarivate warns cost of article processing charges set to fall on funders
Admissions Files Hacked
Some applicants at Grinnell, Hamilton and Oberlin report receiving emails giving them the chance to purchase their files -- including confidential comments from admissions officers.
‘Free college’ is increasingly popular — and complicated for states
Julius Dancy’s parents couldn’t afford to send him to a four-year college. His high school grades, he admits, weren’t great, so he didn’t qualify for merit scholarships.
SD students could soon be free from ‘free speech’ zones
"Free speech zones" could soon be OFF LIMITS for public universities in South Dakota.
The stigma of choosing Trade school over College
When college is held up as the one true path to success, parents—especially highly educated ones—might worry when their children opt for vocational school instead.
Privileged students fill majority of degree apprenticeship places
Proportion of places taken by disadvantaged students shrinks as level of qualification rises
3 get prison in Adidas college basketball recruiting scandal
A former Adidas executive and two other men were sentenced to prison Tuesday by a judge who said he wanted to send a “great big warning light to the basketball world” after the men conspired to pay families so top college basketball recruits would go to Adidas-sponsored schools.
Chinese hackers target universities in pursuit of maritime military secrets
Chinese hackers have targeted more than two dozen universities in the U.S. and around the globe as part of an elaborate scheme to steal research about maritime technology being developed for military use, cybersecurity experts and current and former U.S. officials said.
Hayden Williams’ attorney: Greenberg previously involved in ‘almost a dozen lawsuits,’ ‘had to turn in his guns’ (VIDEO)
Hayden Williams' attorney Harmeet Dhillon said Wednesday that Williams' alleged attacker, Zachary Greenberg has been involved in several legal matters.
