Oxford University creates map of appropriate touching
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Rutgers-Camden to cut tuition in half, eliminate it for some
New Jersey students who may not have considered applying for college because of financial constraints could have their tuition costs completely waived or reduced by half through a program being offered by Rutgers University-Camden.
SAT’s Racial Impact
Large and growing gaps in SAT scores, by race and ethnicity, are nothing new.
FBI opens probe of violent arrest of black South Carolina student
Federal authorities launched a civil rights investigation on Tuesday into a white deputy's arrest of a black high school student in South Carolina
Hundreds of UK academics pledge to boycott Israeli universities
More than 300 UK academics have pledged to boycott Israeli academic institutions in protest at what they describe as the country’s “intolerable human rights violations” against Palestinians.
New York State streamlines approval of college degree programs
The state Education Department has streamlined how it reviews new academic programs proposed by colleges and universities ...
Help poorer students to ‘navigate’ university, says Harvard professor
US universities must provide more “navigational” support to help students from poor backgrounds succeed in higher education, according to one of the world’s leading authorities on social mobility.
Can a Professor Be Forced to Assign a $180 Textbook?
The choice of a single textbook for one section of a course at one university might seem like a decidedly local issue.
Alamo Colleges board to have the final say on majors
In a vote on Tuesday, the Alamo Colleges board of trustees could end a yearlong struggle over whether to list majors on transfer student records ...
The most innovative schools in America
There are schools in America intent on breaking away from the norm.
