News from Around Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education serves as the paper of record for higher education. Visitors to the Chronicle can freely search job listings or explore the various Career Advice columns or launch off into cyberspace using their Internet Resources database on higher-education administration and scholarly disciplines.
The other big online source of news on the comings and goings of Academia is Inside Higher Ed, the online paper that covers a wide range of topics including conflict resolution issues.
Recent News on Higher Education (with some K-12 mixed in)
Sources include RSS feeds from Inside Higher Ed, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and the New York Times Education section.
- The Bay Citizen: University to Manage Home Costs of President
08/27/2010(from New York Times Education Feed)
The University of California has appointed an official to manage spending at the private residence of its president, Mark G. Yudof, after he ran up nearly 0,000 in expenses.
[link] ... - Dean From Northwestern Picked to Lead New School
08/27/2010(from New York Times Education Feed)
David E. Van Zandt will replace Bob Kerrey, a former Nebraska senator, as the university?s president.
[link] ... - Harvard Researcher May Have Fabricated Data
08/30/2010(from New York Times Education Feed)
Marc Hauser is on leave after being found ?solely responsible? for eight counts of scientific misconduct.
[link] ... - Key Senator Calls for More Federal Oversight of For-Profit Colleges
08/31/2010(from Chronicle of HIgher Education)Sen. Dick Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, argued in a forum he held Tuesday that "too many schools are taking advantage of students and making money hand over fist."
... - New Group Strives to Protect International Students in Australia
08/31/2010(from Chronicle of HIgher Education)The Council of International Students Australia will advocate on issues like immigration and safety.
... - A Decade Later, Distress Over Huskies' Troubled Season Still Lingers
08/31/2010(from Chronicle of HIgher Education)Two reporters delve into the lack of values seen in the University of Washington's football program during the year leading up to Rose Bowl glory.
... - Court Largely Upholds Florida Law That Put Sharp Limits on Academic Travel to Cuba
09/01/2010(from Chronicle of HIgher Education)But the federal appellate judges said the law could not ban such travel if it was privately financed, as nearly all academic trips are.
... - U. of Wisconsin Cannot Exclude Religious Group From Student Fees, Court Says
09/01/2010(from Chronicle of HIgher Education)Federal judges rule that a Roman Catholic group cannot be excluded from receiving student fees for activities such as worship, proselytizing, and religious instruction.
... - About New York: Suing a School They Loved
09/01/2010(from New York Times Education Feed)
Even though Herbert E. Nass and his wife, Jodi, loved their old school, Horace Mann, legal action seemed right when they found themselves in a fight over their son?s suspension.
[link] ... - Say Something: A Neuroscience Student Moonlights as an Opera Singer
09/01/2010(from Chronicle of HIgher Education)Allegra De Vita, a senior at Sacred Heart University, has used her talents as a singer to entertain guests at big university fund-raising dinners.
... - In Canada, More Than One Way to Globalize a Campus
09/01/2010(from Chronicle of HIgher Education)More than half of the country's colleges and universities offer or are developing workshops for faculty members on internationalizing their curricula.
... - Formula to Grade Teachers? Skill Gains Acceptance, and Critics
09/01/2010(from New York Times Education Feed)
The value-added formula to evaluate teachers is gaining acceptance, and critics, across America.
[link] ... - First Report From U. of Phoenix Research Center Attacks Critics of For-Profit Education
09/02/2010(from Chronicle of HIgher Education)The document sings the praises of proprietary institutions and attacks traditional colleges as "studies in inefficiency."
... - Advertising: Scholastic Books Revamps Its Marketing
09/02/2010(from New York Times Education Feed)
The company said it wanted to keep better track of teachers who were new or who had departed and use more methods of communication.
[link] ... - Fired Education Chief Says New Jersey Governor Defamed Him
09/02/2010(from New York Times Education Feed)
Bret D. Schundler, the former education commissioner, emphatically denied misleading anyone in an episode that cost New Jersey a 0 million grant.
[link] ... - New Trophy for Colleges: Capital One Cup
09/02/2010(from New York Times Education Feed)
A team of former N.C.A.A. athletes unveiled the Capital One Cup, which will be awarded to the top men?s and women?s Division I programs based on cumulative on-field performance across multiple sports.
[link] ... - Church and State and Student Activities
09/02/2010(from Inside Higher Ed)Federal appeals court finds that U. of Wisconsin at Madison improperly rejected funds for Catholic activities that involved worship.
... - Starting From Scratch
09/02/2010(from Inside Higher Ed)Talk of ending journalism school at CU-Boulder is latest effort to transform such programs, suggesting the only way to build them anew is to tear them down.
... - Proud to Be a Pedant
09/02/2010(from Inside Higher Ed)Scholar reflects on a career trying to teach and enforce "the Queen's English." Bonus: a double limerick.
... - Last Call for Blue Phones?
09/02/2010(from Inside Higher Ed)A large California community college district has gotten rid of all of its emergency notification boxes to save money -- a move not yet commonplace despite boom in cell phone usage.
... - Another Press Stops Publishing
09/02/2010(from Inside Higher Ed)Susquehanna U. Press is placed "on hiatus." Move follows decisions at Rice, Scranton and SMU.
... - For-Profit College Helps Employees Complain About U.S. Proposals
09/02/2010(from Inside Higher Ed)Education Management Corporation, the company that runs the Art Institutes, Argosy University and other for-profit colleges, has turned to external consultants to help employees craft letters voicing opposition to the U.S. Department of Education's proposed regulations on "gainful employment." CEO Todd Nelson wrote to employees last week asking them to cooperate with representatives from DCI Group who would write personalized letters on behalf of employees, which they could then sign and send to Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Steve Burd, editor
... - Judge Rejects Cal State Student's Challenge to Fee Increase
09/02/2010(from Inside Higher Ed)A California judge has dismissed a student's claim that last-minute tuition increases imposed on students by California State University campuses were unfair, the San Francisco Chronicle reported . A San Francisco State University student had asked the small claims court to refund her share of the additional tuition increase the Cal State system imposed in July 2009 in the wake of huge budget cuts. A class action aiming to overturn the tuition increase is working its way through the courts, too.
... - The Making of a Real Student Newspaper
09/02/2010(from Inside Higher Ed)Ron Feemster describes his efforts to help community college journalists learn their craft. (Spoiler alert: He's no longer employed there.)
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