[ad_1] Three private universities in California universities acknowledged to the state that in recent years they admitted some legacy students who did not meet their minimum admissions requirements, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. The institutions are Pepperdine University, the University of Southern California and Vanguard University. Other private colleges, all complying with a new state …
[ad_1] The word spite has appeared in 245 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on April 10 in “Taylor Swift Fans Grapple With Breakup Reports” by Madison Malone Kircher: With no comment from Ms. Swift, Mr. Alwyn or their representatives, fans of the singer were not sure whether to trust what they had …
[ad_1] The Triton Transfer Hub offers transfer students at UCSD a space to relax, study or grab a snack during the day. University of California, San Diego Transfer students make up a quarter of four-year institutions’ student populations, but they often feel invisible among the general student body. The University of California, San Diego, reopened …
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[ad_1] Many experts on the current state of higher education, including several in these pages, have called on the senior leadership of colleges and universities to break their collective silence and speak out on important issues of the day. In the late spring, a group of former presidents and chancellors joined forces with PEN America …
Presidents must speak out in support of higher ed autonomy (opinion) Read More »
[ad_1] Florida Atlantic University thought its presidential search was near the finish line when three finalists were named. But The Tallahassee Democrat reported that the search has been suspended. State University System chancellor Ray Rodrigues ordered the search suspension, citing “concerning information” and “anomalies” in a letter to the FAU trustee board chair. But Democrats …
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[ad_1] Monday’s arraignment was canceled for two University of California, San Diego, graduate student researchers and one postdoctoral researcher who allegedly used chalk and possibly other materials on a new building. Jessica Ng, the postdoctoral researcher and a union member, said last week they were arrested and jailed overnight before the July 4 weekend on …
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[ad_1] Sonny Perdue, chancellor of the University System of Georgia, had previously criticized higher education funding cuts. The University of Georgia Sonny Perdue, the University System of Georgia chancellor, recently delivered a report on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) expenses with an unexpected introduction for someone who was a Republican governor of Georgia turned Trump …
Georgia system chancellor/former Trump official defends DEI Read More »
[ad_1] It’s not as pricey as it sounds: visiting Egypt, blasting off for Mars, traveling in time, rebuilding an entire college campus. When it all happens in the virtual realms of the metaverse, almost anything is possible to support new and innovative learning experiences. But for the vanguard of colleges experimenting with the concept of …
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[ad_1] Americans’ confidence in higher education is at an all-time low, according to a Gallup poll released today. The poll was conducted in June and found only 36 percent of Americans have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education, down about 20 percentage points from eight years ago. Prior measurements of public …
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[ad_1] Over 370 faculty members and a few dozen others have signed a letter supporting “antiracist faculty” at Pennsylvania State University and criticizing the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR) and a lawsuit it’s supporting. “Educational institutions nationwide are facing attacks from reactionaries who claim that curricula, programs and initiatives aimed at promoting inclusivity and …
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