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Virginia Tech - A fine that's not so fine
Source: Boston Globe Posted By: Len WIS...5020 days ago
Campus: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Education threw the book at Virginia Tech University. Actually, it was more like a pamphlet. Citing the school’s failure to alert the campus community....
Yale-NUS College to open in 2013
Source: straitstimes.co Posted By: Cat BEC...5021 days ago
Campus: Yale University
THE Yale-National University of Singapore liberal arts college is finally a done deal. On Thursday, the two universities announced that the 'Yale-NUS College', as it will be called, will open....
Group Seeks Labor E-Mails by Michigan Professors
Source: New York Times Posted By: Cat BEC...5022 days ago
Campus: University of Wisconsin-Madison
A conservative research group in Michigan has issued a far-reaching public records request to the labor studies departments at three public universities in the state, seeking any e-mails involving....
Virginia Tech Fined For Shooting Response
Source: kztv10.com Posted By: Maxcy JON...5022 days ago
Campus: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
Nearly four years after the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, victims' family members and campus safety advocates say it isn't the fine amount of $55,000 Virginia Tech faces that matters,....
UT chief defends research without immediate payoffs
Source: chron.com Posted By: Maxcy JON...5023 days ago
Campus: The University of Texas at Austin
The president of the University of Texas has defended research that might not have immediate commercial applications as the state faces lean budget times. William Powers Jr., in an interview....
Thomas Gilliam IV Dead: University Of Virginia Student Dies In Fall From Roof
Source: huffingtonpost. Posted By: Erin HER...5023 days ago
Campus: University of Virginia-Main Campus
A University of Virginia first-year student died after falling from the roof of a campus building Sunday. Authorities report that Thomas "Tom" Gilliam IV, 19, accidentally slipped and fell....
Oscar Nominee James Franco Will Teach Graduate Students at New York University
Source: playbill.com Posted By: Billy TAM...5023 days ago
Campus: New York University
James Franco, who recently told MTV News that he will join Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman in a Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth, will soon add professor to his....
Rice University Sociology Professor to be Next Gordon College President
Source: hamilton-wenham Posted By: Anna CEC...5024 days ago
Campus: Gordon College
A Rice University sociology professor has been named the eighth president of Gordon College in Wenham, the college announced on Monday morning. D. Michael Lindsay, 39, was chosen after a seven....
Man who killed UConn player to be sentenced
Source: Fox News Posted By: Anna CEC...5027 days ago
Campus: University of Connecticut
A man who stabbed University of Connecticut football player Jasper Howard to death in 2009 during a fight outside a campus dance is set to be sentenced. Twenty-two-year-old John Lomax III....
Students, faculty rally against proposed Corbett cuts
Source: meadvilletribun Posted By: Mary PER...5029 days ago
Campus: University of Pennsylvania
Among what appeared to be 1,000 or more students, faculty and supporters stood long lines of people waiting to sign a petition, and everywhere were signs: “We Need Education Not Prisons.†“Let’s....
Secret Admirers Give University $100 Million
Source: online.wsj.com Posted By: Renee HIC...5029 days ago
Campus: Michigan State University (MSU)
In a twist on a higher-education mystery, anonymous donors once again have bestowed riches on Kalamazoo, Mich. The city's Western Michigan University said Tuesday that it received $100 million....
UMB president Perman's letter to staff on proposed merger with College Park
Source: Biz Journals Posted By: Benny Penito..5030 days ago
Campus: University of Maryland-Baltimore
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller proposed Monday merging the University of Maryland’s College Park and Baltimore campuses into an institution with more than 40,000 students and $1.1 billion....
U of I Trustees to vote on tuition increase
Source: whbf.com Posted By: Benny Penito..5030 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
Trustees at the University of Illinois are scheduled to vote on a plan to increase tuition by 6.9% for students who start this fall. That means new students at the university's Urbana-Champaign....
Fall tuition going up at University of North Texas
Source: chron.com Posted By: Nellie DIX...5030 days ago
Campus: University of North Texas
Students at the University of North Texas will pay more this fall. University of North Texas regents on Monday approved a 2.8 percent increase in tuition and fees, expected to generate $6.3....
USDA announces more than $10M in grants for Mich.
Source: businessweek.co Posted By: Chris BAL...5036 days ago
Campus: Michigan State University (MSU)
Michigan State University and the University of Michigan are getting a total of more than $10 million in grants for research related to food safety, bioenergy issues and childhood obesity, the....
Source: nypost.com Posted By: Lillie SIM...5036 days ago
Campus: Yale University
The animal-lab technician charged with killing a brilliant Yale University graduate will plead guilty in New Haven criminal court tomorrow, his lawyer said yesterday. Joseph Lopez said his....
Northwestern's use of Google apps discriminates against the blind, federal complaint says
Source: articles.chicag Posted By: Bailey COS...5036 days ago
Campus: Northwestern University
Northwestern University is targeted in a federal complaint filed Tuesday that alleges blind students and faculty face discrimination by the university's use of Google e-mail and other programs. The....
Students Protest University of Michigan's Decision to Name Gov. Rick Snyder Commencement Speaker
Source: huffingtonpost. Posted By: Bill 5036 days ago
Campus: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
The University of Michigan announced Monday that the state's recently elected Governor Rick Snyder will serve as speaker for its spring commencement to be held on April 30. The Governor, who....
UF study: College students often miss mark when reporting ‘normal’ hearing
Source: news.ufl.edu Posted By: Renee HIC...5037 days ago
Campus: University of Florida
Some college students who think they have normal hearing may actually be overestimating their abilities. In a University of Florida study of college students who believed they had normal hearing,....
State auditors cite University of Louisiana at Monroe for inaccurate financial reporting
Source: therepublic.com Posted By: Ronny FLI...5038 days ago
Campus: University of Louisiana at Monroe
State auditors have cited the University of Louisiana at Monroe for inaccurate financial reporting. In a report recently released by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office, ULM was cited....
