QR codes welcoming freshmen to campus
The newest crop of Washington and Lee University (WLU) freshmen didn’t have to look past T-shirts worn by the school’s IT staff in acclimating to life on campus.
Month: September 2011
DOE announces $17 million in nuclear energy research grants for universities
The Department of Energy announced today that it is awarding more than $17 million in grants to 23 universities to strengthen and encourage the development of new nuclear…
Yale prof sued for crimes against humanity
Former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo, who is now a Yale University professor, has been sued in Connecticut for alleged crimes against humanity in connection with the 1997 killings…
State House panel introduces bill seeking money from MSU, WSU
Upset by what they believe is an exploitation of a legal loophole, a quartet of state House Republicans wants to strip millions in state aid from Michigan State…
Catholic college cancels Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist’s speech because she’s pro-choice
St. Francis University, a Catholic university in central Pennsylvania, has canceled a speech by Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Ellen Goodman because she supports abortion rights, the Associated Press.
Carnegie Mellon prof sues Pittsburgh over hearing loss
A university professor says in a federal lawsuit against the Pittsburgh police that her hearing was damaged when officers used a giant speaker to disperse protesters during the…
Plan to outsource online classes to for-profit schools meets opposition
Members of a Nevada higher-education task force are pushing for a virtual college that would farm out community college courses to for-profit institutions, drawing criticism from educators who…
Universities now urging freshmen to consider studying the forgotten humanities
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Did the Air Force Academy provide misleading data to the Higher Education Commission?
The military is investigating allegations that two senior officials at the Air Force Academy provided misleading information about faculty credentials to an organization that accredits colleges and universities,…