The Perry-Obama education fight
No U.S. governor has been at public odds with President Obama’s education policies over the past few years more than Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), and it is…
Year: 2011
University of Wisconsin hacked: 75,000 social security numbers, student names exposed
The University of Wisconsin’s Milwaukee campus has been subject to a malware attack, which has exposed names and social security numbers of students—past and present—and staff alike, ZDNet…
States start to require courses in financial literacy
Starting this fall, Virginia high school students will need more than reading, writing and arithmetic to snag a diploma, USA Today reports.
College organic farming programs growing
Misha Manuchehri slowly picks her way through plots of barley, wheat and peas. Every so often, the graduate student in crop science at Washington State University stoops to…
NCAA unanimously raises APR from 900 to 930
NCAA leaders are finally backing up their words with actions, Sporting News reports.
Rising costs force students to skimp on textbooks
As the cost of textbooks continues to rise, many college students are choosing to skimp on textbooks to save money, reports the Huffington Post.
Possible slave quarters found at William and Mary
Archaeologists at the College of William and Mary have unearthed part of a foundation of an early 18th-century dwelling that may have housed slaves who worked at the…
Delight and unease over law on student vaccinations
Among the things 22-year old Jamie Schanbaum could not have anticipated three years ago was standing two inches taller, winning a national Paralympic gold medal in cycling and…
The 10 colleges with the best professors
Having a good professor can indelibly affect your college experience, and make you remember facts that most people would forget after a decent period of time, reports the…
Anti-technology group attacks university researchers
An anti-technology group calling itself "Individuals Tending Toward the Savage" (translated) was responsible for a package bomb that injured two university professors just outside Mexico City, a state…