Higher education’s darkest secret
With days to go before classes begin, it's not uncommon for department heads, or even deans, to ask adjunct professors to take on last-minute teaching assignments, TakePart.com reports.
Month: January 2013
Texas official: 3 wounded in college shooting
A shooting on a Texas community college campus wounded three people Tuesday and sent students fleeing for safety as officials placed the campus on lockdown, officials said, the…
‘Girl Rising’ spotlights need for girls’ education
Just because a film isn't finished doesn't mean it can't get buzz at Sundance, the Associated Press reports.
Challenge provokes small steps, powerful results
Jan. 21 marked the first day of the Small Steps, Big Wins Campus Challenge that aims to inspire college students worldwide to take small, personal actions to positively…
12 best colleges for undergraduates
American universities are known for innovations and world-class research, but much of that takes place at the graduate level. So which ones are all-stars for how they teach…
How California’s budget crisis colors minorities’ college hopes
Changes to the California's public higher-education system will affect large number of students of color attending any of the Golden State's approximately 145 public colleges and universities, the…
Catholic U. starts a business school—without MBAs
Catholic University announced this month the creation of an unusual business school in which every course touches on morality and ethics, the Washington Post reports.
Free digital textbooks surge in popularity
As college textbook prices continue to climb, a free alternative to traditional textbooks has gathered steam—and its provider claims that students at more than half of U.S. colleges…
Martin Luther King: ‘Intelligence is not enough’
Martin Luther King Jr., was prescient on a lot of things, including education. Here are some things he wrote decades ago that sound contemporary, the Washington Post reports.
Rick Santorum blames gay marriage, abortion and porn ideals on college indoctrination
Rick Santorum said the nation's colleges are promoting a "sea of antagonism toward Christianity" and "indoctrinating" its youth with ideals that support gay marriage, abortion and pornography, the…