UC affirmative action discussion is back on the table
Although the upcoming Supreme Court case on the University of Texas’ race-conscious admissions policy will be largely irrelevant in the Golden State, the University of California and others…
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Emory U: False data sent to rankings groups
Prestigious Emory University intentionally misreported student data to rankings magazines for more than a decade, the Atlanta school disclosed Friday, adding its high-profile name to a growing list…
A college lifts a hurdle for illegal immigrants
Monday is the first day of the school year for Metropolitan State University of Denver, a compact, urban campus in the heart of the city’s downtown, the New…
University of Colorado bans guns in dorms, but…
The University of Colorado has announced a change to students' housing contracts for the Boulder and Colorado Springs campuses banning guns in undergraduate dorms, the Huffington Post reports.
STEM majors prove especially profitable for minority students
For college freshmen and sophomores, August means plenty of shopping for dorm room decor and overpriced textbooks. Juniors, however, have a much more crucial task at hand --…
How the future of higher education affects businesses
Higher education is going to look much different in the future, with a greater reliance on teleconferencing and distance learning, according to a recent survey by the Pew…
Data collection to start for online education programs
Starting August 21, U.S. News will be commencing its online data collection for our second Top Online Education Programs rankings in both the bachelor's and graduate levels for…
NY prof suspended for Colorado shootings remark
A professor at the United States Merchant Marine Academy faces dismissal for joking about the Colorado movie theater shootings in front of his students, including one whose father…
No way out: Will Congress change bankruptcy laws for student loans?
Edith Oquendo wishes she could file for bankruptcy. When Oquendo, a resident of Kissimmee, Fla., left her job as a photographer at Walt Disney World after she developed…
Stylus, split-screen stand new Samsung tablet apart
Samsung Electronics launched its new Galaxy Note tablet in three major markets on Thursday, hoping that a stylus-type pen and split-screen function will stand the new device apart…