Podcast Series: Innovations in Education

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University launches program to combat unemployment among graduates

Indiana University is taking steps to ensure its students find jobs after graduating. (Photo courtesy of IU)

Indiana University’s 900 incoming business school students will have access to a program with web-based components designed to lay out three years of education—a measure intended to help recent graduates avoid joining the lengthy line of peers at the unemployment office.

Officials at IU’s Kelley School of Business on Aug. 28 unveiled the Kelley Compass, an initiative that will pair every incoming student with an adviser who will guide students through a series of objectives in their freshmen, sophomore, and junior years.

The Compass is meant to prepare each student for a specific job in the business world, making them as qualified as possible for in-demand positions. The program will use a raft of renovated student workspaces that will connect students virtually with Kelley graduates from around the world.…Read More

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Report: Elite business school altered GPAs

Allegations of “pay-to-play” schemes, in which interested parties are expected (with a wink and a nudge) to contribute money for the privilege of influencing opinion, are not new to politics. And while accusations of engaging in such behavior draw heat in the political arena, they tend to be limited to that realm, the Huffington Post reports. According to a report in the New York Post, however, a variation of such a scheme seems to have infiltrated Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business. A recent investigation there revealed that an administrator may have forged professor’s names in order to artificially raise the GPAs of some students whose employers covered their tuition.

“It was done for money,” said someone with inside knowledge to the Post. “They get a lot more money from those students. They don’t want to lose these people, so they changed their grades.”

A statement from the college confirms 15 students were a part of what they’ve termed “irregularities.” Those students will be permitted to “complete any work necessary if it is found they have not properly completed all of the requirements for their executive master’s degree.” None of the students are likely to have their degrees stripped. The statement further adds that “appropriate personnel actions have been taken,” including placing the administrator responsible on leave……Read More