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• in Technology
  Facebook Shuts Down Nevada History Project
  University of Nevada Special Collections Librarian created two profiles of historic figures, which Facebook deleted this morning for violating terms of service
  by cblaha / on Jan 12, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  College Costs Are Up.... Again. Why Are People Still Paying?
  It's no news that college costs are up again. The real news is that people are still paying for it.
  by sethjared / on Nov 1, 2011
• in Lifestyle
  Coursework Corruption
  Uncovering academic misconduct and fraud in the U.K. higher education system.
  by andosaurus / on Sep 13, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “higher education”

 

• Court rules in favor of expelled Christian counseling student

  
  Cranach: The Blog of Veith — Authority: 493
  An appeals court ruled in favor of that graduate student who was expelled from her program in counseling because she could not approve of homosexuality due to her Christian beliefs. A counseling student who declined to advise a gay client might have been expelled from her university because of her faith, a federal ...
  17 hours ago

• SD lawmakers look at higher education budget

  
  Washington Examiner — Authority: 685
  The Associated Press The Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. Officials from South Dakotas public universities are meeting with state lawmakers to ...
  18 hours ago

• Reacting With Uncertainty To President Obamas Call For College Affordability

  
  The Kept-Up Academic Librarian — Authority: 120
  In a campus visit Friday morning, President Obama outlined his plans to keep college tuition costs in check, getting a wildly enthusiastic response at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Out in the world, the reaction to the president’s proposals — tying colleges’ eligibility for certain federal aid programs ...
  18 hours ago

• Catholic IHEs Seek To Resist Ruling On Prescribing Birth Control

  
  The Kept-Up Academic Librarian — Authority: 120
  Many Catholic colleges decline to prescribe or cover birth control, citing religious reasons. Now they are under pressure to change. This month the Obama administration, citing the medical case for birth control, made a politically charged decision that the new  health care law  requires insurance plans at Catholic ...
  19 hours ago

• The Type Of Publicity That Colleges Dont Want

  
  The Kept-Up Academic Librarian — Authority: 120
  "Undergrads," the  USC -centered Web reality series, focuses on a bacchanal a la  "The Hangover" : Amorous, good-looking young people hooking up, wild parties, run-ins with the law and booze. Lots and lots of it. This is all happening at a school that for years has attempted to move away from a perception of being ...
  19 hours ago

• NJ Governor Proposes Major Restructuring Of Three Research Universities

  
  The Kept-Up Academic Librarian — Authority: 120
  Gov. Chris Christie unveiled a dramatic restructuring of New Jersey’s university system Wednesday that would break up the state’s medical university while creating a major new public research campus at Rowan University in South Jersey. Rowan — a once sleepy state college in Gloucester County — would gain ...
  19 hours ago

• IRS Reminds Parents of Ten Tax Benefits

  
  Clarksville, TN Online — Authority: 510
  Washington, D.C. - Your kids can be helpful at tax time. That doesnt mean theyll sort your tax receipts or refill your coffee, but those charming children may help you qualify for some valuable tax benefits.Here are 10 things the IRS wants parents to consider when filing their taxes this year. 10 Tax Benefits ...
  19 hours ago

• Mature students are the first casualty of higher tuition fees | Fiona Wood

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Applications from older students are in decline as fewer people feel able to risk their future on a course that can cost thousands Figures released by Ucas show that there has been a 9.9% drop in the number of English students applying to university for the next academic year, in which tuition fees will rise from ...
  19 hours ago

• Number of UK university applicants drops 8.7%, Ucas figures show

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  • Fewer mature students apply as 2nd-degree loans stop • School leavers largely undeterred by fee rises • Non-EU overseas applications rise by 13.7% The number of UK university applicants has dropped by 8.7% – but school leavers have not been deterred by the tripling of tuition fees, and there has been a ...
  1 day ago

• Student group wants USD campus smoke-free

  
  Washington Examiner — Authority: 685
  The Associated Press The Associated Press VERMILLION, S.D. A student-driven resolution aims to make the University of South Dakota campus ...
  1 day ago

• Taking A Page From Nostradamus: Not-So-Risky Predictions About 2012 And Higher Education

  
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  Predicting risk management issues for higher education isnt actually that difficult for 2012. LeClairRyans Robert Smith lays out the three main issues that institutions will have the most trouble with in the upcoming year. (This is only a summary. Click on the headline to view the entire article at Corporate ...
  1 day ago

• Prospective College Students Less Likely To Attend Their First Choice

  
  The Kept-Up Academic Librarian — Authority: 120
  College freshmen entering school last fall were less likely to attend their first choice of college, a function of both competition and cost, than at any other time since 1974, and fewer received financial aid through grants or scholarships, according to an annual survey of nearly 204,000 high school students. The ...
  1 day ago

• New Jersey Sends More Students To Out Of State Colleges Than Any Other State

  
  The Kept-Up Academic Librarian — Authority: 120
  The state is packed with applicants who have high SAT scores and well-off parents, but it has a relatively lean higher education system. More than half of New Jersey high school graduates who enroll at four-year colleges choose one that’s out of state. Many of these students land in the Washington region. New ...
  1 day ago

• Incoming Freshmen Are More Studious

  
  The Kept-Up Academic Librarian — Authority: 120
  This years college freshmen are more studious than their counterparts of the past few years, says an annual survey released today on their high school academic habits. More of them took notes in class, did homework and took more demanding coursework as high school seniors, and fewer said they drank alcohol, partied or ...
  1 day ago

• Myths And Realities Of Graduation Rate Data

  
  The Kept-Up Academic Librarian — Authority: 120
  Dropouts.  Lost. Vanished. According to the federal formula for calculating the graduation rates of colleges and universities, close to a majority of all college students are dropouts or lost to the system entirely, even if they have earned degrees. The collegiate graduation rate may well be the most poorly ...
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• Steven Spielbergs Holocaust archive arrives in UK

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Academics hope emphasis on survivors testimonies will change the way in which war history is studied The arrival in Britain of an archive of tens of thousands of Holocaust testimonies will give much needed historical weight to the experiences of survivors, according to a leading scholar. David Cesarani, of the ...
  3 days ago

• College presidents wary of Obama cost-control plan

  
  Washington Examiner — Authority: 685
  KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer WASHINGTON ...
  3 days ago

• Obama to Campuses: Want Government Aid? Cut Costs

  
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  JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press and KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — President Barack Obama has put colleges and universities on notice to control tuition costs or face losing federal dollars. Now, schools are waiting to hear how big a stick he plans to wield to enforce his message. Obama was ...
  4 days ago

• Faculty Meet To Discuss Reforms In College Sports

  
  The Kept-Up Academic Librarian — Authority: 120
  They threw around ideas people dream about -- a 64-team football playoff -- and others that might be more realistic: finding a way to let players receive a small stipend in addition to their scholarships. A group of reform-minded professors who represent their faculties on the Coalition On Intercollegiate Athletics ...
  4 days ago

• Not A Matter Of If But When The Big Higher Ed Disruption Is Coming

  
  The Kept-Up Academic Librarian — Authority: 120
  It’s becoming a familiar story, university experiences are increasingly being characterized by: impractical learning, out-of-touch faculty, high tuition, time-wasting requirements and diminishing probabilities of employment. As with any disruptive innovation, there will be winners and losers. Although speculative, ...
  4 days ago

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