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Students

After Killings in Oregon, Colleges Face Threats — and Take No Chances

This past week several campuses learned of online posts or bathroom-wall graffiti that threatened violence. Almost all of them went on high alert.

Finance

Why a Certain $21 Million Is Worth Much More to the U. of Phoenix

For now, the university is barred from enrolling active-duty military personnel under a Department of Defense program. The loss of that ability, and the money that comes with it, could have an outsize impact.

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Students

Why Does Violent Hazing Plague Asian-American Fraternities?

The answer isn’t as simple as ugly tradition, experts say. Cultural factors also influence the rituals of groups that struggle against challenges and stereotypes.

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Wired Campus

A Top Proponent of Higher-Ed Disruption Moves to Put His Theories Into Practice

Michael B. Horn, a co-founder of the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, stepped down on Friday as director of its education program to begin working more directly with companies in the education market.

The Ticker

Calif. Governor OKs Bill to Tighten Campus Gun Ban but Vetoes Sex-Assault Bill

The rejected bill had called for standardized policies and punishments for campus rape. Governor Brown said officials needed latitude to use "their better judgment" in disciplinary matters.

The Ticker

Charges of Harassment by Famous Astronomer Prompt Soul-Searching About Sexism in the Sciences

An inquiry by the University of California at Berkeley found that Geoffrey W. Marcy had repeatedly engaged in "inappropriate behavior" with female students. Many scientists ask why the university didn't do more to punish the professor.

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Students

As Federal Investigations of Sex Assault Get Tougher, Some Ask if That’s Progress  

Colleges’ latest settlements with the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights divide opinions: greater protection for students or automatic indictment of institutions?

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Administration

How Fafsa’s New Reliance on Older Tax Data Could Affect Colleges  

The chance to apply for aid earlier, using so-called prior-prior-year tax records, is widely seen as a win for students, but much will depend on how colleges and states respond.

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Admissions & Student Aid

When a Small-College Scholar Wins a Nobel, the Marketing Begins

Seizing an opportunity that won’t come often, Drew University has made William Campbell, who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday, the focus of a broad-ranging marketing campaign.

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The Chronicle Review

Racism's Toll  

The screening of myriad slights is an emotional tax that minorities pay every day.

Lingua Franca

From Seneca to Self-Help

Amitava Kumar contemplates the rise, and then the fall, of the advice book in academe. Perhaps we ought to temper our criticism of such works, he says, because isn't self-help precisely what we offer students in our teaching?

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Advice

Job-Market Advice — for Faculty

Let’s not be the sort of advisers who evade responsibility for our students’ career options.

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Advice

Adding Before Subtracting

How do you live a life that is full without bursting at the seams?

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Advice

Ph.D.s Do Have Transferable Skills, Part 3

How to explain them to potential employers.