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Syrian Students Find a Haven in Rural Illinois
Monmouth College is among the American institutions that have made room for students whose studies, and entire lives, have been interrupted by a brutal war.
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With Open Platform, Stanford Seeks to Reclaim MOOC Brand
By embracing the open-source software Open edX, the university hopes to create its own reputation as a MOOC provider.
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Maker of Net-Price Calculators Updates Its Language Barring Aggregators’ Access
The terms of use with its calculators on college websites were out of date, the company says. It changed them to reflect restrictions on outside use.
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2 Professors Demand Better Support for Sexually Assaulted Students
A faculty duo at Occidental College has gained national attention in the growing movement to strengthen campus policies.
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Fixing a Gender Pay Gap Can Lead to Faculty Discord
One provost felt the heat when faculty members felt out of the loop. Pay is a sensitive issue, officials say, and communication is key.
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Even in New York, Adjuncts’ Paychecks Can Take Their Sweet Time
CUNY’s Queens College blames a pay delay this fall on glitches in the switch to a new payroll system. The campus isn’t the first to struggle with adjunct payroll issues.
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Major Medical Trials Still Fly Under the Radar
Five years after Congress required the publication of the results of human medical trials, a comprehensive analysis has found widespread noncompliance.
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Tea Party Favorite Runs a Campus While Running for Senate
The president of Midland University’s entry into politics presents challenges for his campaign and the private Nebraska institution.
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Overseas Health Programs Let Some Students Do Too Much, Too Soon
The number of students going abroad to study health disciplines has tripled in the last 10 years, but guidelines for such programs have lagged behind.
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Group Pushes ‘Game Changing’ Tactics for Improving College Completion
At Complete College America’s annual meeting of member states, education policy makers heard about what’s working for some states and students.
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Redefine ‘Full Time’ So Students Can Graduate on Time, Paper Suggests
Complete College America argues that 15 credit hours a semester should be the norm. Federal financial aid is pegged to a 12-credit-hour standard.
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Once Sideshows, Colleges’ Mobile Apps Move to Center Stage
The technology is becoming just as important to colleges’ business operations as it is to classroom learning.
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Frankenstein’s Manuscript Draws Its First Breath Online
A digital edition of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” notebooks goes online this week, inaugurating the Shelley-Godwin Archive and a new era in participatory scholarship.
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Wired Campus: What Sports Can Teach About the ‘Cautionary Side’ of Big Data
The guy who feeds facts to “Monday Night Football” announcers has some advice for colleges trying to mine data and put the information to good use.
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Bottom Line: Even After Its Demise, Ivy Bridge College Raises Questions About Accreditation
Did the joint effort between Altius Education and Tiffin University fail because it was “close to the line” or because the Higher Learning Commission pushed its authority?
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Quest to Improve Students’ Chinese Brings Professor Back to Alma Mater
Yea-Fen Chen, new director of Indiana University’s Chinese flagship program, hopes to turn out graduates who can engage in complex conversations.
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Engineer Connects His Research With a Campus Pedestrian-Bridge Project
Atorod Azizinamini has been trying to speed up the process of replacing bridges. Now a Florida International University project is giving him a testing ground.
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Transitions: U. of Chicago Provost to Lead Caltech; Penn State Gets New Engineering Dean
Thomas Rosenbaum will become president of the California Institute of Technology next July. Read about that and other job-related news.
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