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"How enlightening: honest students don't cheat, dishonest ones do! I wonder who paid for this study?"
— Linda
Psychological Research About Students Who Cheat Could Help Anti-Cheating Campaigns
California Assembly Approves Bill to Revive Oversight of For-Profit Colleges
The authority of the state agency that previously oversaw for-profit colleges expired on July 1, and lawmakers have been unable to agree on how to restore it.
U. of New Mexico Gets Probation for Football Violations
The infractions committee found that two former assistant coaches had helped ineligible players enroll in correspondence courses that awarded credit for no work.
Descendant of 19th-Century Donor Sues Tulane Over Dissolution of Women's College
The lawsuit comes a month after the Louisiana Supreme Court opened the door to legal challenges by “would-be heirs.”
Louisiana's Governor Takes a Pass on LSU Football Tickets
Gov. Bobby Jindal is turning down a perk that most Louisianans would fight long and hard for — free tickets to university football games, on the 50-yard line, no less.
U. of San Diego Backtracks on Appointing Feminist Catholic Theologian
The Roman Catholic university withdrew its invitation, citing a disconnect between church doctrine and the academic’s work for an abortion-rights group.
New Mexico State U. Threatens to Revoke Fired Professors' Degrees | 69
Drinking-Age Campaign Binges on Big Names, Big Media | 55
All U. of Iowa Professors Told to Undergo Training to Avoid Sexual Harassment | 50
Withhold 'Judgement' on Students When a Word is 'Misspelt' | 50
Judge Rejects Christian Schools' Complaint of Bias in U. of California Decisions on Courses | 45
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January 23, 2007
GAO Report Summarizes Ways to Make U.S. More Welcoming to Foreign Students
The Government Accountability Office released a report today that summarizes a forum the federal agency held last September with academic, business, and government leaders to discuss international-student enrollments at American universities. Participants said that, among other things, the United States should develop a national strategic plan for recruitment, change the immigration system to make it easier for students to secure and renew visas, and look to developing countries and other nontraditional sources for international students. Recommendations in the report, “Global Competitiveness: Implications for the Nation’s Higher Education System,” echo those of other recent studies, including a report last June by Nafsa: Association of International Educators and the annual “Open Doors” report last November by the Institute of International Education.
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