Civil-Rights Panel Suspends Inquiry Into Gender Bias in Admissions
The U.S. Civil Rights Commission has suspended its investigation into alleged gender discrimination in admissions at several liberal-arts colleges after Dina Titus, a recent Democratic appointee to the...
View ArticleMany Cheaters Are Overly Optimistic About Their Academic Ability, Study Finds
A new series of studies has found that a majority of students cheat, and that those who do often have inflated expectations of how well they can perform without cheating. In a survey of 40,000 students...
View ArticleStudents Cite Money as Top Reason They’ve Mulled Dropping Out
Most college students point to money problems, rather than poor grades, as the main reason they’ve considered dropping out, according to the results of a survey by the Associated Press and Viacom. Of...
View ArticleLawmakers Gain Reprieves for Some Illegal-Immigrant Students
With the help of federal lawmakers, several students who were brought illegally to the United States at a young age have been granted authorization to stay in the country. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a...
View ArticleObama Report Emphasizes Importance of Hispanic Achievement in Education
The Obama administration released a report today at Miami Dade College that outlines the federal programs in place to support Hispanic students. The report, “Winning the Future: Improving Education for...
View ArticleAmazon Sues Association of College Stores After Complaint Over Book Prices
Amazon, an online retailer, is suing the National Association of College Stores after the group complained that Amazon’s advertisements for book prices were misleading, according to SeattlePI, the Web...
View ArticleVeterans Affairs Dept. Still Struggles With GI Benefit Program, Report Says
Although the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has worked to improve its management of the Post-9/11 GI Bill Program, which provides benefits to veterans pursuing postsecondary education, the...
View ArticleFree-Speech Group Voices Concerns Over Education Dept.’s Letter on Sexual...
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education has told the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights that the agency failed to acknowledge students’ First Amendment rights in its April 4...
View ArticleEx-Student at Rutgers U. Finds Alternative to Punishment for Role in Tyler...
A former Rutgers University student who allegedly watched an Internet broadcast last fall of Tyler Clementi’s same-sex encounter, days before Mr. Clementi committed suicide, has been accepted into a...
View ArticleU. of Texas Psychologist Was Intended Target of Student Shooter
A University of Texas at Arlington student who made inappropriate advances toward Adria Villarreal, a university psychologist, fatally shot Ms. Villarreal’s husband last month before shooting himself....
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