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Community Colleges

‘Draft Framework’ of new college ranking system for something other than football revealed

How will your school stack up in terms of providing access to low-income students? Academic outcomes? Will the rankings even be fair?

December 21, 2014

LGBTQ+

MIT Pulls Online Lectures Over Harassment Claim

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has removed a retired physics professor’s lectures from an online learning platform because the school concluded he had sexually harassed a woman, university officials said.

December 9, 2014

Students

Mexico: At Least 1 of 43 Missing Students Identified

At least 1 of 43 college students missing since September has been identified among charred remains found several weeks ago near a southern Mexico garbage dump, two government officials confirmed Saturday.

December 7, 2014

Students

Veterans, Elected Officials Fight to Make Post-9/11 Benefits More Accessible

In recent months, some elected officials and veterans groups have expressed concern over added restrictions and reported difficulties in obtaining the benefits.

November 30, 2014

African-American

New Jersey Looks at ‘Yes Means Yes’ College Policy

You think the attractive woman at the party who has been chatting you up all night is ready to take things to the next level. She seems to be throwing all the right signals.

November 23, 2014

Home

NCTQ Report: High Marks Don’t Mean Teachers Ready for Classroom

“Easy A’s and What’s Behind Them” is the latest in a series of NCTQ reports that takes teacher prep programs to task for how well they produce teachers who are ready to put their skills to use on the first day of school instead of relying on trial and error.

November 11, 2014

Students

‘Enough, I’m Tired’ Becomes Rallying Cry of Mexican Protest

An off-the-cuff comment by the attorney general to cut off a news conference about the apparent killing of 43 missing college students has been taken up by protesters as a rallying cry against Mexico’s corruption and drug trade-fueled violence.

November 9, 2014

Students

For-Profit Colleges Target Regulations in Lawsuit

The for-profit college sector filed a lawsuit Thursday that seeks to halt new regulations of its industry.

November 6, 2014

Sports

What Does It Mean to Not be Black Enough?

So the question comes up, what is Black enough and what are the qualifications?

November 4, 2014

Community Colleges

Parents of Mexico’s Missing College Students Meet With President

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto met with parents of 43 missing teachers college students for the first time since they disappeared, apparently handed over to a drug gang by city police more than a month ago.

October 30, 2014

Students

For-Profit Colleges Face ‘Gainful Employment’ Rule

For-profit colleges that don’t produce graduates capable of paying off their student loans could soon face the wrath of the federal government.

October 30, 2014

Students

Mexico Investigators Comb Gully for 43 Missing Students

Forensic experts combed a gully in southern Mexico on Tuesday for the remains of 43 missing students, as frustration mounted among relatives of both the disappeared and the detained over the lack of answers more than a month into the investigation.

October 29, 2014