Tag: Computing: Page 9

Faculty & Staff

Ball State Staff Report Identity Thefts, Suspect Anthem Hack

Ball State University employees who say their identities have been stolen want to know whether a recent data breach at health insurer Anthem is to blame.

March 4, 2015

Students

Barbara Walters Donates $15M to Sarah Lawrence College

Journalism giant and Sarah Lawrence College alumna Barbara Walters is donating $15 million to her alma mater to establish The Barbara Walters Campus Center.

February 26, 2015

Students

Proposal Would Have Grads Who Leave Illinois Repay State Aid

A measure introduced in the Illinois legislature would make students pay back certain tuition breaks from the state if they leave Illinois within five years of graduation.

February 23, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Boston College Under Investigation Over Access for Disabled

Boston College has become more difficult to navigate for people with disabilities in recent years, according to former and current students whose complaints have prompted an investigation into whether the school is violating accessibility laws.

February 18, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Harvard Bans Professors from Having Sex with Undergraduates

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University has instituted a total ban on professors having sex with undergraduate students, strengthening language it said didn’t reflect expectations on relationships between faculty members and students.

February 5, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Sexual Assault Reports Double at University of Kansas

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The University of Kansas received nearly twice as many sexual assault complaints in 2014 than the year before, likely because of increased awareness after public criticism of the school’s handling of rape allegations, a school official said.

January 26, 2015

Students

Florida Gov. Scott Wants to Stop Taxing College Textbooks

College students could be getting a break on the cost of their textbooks under a new proposal announced on Thursday by Gov. Rick Scott.

January 22, 2015

Community Colleges

California Community Colleges to Offer Bachelor’s Degrees

Fifteen California community colleges received preliminary approval Tuesday to start offering career-oriented bachelor’s degrees.

January 20, 2015

Faculty & Staff

University of North Carolina System Head Tom Ross Pushed Out of Job

Members of the UNC board emphasized their decision to replace President Tom Ross next year was not due to job performance or that he turns 65 in June.

January 18, 2015

Home

UMass, Amazon Reach Deal to Sell Students Textbooks

Students at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst are expected to save hundreds of dollars a year by buying textbooks from online retailing giant Amazon.

January 13, 2015

Home

Law Professors Warn Against Failure to Prioritize Accuracy in Judicial System

A panel at the Association of American Law Schools annual meeting on Monday shed some light on a system that, it says, in some instances does not always prioritize accuracy.

January 5, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Bat Signal for Blind Example of Campus Innovations

Thousands of innovations are emerging from college classrooms and labs around the country.

January 4, 2015