Tag: Online Higher Education: Page 6

Students

Rutgers to Offer Course on Beyoncé

Beyoncé is one of the world’s most scrutinized pop stars, and now that study is moving to academia.

January 30, 2014

African-American

Harvard, MIT: Despite Low Completion Rates, MOOCs Work

Long-anticipated research into massive open online courses taught by MIT and Harvard finds that, while very few participants complete these classes, many others take advantage of “substantial” amounts of the content.

January 23, 2014

Students

Mississippi 2-Year Colleges Plan to Rework Remedial Courses

A new structure for remedial courses at Mississippi’s 15 community colleges could help more students graduate more quickly.

January 22, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Review for Colorado University Professor Who Teaches Deviance Course

Patti Adler was ordered to stop teaching the class following complaints about a prostitution role-playing skit.

January 21, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Diverse Down the Road

A new year brings new opportunities for members of the Diverse team to venture out to cover the issues that matter most to you and meet the people who are making the headlines. Here are a few of the conferences and symposiums we’ll attend over the course of the next couple weeks: Several members of […]

January 15, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Diverse on the Go

Executive Editor David Pluviose will be among the many members of the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education staff attending the Association of American Colleges and Universities Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., today through Saturday at the Grand Hyatt.

January 7, 2014

Students

Faculty Panel Gives OK to Deviant Behavior Class

A course at the University of Colorado on deviant behavior has passed a faculty review, but the professor behind the class said she is still not sure if she’ll return after being suspended from teaching it.

January 1, 2014

Community Colleges

Diverse Campus Roundups

In this week’s news on campus, Brazilian students withdraw from Jackson State University amid safety concerns.

November 20, 2013

Students

Tenn. Students Petition to Keep Preacher off Campus

CHATTANOOGA Tenn.—Students at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, are asking the administration to take action against a street preacher after a fellow student was arrested while trying to talk to her.

November 19, 2013

Students

Survey: Students Forgoing Advisers Who Can Help Them Graduate

At a time when research shows that academic advising is a key to helping college students graduate on time, most say they aren’t getting it.

November 17, 2013

Sports

Calif. Gov. Signs Bill for Pricier Community College Classes

A bill that will allow a handful of California’s community colleges to offer additional courses at inflated prices during short summer and winter sessions earned Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature last week despite strong opposition from student leaders and the chancellor of the state’s two-year college system.

October 13, 2013

Students

Happy Anniversary!

Online Editor G.E. Branch III is celebrating his first anniversary as a member of the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education team. G.E. is responsible for managing content for diverseeducation.com, which posts fresh diversity-related news each weekday.

October 3, 2013