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Faculty & Staff

AAUP: Colleges “Outsourcing” By Hiring More Non-Tenure Faculty

Washington D.C. A new report from the American Association of University Professors says the number of higher education faculty without tenure has increased significantly since 1975.

December 10, 2006

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Crime Creeping Higher on Campuses

On-campus arrests for alcohol violations are up significantly nationwide, but hate crimes…

November 15, 2006

Latinx

ACE Report On Minorities Cites Enrollment Gains, Retention Problems

College enrollment of Hispanic students jumped nearly 70 percent between 1994-2004 while the number of Blacks earning bachelor’s degrees in computer science and other science fields increased dramatically, according to a report released today on the status of minorities in higher education.

October 29, 2006

HBCUs

Report: HBCUs Have Significant Economic Impact In Their Respective Regions

If the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities represented one business, it would be ranked 232nd on the Forbes Fortune 500 list of the country’s largest companies.

October 15, 2006

Students

Study: Tuition Tax Breaks Unfair to Lower-Income Students

A recent report from the National Center for Education Statistics suggests that college tuition…

September 20, 2006

Latinx

Just the Stats: Solving the Hispanic-Serving Institution Riddle

One source said 209. The source in another story said 236. My editor asked me to sort it out. I’m a researcher and even I couldn’t give her a definitive answer to her question: How many Hispanic-Serving Institutions are there?

September 13, 2006

Students

Plagiarism Involving Foreign Students Stirs Controversy at Ohio University

ATHENS, Ohio One of higher education’s largest plagiarism scandals has prompted Ohio University to take action against 39 mechanical engineering graduates, 36 of them from abroad. It has ordered them to address plagiarism allegations involving theses dating back 20 years or risk having their degrees revoked.

August 15, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Research Roundup: Meaningless Test Scores; Lucrative Patents Elude Female Scientists; Private Schools Really Are Better

Test scores and GPAs have limited value in predicting leadership skills, close interpersonal relationships and a sound sense of ethics; Female faculty apply for research patents less than men, although the gender gap is narrowing; Two researchers at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government say private schools have a distinct advantage over public schools, refuting a recent U.S. Department of Education study.

August 5, 2006

Students

Solving the Funding Riddle

When Leola Tsinnajinnie decided to pursue a major in educational thought and sociocultural studies at the University of New Mexico…

August 2, 2006

Students

Solving the Funding Riddle

When Leola Tsinnajinnie decided to pursue a major in educational thought and sociocultural studies at the…

July 26, 2006

STEM

The Top 100 Interpreting the Data

Substantial growth continues in both the number and percentage of students of color obtaining master’s…

July 12, 2006

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Feds Investigate Yale Accounting Practices for Government Grants

Federal authorities are investigating how Yale University accounts for millions of dollars in government research grants, school officials said Monday.

July 5, 2006