The Department of Education has launched an investigation of schools named as participants in the college admissions scandal. Every school should consider this a wake-up call and an opportunity to conduct a top-to-bottom review of its admissions practices and procedures.
Recent decisions by the highest courts of two states, California and Massachusetts, offer important guidance as to when a college or university can be held liable for money damages when one student harms another student by an assault, or harms themselves by committing suicide. Although these cases come from states whose courts are among the […]
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Changes in academic programs are often precipitated by budget crises. But when faced with a 16 percent reduction in state appropriations in 2015, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire took a different approach. With a goal of keeping degree programs intact, UWEC officials eliminated administrative positions, reduced support staff and trimmed back the number of full-time […]
The latest in patient-simulation technology allows medical students to look at the human body in ways they haven't been able to before. Still, some educators find that even today's advanced mannequins—even the pregnant ones—lack the crucial feel of a real cadaver. Mercy College, a private, multi-campus college in New York state, recently built the Health […]
