Two prominent departures at top universities this month have a common link: inquisitive student journalists. The back-to-back revelations have highlighted the important role of college newspapers in holding to account the powerful institutions that house them. "I think it's pretty clear that without our reporting, this report wouldn't have come around," said Theo Baker, the […]
Florida State University research professor of criminology Eric Stewart has been fired following a full investigation into ongoing, questionable research allegations from the past four years. The decision was effective Thursday, July 13, and stated in a five-page termination letter to Stewart from FSU's Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs James Clark, firing Stewart from […]
Additionally, King's College's accrediting body has stripped its accreditation, citing the school's failure "to demonstrate that it can sustain itself in the short or long-term."
Overall, 74 percent of all students say professors should be reported for saying something found offensive, while 26 percent disagree. Eighty-one percent of liberal students and 53 percent of conservative ones agree with reporting the professor, according to the survey. One section of the survey gave statements to test which opinions students might believe a […]
A flawed policy at California State University, the largest higher education system in the country, contributed to the closure of nearly a dozen sexual harassment cases without thorough explanation, according to a state audit reviewing 40 cases over the span of seven years. The audit, released Tuesday, examined allegations of harassment between 2016 and 2022 […]
Five decades ago, the U.S. was training an army of college students to become teachers, with 1 in every 5 bachelor's degrees earned in the field of education. Today, education is an afterthought for many college students, who are more likely to study business, engineering, and even the visual and performing arts, according to data from the […]
Amid heavy turnover, New College of Florida officials are in the process of filling 36 faculty positions ahead of the fall semester. New College has secured signed offer letters for 15 incoming visiting faculty members as it looks to address what Provost Brad Thiessen called a "ridiculously high" level of turnover compared to previous years. […]
In districts like Darien, Weston, New Canaan and Colchester, over 80% of high school students enrolled in a college-readiness course are meeting state benchmarks that can indicate that the student is ready for higher education, according to state data. In other districts, like Waterbury, New Haven and Hartford, that number is no higher than 22.4%. […]
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) announced Monday the appointments of former college presidents, educators and nonprofit leaders to the state's Higher Education Commission, nearly turning over the entire membership of the panel that oversees statewide higher education policies. The governor appointed Catherine "Cassie" Motz, executive director of the CollegeBound Foundation in Baltimore, to serve as […]
