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SENATE TWIST ON NEW ENDOWMENT TAX COULD SPARE SOME U.S. SCHOOLS


A few dozen private college endowments could dodge a bullet with the sweeping tax bill approved by the Senate early Saturday morning after a last-minute amendment... READ MORE

3rd December, 2017 143

DALHOUSIE OFFERS 'EMERGENCY HIJAB KITS' FOR WOMEN FACING VIOLENCE ON CAMPUS


The kits are available at the Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group office, Dalhousie Student Union information desk and 24 7 through Dal Security... READ MORE

29th November, 2017 2251

LAURIER PROFESSOR, PRESIDENT APOLOGIZE TO TA OVER VIDEO SANCTION


Professor Rambukkana has also chosen to apologize to Lindsay Shepherd about the way the meeting was conducted... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 1355

OVERSEAS STUDENTS TURNING AWAY FROM US UNIVERSITIES


The study showed that 290,836 international students entered the US in the fall of last year, compared with 300,743 at the same time 2015... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 2500

IMPEACHED PRESIDENT OF STUDENTS' UNION SUBJECT OF 'WITCH HUNT', SUPPORTERS SAY


A referendum was called after Ms Ascough stopped the union from publishing information on abortion in a publication aimed at first year students... READ MORE

11th November, 2017 0

PROMINENT HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR FINED FOR KNOCKING STUDENT DOWN AND SPITTING IN HIS FACE


HIROSHIMA - The Higashihiroshima Summary Court has ordered a 56-year-old professor of Hiroshima University to pay ?300,000 in fines for abusing a student, it was learned Thursday... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 0

U OF O NURSING STUDENTS FEAR LOSING THEIR YEAR BECAUSE OF COLLEGE STRIKE


Dawson said she's contacted both the directors of nursing at Algonquin College and the University of Ottawa but has been dissatisfied with their responses... READ MORE

9th November, 2017 2156

INDIANA UNIVERSITY UPS BICENTENNIAL FUNDRAISING GOAL TO $3B


AP -- Indiana University officials say its bicentennial fundraising campaign is going so well that the goal is being increased to 3 billion... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 0

A NOTE OF THANKS TO MR HEATON-HARRIS


Mr Heaton-Harris ought not to worry about me and my colleagues poisoning minds against Brexit... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 64

PARIS SEEKS BAN ON 'SUGAR DADDY' DATING SITE TARGETING STUDENTS


The website has sparked outrage in cities across Europe by driving vans around university campuses with posters displaying messages such as Hey students!... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 721

UK-WIDE MINIMUM ALCOHOL PRICE WOULD SAVE LIVES AND EASE PRESSURE ON NHS


We unequivocally endorse the Welsh government's adoption of a minimum unit price for alcohol Wales reveals plan for minimum alcohol price, 23 October ... READ MORE

25th October, 2017 329

2 KILLED ON GRAMBLING STATE CAMPUS; SHOOTER AT LARGE


Lincoln Parish Sheriff's spokesman Stephen Williams said detectives joined campus police investigating the double homicide at Grambling State University after getting 911 calls starting at 12 04 a.m... READ MORE

25th October, 2017 0

'WE'RE KIND OF UP IN THE AIR,' SAYS PROSPECTIVE ALGONQUIN COLLEGE NURSING STUDENT


The province-wide college staff strike has brought the all-day, four-days-a-week Preparation for Health Sciences course, part of Algonquin College's academic upgrading program, to a halt... READ MORE

23rd October, 2017 62

COLLEGE FACULTY STRIKE ABOUT MORE THAN JOB STATUS, TEACHER SAYS


Tens of thousands of college students across Ontario have had classes cancelled since the strike began on Monday... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 185

ALGONQUIN COLLEGE MEDIA SHUT DOWN DURING STRIKE


That same day the presses were halted at the student-run newspaper, Algonquin Times, by the paper's owner the Algonquin Students' Association... READ MORE

17th October, 2017 115

UNIV. OF FLORIDA URGES STUDENTS TO SHUN WHITE NATIONALIST EVENT


-- The University of Florida's president is urging students to stay away from a speaking event on campus featuring white nationalist Richard Spencer... READ MORE

11th October, 2017 0

FACULTY AT ONTARIO'S 24 COLLEGES TAKES STEP TOWARD MONDAY STRIKE


The union representing faculty at Ontario's 24 public colleges has set a strike deadline of 12 01 a.m... READ MORE

11th October, 2017 591

'MORE WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE' ON CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICIES, NATIONWIDE STUDENT GROUP SAYS


The analysis comes after the Ontario government mandated that all post-secondary institutions create standalone sexual violence policies by January 2017... READ MORE

11th October, 2017 826

FROM BIAS IN KITCHENS TO OVERLOOKING RAPE, ROT OF SEXISM RUNS DEEP IN BHU


While the men's hostel serves non-veg food, women students are forced to follow vegetarianism as administration for purity ... READ MORE

11th October, 2017 29

WHY GOP VOTERS STAND BY TRUMP, JEREMY LIN'S DREADS ARE KOSHER AND OTHER COMMENTS


But as Helen Raleigh at The Federalist notes, this time it's not his playing skills attracting attention but his new dreadlocks... READ MORE

10th October, 2017 6

SUSPECT CAPTURED AFTER FATAL SHOOTING OF POLICE OFFICER IN TEXAS CAMPUS


A Texas Tech University police officer has been shot and killed at the campus police headquarters, prompting a lockdown of the Lubbock campus... READ MORE

10th October, 2017 279

U OF O EYEING TOTAL SMOKING BAN


The University of Ottawa is considering a campus-wide smoking ban, but administrators acknowledge enforcement will be a challenge because of the school's busy downtown location... READ MORE

1st October, 2017 572

STUDENT (19) DIES AFTER SUSTAINING CRITICAL INJURIES IN 'FREAK ACCIDENT'


A Galway student who suffered critical injuries in a fall at a house in Limerick four days ago has died... READ MORE

29th September, 2017 880

SESSIONS CRITICIZES U.S. UNIVERSITIES FOR THEIR FREE-SPEECH POLICIES


Attorney General Jeff Sessions Tuesday attacked American universities for being politically correct and infringing on students' free-speech rights... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 7400

OBAMA CAMPUS ASSAULT GUIDANCE GETS SCRAPPED UNDER TRUMP


The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is currently investigating 360 sexual violence cases under investigation at 258 postsecondary institutions... READ MORE

22nd September, 2017 53

ILLINOIS TO HOLD CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR MISSING CHINESE SCHOLAR


The University of Illinois will host a candlelight vigil on Sunday to mark the 100th day since visiting Chinese scholar Zhang Yingying was last seen... READ MORE

15th September, 2017 0

ASIA RISING IN WORLD EDUCATION RANKINGS


No university outside China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Hong Kong is listed in the top 100 institutions in the Times study... READ MORE

13th September, 2017 60

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'TOLERANT' EDUCATORS EXILE TRUMP VOTERS FROM CAMPUS


Donald Trump's substantial victory, when most progressives expected a Hillary Clinton landslide, came as a shock to many... READ MORE

16th November, 2016 58676

COLLEGE INSTRUCTOR TELLS STUDENTS THAT TRUMP'S ELECTION WAS AN 'ACT OF TERRORISM'


An Orange Coast College professor is under scrutiny for post-election classroom comments disparaging Donald Trump and Mike Pence... READ MORE

10th December, 2016 29534

'LIBERTY IS NOT TRUMP U.'


'Liberty is not Trump U.' Students protest Donald Trump... READ MORE

13th October, 2016 29528

NUMBER OF UNIVERSITY DROPOUTS DUE TO MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS TREBLES


The number of students to drop out of university with mental health problems has more than trebled in recent years, official figures show... READ MORE

23rd May, 2017 14121

IS 'TRUMP-EFFECT' TO BLAME FOR US STUDENTS FLEEING TO CANADA?


The University of Toronto saw a 70 percent increase in applications from the US this autumn, compared with the same period last year... READ MORE

7th January, 2017 13757

GRADUATES WALK OUT ON VICE-PRESIDENT PENCE AT NOTRE DAME COMMENCEMENT


Notre Dame president John Jenkins, left, shakes hands with Pence as he receives an honourary degree... READ MORE

22nd May, 2017 13058

JILL STEIN ESCORTED OFF HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS


The Nassau County Police Department told CNN that Stein failed to provide the proper credentials at the university, which led to her being escorted off campus... READ MORE

27th September, 2016 9723

CARLETON UNIVERSITY FACES BACKLASH AFTER SCALE REMOVED FROM GYM


Aidan Patten, a 21-year-old Carleton music student, said the scale controversy is generating some heated debate among his friends... READ MORE

12th March, 2017 8674

TOPLESS SELFIE STUDENT CRASHES INTO TEXAS POLICE CAR


Miranda Rader, 19, rear-ended the patrol vehicle while sending nude photos to her boyfriend through the social media app Snapchat, police say... READ MORE

28th October, 2016 8392

DRUNK STUDENT CRASHES INTO COP CAR WHILE TAKING TOPLESS SELFIE


The student, Miranda Rader, also had an open bottle of wine in a cup holder next to her, the Bryan Police Department said... READ MORE

28th October, 2016 8261

SCALE OF SEXUAL ABUSE IN UK UNIVERSITIES LIKENED TO SAVILE AND CATHOLIC SCANDALS


The women's accounts follow an exclusive Guardian report on the use of non-disclosure agreements in university sexual harassment cases... READ MORE

8th October, 2016 6730

TOP 100 WORLD UNIVERSITIES 2016/17 QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS


A ETH ZURICH SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 9 A A A 9... READ MORE

6th September, 2016 4963

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA INVESTIGATING RACIST 'LYNCHING' GROUP THREAD


The University of Pennsylvania is investigating after black students were added to a group text message with racially charged images and messages... READ MORE

12th November, 2016 2956

NO, TRUMP CAN'T CUT U.C. BERKELEY'S FEDERAL FUNDING BY HIMSELF


Berkeley's Federal Funding by Himself Trump accused the school of stifling free speech after protesters shut down an event... READ MORE

3rd February, 2017 2454

UK STUDENTS FACE DISCIPLINARY ACTION OVER BDS PROTEST


Dozens of academics sign letter condemning the University of Manchester for action against pro-Palestinian activists... READ MORE

29th March, 2017 2317

THE KENT STATES YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT


'Orangeburg Massacre' at South Carolina State It started with a bowling alley... READ MORE

12th June, 2017 2295

WHY DO IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS GET TAX BREAKS? HOW THE RICHEST US COLLEGES GET RICHER


According to a study by Stanford University scholar Charlie Eaton, universities are using their endowments to haul in more than 19 billion in tax subsidies every year... READ MORE

19th April, 2017 2067

UC BERKELEY PROFESSOR FIRED NEARLY TWO YEARS AFTER SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS SUBSTANTIATED


Tenured faculty members have typically avoided serious consequences after the university found they violated policies, resulting in them stepping down only after negative media coverage... READ MORE

25th May, 2017 1989

PROTESTING STUDENTS CLASH WITH POLICE IN SOUTH AFRICA


South African police have used tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades against students protesting for free education in Johannesburg... READ MORE

5th October, 2016 1973

CHINESE UNIVERSITIES CLIMB WORLD RANKINGS AS UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO SLIPS TO LOWEST POSITION EVER


The University of Tokyo, Japan's top institution, fell seven places to No... READ MORE

5th September, 2017 1804

AUSTRALIA'S OLDEST WORKING SCIENTIST WINS BATTLE OVER OFFICE


After two decades at Edith Cowan University, Dr Goodall was told in August to pack up his office when staff raised concerns about his safety... READ MORE

21st December, 2016 1683

DUTERTE APPROVES FREE STATE COLLEGE FEES OPPOSED BY BUDGET CHIEF


The president said the long-term benefits of education outweighed the very heavy budgetary implications, Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra said at a televised briefing in Manila... READ MORE

4th August, 2017 1604


It's Time For Universities To Face Up To Our Student Mental Health Crisis... READ MORE

11th October, 2016 1558

SURGE IN FOREIGN STUDENTS MAY BE CROWDING AMERICANS OUT OF ELITE COLLEGES


The only Ivy League schools with single-digit international shares in 2014 were Dartmouth College 8 percent and Cornell University 9 percent ... READ MORE

22nd December, 2016 1524

DALHOUSIE MEDICAL SCHOOL BOOSTS SCREENING OF WOULD-BE DOCTORS


In an unrelated case that same month, medical student Stephen Tynes was charged with threatening to kill an associate dean and her daughter, along with others... READ MORE

27th June, 2017 1479

ANU STUDENTS, LECTURER BASHED WITH BASEBALL BAT IN ATTACK AT CANBERRA CAMPUS


Three students and a lecturer are injured in an attack by a baseball bat-wielding student in an Australian National University classroom... READ MORE

26th August, 2017 1417

SOROS-FUNDED UNIVERSITY IN HUNGARY FACING CLOSURE FOLLOWING PARLIAMENT VOTE


The Central European University CEU, founded by the US billionaire investor in 1991, is the only international college in the country with no overseas affiliate... READ MORE

5th April, 2017 1360

BOMB THREAT AGAINST MUSLIM STUDENTS TRIGGERS EVACUATION AT CANADIAN UNIVERSITY (VIDEO)


Bomb threat against Muslim students triggers evacuation at Canadian university VIDEO -- RT News... READ MORE

2nd March, 2017 1277

TRUMP SHOULD PITY THE POOR PHD


Part-time adjuncts are now the majority of the professoriate and its fastest-growing segment... READ MORE

16th February, 2017 1179

RALIEN BEKKERS, HILLARY AIDUN, EMILY WIER, GEOFFREY SUPRAN


Researchers at our academic institutions are documenting the growing impacts of climate change and the consequences of inaction... READ MORE

21st June, 2017 1141


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