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Posted inHigher Education
Voting Should Be Mandatory on America’s College Campuses
Requiring students to vote as a condition of enrollment could help boost dismal youth turnout.
Posted inEducation, Higher Education
UMass Partners With Private Company To Recruit International Students
“The world that we need to prepare our students for is one that contains people from all over.”
Posted inThe Grade
Roundup: BlackLives Protests, Online Charter Settles, Detracking In Seattle
CA settles with online charter accused of financial violations – LA Times ow.ly/8jf43026vVg Fears over Common Core were unfounded, officials say – The Ohio Daily Standard Archive ow.ly/E1Wn3026qnd On Aspire test, 68% hit mark in English – Arkansas Online ow.ly/mU7J3026qiU ESSA accountability comments pour in – POLITICO ow.ly/wdtw30245Gv Congresswoman Corrine Brown, Aide Indicted Over Education Nonprofit – […]
Posted inEducation, Higher Education
Lesley University’s New President Brings Military Background To Higher Education
Not many college presidents come from outside the Ivory Towers. Jeff Weiss, who took the helm at Lesley University on July 1, is one of the few.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Secret Boldness of Hillary’s College Loan Plan
The Clinton campaign is sitting on a very dramatic proposal without seeming to realize it.
Posted inPolitics
How the Legal Victory on Affirmative Action Undermines the Progressive Coalition
The University of Texas’ policies make it harder to build an enduring cross-racial class-based coalition in American politics.
Posted inHigher Education, Political Animal
The Obama Administration Makes Its Biggest Move Against For-Profit Colleges
The nation’s worst college accreditor is about lose its own accreditation.
Posted inEducation, Higher Education
Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision Could Change College Admissions Nationally
Top 10 percent rule wasn’t on trial but it may get a boost from the decision
Posted inEducation, Higher Education
UMass Boston Faculty Cuts Emblematic Of Funding Crisis In Public Higher Ed
One third of faculty members were told their jobs could be eliminated.
