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Fires affect California colleges' finals, move-out, homework deadlines
Institutions affected by California wildfires juggle logistics of finals, move-out, assignment deadlines. → Read More
Uncertainty for grad students as tax bill goes to conference
Key area of concern is House plan to tax tuition waivers, which some have said would make it impossible for them to afford to stay in their programs. → Read More
Stanford Lied About Business School Scholarships
A breach of confidential data has indicated that the Stanford University Graduate School of Business has been publicly misrepresenting how it awards scholarships. → Read More
Anthropologists consider challenges of teaching in a red state
Scholars talk strategy, setbacks on teaching in a field that often aligns with progressive policy goals. → Read More
Graduate students across country protest tax plan
At Penn and elsewhere, students organize “grade-ins” to show what they do and how House Republicans’ tax legislation could make it harder for them to make ends meet. → Read More
Art exhibit at CUNY draws scrutiny from Pentagon
After John Jay College’s exhibit of art made by Guantánamo Bay detainees gained media attention, the Department of Defense halted the export of art from the island prison. → Read More
Inside a failed race against the clock at SUNY Buffalo
A professor loses her job at SUNY Buffalo, and her advocates say she was denied not only a fair shot at keeping her position, but the ability to stay on health insurance while facing a life-threatening illness. → Read More
Counterprotesters at North Florida outnumber those supporting white nationalist
Only four people showed up to protest the University of North Florida for suspending an avowed white nationalist student. → Read More
Feminism, safe spaces and the inclusion of male voices
At National Women’s Studies Association annual gathering, scholar talks using trigger warnings and safe spaces as a way to engage men in feminist discourse. → Read More
Could GroupMe lead to cheating guilt by association?
Ohio State isn’t the first college where students are accused of cheating via GroupMe. But could the messaging application trap innocent students because of others’ misdeeds? → Read More
Ohio State Accuses 83 of Cheating via GroupMe
Ohio State University has accused 83 students in its Fischer College of Business of cheating. The students are said to have used the messaging app GroupMe -- used for large group chats -- to facilitate “unauthorized collaboration on graded assignments,” according to the university statement given to The Columbus Dispatch. → Read More
Syllabus bars Duke newspaper staffers from course
Syllabus at Duke barred staffers of campus paper from class on hedge funds. → Read More
How a student’s tweet led to a faculty labor dispute
In September, a student at Monroe Community College posted a racist tweet. It’s November, and the faculty union and the administration are still in conflict over the institution’s response. → Read More
Brandeis calls off play about Lenny Bruce
Play about late comedian is called off amid student protests. → Read More
Campuses Plastered With ‘OK to Be White’ Signs
Racist and anti-Semitic posters appearing on college campuses, sent to networked printers or → Read More
Princeton, Microsoft File Joint DACA Lawsuit
Princeton University and Microsoft have joined together to file a lawsuit against President Trump’s rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. A DACA-protected student at Princeton, Maria De La Cruz Perales Sanchez, is also listed as a plaintiff. → Read More
Experts discuss residence-life best practices after U of Hartford harassment charges surface
A student was expelled for allegedly harassing her roommate at the University of Hartford. How can other colleges prevent a similar situation from occurring? → Read More
Oberlin won't notify students about nonthreatening racist fliers
Oberlin will no longer notify students about hateful fliers if there’s not an immediate threat. The college doesn’t want to amplify provocateurs, but some students worry silence sends the wrong message. → Read More
Competency-based teacher education program receives state approval
First announced in 2015, the competency-based graduate program will accept students next fall. → Read More
Investigation Into Columbia Protesters Dropped
Columbia University on Tuesday dropped its disciplinary investigation into 16 students who disrupted a campus speaker last month. The investigation -- which attracted backlash from a large number of faculty -- was one of the first serious considerations of punishing student protesters this academic year. → Read More