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Concerns linger after ‘final’ Harvard cheating scandal announcement
As Harvard sought to bookend its massive cheating investigation with an announcement last Friday, students implicated in the scandal said the new information raised more questions than it answered. On Friday morning, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D.
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Editors at U. Georgia’s student newspaper quit in protest
Top editors of The Red & Black, U. Georgia’s student newspaper walked out of their newsroom this week after a dispute with the paper’s board of directors over editorial control of the paper.
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Penn State receives accreditation warning
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education issued Penn State President Rodney Erickson an accreditation warning on Aug. 8, according to a press release issued by the university.
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Letter to Obama asks legislators to help extend visas for foreign-born students
A letter sent July 2 to President Barack Obama and top-ranking congressional officials signed by leaders from more than 100 American universities calls for new legislation to allow foreign-born students to stay in the country longer after their student visa expires upon graduation.
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Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim elected 12th president of the World Bank
Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim will serve as the World Bank’s 12th president, the World Bank board of directors announced on Monday. Kim was elected over the only other remaining nominee, Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
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1998 Jerry Sandusky police report released to NBC
In 1998, a psychologist said the incidents surrounding Jerry Sandusky met all definitions of a “likely pedophile’s pattern of building trust and gradual introduction of physical touch, within a context of a ‘loving,’ ‘special’ relationship.” Penn State U.
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Editorial: Teacher tenure should be a privilege, not a right
Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy has finally decided to tackle the issue of teacher tenure that has been hanging over the state's head for quite some time. Since 2009, 31 states have reworked their teacher tenure policies including New York and Massachusetts. In his budget address on Feb.
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California state budget could cut $200M from UC system
U. California faces a $200 million state funding cut this year if voters do not approve Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed tax increases in November, according to Brown’s January budget plan announced Thursday. Brown anticipates that California will face a $9.
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Big Ten issues statement on Penn State
The Big Ten announced Thursday it plans to investigate Penn State involvements in the Jerry Sandusky allegations.