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Morehouse Seeks Rebound in Finances, Enrollment
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education is quoted on the challenges of being the president of a higher-ed institution.
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5 Facing Murder Charges in Baruch Hazing Death Appear in Court
Crowded into a small courtroom here, five fraternity members from New York City on Thursday appeared before a judge for the first time since being charged with murder in the 2013 death of a 19-year-old pledge in a hazing ritual.
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New Home for Liberal Arts
“Having tasted the forbidden fruits of liberal arts, I realize there are so many amazing aspects to academic life,” says Colette Chiaranussati, who is clearly not regretting her decision to quit her medical course.
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A Conservative Speaker Was Uninvited From Campus. And Then Re-invited.
After an outcry from offended students at Williams College, a student group disinvited a speaker who writes that feminism has failed — and then reinvited her Friday.
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Dysfunction at Florida A&M
The Graduate School of Education’s Marybeth Gasman comments on the tension created when a university’s board members are at odds.
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Hey, New Teachers, It’s OK to Cry in Your Car
Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education and the School of Arts & Sciences is cited for suggesting that the more comprehensive a mentoring program is the more likely a teacher is prone to stay at a school.
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When Students Become Patients, Privacy Suffers
During her senior year at Yale University, Andrea faced spiraling depression and anxiety. She sought treatment at the campus health center, where she received medication and therapy.
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Drexel Gives President Fry a Five-year Contract
In the middle of a major capital campaign that could reach $900 million, Drexel University recently gave its entrepreneurial president, John A. Fry, a second five-year contract, running to August 2020. The board of trustees unanimously approved the pact Sept. 30, said trustees chairman Richard Greenawalt. Fry received a boost in pay for good performance, Greenawalt said, but declined to provide the amount. Drexel, like most private colleges, does not release pay until it becomes public on tax forms. In 2013-14, Fry received $1.5 million in total compensation.
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Medical-School Enrollment Is Up 25 Percent Since 2002
The nation’s medical schools chalked up another record-setting year of applications and enrollment, while making strides to attract a more-diverse applicant pool, according to figures released on Thursday by the Association of American Medical Colleges.
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Penn Law School to Honor a Life Cut Short
Gary Clinton of the Law School discusses the hanging of a plaque to honor a pioneering student from the 1920s.