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Florida Colleges Take Hit on Remediation

But avoid legislation that would cap bachelor’s degree programs and create new oversight board.

Penalties in Prostitution Scandal

Head basketball coach at Louisville, where program paid escorts to strip and perform sex acts for recruits, will be suspended for five games. The university says the punishment -- seen by some experts as a slap on the wrist -- is too harsh and intends to appeal.
Opinion

Campus Carry Is Not About Preventing Mass Shootings

Concealed carriers aren’t likely to make effective interventions, and such a focus distracts us from the best arguments for campus carry, which should be primarily about the individual right to self-defense and self-determination, argues Erik Gilbert.

Video Games as a College Sport

The idea of colleges fielding teams for video games, an oddity just several years ago, now supports an athletic conference and is seeing major growth.
Opinion

Paying It Forward to Graduation

We in higher education must make it easier for first-generation students to find staff and faculty members who are dedicated to improving such students’ chances of graduation, argues Judith S. White.

Michigan Gun Ban Upheld

Against a tide of pro-gun rulings and legislation, a state appeals court ruled 2 to 1 that the University of Michigan -- a public institution -- has the right to ban guns on campus.

Stalkers’ Strategies

With increasing use of social media, college students -- who are already more likely to be victims of stalking -- are more at risk than ever.

A Course Too Hot to Handle?

Academics at UNC want to know what was wrong with plans for a class dealing with athletics scandals, including one at Chapel Hill.