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'New Reality' for Game Day Security

Following recent shootings in U.S. and terrorist attacks in Paris, some colleges and universities are adopting stricter security policies for sporting events.

Who Must Report?

Citing a chilling effect on study participants, faculty members who study sexual assault say they should be exempt from mandatory reporting requirements. Fraternities are also arguing for an exemption for volunteer chapter advisers.

Too Few Teams? Or Too Many Bowls?

As the number of Division I college football bowl games has spiked to a record 40 this postseason, not enough teams have the six wins required to participate.

Graduation Rates Rise, for Some

Education Trust study finds as institutions' completion rates rise generally, minority students sometimes fall farther behind.

Graduates' Workplace Advantage

Underemployment rates for college grads have sharply declined since the 2008 recession, and degree holders far outpace high school graduates, especially among African-American and Hispanic adults.

Threats

U of Chicago calls off classes due to report of planned gun violence; film students arrested in Los Angeles for causing panic with replicas of weapons. UPDATE: Arrest and new details on threat against Chicago.

Collateral Damage

After a controversial humor magazine was denounced by University of California at San Diego administrators, the student government voted to stop funding all student media.

Measuring Competency

Southern New Hampshire U's College for America releases a promising early snapshot of the general-education learning and skills of students who are enrolled in a new form of competency-based education.