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Behind the Curtain of Pay-to-Join Freshman Facebook Groups
Freshmen who want to connect with their fellow students can join unofficial college Facebook groups dedicated to finding roommates and sharing advice—for a fee.
Campus Crisis Care Awareness Needs a Boost
A third of students aren’t clear where to turn on campus should they or a friend experience a mental health crisis. Boosting awareness of urgent mental health care resources can involve faculty as messengers, direct student outreach and mobile apps.
Instructor to Be Charged With Threats to Dean and Students
Richard Gregory Fine, an instructor at Fresno City College, has been detained after allegedly making threats to a dean and...
An Online Pivot Pays Off
Unity College enrolled well under 1,000 students a decade ago. Now, renamed Unity Environmental University, enrollment has soared to more than 7,500, thanks to its emphasis on online education.
Mass. Governor Appoints Panel ‘to Promote Representation in Education’
Massachusetts governor Maura Healey, a Democrat, has appointed a panel to consider what the state should do if the Supreme...
Penn State Professor on Leave After Being Caught in Compromising Position with Dog
A Pennsylvania State University professor faces charges of “open lewdness,” cruelty to an animal and sexual intercourse with an animal...
U of Delaware the Latest to Settle COVID-19 Lawsuit
The University of Delaware will pay $6.3 million to settle a lawsuit filed by students over its campus shutdown during...
Suit Threatened as Anthropologists’ Israel Boycott Vote Begins
Just as American Anthropological Association members have started voting on a resolution “ to boycott Israeli academic institutions,” a law...