5 Dorms at UNC-Asheville Declared Safety Hazards
The school has to find hundreds of students new accommodation after the state insurance commissioner barred the school from using the residence halls. On the News & Observer.
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The Return of High School Vocational Programs
Though there's a risk of programs training students for less-useful future skills, CVS, Volkswagen, and other companies have found high schools where they can train future workers early. On The Wall Street Journal.
Black Colleges Lose Their Trump Connection
With Omarosa Manigault-Newman gone, black college leaders appear to be focusing on Congressional allies. On The Atlantic.
‘Psychological Distress’ Comes for Half of Grad Students
Mental health appears to be getting worse as stress and campus problems amplify the competitive pressures of grad school. On Education Dive.
Job Security, Salary Not Influencing Students’ Choice of Major
A Rutgers study found that more information on post-graduation salaries and the level of job security did little to affect which majors students chose. On Inside Higher Ed.
Academics Come to the Defense of Feminist Scholar Accused of Sexual Harassment
After a graduate student accused an NYU professor, feminist scholars and other friends defended her based on her previous academic work. On The New York Times.
Federal Law Now Prohibits Confucius Institute Funding
After Senator Ted Cruz slipped an amendment into the National Defense Authorization Act, federal funding cannot go to Confucius Institutes, which are funding by the Chinese government. On Campus Reform.
Affirmative Action Lawsuit at UNC Tops $16 Million
Legal fees and expenses due to UNC's use of race when admitting students have reached $16.8 million as the administration defends its admissions policy. On the News & Observer.
University Donors More Critical of How Their Money Gets Spent
Donors are worried about how well universities live up to donor agreements and how they use the money, and are getting more persnickety about oversight. On Bloomberg.
Akron Cutting 80 Program Tracks
The university wants to streamline its majors and focus resources on more popular ones; the changes only affect 5 percent of its student population. On Inside Higher Ed.