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US appeals court rules University of Texas can use race as factor in college admissions US appeals court rules University of Texas can use race as factor in college admissions. The court ruled 2-to-1 on Tuesday, July 15, 2014. The follows a 2013 order by the U.S. Supreme Court requesting the lower court to clarify […]

US2020 announces STEM city competition winners In response to a call for action by President Barack Obama, US2020, an organization aimed at creating the high-tech work force of tomorrow, has chosen 7 cities as a STEM mentoring hot spot. Press Release US2020: WASHINGTON, DC – Today at the White House Science Fair, responding to President […]

See update Posted 2018: Salaries for some of the U.S. public and private college presidents Higher Education: Top 256 highest paid public college presidents 2013 Fiscal Year The Chronicle of Higher Education These data show the total compensation received in the 2013 fiscal year by 257 chief executives at 227 public universities and systems in […]

Seattle: University of Washington plans 50-story tower on downtown block The University of Washington’s Board of Regents approved a historic deal to replace the Rainier Square retail mall with an office and hotel complex, transforming a prime downtown tract. By Sanjay Bhatt Seattle Times SEATTLE- Under an 80-year ground lease, Wright Runstad will develop and […]

U.S. Supreme Court upholds state’s ban on affirmative action in college admissions Mark Sherman Associated Press WASHINGTON— The Supreme Court has upheld Michigan’s ban on using race as a factor in college admissions. The justices said in a 6-2 ruling Tuesday that Michigan voters had the right to change their state constitution to prohibit public […]

Bermuda College and Miami University in joint venture By Owain Johnston-Barnes They Royal Gazette Bermuda College and Miami University, of Oxford Ohio, have come together to offer a Masters degree programme, focusing on special education on the Island. The two schools yesterday announced a memorandum of understanding to introduce the Special Education Online Hybrid (SEOH) programme […]

Enslavement of Africans and the University of North Carolina’s commencement address of 1832 William Gaston was a prominent North Carolina attorney, judge, and University of North Carolina trustee From its beginnings, the university community debated the nature of slavery. As early as 1807, the Dialectic Society argued the question: “Ought slavery to be abolished in […]

Federal judge rules on historically black universities in Maryland Associated Press A federal judge has ruled that Maryland shortchanged the state’s four historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) by unnecessarily duplicating their programs at nearby predominantly white institutions. In a ruling issued Monday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, Judge Catherine Blake wrote that the […]

Top global university rankings 2013-2014 BBC News US universities are still the most dominant international force in the Times Higher Education rankings. In top place, as last year, is the California Institute of Technology. In the UK there are concerns that, outside Oxford, Cambridge and London colleges, many major universities are slipping down international rankings. […]

Private financial gifts to higher education colleges & universities Here are just a few major financial donations to colleges and universities in the United States. John Arrillaga writes $150 million check to Stanford University, the largest donation from a living individual ever July 1, 2013 Source: Stanford University Stanford University alumnus, friend and benefactor John […]