#BlackLivesMatter Becomes More Than A Movement In New Dartmouth Class February 4, 2015 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 3515 viewson College & University News, News Students attending Dartmouth College will have the opportunity to delve into the real issues behind the #BlackLivesMatter movement with the collaborative course, 10 Weeks, 10 Professors: #BlackLivesMatter, this spring. According to The Dartmouth, the course will be taught by 15 of Dartmouth’s professors from 10 different academic departments. Professors of anthropology, history, women’s gender studies, …
35 Super Helpful Websites and Apps for College Student Success February 4, 2015 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 16400 viewson College & University News, News If you’re anything like us, then you often have multiple mobile devices within reach at all times and you may even use them simultaneously to boot. It’s just the way things are these days with all of the technological advances that zoom along and if we don’t want to get left in the dust we have …
Get Your Search On: 40 of the Best Search Engines for Students and How to Use Them February 4, 2015 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 27106 viewson College & University News, News Once upon a time, the writers at Learn U were college students who spent a great many hours slaving away over research papers, projects and homework. Countless minutes were spent entering queries, questions and keywords into search engines as the hunt for answers kept us chained to our desks. Ok, so maybe that’s a bit …
New Study Shows Graduation Rate Gap Between Rich and Poor Students February 4, 2015 by Perrin Carrell 0 comments 3348 viewson College & University News, News The new report was released on Tuesday from the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education and the University of Pennsylvania Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy (PennAHEAD) finding the graduation gap between the richest and poorest students in American to have doubled within the last 40 years. The study, Indicators of …
Jewish Fraternity at UC Davis Becomes Victim of Hate Crime February 4, 2015 by Spencer Haws 0 comments 3715 viewson College & University News, News Members of UC Davis’ Jewish fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi, awoke to two sizable swastikas spray-painted on the side of their off campus house on Saturday morning. Standing up to the bigotry displayed on the walls of the Alpha Epsilon Pi were the members of the Council on American Islamic Relations Sacramento Valley. Executive Director Basim …
Dartmouth University Announces Plans To Ban Hard Liquor On Campus February 2, 2015 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 3406 viewson College & University News, News Dartmouth University has announced the intent to ban hard liquor on campus after coming under scrutiny for hazing and an investigation for possible Title IX violations. President of Dartmouth, Philip Hanlon, said in a speech on Thursday “Colleges and universities across the country face the issues I’ve detailed today. We’re not alone in facing them, …
Bryn Mawr College Feels The Heat After Emails About BMI Are Sent Out February 2, 2015 by Michelle Reed 0 comments 4162 viewson College & University News, News Philadelphia’s Bryn Mawr College is feeling the heat during the snow storm as word spreads of an email that was sent out to 100 students offering them access to a fitness program designed for students with a high body mass index. The email immediately struck a chord with students as many began lashing out at …
UVA President Pledges To Be A Voice of Change In The Fight For Campus Safety January 31, 2015 by Perrin Carrell 0 comments 3353 viewson College & University News, News The University of Virginia announced that officials are considering including a new center for researching violence. There is also talk of including classes for students to take covering campus safety. These tentative plans come in the wake of a turbulent few months for the university after a now discredited magazine article created a fire storm …
Confirmed Case of Measles Reported at University of Minnesota January 30, 2015 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 3860 viewson College & University News, News A student on the Twin Cities campus at the University of Minnesota has been diagnosed with the measles, according to university officials. The student in question is a 20 year old male and just returned from a trip abroad. He is reportedly residing off campus until he has fully recovered and is cleared of the …
CUNY’s Graduate Center Stops Using ‘Mr.’ and ‘Ms.” on Official Correspondence January 30, 2015 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 4011 viewson College & University News, News The City University of New York has decided to discontinue use of titles such as “Mr.” and “Ms.” when sending out correspondence to students attending the university’s Graduate Center. This change is being made in an attempt to be more gender inclusive and sensitive to the students who wish to go by something other than …
Humans of New York Creator Helps Send Kids To Harvard January 29, 2015 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 3910 viewson College & University News, News Middle school students at the Mott Hall Bridges Academy in Brownsville, New York are headed to Harvard thanks to the fundraiser started by Brandon Stanton, creator of Humans of New York. Stanton was inspired by a young student named Vidal who took the time to tell him about the most influential person in his life. …
Yale Responds To Officer Holding Student At Gunpoint January 29, 2015 by Perrin Carrell 0 comments 6197 viewson College & University News, News An email addressing the incident on the Yale campus when a student was stopped by campus police at gunpoint was sent out by President Peter Salovey of Yale University. The email said, “Many in our community felt personal pain upon reading accounts of this incident on social media and in the press as they saw …
There’s An App For That: Class120 App Sends Message To Parents When Students Skip Class January 27, 2015 by Michelle Reed 0 comments 3900 viewson College & University News, News It looks like the days of dodging those early morning classes are numbered as the new Class120 app will now send a message to the phones of parents whose college students are still hitting the snooze button when they should be in a lecture hall. The app was created by the Founder and CEO of …
ASU’s ‘Problem of Whiteness’ Course Stirs Up Controversy and Conversation January 27, 2015 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 3948 viewson College & University News, News The new English class at Arizona State University, U.S. Race Theory & the Problem of Whiteness, is causing quite a stir as it opens up a dialogue between students enrolled. The course currently has 18 students enrolled and is being taught by assistant professor Lee Bebout. Professor Bebout intends to delve into what the concept …
U. of Illinois Professor Supports Open-Source Textbooks and Writes His Own January 26, 2015 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 4581 viewson College & University News, News Textbooks prices are increasing and Jonathan Tomkin, associate director of the University of Illinois of Earth, Society and Environment, decided to give his students a break by writing a textbook of his own and offering it for free online. Tomkin and two professors from the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Illinois …
Charles M. Blow’s Son Stopped By Yale Police At Gunpoint And He’s ‘Fuming’ About It January 26, 2015 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 4265 viewson College & University News, News Tahj Blow, the son of well-known New York Times op-ed columnist and author, Charles M. Blow, was reportedly stopped by the Yale campus police at gunpoint as he was leaving the library on Saturday evening. Blow took to Twitter soon after hearing of his son’s experience and his shared his frustration with his 122,000 followers …
Rice U. Senior Turns Dorm Into Giant Ball Pit and Redefines What It Means to Be A ‘Grownup’ January 24, 2015 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 5605 viewson College & University News, News College senior David Nichol has balls…lots and lots of colorful, plastic balls. 13,000 to be exact and all of them are presently residing in his Rice University dorm room. Nichol decided to take the advice of his favorite XKCD comic strip, “Grownups,” and drop $500 on thousands of plastic balls in August. Why? Because it’s …
Stanford University Students Stage Traffic Stopping Protest Atop San Mateo-Hayward Bridge January 23, 2015 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 3825 viewson College & University News, News Over 100 Stanford University students and members of the community staged a “Reclaim MLK” rally and effectively shut down traffic for more than an hour on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge early Monday evening to support the national demands made by Ferguson Action. The protest was organized by a group of Stanford students who have formed …
3 U. of Michigan Fraternities Wreak Havoc at Two Ski Resorts January 23, 2015 by Spencer Haws 0 comments 4457 viewson College & University News, News Three University of Michigan fraternities have a lot of explaining to do after causing thousands of dollars worth of damage to two ski resorts. The Sigma Alpha Mu chapter stayed at the Treetops Resort in Gaylord last weekend and reportedly caused $50,000 worth of damage according to Barry Owens, General Manager of Treetops. “We had …
NYU Student Sets Fire To Sleeping Classmate, Records Himself On Snapchat January 22, 2015 by Nina Bourne 0 comments 4739 viewson College & University News, News NYU student, Jaime Castano, was arrested on Monday for setting fire to a female student as she slept soundly in his dorm room, according to local law enforcement. As if setting someone on fire wasn’t bad enough, Castano is also reported to have recorded his offense on the Snapchat app and proceeded to sing as …
