EDUCATION
Alaska Legislators Fail to Override Budget Cuts, University Students' Ability to Graduate Could Be At Risk
The University of Alaska said it would make every attempt to ensure students could complete their program, but said it may not be possible.
New Law Would Make Helping College Students Cheat Punishable with Jail Time
The proposed measures aims to combat "contract cheating," when students have another person write assignments or even take exams for them.
Trump's UPenn Admissions Officer Interviewer Was Best Friends With Fred Trump Jr: Report
The University of Pennsylvania admissions office worker who interviewed Donald Trump at the school in 1966 says UPenn's Wharton School was easy to get into and the talk was set up by one of his best friends: Fred Trump Jr.
Exclusive: How Harvard Caved to Student Protesters and Fired Its First Black Faculty Dean
Ron Sullivan talked to Newsweek about defending Harvey Weinstein and how "the loudest voices in the room" intimidated Harvard leaders and cost him his job.
University Offering PhD in Heavy Metal Music
"I would have loved for someone to tell me that studying about metal is a legitimate academic pursuit!" says professor Simon Springer.
How Bernie Sanders' Plan to Cancel Student Debt Compares to Elizabeth Warren's
The plans put forth by Warren and Sanders reveal stark differences in where the wealth used to pay for these loans would come from.
College Student Donates $1,300 Worth of Groceries From His Meal Plan to Local Food Bank
"One night it just hit me: I had the means to help people," said Florida Tech senior Roland Hesmondhalgh, who donates his leftover funds every spring.
Wiccan Professor at Catholic University Told She "Might Not Want to be so Overt About being a Witch"
Pauline Hoffman alleges St. Bonventure University passed her over for promotion and pressured her to resign as dean because of her religion.
Ohio School Stops Naming Valedictorians and Sparks Debate About Capitalism vs. Socialism
"I think I know what President Trump would say," a Republican state representative who proposed a bill requiring schools to name one valedictorian and one salutatorian told Newsweek.
School Names Boy with Autism 'Most Likely to Get Lost in a Crowd'
"This is a type of bullying by the teachers," said Desiree Perez, whose son just completed sixth grade at Normandin Middle School in New Bedford.
With $30k In Student Loans and No Job, Pennsylvania Man Joins Other Graduates By Leaving U.S. to Avoid Debt
"I was expected to make a $400 loan payment every month, but I had no money, no sustainable income. College ruined my life."
Republican Dan Crenshaw Blasts 'Coddled' College Students, Applauds Signing of Texas 'Free Speech' Bill
Texas GOP congressman Dan Crenshaw mocked "coddled" college students and applauded Governor Greg Abbott for signing a so-called "free speech" law.
Leading Disability Charity Welcomes U.N. Decision to Make Disabled Top Priority
People with disabilities make up one of the most disadvantaged and marginalised groups within society
Iraq Digitising Baghdad National Library Archives In Face of ISIS Threat
Baghdad's librarians working to prevent capture of centuries-old material falling into hands of terror group
Venice mayor bans books on homosexuality from schools
The new mayor has been accused of censorship after his decision to recall 49 books
Coping? Je ne comprends pas, say French teens baffled by McEwan novel
10,000 French schoolchildren have signed a petition over a 'devilish' exam question on the novel Atonement
First mixed-race Miss Universe Japan causes public outcry
Negative reaction from Japanese audiences who feel that mix-race Ariana Miyamoto isn't Japanese enough
If I ruled the world: Cindy Gallop, founder of MakeLoveNotPorn
Entrepreneur, advertising giant and 'real sex' advocate tells us her rules
Popular Kids Are More Likely to Be Bullied, Study Claims
Only the "top five percent of the school's social strata" are free from bullies
Why Accepted Students Should Ask Colleges About Sexual Assault
Prospective students should look at how schools handle—or mishandle—sexual violence on campus before accepting an admission offer
Seeing Value in 'Gap Years,' Tufts University Offers to Pay
Proponents say the experience creates more motivated, mature, and worldly students