Academic Advising Measures Success by the Ream
The Department of Academic Advising at New Amsterdam College has begun a campaign to renew personal relationships through a training model that emphasizes paper. “For us, paper is much more personal because it requires that we hand it to you,” said advising coordinator Norma Peters, who has worked for the college for 30 years. “We’ve [...]
Arizona Central University Proposes Deportation Sanction for Academic Misconduct
Posted on Wednesday, August 25th 2010
Tags: academic, arizona, honesty, immigration, plagiarism, sanctions
Tags: academic, arizona, honesty, immigration, plagiarism, sanctions
by Matthew Michael Freelance Writer Inspired by state legislation that authorizes all Arizonans to deport others at will, the Student Conduct Office at Arizona Central University has proposed deportation as a sanction for academic misconduct cases. Seventy percent of the campus is in favor of the tough, new penalty. That majority includes Ted McCallister, a [...]
Interns Scramble to Justify Summer Bitchwork as Academic
by Irma Pelt Senior Staff Writer As the summer draws to a close, many college students are faced with the arduous task of defending their internship experiences against the predefined learning outcomes provided by their academic departments. “This was a highly competitive internship,” said Brandi Estrada, a senior at Bomgren State University. “My advisor was [...]
Students Shocked to Discover Departmental Secretary Not Qualified to Provide Academic Assistance
by Irma Pelt Senior Staff Writer Eddinger College is investigating multiple reports from students that Nancy Payton, secretary in the department of behavioral neuroscience, attempted to provide academic assistance to them. “I went in to the office because I was struggling with a lab assignment about neural mechanisms involved in obesity. I was hoping to [...]
Ivy University Creates Terminal Degree in Douchebaggery
by Clara Webb Freelance Writer One of America’s oldest and most revered institutions of higher learning is launching a new graduate program designed to raise the standards of scholarship in many of academia’s traditional fields. The Doctor of Philosophy of the Order of Superior Honors (PhDOOSH) program will accept students from the departments of literature, [...]
Class Action Suit Filed When College Life Doesn’t Meet Expectation Set at Orientation
Posted on Monday, June 7th 2010
Tags: academic, advising, college, decisions, deposit, expectations, orientation, welcome
Tags: academic, advising, college, decisions, deposit, expectations, orientation, welcome
by Irma Pelt Senior Staff Writer A class action lawsuit filed in Wisconsin by the freshman class at Poltzer State College alleges that incoming students were intentionally misled by the university during an overnight orientation program in June. Orientation, of which there are sixteen sessions, is a flagship opportunity for the university to connect with [...]
As Faculty Finally Embrace Twitter, Students Drop the Service
Posted on Wednesday, May 19th 2010
Tags: academic, classes, faculty, media, networking, social, technology, twitter
Tags: academic, classes, faculty, media, networking, social, technology, twitter
by Alexander Riche Freelance Writer In a surprise move last month, the Library of Congress announced its intent to acquire all posts since March 2006 from social media site Twitter. The reaction was swift. Markus Trinion, a doctoral student doing his dissertation on faculty attitudes toward technology, described his frustration at the venerable institution’s surprise [...]
Students Blame Innovative Incentive Program for Tricking Them into Learning
Posted on Monday, April 26th 2010
Tags: academic, best practices, innovative, learning, practice, teaching, techniques
Tags: academic, best practices, innovative, learning, practice, teaching, techniques
by Erica Price Freelance Writer Psychology professor Edgar Stevens is a popular topic of conversation at Farmington College today as he has become the center of an unusual campus debate. Stevens, a recent recipient of the Farmington Innovative Teaching Citation, inspired heated conversation at the recent Student Government Association (SGA) meeting as a result of [...]
Faculty Senate Dinner Theater
Posted on Wednesday, March 10th 2010
Tags: academic, council, faculty, governance, professors, senate
Tags: academic, council, faculty, governance, professors, senate
by Brody Truce Staff Writer Nationwide, colleges struggle with engaging faculty in Faculty Senate, the decision-making body on all academic matters at most higher education institutions. Faculty at Whitmore College are no exception. “Attendance has been abysmal for years,” explained Faculty Senate Chair Dr. Henry Forney, who also serves as Dean of the college’s Department [...]
Dean Who Won Twittering Award Inexplicably Fired
Posted on Monday, February 15th 2010
Tags: academic, higher education, professors, technology, tweet, twitter
Tags: academic, higher education, professors, technology, tweet, twitter
Theo McClellon, Dean of Students at Michigan Southern University, was terminated from his position this week, just a month after receiving Tech U Magazine’s “Twitterer of the Year” award. “We were shocked,” said one of McClellon’s staff member, who asked to remain anonymous. “We’re all scared for our jobs now because we thought he was [...]


