by Diana Senechal Freelance Writer Binghamton, New York—At Novum Organum College’s annual faculty meeting, President Murphy Murgatroyd announced that 100 percent of the college’s materials and teaching methods would be research-based by 2014. “This means everything you do must be backed by science,” said Murgatroyd. “We won’t use a seminar format, for instance, just because [...]

Windy Hills University celebrated the grand opening of the George Kuh Student Center this week, but visitors touring the building noted a startling design decision. There is a complete absence of restrooms. Director of Student Development Jerry Charra defended the decision and praised his staff for the controversial choice. “When we met with architects to [...]

Sophomore Ming Chang was found dead Thursday in the women’s restroom of the liberal arts building at the University of West Kansas. Officials have ruled that Chang was assessed to death. Criminal charges are pending. Chang was found with a pencil in her hand and her Diesel jeans around her ankles. Sources say she was [...]

by Anselmo Watkins Freelance Writer The widely anticipated release of the Data-Based Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs by the National Research Council on September 28 has raised the dander of higher education administrators across the country, with one going so far as to threaten to “kick the ass” of committee members should he ever meet any [...]

by Irma Pelt Senior Staff Writer Several student organizations at Bottega College went all out to combine efforts this week to raise money for ongoing relief efforts in the wake of January’s earthquake in Haiti. Representatives from Education Without Borders, Students Offering Support, and Canadians at Bottega came together to plan the fundraiser. Pooling their [...]

by Irma Pelt Senior Staff Writer In preparation for the end of the semester, faculty at Conrad College participated in a workshop this week focused on utilizing information provided by students’ course evaluations. The workshops were presented by consultants from Fake It To Make It, a firm specializing in the non-use of qualitative and quantitative [...]

After years of being known best as an elite professor at Miami University of Ohio and top expert in the field of qualitative research, Dr. Peter Magolda has achieved the highest level of mainstream popularity. According to E!citement news reports, Magolda’s presentation at the convention of the American College Personnel Association in Boston caught the [...]

By Juan Hues Freelance Colleges are praising a newly developed personality test, the Creative Reasoning Assessment Program, introduced by startup Personally Perfect, Inc. The test was originally developed for Fortune 500 companies but has gained new ground in the college and university sector. Like previous personality inventories, the new test allows individuals to answer a [...]

The student services staff at Rhodeson College has just completed its one-year campaign to improve its reputation with students, and the Board of Trustees is unsure how to proceed. “Every year, we receive complaints about the grouchy and incompetent staff in student services,” said vice president of student services Reginald Trahl. “This year, we took [...]

The University of West Kansas dropped initial plans to implement a creative, low-cost program aimed at decreasing epidemic levels of student cheating and binge drinking. “We loved the plan initially, but we just weren’t thinking clearly,” said director of leadership initiatives and assessment, Peggy Kolby. “We realized it’s impossible to measure ‘doing the right thing’ [...]