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Campus Installs Vending Machines to Conveniently Sell Justice

Posted on Wednesday, September 7th 2011
Tags: accountability, ethics, fairness, integrity, privilege
Campus Installs Vending Machines to Conveniently Sell Justice
The Department of Judicial Conduct at Adams & Lee University has invested in vending machines for its student union where students can conveniently buy justice. “We’re a prestigious college,” said André Kerr, director of judicial conduct. “Forcing students to go out of their way to hire lawyers or get their parents involved in negotiating student [...]

University Avoids Costly Consulting Fees by Bringing Candidates on Campus for Non-Existent Positions

Posted on Wednesday, May 25th 2011
Tags: ethics, interview, job search
University Avoids Costly Consulting Fees by Bringing Candidates on Campus for Non-Existent Positions
by Irma Pelt Senior Staff Writer Over the past two years, Tabeart College has posted more than 300 jobs to various higher education publications and search services, including The Placement Exchange and the Chronicle of Higher Education. Noting this unusually high number for an institution that reports having a combined faculty and staff of just [...]

University Achieves Coveted Tier One Status Via Innovative Use of Casino Card

Posted on Tuesday, December 7th 2010
Tags: ambiguous, competitive, definition, ethics, fundraising, tier 1, tier one
University Achieves Coveted Tier One Status Via Innovative Use of Casino Card
by Teena Angst Freelance Writer Whanover University has finally attained Tier One status to rank as one of the most competitive universities in the nation. Following a directive from trustees to become Tier One, as well as pressure from faculty, students and alumni, Whanover University took creative steps to achieve this ambitious goal. Staff members [...]

Ex-Dean Claims Forcing Students To Do Personal Work Was Celebration of “National Careers in Student Affairs Month”

Posted on Monday, October 4th 2010
Tags: balance, endurance, ethics, expectations, hours, student affairs, wellness
Ex-Dean Claims Forcing Students To Do Personal Work Was Celebration of “National Careers in Student Affairs Month”
by Irma Pelt Senior Staff Writer A former dean at St. John’s University, Cecilia Chang, was fired for forcing students to do personal chores under the pretense of fulfilling their scholarship requirement. Chang, who was dean of St. John’s Institute of Asian Studies, faces harsh accusations from several international students who were recipients of a [...]

Full Search Ahead: No More Interims for Elenchus U

Posted on Tuesday, September 28th 2010
Tags: candidates, ethics, hiring, interim, legal, search
Full Search Ahead: No More Interims for Elenchus U
by Hannah Q. Scott Freelance Writer This week in Student Affairs: Elenchus University is trying a new tactic in hiring a director of residence life. Elenchus U is planning a full nationwide search instead of naming an interim director that will eventually become permanent. “We just couldn’t continue to populate the upper echelons of student [...]

Housing Director Charged with Building New Hall on the Backs of Naughty Students

Posted on Wednesday, September 22nd 2010
Tags: conduct, creative, ethics, judicial, sanctions, service
Housing Director Charged with Building New Hall on the Backs of Naughty Students
by Evan Brews Freelance Writer Students living on campus at South Festoon University are growing concerned with a sharp increase in write-ups stemming from what they deem to be absurd reasons. Returning student Kimberly Anatole reported that she was written up for littering within the first few days of move-in. Anatole stated that she was [...]

Foundation Director Ousted After Series of Financially Irresponsible Good Intentions

Posted on Tuesday, August 31st 2010
Tags: development, ethics, foundation, fundraising, investments
Foundation Director Ousted After Series of Financially Irresponsible Good Intentions
by Aloysius St. Bernard Freelance Writer Nathan Gorman has been terminated from his position as Director of the Peyton Randolph University Foundation, after deep losses to the university’s endowment fund landed the institution, one of Virginia’s oldest, on a Department of Education list of colleges that failed to pass a test of financial responsibility. PRU’s [...]

University Promotes Drinking as the New “It” Thing

Posted on Friday, July 16th 2010
Tags: admissions, alcohol, amythyst initiative, beer, campus, ethics, princeton review, promotion
University Promotes Drinking as the New “It” Thing
by Anselmo Watkins Freelance Writer A California university is attempting to counter its reputation with students as “boring” and “no fun” by encouraging beer drinking by students on campus. Whitson State University’s president is the newest member of the Amethyst Intitiative, a group of college CEOs lobbying to lower the drinking age. Whitson State’s new [...]

Tie Breaking Tenure decision is Hot-Hot-Hot!

Posted on Monday, July 12th 2010
Tags: decision, ethics, fairness, tenure, vote
Tie Breaking Tenure decision is Hot-Hot-Hot!
by Erica Price Freelance Writer Geography professor Jake Gildenhauf is relieved tonight after resolution to one of the most controversial tenure review processes in Shiver State College history. Trustees of SSC cast their votes on this professor’s tenure status with equal votes for and against. The typical tiebreaker, the chairperson of the Board, had recused [...]

Philadelphia University Business School Dedicates Monument to New Big-Picture Educational Philosophy

Posted on Thursday, July 1st 2010
Tags: cheating, curriculum, ethics, mba, spinelli, stephen
Philadelphia University Business School Dedicates Monument to New Big-Picture Educational Philosophy
by Erica Price Freelance Writer All eyes were on Philadelphia University today as a new sculpture was dedicated just outside of the School of Business Administration. Current students, faculty, alumni and friends of the business school gathered to honor Stephen Spinelli, President of Philadelphia University and co-founder of the Jiffy Lube auto service company. On [...]
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