Schools lack Mideast specialists
Despite increased political and media attention toward the Middle East, tenured professors with expertise in the area remain scarce.
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Despite increased political and media attention toward the Middle East, tenured professors with expertise in the area remain scarce.
A new study has confirmed the long-held belief that U.S. universities are dominated by liberal faculty.
Michael Bugeja was fact-checking his references for his most recent book when he ran into a problem. The director of the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University, found that 30 percent of his online citations no longer worked correctly.
Female students now represent the majority of undergraduate students in the United States, according to a report released this month by the National Center for Education Statistics.
All across campus there are signs instructing students to have safe sex, love their bodies and get a good night's sleep -- but they fail to mention the number one killer in America.
Cornell junior Andrea Segal and her friends bowl together at least twice a week -- for course credit.
Fifteen Yale students staged an eight-hour-long sit-in at the university's admissions office Thursday in an attempt to force the administration to reform the way they give financial aid.
While more colleges have embraced the Common Application in recent years, Penn remains steadfast in its decision to only accept its traditional application form.
College junior Emma Kirwan spends most of her free time at the gym -- but not working out.
When College sophomore Brooke Tancer began going over her college applications at the start of her senior year of high school, she had some help. Advising her every step of the way was an independent college admissions consultant hired by her parents.
Columbia University has found itself the center of media attention after the release of a controversial documentary depicting discrimination by professors against pro-Israel students on campus.
Despite the increased popularity of Advanced Placement exams, more and more universities are coming to view AP courses as unequal to their own introductory courses.
Harvard President Lawrence Summers drew the ire of both female professors within the Ivy League and around the nation when he cited "innate" differences in men and women as a possible reason fewer women succeed in science and math careers.
Despite an outright rejection of its offer to manage Pennsylvania's student loan program, education funding giant Sallie Mae will continue to pursue its proposal.
After just more than a year as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, long-time Penn professor Rebecca Bushnell's move upward to the position of School and Arts and Sciences dean has been greeted by support and approval from SAS faculty members.
The future of PennPass, a system that offers discounted SEPTA fares to students, remains unclear due to recent company budgetary concerns and student disinterest.
Sissy Carpey is one of Penn's most enthusiastic students. She talks with her professors after class, prepares for lecture and even does the recommended reading. Yet Carpey, a grandmother of six, is not a run-of-the-mill Penn student.
While Penn students' preparation time for classes is on par with that of students in other universities, it is much less than what is expected by professors.
While University officials have not admitted fault, they have agreed to a settlement with Graduate Employees Together-University of Pennsylvania over an unfair labor practice charge filed by the would-be graduate student union last February.
As advance registration ends on Monday, students who plan to graduate in May may be unaware of the requirements they still need to fulfill.