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Science
Trump’s pick to head White House science office gets good reviews
The long wait for a White House science adviser is over. President Donald Trump announced today that he intends to nominate meteorologist Kelvin Droegemeier, a university administrator and former vice-chair of the governing board of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), to be director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).…
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Chronicle of Higher Education
College Presidents Lead National Greek Life Reform
In April, three prominent college presidents sat before an audience in Chicago of dozens of campus officials. They were there to talk about their experiences as leaders during one of the most tragic campus crises imaginable: when a student dies at a fraternity party. For Eric Barron of Pennsylvania State University, it was Tim Piazza,…
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The Centre Daily
Could a national database help combat Greek life issues? Penn State wants to find out
Penn State has been in the national spotlight for years over misconduct and tragedy in its Greek system. Now, the university aims to position itself as a leader on fraternity and sorority life reform.
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Chronicle of Higher Education
Here’s How Some Universities Are Raising Their Research Profiles
Making research a top priority: A university has to pick which areas to focus on, says Daniel A. Reed, senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Utah. It can choose either to compete in well-established areas of research or to look for emerging fields that may have less competition, he says.
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Inside Higher Ed
The Babel Problem with Big Data in Higher Ed
Over the past decade Bring Data! has emerged as a new cri de coeur across American colleges and universities. Campus planning initiatives, policy discussions about student success (retention, advising, institutional outcomes, and value added), instructional interventions and innovations, operational effectiveness, and efforts to enhance the return on investment (ROI) are all data dependent.
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Inside Higher Ed
The Wrong Kind of Transparency
Higher ed associations and scientific societies in recent weeks have joined a chorus of opposition to a proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule that would limit the use of science for crafting regulations where all underlying data aren’t publicly available. The proposal fits into a decades-long debate over what data should be made public from research…
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Diverse Education
‘Aim Higher Act’ House Bill Draws Praise from Higher Ed Groups
The Democrat-crafted bill, a version of the Higher Education Act that is due for reauthorization, has some significant differences from the PROSPER Act, a Republican-sponsored plan passed earlier this year by the House. The HEA would, among other provisions, increase the annual Pell grant maximum; allow two tuition-free years at a community college; preserve the…
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Education Dive
Aim Higher and PROSPER on the table: What’s the takeaway for higher ed leaders?
Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a bill summary of the Aim Higher Act, their stance on how to comprehensively reauthorize the Higher Education Act, a critical piece of legislation guiding federal higher education policy, which due to lack of bipartisan agreement has not been renewed since 2008.
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Associated Press
Iowa State selected to establish bacteria research center
Iowa State University will establish and lead a new research center into antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to a joint announcement Thursday from two university organizations. The Institute for Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education will be based at the Ames campus. The institute’s formation will be a result of a task force on antibiotic resistance in production…
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Associated Press
Trump to ax college diversity guideline
President Donald Trump’s administration is rescinding guidance that encouraged schools to take a student’s race into account to promote diversity in admissions.
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