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British leadership won’t shutter China-sponsored Confucius Institutes

Sylvie Patterson - Trinity University — Wed, 17 May 2023 04:03:09 +0000

‘The data indicates that British universities are operating Confucius Institutes illegally,’ watchdog stated Thirty branches of Chinese Communist Party-run Confucius Institutes remain open in the United Kingdom thanks to a reversal from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Government funding for Mandarin teaching at branches will end, but they will not be closed, The Guardian reported April 24.

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Community college to open men’s center aimed at retention, focused on black and Latino males

Sylvie Patterson - Trinity University — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 05:02:39 +0000

‘The number of men enrolled at colleges has fallen behind women by record levels’ Queensborough Community College in New York announced plans to open a “Male Resource Center” next fall with the aim of increasing the enrollment and retention of college men. The center will focus primarily, but not exclusively, on black and Latino males, according to Inside Higher Ed. These men make up the…

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South Dakota leads nation in public university return on investment: report

Sylvie Patterson - Trinity University — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 05:02:00 +0000

South Dakota state technical schools offer high-income majors South Dakota’s public university system provides the best rate of return on investment among all 50 state systems, according to a rubric released late last year by the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity think tank. A degree from one of South Dakota’s public colleges will result in a lifetime income boost of $217,000…

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Scholars, global leaders denounce Taliban decision to bar women indefinitely from Afghan universities

Sylvie Patterson - Trinity University — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 05:02:41 +0000

‘If my sister and my mother can’t study, then I do not accept this education’ Professors as well as prominent global authorities have condemned the Taliban’s recent decision to bar women indefinitely from colleges and universities in Afghanistan. A professor at Kabul University in Afghanistan, Ismail Mashal, appeared to tear up his university diplomas in protest on local Afghan station Tolo TV…

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Stanford president under investigation for scientific research misconduct

Sylvie Patterson - Trinity University — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 05:02:07 +0000

Potential misconduct includes allegations of intentionally misleading errors in a 2008 paper Stanford University is overseeing an investigation into the research integrity of its own president, Marc Tessier-Lavigne. Four neurobiology papers co-authored by the president, a prominent neurobiologist, are now under review for alleged scientific misconduct regarding altered images and other errors…

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Young adults neither in school nor work ‘surged by about 1 million’ in recent years

Sylvie Patterson - Trinity University — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 04:03:52 +0000

‘Something has to be done about tuition, something has to be done about student loans’: Georgetown economist The number of young people ages 18 to 24 who are neither in college nor working “surged by about 1 million” over two years, from 2019 to 2021, according to an extensive analysis report from Newsweek. Higher education enrollment decreased almost 10 percent over the past two years…

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Psychology, student counseling have worst ROI at Texas colleges: study

Sylvie Patterson - Trinity University — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 04:02:53 +0000

Think tank suggests phasing out or reducing loans for programs with bad debt-to-income ratios More than 50 low-performing Texas public college programs were highlighted in a September report from the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank. The report, “Holding Texas Colleges Accountable for Student Loan Debt and Earning Outcomes: 2022,” aimed to expose programs that leave…

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College mental health problems skyrocketed during COVID: national study

Sylvie Patterson - Trinity University — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 04:02:46 +0000

Psychologists said COVID shutdowns and ‘uncertainty’ majorly contributed to crisis College students’ mental health issues have been on the rise for the past eight years and took a nosedive during the height of the COVID pandemic, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. In just one year, 2020-21, nearly 60 percent of students surveyed met requirements for…

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University of Wyoming professor demoted, work retracted for alleged ‘data irregularities’

Sylvie Patterson - Trinity University — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:01:28 +0000

Professor now appears affiliated with a research institute at a university in Shanghai Thirty-three of Professor Jun Ren’s papers should be retracted due to “concerns regarding data irregularities inconsistent with published conclusions,” according to a spokesperson for the University of Wyoming as told to Retraction Watch, which chronicles retracted scientific papers. Two papers for which Ren…

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Cosigning for student loans comes with big risks and big burdens, experts say

Sylvie Patterson - Trinity University — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 04:02:18 +0000

Default or worse can push relatives into avoidable debt Individual borrowers who take out or cosign on student loans can get them wiped away in some circumstances, but it’s not easy and can be an uphill battle. College finance expert Kristina Ellis told The College Fix that, for one, the chances of students actually getting their debt forgiven is slim. “To qualify, you have to meet certain…

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