http://www.ibtimes.com Latest News en http://www.ibtimes.com/unc-chapel-hill-lockdown-update-armed-dangerous-person-reported-sirens-activated-2207837?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution UPDATE: 9:25 a.m. EDT -- The university issued an "all clear" Wednesday about 20 minutes after starting up emergency sirens while police investigated unconfirmed reports of an armed person near the NROTC Building and Venable Hall, which houses chemistry and marine science classrooms. "The all-clear signal means the threat to the campus is over," it wrote on its Alert Carolina website, adding that students and staff should resume normal activities. http://www.ibtimes.com/unc-chapel-hill-lockdown-update-armed-dangerous-person-reported-sirens-activated-2207837 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 09:09:03 -0500 http://www.ibtimes.com/unlv-rebels-nickname-controversy-mascot-not-linked-confederacy-says-university-2205973?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution The debate over Confederate symbols on American college campuses has reached the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the school is fighting back. University President Len Jessup released a statement Monday backing the institution's nickname, the Rebels, and mascot, "Hey Reb!" He denied allegations that the character had any connection to the Confederacy, according to the Associated Press. http://www.ibtimes.com/unlv-rebels-nickname-controversy-mascot-not-linked-confederacy-says-university-2205973 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:18:25 -0500 http://www.ibtimes.com/student-loan-debt-2015-income-share-agreements-let-investors-buy-stock-students-could-2202547?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution A different way to finance a college education has begun to gain traction and could provide a fresh alternative to student loans, which plague many recent graduates and the U.S. economy as a whole. Purdue University this week took a step toward exploring income-share agreements, in which investors pay for a student's education in exchange for a percentage of future earnings. The move by the Indiana school adds to the momentum behind the alternative to private student loans. http://www.ibtimes.com/student-loan-debt-2015-income-share-agreements-let-investors-buy-stock-students-could-2202547 Fri, 27 Nov 2015 15:57:14 -0500 http://www.ibtimes.com/who-mike-middleton-university-missouri-systems-new-interim-president-black-law-2181979?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution The University of Missouri system's board of curators named Michael Middleton the new interim system president Thursday after his predecessor resigned over his alleged mishandling of racist incidents against students. http://www.ibtimes.com/who-mike-middleton-university-missouri-systems-new-interim-president-black-law-2181979 Thu, 12 Nov 2015 15:09:55 -0500 http://www.ibtimes.com/after-missouris-tim-wolfe-resigns-twitter-reacts-students-protesters-rejoice-critics-2175727?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution University of Missouri system president Tim Wolfe's sudden resignation Monday was a cause for celebration among student and faculty protesters on campus who demanded attention to recent racist incidents at the school in Columbia. But it was also a trending topic on social media: Within an hour of Wolfe's announcement at an emergency board of curators meeting at Mizzou, his name had been tweeted more than 20,000 times, according to Topsy analytics. http://www.ibtimes.com/after-missouris-tim-wolfe-resigns-twitter-reacts-students-protesters-rejoice-critics-2175727 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 12:30:13 -0500 http://www.ibtimes.com/some-british-private-schools-struggle-enrollment-fee-increases-despite-success-2174341?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution While some private schools in the United Kingdom have experienced a boom in enrollment from foreign countries, independent institutions that rely on local students have begun to suffer. The Economist reported Saturday that British private schools, which are often known as "public schools," now serve only 6.9 percent of the students nationwide, down from 7.2 percent in 2008. http://www.ibtimes.com/some-british-private-schools-struggle-enrollment-fee-increases-despite-success-2174341 Sat, 07 Nov 2015 16:51:45 -0500 http://www.ibtimes.com/teaching-islam-public-schools-why-fear-religious-education-underscores-need-it-2173645?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution During the first week of his world religions class at Texas State University, religious studies Professor Joseph Laycock shows his students a slide of how McDonald’s, which serves customers in 119 countries, offers different menu items in different parts of the world. In Israel, the Golden Arches don’t serve cheeseburgers. In India, veggie burgers are on the menu. And in Indonesia, McDonald’s makes sure its customers know that the beef they serve is halal. The variations are all due to the religious dietary restrictions in those countries. http://www.ibtimes.com/teaching-islam-public-schools-why-fear-religious-education-underscores-need-it-2173645 Fri, 06 Nov 2015 15:39:15 -0500 http://www.ibtimes.com/college-accreditation-transparency-after-corinthian-shutdown-obama-administration-2173216?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution The White House announced Friday a series of measures aimed at improving the college accreditation process that enables schools to receive billions in federal aid each year. On the heels of the shutdown of the for-profit education corporation Corinthian Colleges Inc., the Education Department has decided to publish the standards of the accreditors, release key statistics about the various institutions and spread the news when schools miss the mark. http://www.ibtimes.com/college-accreditation-transparency-after-corinthian-shutdown-obama-administration-2173216 Fri, 06 Nov 2015 13:11:51 -0500 http://www.ibtimes.com/profit-college-operator-itt-educational-services-sees-enrollment-revenue-drop-third-2171314?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution The owner of the for-profit college chain ITT Technical Institutes saw decreases in revenue and new student enrollment in the third quarter compared to last year, an earnings report released Thursday showed. ITT Educational Services Inc. (NYSE: ESI), a publicly traded company with its headquarters in Indiana, reported about $203 million in revenue in the three months ending Sept. 30, 2015 -- a roughly 16 percent drop from Sept. 30, 2014. http://www.ibtimes.com/profit-college-operator-itt-educational-services-sees-enrollment-revenue-drop-third-2171314 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 13:54:38 -0500 http://www.ibtimes.com/amid-free-education-protests-college-costs-around-world-reveal-countries-differences-2169126?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution Thousands of students flooded the streets of London Wednesday to demand free higher education, chanting as they marched shoulder-to-shoulder and hoisted signs in the air calling for "Grants, Not Debt." In the largest such protest since 2010, the demonstrators were hoping to persuade lawmakers to eliminate tuition, fix the student debt crisis and reverse the recently announced plan to swap education grants for loans, the Telegraph re http://www.ibtimes.com/amid-free-education-protests-college-costs-around-world-reveal-countries-differences-2169126 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 16:49:16 -0500 http://www.ibtimes.com/uc-merced-stabbing-suspect-apprehended-after-injuring-multiple-people-report-2169262?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution UPDATE: 12:35 p.m. EST -- The UC Merced Twitter account confirmed that the suspect in Wednesday's stabbing was killed by police. Five students were stabbed. Update: 5 students stabbed; 2 sent out via medical helicopter; 3 treated on campus. All conscious. — UC Merced (@ucmerced) November 4, 2015 http://www.ibtimes.com/uc-merced-stabbing-suspect-apprehended-after-injuring-multiple-people-report-2169262 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 12:10:35 -0500 http://www.ibtimes.com/college-costs-2015-tuition-fee-averages-rise-student-borrowing-falls-post-recession-2167206?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution Surprise: The cost of college has kept rising in the 2015-16 school year, according to a report out Wednesday from the College Board. The nonprofit found that when adjusted for inflation, the average published tuition and fees for four-year, public institutions in the United States were about 40 percent more than they were 10 years ago. The costs were up about 3 percent from last year across the board. http://www.ibtimes.com/college-costs-2015-tuition-fee-averages-rise-student-borrowing-falls-post-recession-2167206 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 00:17:45 -0500 http://www.ibtimes.com/muslim-students-california-report-discrimination-twice-national-bullying-rate-2163946?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution Muslim students in California public schools and non-Muslim private schools report being bullied and discriminated against at much higher rates than their peers, according to a report released Friday by the Council on American-Islamic Relations. http://www.ibtimes.com/muslim-students-california-report-discrimination-twice-national-bullying-rate-2163946 Sat, 31 Oct 2015 15:28:43 -0400 http://www.ibtimes.com/free-sat-nyc-high-school-juniors-can-take-exam-no-cost-college-application-program-2158507?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution Taking the SAT is hard enough without worrying about registration fees, and New York City knows it. The district announced Monday that 11th graders in the city's public schools will be able to take the college entrance exam for free starting in 2016, the New York Daily News reported. The SAT will also be administered on a school day as part of a push to increase the number of students taking the test and continuing their education. http://www.ibtimes.com/free-sat-nyc-high-school-juniors-can-take-exam-no-cost-college-application-program-2158507 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 12:14:01 -0400 http://www.ibtimes.com/student-loan-crisis-update-college-graduates-debt-highest-yet-28950-average-2014-2158344?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution Student debt continued to rise throughout 2014, affecting nearly 70 percent of graduating seniors and coming in at average of $28,950 per borrower, according to a report published Tuesday by the Institute for College Access and Success. The Oakland, California-based nonprofit found that the United States has seen average student debt levels rise at more than double the inflation rate over the past 10 years, and it's worse in some states -- like Delaware -- than others.  http://www.ibtimes.com/student-loan-crisis-update-college-graduates-debt-highest-yet-28950-average-2014-2158344 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 10:30:44 -0400 http://www.ibtimes.com/scholarships-college-students-2015-60-awards-deadlines-october-november-december-2152886?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution Whether you're preparing for college or already in it, you know that higher education can break the bank. The average cost of one year of college at a public, in-state university cost more than $9,000 in 2014, and for private colleges it exceeded $31,000. But don't start selling your plasma just yet. There are thousands of scholarships linked to any topic you can imagine, and dozens of them have deadlines before the year is done. http://www.ibtimes.com/scholarships-college-students-2015-60-awards-deadlines-october-november-december-2152886 Fri, 23 Oct 2015 11:24:26 -0400 http://www.ibtimes.com/how-apply-college-free-2015-5-ways-students-can-get-fee-waivers-2148590?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution The cost of college can wreck your wallet before you even set foot on campus. It's become standard for institutions to require nonrefundable application fees up to $90, which can be a financial hardship for some students -- and it adds up if you're applying to multiple colleges. http://www.ibtimes.com/how-apply-college-free-2015-5-ways-students-can-get-fee-waivers-2148590 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:16:31 -0400 http://www.ibtimes.com/wisconsin-gender-neutral-homecoming-court-madison-high-school-crown-regent-royalty-2144130?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution West High School in Madison, Wisconsin, will crown its homecoming court as usual Friday. But this year, it'll break with tradition by not naming a king and a queen. School administrators have moved to a gender-neutral homecoming court, called the "Regent Royalty," as a result of a successful student body petition to make the process more inclusive, the Guardian reported. http://www.ibtimes.com/wisconsin-gender-neutral-homecoming-court-madison-high-school-crown-regent-royalty-2144130 Fri, 16 Oct 2015 10:28:33 -0400 http://www.ibtimes.com/obama-administrations-financial-aid-experiment-poor-students-innovative-tricky-2141402?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution As the cost of college climbs and the inequality gap grows, the government is exploring alternative ways to get low-income Americans involved in higher education. http://www.ibtimes.com/obama-administrations-financial-aid-experiment-poor-students-innovative-tricky-2141402 Wed, 14 Oct 2015 15:48:33 -0400 http://www.ibtimes.com/singapore-leader-says-yales-asian-school-needs-understand-how-region-works-2138638?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Yale University's partnership with one of the country's biggest schools needs to adapt to Asia. He made the comments Monday at the inauguration of the campus of Yale-National University of Singapore College, a three-year project that has been criticized for perceived compromises on academic freedom and freedom of expression. http://www.ibtimes.com/singapore-leader-says-yales-asian-school-needs-understand-how-region-works-2138638 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 03:23:25 -0400 http://www.ibtimes.com/indiana-universitys-alpha-tau-omega-fraternity-suspended-amid-hazing-video-2132179?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution Indiana University announced late Wednesday that it has suspended the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity in an ongoing investigation into hazing allegations. The decision was made after a video emerged on YouTube reportedly showing a pledge being coerced to perform oral sex on a woman as several others cheered him on. http://www.ibtimes.com/indiana-universitys-alpha-tau-omega-fraternity-suspended-amid-hazing-video-2132179 Thu, 08 Oct 2015 02:04:18 -0400 http://www.ibtimes.com/after-oregon-shooting-should-online-school-threats-be-taken-more-seriously-2129439?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution Chris Harper-Mercer may have warned someone before initiating last week's massacre at Umpqua Community College. Soon after the suspect killed nine people and himself in Roseburg, Oregon, an anonymous post on a 4chan message board began circulating online. It told readers, "Don't go to school tomorrow if you are in the Northwest." http://www.ibtimes.com/after-oregon-shooting-should-online-school-threats-be-taken-more-seriously-2129439 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 15:45:18 -0400 http://www.ibtimes.com/best-universities-world-2016-united-states-tops-list-global-schools-over-china-uk-2127807?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution U.S. News & World Report released its 2016 Best Global Universities rankings Tuesday, and the United States again dominated. About 180 American institutions made the list of 750 schools analyzed by the media company famous for its best colleges lists. Harvard University was named the best university in the world, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of California, Berkeley; Stanford University and Britain's University of Oxford. http://www.ibtimes.com/best-universities-world-2016-united-states-tops-list-global-schools-over-china-uk-2127807 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 00:43:57 -0400 http://www.ibtimes.com/umpqua-community-college-shooting-reports-shots-fired-oregon-school-2123360?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution UPDATE 8:50 p.m. EDT: Law enforcement officers identified the Umpqua Community College shooter as Chris Harper Mercer, age 26, according to CBS News. Officials said he was not a student at the school. http://www.ibtimes.com/umpqua-community-college-shooting-reports-shots-fired-oregon-school-2123360 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 14:12:45 -0400 http://www.ibtimes.com/us-educators-racist-school-prison-pipeline-targeted-arne-duncan-often-diversity-2121496?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution Ahmed Mohamed may be the most well-known student to be arrested at school, but he certainly wasn't the first. In Milledgeville, Georgia, there was  Salecia Johnson, a 6-year-old handcuffed after having a temper tantrum. http://www.ibtimes.com/us-educators-racist-school-prison-pipeline-targeted-arne-duncan-often-diversity-2121496 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 08:49:38 -0400 http://www.ibtimes.com/millennials-their-money-portrait-generation-2119516?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution Stephen Campagnone’s future awaited him in the meeting room. He’d been a teller at a retail bank in his native Rhode Island for a year, pulling in a weekly paycheck of about $560. The position had followed a string of low-paying odd jobs, including managing a hotel housekeeping office and waiting tables. Now, three years after graduating college midway through a recession, and with more than $60,000 in student debt, Campagnone hoped for his first big-time raise. http://www.ibtimes.com/millennials-their-money-portrait-generation-2119516 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 05:53:46 -0400 http://www.ibtimes.com/best-states-teachers-2015-massachusetts-virginia-top-list-instructor-friendly-places-2116615?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution If you're currently a teacher or want to be one in the future, make sure you're in the right state. Massachusetts, Virginia and Minnesota are all good options for educators -- at least, that's according to personal finance site WalletHub's recently released 2015 list of the best and worst states for teachers. But you should avoid Arizona, North Carolina and West Virginia, which ranked as the bottom three. http://www.ibtimes.com/best-states-teachers-2015-massachusetts-virginia-top-list-instructor-friendly-places-2116615 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 10:33:37 -0400 http://www.ibtimes.com/pope-visit-2015-catholic-schools-enrollment-trends-paint-bleak-picture-2114260?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution Thirty-two students at St. Genevieve High School in Panorama City, California, are taking a social studies class this year with one goal: "To affect state policy on funding for schools like ours," said principal Dan Horn. The juniors will learn how decisions are made about vouchers and education tax credits -- and try to get them so their school can survive. http://www.ibtimes.com/pope-visit-2015-catholic-schools-enrollment-trends-paint-bleak-picture-2114260 Sat, 26 Sep 2015 07:59:15 -0400 http://www.ibtimes.com/seattle-eliminates-school-suspensions-help-black-latino-students-2112037?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution Seattle Public Schools became the latest school district to try eliminating out-of-school suspensions Wednesday, in response to research showing suspensions disproportionately punish students of color. http://www.ibtimes.com/seattle-eliminates-school-suspensions-help-black-latino-students-2112037 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 09:29:35 -0400 http://www.ibtimes.com/eid-al-adha-2015-new-york-city-schools-observing-muslim-holiday-first-time-2110075?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution New York City public schools were scheduled to close Thursday for their first time recognizing the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha. The district, which serves about 1.1 million students, was due to become the largest school system in the United States to shut down for the observance. Local Muslims welcomed the move as a symbol of the community's acceptance and shift toward inclusion, Agence France Presse reported. http://www.ibtimes.com/eid-al-adha-2015-new-york-city-schools-observing-muslim-holiday-first-time-2110075 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 09:07:25 -0400