2015年4月3日星期五

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


Ole Miss to search for new leader as some worry about damage

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 01:59 AM PDT

University of Miss Chancellor Dan Jones speaks at a press conference at the Lyceum in Oxford, Miss. on Thursday, April 2, 2015. Jones announced that he and the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning could not reach an agreement on his future as chancellor and that he would be leaving his position when his contract ends in September. (AP Photo/Oxford Eagle, Bruce Newman)JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — With University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones saying he couldn't reach an agreement with the state College Board to extend his contract, Higher Education Commissioner Jim Borsig said the board will launch a national search for a replacement.


Recent racial incidents at colleges and universities

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 12:49 AM PDT

In this March 24, 2015 photo, University of Maryland students listen to speakers during a town hall meeting about racism in universities and what can be done to stop it, at University of Maryland in College Park, Md. Conversations like the one at Maryland's Nyumburu Cultural Center are taking place nationwide as racist incidents continue to pop up at colleges and universities, even though students are becoming increasingly vocal in protesting racism and administrators are taking swift, zero-tolerance action against it. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Recent racially tinged incidents on college campuses:


Indonesia sentences 2 teachers to 10 years for sexual abuse

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 09:59 PM PDT

Canadian teacher Neil Bantleman sits on the defendant's chair prior to the start of his trial hearing at South Jakarta District Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 2, 2015. An Indonesian court has sentenced the Canadian teacher to 10 years in jail for sexually abusing three young children at a prestigious international school.(AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court has sentenced a Canadian teacher and an Indonesian teaching assistant to 10 years in jail on charges of sexually abusing three young children at a prestigious international school in Jakarta.


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