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Posted at 04:03 PM ET, 09/28/2012

Friday Five: burning couches, party schools, diversity in admissions and more

By Jenna Johnson

West Virginia U. students urged not to burn couches, college bars allegedly dying and more.

By Jenna Johnson | 04:03 PM ET, 09/28/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:39 AM ET, 09/26/2012

Tennessee frat suspended following ‘butt chugging’

By Jenna Johnson

A 20-year-old college student was hospitalized after allegedly consuming wine through his rectum.

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Posted at 11:13 AM ET, 09/25/2012

NYU opens ‘study away’ center in D.C.

By Jenna Johnson

NYU students interning in Washington now have a dorm.

By Jenna Johnson | 11:13 AM ET, 09/25/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:25 PM ET, 09/24/2012

What in the world is a MOOC?

By Jenna Johnson

As more colleges offer free online classes to the masses, MOOC has become a buzzword.

By Jenna Johnson | 02:25 PM ET, 09/24/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:23 PM ET, 09/21/2012

U-Va. board to accreditors: “There is no more explanation to give.”

By Jenna Johnson

The U-Va. Board of Visitors responded Thursday to questions raised by its accrediting agency.

By Jenna Johnson | 08:23 PM ET, 09/21/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:53 PM ET, 09/21/2012

Friday Five: private school crime reports, sign language research, baby panda alert and more

By Jenna Johnson

Private school crime reports, sign language research and more.

By Jenna Johnson | 04:53 PM ET, 09/21/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:02 PM ET, 09/14/2012

Friday Five: Penn State’s renaming campaign, breastfeeding in class and more

By Jenna Johnson

Five interesting things that happened this week.

By Jenna Johnson | 05:02 PM ET, 09/14/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:43 PM ET, 09/13/2012

U-Va. board elects its first African-American leader, Richmond lawyer George Keith Martin

By Jenna Johnson and Donna St. George

George Keith Martin is elected vice rector of the U-Va. Board of Visitors.

By Jenna Johnson and Donna St. George | 07:43 PM ET, 09/13/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:26 PM ET, 09/13/2012

Postscript on the AU breastfeeding story

By Nick Anderson

The American University student newspaper reports that the professor at the subject of debate has apologized to student journalists.

By Nick Anderson | 06:26 PM ET, 09/13/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:56 PM ET, 09/13/2012

U-Va. faculty leader: ‘This crisis has not gone away’

By Jenna Johnson and Donna St. George

The leader of the U-Va. Faculty Senate demanded answers from the governing board on Thursday.

By Jenna Johnson and Donna St. George | 04:56 PM ET, 09/13/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:52 PM ET, 09/13/2012

U-Va. board starts live broadcasting meetings online

By Jenna Johnson

Following calls for more transparency, the governing board starts streaming its meeting online.

By Jenna Johnson | 02:52 PM ET, 09/13/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:31 AM ET, 09/11/2012

U-Va. Rector Helen Dragas publicly criticizes predecessor

By Jenna Johnson

“I was unaware that when he gave me the key to the Rotunda, he kept a figurative duplicate for himself,” U-Va. Rector Helen E. Dragas told the New York Times Magazine.

By Jenna Johnson | 09:31 AM ET, 09/11/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:00 PM ET, 09/10/2012

Tons of advice for student newspaper editors (and blog editors, too)

By Jenna Johnson

Tips from all over the web for leading a student newspaper or blog.

By Jenna Johnson | 05:00 PM ET, 09/10/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:41 PM ET, 09/07/2012

Friday Five: Hockey culture, back-to-school commercials, Pell Grants and more

By Jenna Johnson

A handful of interesting articles from the higher-education world that you should read.

By Jenna Johnson | 03:41 PM ET, 09/07/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:05 PM ET, 09/07/2012

Virginia Tech’s largest class invites Obama to a foreign policy discussion (VIDEO)

By Jenna Johnson

A dramatic, gregarious professor known as “The Plaid Avenger” sends the president a video invite.

By Jenna Johnson | 01:05 PM ET, 09/07/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:32 PM ET, 09/06/2012

Ann Romney, Michelle Obama and broke 20-somethings

By Jenna Johnson

Ann Romney and Michelle Obama both mentioned being young and short on money.

By Jenna Johnson | 03:32 PM ET, 09/06/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:42 AM ET, 09/06/2012

U-Va. spent $34,742 on board retreat

By Jenna Johnson

The University of Virginia spent $34,742.50 on a two-day retreat and orientation for its governing board in August.

By Jenna Johnson | 11:42 AM ET, 09/06/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:56 PM ET, 09/05/2012

Learning the campus lingo

By Jenna Johnson

Each college has its own lingo of acronyms, nicknames or Urban-Dictionary-type terms.

By Jenna Johnson | 03:56 PM ET, 09/05/2012 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Campus Overload: September, 2012