Carolyn Thompson, Associated PressNews RoundupFake News 101: The New Civics Course in U.S. Schools?WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. — Teachers from elementary school through college are telling students how to distinguish between factual and fictional news – and why they should care that there’s a difference. As Facebook works with The Associated Press, FactCheck.org and other organizations to curb the spread of fake and misleading news on its influential network, teachers […]February 13, 2017StudentsFree Tuition? Not the Same as Free College, Students SayBUFFALO, N.Y. — They don’t mean to sound ungrateful, but … New York public college students who would stand to gain from the nation’s most ambitious free-tuition proposal are quick to point out a sobering reality from their own meager finances: Free tuition doesn’t mean free college. Take Brooklyn College senior Florencia Salinas, who despite […]February 6, 2017StudentsExpect the Unexpected, Say College Disaster Prep OfficialsWhen Jefferson Community College was making plans to build its first residence hall, there was one must-have for President Carole McCoy: generators for backup if the power went out. With her campus in Watertown, New York in the bulls-eye of more than 100 inches of snow each year, she knew students might get stuck. They […]December 6, 2016StudentsCollege Students Protest Donald Trump’s Deportation PlansCollege students at campuses around the United States marched and rallied Wednesday, urging administrators to protect students and employees against immigration action under a Donald Trump presidency. Rallying supporters on social media with the hashtag #SanctuaryCampus, organizers said actions were planned at more than 80 schools, including Vermont’s Middlebury College, where about 400 people gathered, […]November 17, 2016StudentsBinghamton University Responds to Criticism over #StopWhitePeople2K16A public university in New York says the #StopWhitePeople2K16 used as the title of a recent training session was chosen for its irony and the session ― about diversity ― wasn’t anti-White. A Binghamton University administrator issued an explanation Wednesday as the title and criticism of it made the rounds on social media. The optional, […]August 25, 2016StudentsSex Talk Part of Curriculum Under New York Campus Safety LawThey’d barely arrived on campus at St. Bonaventure University, but already the new students were talking about hooking up.September 8, 2015StudentsEbola in Mind, U.S. Colleges Screening Some StudentsUniversity students from West Africa may be subject to extra health checks when they arrive to study in the United States as administrators try to insulate their campuses from the worst Ebola outbreak in history.September 1, 2014HBCUsU.S. Professors Troubled by Confucius InstitutesA report by the American Association of University Professors said universities “have sacrificed the integrity of the university and its academic staff” by allowing the Chinese government to supervise curriculum and staff at the institutes.June 23, 2014StudentsWould-be Teachers Face Tougher Certification TestsFranchesca Moreno’s work as a student teacher didn’t end when the kids went home for the day.April 30, 2014Home$1 Trillion Student Loan Debt Widens U.S. Wealth GapThe roughly 37 million people in the U.S. saddled with student debt may never catch up with wealthy peers who began life after college free from the burden.March 27, 2014Page 1 of 2Next Page