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Kathryn Palmer

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Jennifer Wagner, who earned a master’s degree at Baylor, credits the university’s eating-disorders team with saving her life: “I had given up and accepted I wouldn’t recover.”
Students
How Baylor Revamped Its Mental-Health Services Amid a Scandal
By Kathryn Palmer January 14, 2020
Under fire for failing to support rape victims, the university doubled its counseling staff and built a team of eating-disorder specialists. One former student says the move saved her life.
Three college presidents — David A. Thomas (left), of Morehouse; Ruth J. Simmons, of Prairie View A&M; and Mary Schmidt Campbell, of Spelman — describe their plans for faculty development funded by foundation grants.
News
3 Foundations Join Forces to Support Black Colleges
By Kathryn Palmer November 18, 2019
A total of $3 million in donations will help Morehouse and Spelman Colleges and Prairie View A&M University attract and support professors.
Paul Schewe, an associate professor of criminology, is accused in a federal lawsuit of sexually assaulting a graduate student and creating a hostile environment for her and five co-plaintiffs. He denies the accusations.
Faculty
Rape-Prevention Scholar Who ‘Celebrated #MeToo’ Is Accused of Sexual Assault and Harassment
By Kathryn Palmer November 8, 2019
Six current and former graduate students filed a federal lawsuit against the University of Illinois at Chicago, its Title IX investigators, and the accused professor, Paul Schewe. “Nobody is safe in the #MeToo era,” he says.
It’s a decades-old legend that officials have roundly assured students is just not true.
News
If You Get Hit by a Bus, You Get Free Tuition. Wait, What?
By Kathryn Palmer October 3, 2019
Two pieces of macabre mythology have an unstoppable appeal on campuses nationwide. But they’re not true.
The A. Philip Randolph library at the Borough of Manhattan Community College
News
How Libraries Can Meet the Extracurricular Needs of Community-College Students
By Kathryn Palmer September 30, 2019
A new study shows that students “highly rated the library” as a place to turn for information about outside services such as child care and social assistance.
Colleges have started outsourcing their safe-ride services to ride-sharing companies like Lyft, meaning some students lose their campus jobs.
News
Why Some Colleges Have Abandoned In-House Safe-Ride Programs in Favor of Uber, Lyft, or Via
By Kathryn Palmer September 18, 2019
Northwestern University announced on Wednesday that it’s outsourcing its late-night-ride service to the private ride-sharing company Via. That’s not unusual.
Old Main at the U. of Arizona
News
Flagships Are Rolling Out New Need-Based Aid Programs for Low-Income Students. Why Now?
By Kathryn Palmer September 12, 2019
Like other colleges, the University of Arizona has pledged to offer four years of free tuition to all Pell Grant-eligible, in-state freshmen. It’s part of a course correction after the Great Recession.
The U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor
News
Public Flagships Are Less Affordable Than You Might Think
By Kathryn Palmer September 5, 2019
A new report shows that wealthier students are far more likely to benefit from grants and scholarships than lower-income students.