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Grad Student Sues School For $1.3 million For Bad Grade; Catholic College Shocked as Pope Bows Out

Posted Tuesday, February 12, 2013 in Campus Informer by Shawn Shaligram

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  • Grad Student Sues School For $1.3 million For Bad Grade; Catholic College Shocked as Pope Bows Out

Ohio University Debates Guaranteed 4-Year Tuition Rate. Ohio University is considering implementing a guaranteed tuition rate that would protect students from tuition increases during their undergraduate careers. The OU Board of Trustees may vote on a proposed overhaul of the school's tuition model in April. At a meeting Thursday, the OU Board of Trustees heard from the school's Executive Vice President and Provost, Pam Benoit, and Vice President for Finance, Stephen Golding, who are studying how guaranteed tuition models have worked at other institutions. [Huffington Post]

Pope’s Decision to Resign Takes Catholic Colleges by Surprise. On Monday morning, Pope Benedict XVI resigned as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church due to poor health and advanced age, making him the first pontiff to resign in roughly six centuries. He made the unexpected announcement while speaking in Latin to a small group of cardinals at the Vatican. His decision to step down took many theologians by surprise, including several leaders at Catholic colleges around the country. [The Chronicle for Higher Education]

Online Instruction Destined to Increase in California Colleges. Distance learning has been around for decades, typically as a means of offering extension and enrichment courses, but the new wave goes far beyond recorded classroom lectures. Gov. Jerry Brown (D-Calif.) and university officials say the rise of online instruction is inevitable. Targeting a tech-savvy generation, they are paving the way for more students to pass courses and obtain degrees without ever going to class. Given budget constraints, they say boosting online programs is the only way to accommodate more students without expanding campuses and making higher education even more expensive. [Sacramento Bee]

Lehigh University Student Got a C+ and Now Seeks $1.3 Million in Lawsuit. Megan Thode, a 27-year-old graduate of Lehigh University, sued the school for $1.3 million because she said she was unhappy that she got a C+ in a class in 2009. Thode said the grade ruined her dream of becoming a licensed professional counselor.  Thode was in the final year of a Master’s in Counseling and Human Services in Lehigh’s College of Education. She needed a B in the course to qualify for another round of fieldwork, which was required to obtain the degree. Trial proceedings began Monday in Northampton County and could continue through the rest of the week. [Yahoo News]

Shawn Shaligram is an Online Communications Intern with Campus Progress. You can follow him on Twitter at @shatelegram.

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