Canada’s Queen’s University professor Jill Jacobson has imposed a “civility clause” that threatens a 10 percent deduction from final grades for disruptive behavior in the classroom.

The CSU system is considering a plan to encourage four-year graduation by charging fees for any extra classes taken – a proposal that does not address the needs and motivations of students.

A study published by the Internet Watch Foundation last month found that 88 percent of homemade videos and personal images find their way onto public websites without the owners’ Knowledge.

Two Thanksgivings ago, while most students were at home diving into freshly-roasted turkeys and swapping stories with their families, I found myself staring across a restaurant table at two complete strangers I had just met at a bus stop. We didn’t even entirely speak the same language.

San Diego’s close elections reveal the county’s multifarious political climate.

Alert: Chancellors all across the UC system are rampantly soaking in outrageous salaries, causing students severe turmoil. Well, not quite.

Weed-loving college students are celebrating the victory of the legalization of marijuana in Washington state and Colorado — but based on college safety precautions and conflicts with federal law, most campuses are likely to reprimand smokers.

UCSD student athletes have priority registration for classes, which allows them to reserve seats in courses 13 hours before normal registration times begin.

Florida’s governor recommends that the state create a task force to keep tuition lower for STEM majors in an effort to generate more in-demand workers — a move that ignores the problem of a lack of student interest in those majors.

The Walt Disney Company bought Lucasfilm Ltd. for $4.05 billion on Oct. 30, and plans to continue the Star Wars franchise with three new films, the first of which is set to premiere in 2015.

Winding my clock back one hour this past Sunday felt like taking a Sharpie and willfully changing the expiration date on a carton of milk.