University To Perform Background Checks On Students Following Tragic Death of...
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR Staff Writer According to reports from HuffingtonPost.com and the Washington Post, the University of Virginia will perform background checks on all students at the school...
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By Thomas Ahearn, ESR Staff Writer After the University of Virginia’s president recently announced that the school would perform background checks on students in the wake of the tragic murder of a...
View ArticleFormer Harvard Student Allegedly Faked Academic Credentials for Scholarships...
Any employers, including prestigious universities, doubting the need for education verifications as a part of effective background screening programs may reconsider after hearing the story of a former...
View ArticleMore Colleges and Universities Considering Student Background Checks
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR news Staff Writer In an effort to help ensure campus safety, higher educational institutions across the country are starting to consider conducting criminal background checks on...
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SUNY to Ban the Box for Criminal Convictions on Student Applications
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The State University of New York (SUNY) – a system of public institutions of higher education in New York state – has voted to pass a Ban the...
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University of Minnesota to Ban the Box on Student Admission Applications
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Starting in the Fall of 2017, the University of Minnesota will adopt a Ban the Box rule on student admission applications and applicants to...
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Louisiana to Ban the Box on Admissions Applications for Public Colleges and...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has signed into law “Ban the Box” legislation – ACT 276 – House Bill 688 (HB 688) – that will prohibit...
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Many Universities Still Ask Student Applicants about Criminal History despite...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Despite the rapid growth of “Ban the Box” laws in America that remove questions about criminal history from job applications to help...
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DOJ Announces Arrests in Nationwide College Admissions Scam Involving Alleged...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts – which represents the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on all federal...
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Stanford University to Conduct Background Checks on Student Athletes after...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Stanford University will conduct background checks on student athletes recommended by coaches to confirm their athletic credentials in the...
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