Monica Levitan (EDU)News RoundupOrganizations: Better Guidance Needed on School ClosuresEarlier this week, 35 organizations that provide support for students, families, veterans, taxpayers and service members voiced concern about the closures of Vatterott Education Holdings and Education Corporation of America (ECA) in a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. The ECA announced that nearly all of its schools will close its doors on Dec. […]January 9, 2019News RoundupUDC Names New Dean of David A. Clarke School of LawThe University of the District of Columbia (UDC) has named public interest lawyer Renée McDonald Hutchins as the next dean of the university’s David A. Clarke School of Law, also known as UDC Law. UDC Law is the only public law school in D.C. and has a nationally ranked clinical program. Hutchins currently serves as […]January 9, 2019News RoundupCivil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act Signed Into LawThe Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act, led by Senators Doug Jones D-Ala. and Ted Cruz, R-Texas was recently signed into law by President Donald J. Trump. The act requires that unsolved criminal civil rights cases be reviewed, declassified and any related government records be released. “This law sends a powerful message to those impacted […]January 9, 2019StudentsNew Legislation Offers Free College Tuition to Residents of U.S. Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands has passed legislation that requires college tuition be free for U.S. Virgin Islands students who plan on attending the University of the Virgin Islands.January 8, 2019StudentsChiefs for Change Releases new Blueprint for Postsecondary Student SuccessChiefs for Change, a nonprofit, bipartisan network of diverse education chiefs, recently released a statement summarizing a new blueprint for postsecondary success for K-12 schools, higher ed institutions and preparing students for degree completion and an easy transition into high-demand fields. Though the percentage of students graduating high school has increased over the years, the […]January 8, 2019News RoundupChicago State Settles First Amendment LawsuitAfter fighting four separate lawsuits filed against Chicago State University (CSU) in 2014, the institution has agreed to settle a First Amendment suit made by faculty and pay $650,000 after administrators attempted to silence a blog that criticized them. University professors Dr. Phillip Beverly and Dr. Robert Bionaz filed the suit after university administrators threatened […]January 8, 2019StudentsAAC&U Announces 2019 K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award RecipientsSeven graduate students from across the country were recently named recipients of the 2019 K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). The K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award honors graduate students who display qualities as future leaders of higher education by showing their commitment to academic and […]January 8, 2019News RoundupLily Endowment Inc. Donates $9.9M Grant to Support NetVUE ProgramsLilly Endowment Inc., a private philanthropic foundation established by three members of the Lilly family, has donated a $9,912,800 grant to the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) to support the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) at independent colleges and universities. “NetVUE member colleges and universities are responding to a hunger among college students […]January 8, 2019MSIsNew Brief Offers Suggestions for AANAPISI Grant Program Directors to be SuccessfulThe experiences of managing Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) programs from a two-year and four-year AANAPISI program director is the subject of a new brief by the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions.January 7, 2019News RoundupNominations for GlobalMindED’s 2019 Inclusive Leadership Award now OpenOnline nominations are now open for GlobalMindED’s 2019 Inclusive Leadership Award. The 2019 Inclusive Leadership Award honors leaders for their innovative ideas and actions in order to promote access and equity for people of color, women, LGBTQ and underrepresented groups in their recruiting, development and in their education to employment pipeline strategies. Some of the […]January 7, 2019Previous PagePage 30 of 58Next Page
