Monica Levitan (EDU)News RoundupSeattle University Law School Ends Externship With ICEAs a result of pressure from its students, Seattle University School of Law administrators has ended its externship with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which supplies students with professional legal experience for class credit. In June the private, Jesuit Catholic institution joined other Jesuit organizations in condemning the Trump administration’s policy on […]November 23, 2018News RoundupMarquette University Will Not Shelter HomelessMarquette University university announced that it will not use its campus facilities “vacant or otherwise” to provide shelter to Milwaukee’s homeless population throughout the winter. The announcement came after Milwaukee Aldermen Bob Donovan and Mark Borkowski held a news conference in proximity to a homeless encampment to urge Marquette to open the city’s former Ramada Hotel, […]November 23, 2018News RoundupFormer MSU President Charged with Lying to Police About Larry Nassar InvestigationDr. Lou Anna Simon, former president of Michigan State University (MSU), has been criminally charged with lying to police about the sexual abuse investigation involving former MSU and USA Gymnastics trainer Larry Nassar. She is the third person who has been charged with making false statements in connection to the investigation. Simon was charged with two felony counts and two […]November 20, 2018SportsBlanford Promotes Inclusion in New Role at University of Wisconsin-MadisonSheridan Blanford is the director of inclusion for the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she leads programming, initiatives, policies and procedures regarding diversity issues for student-athletes, coaches, administration and the larger campus community.November 20, 2018News RoundupCathy Whitlock Appointed Montana State University Regents ProfessorDr. Cathy Whitlock, a professor of earth sciences at Montana State University (MSU), has been appointed a Regents Professor, which is the most prestigious title for a professor to have in the university system. Whitlock was nominated for the title as a result of her contributions to MSU, its students and for her research, according […]November 20, 2018News RoundupMarco Barker Named to New Diversity Post at University of Nebraska-LincolnThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) has named Dr. Marco Barker its inaugural vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion, effective April 1, 2019. Additionally, he will also serve as an associate professor of practice in education administration at the institution. Barker comes to UNL with more than a decade of diversity leadership experience, working at institutions […]November 20, 2018Campus ClimateUniversity of Delaware to Close Christiana Towers Residence HallsThe University of Delaware (UD)’s two 17-story Christiana Towers residence halls will be closed at the end of the 2018-19 academic year, the university recently announced. The announcement comes as a surprise to the UD community, as the institution’s original plan was to destroy the Towers in 2023-24, after building a new residence hall, according […]November 20, 2018Leadership & PolicySara Sneed Named President & CEO of NEA FoundationThe National Education Association Foundation, has named Sara Sneed president and CEO, effective March 1, 2019. The foundation support through grants, programs and information sharing in efforts of nurturing educator leadership. Its programs also improve learning conditions for over 200,000 students, build state and local union capacity to partner with district and community and expand […]November 19, 2018StudentsMichael Bloomberg Donates $1.8 Billion to Johns Hopkins UniversityMichael Bloomberg, former New York City mayor and CEO of Bloomberg L.P., has donated $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins University (JHU) to increase financial assistance for low- and middle-income students. This is the largest donation to any education institution in the country. The donation will be used to diminish student loans by offering scholarships that […]November 19, 2018StudentsUPenn and Stanford Seniors Named 2019 Rhodes ScholarsAnea B. Moore, a senior sociology and urban studies major at University of Pennsylvania (UPenn); and Kristina Correa, a senior biology major honors student at Stanford University; have been named 2019 Rhodes Scholars. Moore, who lost both her parents while in high school and college, is a first-generation college student and has served as co-president […]November 19, 2018Previous PagePage 42 of 58Next Page
