Monica Levitan (EDU)HomeProposed Title IX Regulations Prompts New ConcernsOn Friday, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released proposed regulations for Title IX and campus assault, the federal law that prohibits sex and gender-based discrimination in public schools around the country.November 18, 2018News RoundupOSU’s Center for Higher Ed Enterprise ClosesThe Center for Higher Education Enterprise, a unit of the Office of Academic Affairs at Ohio State University has closed amid concerns about its effectiveness. The center, also known as CHEE was established in 2013 aimed at developing “multidisciplinary research programs and policy recommendations focused on finding creative and enterprising ways to improve student success […]November 18, 2018News RoundupNapping Pods Coming to the University of ArizonaThe HOHM pods or “napping pods,” founded by alumnus Nik Woods, are coming to the University of Arizona’s campus. The pods will be available daily beginning on Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Students will be allowed two hours of free naps per month and can range from 30 minutes to four hours, […]November 16, 2018News RoundupGeorgia Southern University Receives $5M Gift From Greg ParkerGreg Parker, founder and president of The Parker Companies, has donated a $5 million gift to Georgia Southern University (GSU)’s College of Business, making it the single largest donation in the university’s history. Parker said he chose to give the donation to the school in efforts of helping create a world class business school, with […]November 16, 2018News RoundupState Historical Marker for Johnson C. Smith University DisappearsA North Carolina state historical marker honoring Johnson C. Smith University has disappeared, according to officials at North Carolina’s Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The department has asked the public for help in finding the marker, which was placed on Beatties Ford Road at Dixon Street in 2001, according to The Charlotte Observer. The […]November 16, 2018News RoundupPresident of NAICU to Step Down After Serving for 25 YearsDr. David L. Warren, the third president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) will step down after serving for 25 years, effective June 30, 2019. NAICU is an organization that serves as the “unified” national voice of independent higher education and mirrors the diversity of private, nonprofit U.S. higher education institutions. […]November 15, 2018News RoundupFirst Black Female Student Named President of Harvard’s Student NewspaperHarvard University’s school newspaper, The Harvard Crimson, has appointed junior Kristine E. Guillaume as its first Black female president, effective next year. Established in 1873, the newspaper is America’s oldest standing daily college newspaper. Past editors of The Harvard Crimson include Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy in addition to many well-known journalists. […]November 15, 2018News RoundupUW-Madison’s Jackson Receive ASHE AwardThe Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) has recognized Dr. Jerlando F. L. Jackson. Jackson, the Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education and director of Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB) received the Council on Ethnic Participation Mildred García Award for Exemplary Scholarship (Senior). This award honors a practitioner-scholar seminal that focuses […]November 15, 2018African-AmericanDr. Johnnetta B. Cole Appointed Chair & President of the National Council of Negro WomenDr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole has been appointed chair and seventh president of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) during the end of the council’s 58th Biennial National Convention in Washington, D.C. “At this moment when I have the exceptional honor of beginning my service as the chair of our beloved National Council of Negro […]November 15, 2018StudentsAmerican Indian College Fund & United Health Foundation Award 11 Native American College Students with ScholarshipsThe American Indian College Fund has collaborated with the United Health Foundation to award 11 Native American North Dakota college students with scholarships through United Health’s Foundation Tribal Wellness Scholarship Program. The United Health Foundation Tribal Wellness Scholarship Program inspires Native American college students to pursue careers in the mental health field to help their […]November 14, 2018Previous PagePage 43 of 58Next Page
