Monica Levitan (EDU)News RoundupJason Brooks Appointed Director of UK’s MLK CenterDr. Jason Brooks, assistant dean of students for diversity, equity and inclusion at Emporia State University, has been appointed as director of the University of Kentucky Martin Luther King Center, effective Sept. 24. “I am very excited to have Jason join our campus community as the new director of the MLK Center,” said Dr. Sonja […]September 5, 2018StudentsUMass Amherst Graduate School to Launch STEM Fellowship Program Geared to Historically Underrepresented StudentsThe University of Massachusetts Amherst Graduate School will begin a fellowship program starting Fall 2019, geared towards increasing the percent of historically underrepresented students majoring in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The program, named the Spaulding-Smith Fellowship Program, after UMass Amherst alums Major Franklin Spaulding and Elizabeth Hight Smith, will assist 20 […]September 5, 2018News RoundupUniversity of Minnesota to Host 50th Anniversary Conference of Kerner CommissionIn honor of the 50th celebration of the Kerner Commission, the University of Minnesota (UM) will host a free national conference where scholars, politicians and the public are welcome to discuss the controversial report. The Commission, created by President Lyndon B. Johnson’s commission on civil disorder, sparked controversy with its famous conclusion: “Our nation is […]September 4, 2018News RoundupUNC Considers Silent Sam’s Future LocationUniversity of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt said that the university will not return Confederate statue, ‘Silent Sam’ to where it used to reside, but say where the new location will be. “Silent Sam has a place in our history and on our campus where its history can be taught, but not at the […]September 4, 2018News RoundupMichael Steele Appointed Brown Faculty FellowConservative political commentator and former chair of the Republican National Committee, Michael Steele, has been appointed as a faculty fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. “Michael Steele has had an extraordinary and ongoing career spanning law, business, politics, public service and journalism,” said Edward Steinfeld, director of the […]August 31, 2018StudentsAmerican College Students’ Usage of Marijuana Is Highest It’s Been In Three DecadesAccording to the annual “Monitoring the Future: National Survey Results on Drug Use”study, the use of marijuana among college students across America was at the highest level in 2016 and 2017 than in the past three decades. The study is conducted by a team of University of Michigan research professors and was funded by the […]August 30, 2018StudentsRep. Velázquez Urges DeVos To Reverse Student Loan ProposalU.S Representative Nydia M. Velázquez D-N.Y sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Department of Education Betsy DeVos this week urging her to reverse a proposal that would make it more difficult for students deceived by colleges and universities to receive loan relief. Velázquez wrote in the letter that in the state of New […]August 29, 2018News RoundupSurvey Says Americans Support Teacher Strikes, Higher PayAfter the rise of teacher activism towards higher pay across the nation, data showed that 78 percent of public school parents would support teachers if they were to go on strike. In addition, two-thirds of Americans believe teacher salaries are too low. The data comes from A new report by the Phi Delta Kappa International […]August 29, 2018Recruitment & RetentionUniversity of Illinois to Offer Free Tuition to Qualified In-State StudentsOn Monday, the University of Illinois announced it will begin offering eight semesters of free tuition and fees to eligible in-state students whose family income is below $61,000 annually. Depending on the student’s major, the offer will be worth at least $15,000. The initiative, titled “Illinois Commitment” is an effort aimed at encouraging talented students […]August 28, 2018Faculty & StaffBob Jones University to Cut 50 Jobs After Overshooting BudgetSouth Carolina’s Bob Jones University (BJU) announced in a statement that it’s cutting its staff by 50 people after it came up $4.5 million short in its budget. BJU, a Christian university located in Greenville said the overshoot comes from “increased health care costs and a larger demand for student scholarships,” university spokesman Randy Page […]August 28, 2018Previous PagePage 54 of 58Next Page
