Monica Levitan (EDU)News RoundupRutgers University Faculty Union Discuss Potential StrikeRutgers University faculty union members are preparing to participate in a potential strike to fight for salary raises, among other things. This would be the first faculty strike in Rutgers’ history. The union, Rutgers AAUP-AFT, has been in negotiations with university administrators for over a year on a new contract to create an agreement on […]April 2, 2019News RoundupTemple University Take Steps to Become Tobacco-FreeTemple University president Dr. Richard Englert has announced it will begin to implement steps “in the coming months” to become a tobacco-free campus. The move follows a report from a smoke-free campus task force that provide recommendations “to address the dangers of secondhand smoke and tobacco use on campus.” “After extensive data collection and review, […]April 2, 2019News RoundupVanderbilt Chancellor Announces Plans to Step Down Amid Health ProblemsVanderbilt University has announced that its chancellor, Nicholas S. Zeppos will step down from his post in August, due to health problems. Zeppos said he plans to take a one-year leave of absence before returning to the campus as a law professor. “I truly love Vanderbilt and serving you has been a privilege,” Zeppos said […]April 2, 2019SportsDr. David Wilson Appointed to NCAA Board of Governors, Division I Board of DirectorsThe NCAA has announced that Dr. David Wilson, president of Morgan State University, has been appointed to the NCAA Board of Governors and Division I Board of Directors, effective August 2019. “Dr. Wilson has a wealth of experience and is a proven leader on the Division I level,” Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Commissioner Dr. Dennis […]April 2, 2019StudentsPurpose First Strategy Helps Students Make Informed College, Career ChoicesA new report by Complete College America (CCA) outlines the components of its strategy Purpose First that helps students look at their options, make informed decisions on a major and achieve goals toward on-time graduation.April 1, 2019News RoundupMichèle Alexandre Named First African-American Dean of Stetson University College of LawStetson University has appointed Michèle Alexandre, a civil rights, gender and race scholar as the first African-American dean of the College of Law. Alexandre will begin her new role in June 2019. Currently, Alexandre serves as associate dean for faculty development and intellectual life, professor of law and the Leonard B. Melvin, Jr. Lecturer at […]April 1, 2019Leadership & PolicyWilson College President Announces Plans to Step Down at End of Academic YearDr. Barbara Mistick, president of Wilson College, has announced that she will relinquish her duties as president at the end of the 2018-19 academic year. Mistick began her role as the college’s 19th president in 2011 after serving as the president of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Since then, Wilson experienced increases in enrollment as […]April 1, 2019News RoundupViola Davis is Barnard College’s Spring 2019 Commencement SpeakerAward-winning actress, producer and humanitarian Viola Davis has been named the Barnard College’s commencement speaker during its 127th commencement ceremony on May 20. Davis will also receive the college’s highest honor, the Barnard Medal of Distinction during the ceremony for her human rights work. “I am thrilled to have Viola Davis bring words of inspiration […]April 1, 2019News RoundupXULA President Dr. Norman C. Francis Named Recipient of 2019 Laetare MedalThe former president of Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA), Dr. Norman C. Francis will receive the University of Notre Dame’s 2019 Laetare Medal, the most distinguished honor bestowed to American Catholics, during Notre Dame’s 174th Commencement Ceremony on May 19. “For more than 50 years, Dr. Francis has been at the center of civil rights […]April 1, 2019StudentsReport Examines How Online For-Profit Institutions Impact Vulnerable StudentsOnline programs provided by for-profit institutions are known to focus their marketing and recruitment strategies toward vulnerable students that are low-income, African-American, veterans, women and are over the age of 25. A new report by the Center for Responsible Learning (CRL) assesses how these programs have affected these minority groups and what attracted them to online learning.March 29, 2019Previous PagePage 6 of 58Next Page
