Monica Levitan (EDU)Leadership & PolicyDr. Jann Luciana Joseph Named Sole Finalist for Georgia Gwinnett PresidencyThe Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) Board of Regents have announced Dr. Jann Luciana Joseph as the sole finalist for the college’s next president, pending official board approval. According to state law, a university board is required to wait at least five business days after the official naming of a presidential finalist before officially voting him […]March 29, 2019News RoundupElizabeth Kronk Warner Named First Dean of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of LawThe University of Utah has appointed Elizabeth Kronk Warner as the first woman dean of the S.J. Quinney College of Law, effective July 1. Currently, Kronk Warner serves as associate dean of academic affairs, professor and director of the Tribal Law and Government Center at the University of Kansas School of Law. Deemed a national […]March 29, 2019News RoundupUniversity of Bridgeport to Cut Several Degree ProgramsSome students and faculty from the University of Bridgeport have expressed shock and sadness after the university announced that it has decided to end several degree programs, such as its naturopathic medicine program, which has been offered at the school since 1997. “This is a tremendous loss for Connecticut and for the naturopathic community at […]March 29, 2019News RoundupCongressman Elijah Cummings Slated to Speak at Morgan State University’s CommencementMaryland Congressman Elijah E. Cummings will be the commencement speaker at Morgan State University’s 143rd Spring Commencement ceremony on May 18, the university recently announced. Cummings, a member of Morgan’s Board of Regents, will deliver his address to the university’s Spring 2019 class consisting of almost 800 students at the Hughes Memorial Stadium. This marks […]March 29, 2019News RoundupWPU to Host Inaugural Hip Hop and Higher Ed SymposiumWilliam Peace University (WPU) has announced that the inaugural Hip Hop and Higher Education Symposium will occur April 4-5 and will center on academic conversations regarding the hip hop genre’s relationship to social justice and other issues. “The strategic plan, Believe in Peace, is a bold plan focused on Immersive Learning, Innovative Partnerships, Strategic Growth […]March 29, 2019News RoundupUniversity of Toledo Student Sues School After Employees Disclosed PTSDDallon Higgs, a student from the University of Toledo has filed a lawsuit against the institution and two married employees who he alleges disclosed his post-traumatic stress disorder developed in combat and falsely described him as a safety threat to others. Higgs, a former U.S. Army paratrooper, enrolled in the physician assistant program in 2017 […]March 28, 2019Latest NewsStudy: Some Four-Year Institutions Provide Inaccurate, Confusing Cost InformationWhile bipartisan legislation is being introduced to U.S. legislatures on how to improve net price calculators (NPCs) — a tool that shows prospective students total costs of an education after scholarships and federal grants — a newly released research brief found that many four-year institutions are providing misleading or confusing cost information and some universities are not following legislation that requires NPCs to be prominently presented on their website.March 28, 2019News RoundupCommunity College of Philadelphia Faculty Union Announce Plans to StrikeThe Faculty and Staff Federation of Community College of Philadelphia AFT Local 206 has announced the union intends to go on strike. “We held the vote tonight and better than 90 percent of our union that represents 1,200 faculty and staff voted to strike,” union co-President Junior Brainard said Wednesday night. “We don’t have a […]March 28, 2019News RoundupVirginia International University’s Operation Certificate in Danger of Being Revoked By State CouncilVirginia International University (VIU)’s operation certificate could potentially be revoked by the state council after regulators found deficiencies in its educational services. This could cause the institution, which mainly serves foreign countries, to close its doors. University officials said the school is willing to make changes to keep the school open. Virginia officials will determine […]March 28, 2019StudentsPoll: Americans are Optimistic about Financial FutureA new poll conducted by Quinnipiac University asked 1,590 American adults around the country how they feel about their financial future, the way economics is reported in the media and student loans. The Quinnipiac University National Poll found that 75 percent of Americans are optimistic about their financial future and 19 percent are pessimistic. Broken […]March 27, 2019Previous PagePage 7 of 58Next Page
