Monica Levitan (EDU)News RoundupNewberry College Announces New Tuition Promise Program For Incoming Freshmen, Transfer StudentsNewberry College has announced the launch of a new program called Tuition Promise, which would freeze tuition for incoming freshmen and transfer students for the next four years while they attend the school. The program does not apply to room and board costs. “Our goal is to ensure that families have a financial aid plan […]March 25, 2019News RoundupUSF Names Dr. Steve Currall Next PresidentDr. Steve Currall, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Southern Methodist University, has been named the next president of the University of South Florida (USF). He will succeed Dr. Judy Genshaft, who recently announced plans to step down as president after 19 years at the university. “I am thrilled to be selected to […]March 25, 2019News RoundupUGA Tau Kappa Epsilon Chapter Suspended Following Racist VideoUniversity of Georgia (UGA)’s Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter has been suspended by the national fraternity organization following the emergence of a video where several members used racist slurs and laughed about “beating Black people.” UGA officials have also begun an investigation regarding the students featured in the video, university spokesperson Greg Trevor told The Hill. […]March 24, 2019Community CollegesRoscoe Helps Students Figure Out Academics and LifeAround 80 percent of students in the United States end up changing their major at least once, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Those stats resonate with Jason Roscoe who didn’t know what career he wanted to pursue either, when he enrolled as an undergraduate at Mansfield University located in Pennsylvania.March 22, 2019News RoundupSchool Announces Efforts to Help Argosy Students After ClosureFollowing the announcement that Argosy University is closing its campuses across the nation, online graduate school Claremont Lincoln University, based in Claremont, California, has announced it will work to accept as many Argosy University graduate students as possible. The school focuses on civic engagement, social justice and organizational leadership. “I can’t imagine how disheartening it […]March 22, 2019News RoundupCollege of St. Joseph to Close At End of Current SemesterCollege of St. Joseph president Dr. Jennifer Scott has announced that the school will close its doors at the end of the current semester, citing issues with financial stability. The small, independent college located in Rutland, Vermont currently serves around 200 students and employs a little over 90 people. The first priority of college officials, Scott […]March 22, 2019News RoundupDuke Begins Auditing Years of Admissions Processes Amid National ScandalAmid the national college admissions scandal, Duke University has begun auditing the last several years of its admissions. No Duke coaches or administrators were mentioned in the scandal. The FBI charged over 40 people, from university officials, coaches and parents, in an alleged plan to illegal purchase a student’s admission into college, by either claiming […]March 22, 2019News RoundupSC Dems Voice Opposition to Required Constitution 101 CourseSouth Carolina Democrats have expressed opposition to a Republican-proposed legislation that would require state institutions to teach a “Constitution 101” course. The bill would update a current requirement to teach the course, which would cover America’s founding documents, such as the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Federalist Papers in state universities, something that the […]March 22, 2019News RoundupStony Brook Receives NSF Grant to Support Alliance to Mentor, Recruit Minority Ph.D. STEM FacultyThe National Science Foundation (NSF) has given a $1.7 million grant to the Stony Brook University Center for Inclusive Education to support the establishment of an alliance program that provides historically underrepresented minority Ph.D. students in STEM with career development in the hopes to recruiting them into faculty positions. Stony Brook created the alliance between […]March 21, 2019Leadership & PolicyNassau Community College Announces Next PresidentThe Nassau Community College (NCC) Board of Trustees have announced that Dr. Jermaine Williams has been named its next president, effective July 1. Williams currently serves as vice president for student affairs at North Shore Community College, where he has worked to reform academic advising and establish policies that address student housing and food insecurity. […]March 21, 2019Previous PagePage 9 of 58Next Page
