Associated PressFaculty & StaffIowa Lawmaker Proposes Ending Tenure at Public UniversitiesDES MOINES, Iowa — A Republican senator has introduced a bill to end tenure for faculty at Iowa’s public universities, saying he wants administrators to have more flexibility in managing professors. State Sen. Brad Zaun is introducing the bill, which would establish grounds for the termination of employment for any faculty member, the Des Moines […]January 16, 2017StudentsNorwich University Band to Perform at Trump InaugurationNORTHFIELD, Vermont — A university band from Vermont will participate in President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Norwich University Regimental Band and Drill Team will march along Pennsylvania Avenue after Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20. The Burlington Free Press reports band director Todd Edwards say the group is “proud to represent the university and […]January 16, 2017StudentsUniversity of Minnesota President: Sexual Misconduct Training not Getting ThroughST. PAUL, Minn. — University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler says his school needs to do a better job of training its student-athletes on sexual assault and harassment issues because something isn’t getting through. In an interview published Saturday in the St. Paul Pioneer Press in the wake of the football team’s sexual assault scandal, […]January 16, 2017Community CollegesCity College of San Francisco Wins Accreditation FightSAN FRANCISCO — City College of San Francisco — one of California’s largest community colleges — has won its five-year fight to keep its accreditation. Chancellor Susan Lamb said in an email Friday that the accrediting commission had decided to extend the school’s seal of approval for a full term of seven years. The San […]January 16, 2017StudentsNational Fraternity Drops Nevada Chapter after Teen’s DeathRENO, Nev. — A national fraternity has revoked the charter of its chapter at the University of Nevada, Reno, where an 18-year-old pledge died after falling down a stairway. Sigma Nu executive Brad Beacham said Thursday an investigation by the Lexington, Virginia-based fraternity found violations of alcohol and hazing policies at the chapter. The student […]January 12, 2017Faculty & StaffFormer Senator Barbara Mikulski Joining Johns Hopkins FacultyBALTIMORE — Former U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski will join the faculty at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The university announced Thursday that the 80-year-old Mikulski will start next week as a professor of public policy and an adviser to university leaders. Mikulski was the longest-serving woman in the history of Congress. The Baltimore native representing […]January 12, 2017StudentsFirst of 37 Defendants in Fraternity Death Pleads GuiltySTROUDSBURG, Pa. — The first of 37 suspects charged in the fraternity hazing death of a New York City college student in eastern Pennsylvania has pleaded guilty. Twenty-five-year-old Ka-Wing Yuen pleaded guilty Tuesday in Monroe County to conspiracy to hinder apprehension and conspiracy to haze for helping cover up the death of Chun “Michael” Deng. […]January 11, 2017Community CollegesPearl River Community College President to Retire in JunePOPLARVILLE, Miss. — Pearl River Community College President William Lewis is set to retire this summer. News outlets report that school officials in a news release that Lewis notified the college’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday that he will retire June 30. He has been president of PRCC since 2000. Adam Breerwood, vice president for […]January 11, 2017StudentsEx-student Loses Legal Challenge in Sexual Misconduct CaseANN ARBOR, Mich. — A judge has ruled in favor of the University of Michigan in a lawsuit by a former student who says his rights were violated during the disciplinary process for alleged sexual misconduct. Attorney Deborah Gordon says the man, identified only as John Doe, was made a “scapegoat” by the university to […]January 10, 2017StudentsFlorida Governor Pushes Again to Cut College Costs for StudentsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Rick Scott is renewing his push to eliminate sales taxes charged on college textbooks. Scott said Tuesday he would ask state legislators to enact proposals aimed at helping students graduate from college within four years. Legislators will consider the proposals during their session that starts in March. Scott has been […]January 10, 2017Previous PagePage 105 of 569Next Page