Associated PressFaculty & StaffPennsylvania Higher Ed System Seeks Mediator in Strike TalksHARRISBURG, Pa. ― The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education has asked the state’s labor board to appoint a fact finder to help in negotiations with a union representing faculty at 14 state universities, but the union contends the move is a delaying tactic. “We think it’s important to do everything we can to move […]September 20, 2016News RoundupFlorida Universities May Push for Summer ScholarshipsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. ― Florida’s state university system may ask legislators to expand the state’s popular Bright Futures scholarship program to cover summer courses. The Board of Governors plans to discuss this week whether to ask the Florida Legislature to set aside nearly $50 million so eligible students can use the scholarship for classes taken during […]September 19, 2016African-AmericanManchester University Names Center after Activist Jean Childs YoungNORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. ― Manchester University has announced it will name a $1 million intercultural center in memory of Jean Childs Young, an educator and human rights activist and the late wife of former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young. Young graduated from Manchester in 1954 and she served Manchester as a trustee from 1975 to 1979. […]September 19, 2016StudentsSouth Africa says OK to University Fee Hikes, Amid ProtestsJOHANNESBURG ― South Africa’s government says universities in the country can increase fees by no more than 8 percent next year, despite student warnings that they would protest against any new hikes. Blade Nzimande, the education minister, said Monday that financial constraints make it impossible to provide free higher education, as some protesters have demanded. […]September 19, 2016StudentsCollege Credit Program Costing Ohio School DistrictsCOLUMBUS, Ohio ― A statewide program in Ohio that offers free college credit to middle- and high-schoolers may save parents and students money, but taxpayers in school districts will be left with the tab. The College Credit Plus program cost schools in the South-Western City School District in Columbus about $250,000 for the 2015-16 school […]September 18, 2016SportsMike Lonergan Out as George Washington University Coach after InvestigationWASHINGTON ― George Washington University has fired basketball coach Mike Lonergan. University provost Forrest Maltzman announced the move in a statement Saturday, which said Lonergan was no longer coach following an internal investigation. “The university has created and is committed to maintaining a community where all students, faculty and staff feel welcome and comfortable,” Maltzman […]September 18, 2016Campus ClimateEx-Berkeley Law School Dean Sues Over Sex Harassment ProbeSAN FRANCISCO ― The former dean of the University of California, Berkeley law school filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing school officials of singling him out because of his race for a second investigation of sexual harassment allegations. The University of California treated White faculty members and administrators found to have committed sexual misconduct more leniently […]September 15, 2016StudentsLaramie County Community College Accused of DiscriminationCHEYENNE, Wyo. ― Laramie County Community College is under federal investigation for a sexual discrimination complaint. The student body was informed Friday that the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation in February into allegations that the college had discriminated on the basis of sex in its response to a complaint […]September 14, 2016StudentsUniversity of Missouri Aims to Increase Minority FacultyCOLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri says it’s putting $1.6 million toward doubling its numbers of minority faculty to 13 percent in four years. University leaders met on the Columbia campus Tuesday to discuss efforts in the past year to improve diversity, inclusion and race relations, The Kansas City Star reports. Kevin McDonald, interim […]September 14, 2016Leadership & PolicyChicago State President’s Separation Agreement on AgendaCHICAGO ― Trustees at Chicago State University plan Friday to vote on a “separation agreement” for the school’s president, who has had the position for nine months. The Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday that Chicago State’s board of trustees’ agenda for Friday’s meeting includes the agreement vote and naming an interim president. President Thomas Calhoun Jr. […]September 14, 2016Previous PagePage 126 of 569Next Page