Associated PressStudentsState Colleges Consider Discount for Some Mexican StudentsSANTA FE, N.M. ― New Mexico lawmakers are weighing whether to offer lower tuition at state colleges to some international students from Mexico. The Legislative Finance Committee discussed on Monday the proposal to allow reduced tuition rates to students from the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora who attend New Mexico state colleges. If endorsed […]January 18, 2016Faculty & StaffArizona State Professor Facing Plagiarism Accusations to ResignTEMPE, Ariz. ― An Arizona State University history professor accused of plagiarism has agreed to resign. Dr. Matthew Whitaker, who has been on administrative leave, will cede his tenured position as an associate professor in May 2017. He will also step down as co-director of the Center for Race and Democracy effective immediately. Under an […]January 18, 2016Leadership & PolicySix Finalists for Southern University-Shreveport ChancellorSHREVEPORT, La. ― Six semifinalists are in the running for chancellor of Southern University at Shreveport. The Southern University System Board of Supervisors’ Chancellor Search Committee named them Friday as: Rodney Ellis, higher education consultant and former chancellor of Central Louisiana Technical and Community College in Alexandria Aubra Gantt, vice president for academic outreach and […]January 18, 2016StudentsPenn State Seniors Put Class Gift Funds Toward Mental HealthSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. ― Pennsylvania State University’s senior class will donate its class gift funds to an endowment to support campus mental health services. Student leaders tell The Philadelphia Inquirer the gift could reach $250,000. They believe the decision indicates a growing awareness of the need for mental health treatment. The vote was personal for […]January 18, 2016StudentsIthaca College President Announces 2017 RetirementITHACA, N.Y. ― Ithaca College President Tom Rochon has announced retirement plans following several unsettled months that saw protests over the racial climate on campus and no confidence votes by staff and students. Rochon says Thursday that he’ll retire at the end of the next academic year, on July 1, 2017. In a letter to […]January 14, 2016SportsCampus Center Named for LeBron James Charity may be DelayedAKRON, Ohio ― A contractor dispute may delay the opening of the LeBron James Family Foundation College of Education building at the University of Akron. The $18 million project is slated to be finished in early February, but the university says it terminated a contract with a general contractor working on the building. Cleveland.com reports […]January 14, 2016Faculty & StaffNortheastern U. Reaches 1st Labor Deal with Adjunct FacultyBOSTON ― Northeastern University says it has forged its first labor contract with a union representing adjunct faculty. The private school of 20,000 students announced on Thursday that it reached a tentative deal with the union more than a year after both sides began negotiating. Union officials said the contract gives most adjunct faculty a […]January 14, 2016StudentsCaltech Professor Suspended for Harassment ComplaintsLOS ANGELES ― A Caltech professor has been suspended for gender-based harassment following an investigation into complaints made by two graduate students. The Los Angeles Times reports that Caltech officials in a Jan. 4 memo said the professor, who has not been identified, will not be paid for one academic year and will be barred […]January 13, 2016StudentsTrinity Lutheran College in Washington to CloseEVERETT, Wash. ― Trinity Lutheran College in Everett will close its doors for good in May. The Daily Herald reports the school will cease all instruction May 7. The new executive director of the school, Jim Lindus, says the school’s business model is not sustainable with only 166 students enrolled for the spring semester. […]January 13, 2016StudentsAfter Troubles in Columbia, Fewer Freshman Apply to MissouriCOLUMBIA, Mo. ― Fewer freshmen are applying to enroll at the University of Missouri this fall than last fall after race protests roiled the Columbia campus, according to an internal email from the university’s director of enrollment. So far, the university has received 18,377 freshmen applications, compared to 19,318 applications last year. However, this year’s […]January 13, 2016Previous PagePage 150 of 569Next Page