Associated PressNews RoundupBenedictine University to Shut Its Springfield CampusSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Benedictine University says the school will close its Springfield branch at the end of the 2018 spring semester and move students to other existing area sites. Adult degree-completion and graduate students currently attend classes at the Springfield branch campus and at employer-based and community locations. University officials cited capital improvement needs as […]February 28, 2018HBCUsHBCU Leaders Meeting with Business Leaders at GOP EventWASHINGTON — The leaders of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities got major face time in front of some of America’s top companies, such as Google, Starbucks and Walmart, on Tuesday at this year’s HBCU Fly-In, sponsored by congressional Republicans. The HBCU Fly-In started last year as a way for the colleges and universities […]February 28, 2018News RoundupUniversity of Alaska Opens Its First All-Gender RestroomFAIRBANKS, Alaska — University of Alaska’s first all-gender restroom has opened at the Fairbanks campus’ engineering building. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Monday that the restroom is open to all people regardless of gender identity. It features private, lockable stalls in an inclusive and genderless manner. University spokeswoman Marmian Grimes said inclusive restrooms have been in […]February 27, 2018News RoundupHillary Clinton to Speak at Yale University’s Class DayClass Day is an annual event at the New Haven, Conn., university that honors achievements in academic, artistic and athletic fields. Past notable speakers include former Secretary of State John Kerry and former Vice President Joe Biden in 2015. In a statement Monday, Class Day co-chair and Yale student Josh Hochman says students should […]February 27, 2018News RoundupFormer UN Chief Scheduled to Speak at Boston CollegeNEWTON, Mass. — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is making an appearance at Boston College. Ban was South Korea’s foreign minister before serving 10 years as U.N. chief. He’s scheduled to speak Tuesday on “human welfare and global citizenship.” Ban told the U.N.Security Council last week that the “current reconciliatory atmosphere” between North Korea and […]February 27, 2018News RoundupConservative Speaker Heading to University of MinnesotaST. PAUL, Minn. — Conservative speaker Ben Shapiro is heading to the University of Minnesota for another in a series of speeches aimed at spreading conservative ideas on campus. The author and former editor of the conservative site Breitbart News was scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. Monday on the university’s St. Paul campus. The […]February 26, 2018News RoundupWKU to Cut University College, About 140 JobsBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Western Kentucky University is eliminating the University College and cutting up to 140 jobs. The Bowling Green Daily News reports WKU announced the cuts Friday to make up a $15 million budget shortfall. WKU President Timothy Caboni says this is only the first phase. He says University College, which offers flexible […]February 26, 2018News RoundupSupreme Court Justice to Speak at University of VirginiaCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer has been scheduled to speak at the University of Virginia School of Law. The Daily Progress reports Breyer is set March 1 to discuss his most recent book. The school’s website says Breyer will talk about ways American judges can understand and consider foreign events, […]February 26, 2018News RoundupLayoffs Coming to Vermont’s Castleton UniversityCASTLETON, Vt. — Vermont’s Castleton University is going to be reducing its staff through layoffs, elimination of positions and early retirements as part of an effort to close a $1.5-million operating loss for the current year, officials said. Castleton President Karen Scolforo tells the Rutland Herald the exact number of cuts among the roughly 400 […]February 25, 2018HBCUsConcordia College Alabama to CloseSELMA, Ala. — Concordia College Alabama, a historically black Lutheran college, will close its doors at the end of the spring semester. The Selma Times-Journal reports Dr. James Lyons, the college’s chief transition officer and interim president, shared the news with faculty, staff and the student body on Wednesday. The school was founded in 1922 […]February 25, 2018Previous PagePage 31 of 569Next Page