Associated PressStudentsNew Program: Centenary College to Baylor Nursing SchoolSHREVEPORT, La. — Centenary College says a new program helps science graduates enter a one-year program at Baylor University’s nursing school. Representatives from the schools in Shreveport and Dallas signed the agreement last week. Centenary spokeswoman Kate Pedrotty says students who graduate with all of the courses required to get into Baylor’s FastBacc program will […]July 25, 2017StudentsNew York Gets 75,000 Applications for Free Tuition ProgramBUFFALO, N.Y. — About 75,000 people who applied for New York’s first-in-the-nation tuition-free college program are finding out whether they will start the fall semester without a tuition bill to pay. “It feels absolutely terrific,” Binghamton University student Natan Nassir, of Great Neck, said after learning Thursday that the state will pick up his tab […]July 23, 2017HomeOhio Colleges to Make Emergency Grants Available to StudentsA Wisconsin-based nonprofit is funding a two-year program that would make emergency grants available to some low-income students at 11 Ohio colleges and universities. The Columbus Dispatch reports the Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation & Affiliates is the program’s primary funding source. An Ohio State University Office of Student Life spokesman says grants of as […]July 23, 2017News RoundupGrad Donates $50M to St. Joseph’s University in PhiladelphiaPHILADELPHIA — A graduate of St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia has given $50 million to the Roman Catholic university, the largest gift in the school’s history. The university plans to bolster its endowment and increase scholarships with the gift announced Thursday from 83-year-old James Maguire and his wife, Frances Maguire. St. Joseph’s said the gift […]July 20, 2017Faculty & StaffSouthern Cal Addresses Drug Allegations Against Ex-deanLOS ANGELES — The president of the University of Southern California says officials will “examine and address” a newspaper report that the recently resigned dean of the medical school abused drugs and associated with criminals. In a letter Tuesday, USC President C.L. Max Nikias acknowledged concern on campus following the Los Angeles Times report that […]July 19, 2017StudentsLehigh University Suspends Fraternity for Alcohol ViolationsBETHLEHEM, Pa. — Lehigh University officials have suspended a fraternity following several alcohol-related code of conduct violations at the eastern Pennsylvania campus. A blog run by the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs states police cited more than 40 students for underage drinking at an event hosted by Kappa Sigma in April. The university decided […]July 19, 2017Leadership & PolicyBYU-Idaho Professor Fired After Showing LGBT Support on FacebookREXBURG, Idaho — A former Brigham Young University-Idaho professor says she was fired after posting a critical view of the Mormon church’s policies against same-sex couples on Facebook. Former political science professor and LDS church member Ruthie Robertson wrote a lengthy Facebook post in favor of equal rights for the LGBT community during Pride Month […]July 19, 2017StudentsHarvard’s Graduate Theater Program Suspends AdmissionsCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University’s graduate theater program, which is housed within the critically acclaimed American Repertory Theater, will suspend admissions for the next three years. The move was announced in a Friday email from the ART Institute. In January, the school suspended admissions for one year after the program received a “failing” grade from […]July 18, 2017StudentsFlorida GOP Candidate: Guns Should be Allowed on CampusesTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The leading Republican contender for governor says he supports allowing guns on college campuses and letting residents carry guns out in the open. Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said Tuesday that there should be fewer “gun free zones” in the state. Florida legislators in recent years have considered several proposals to loosen gun […]July 18, 2017StudentsUniversity of Missouri Research Institute Closes Amid CutsCOLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri System has closed its $10 million medical research institute as part of an effort to cut costs. The decision to close the International Institute of Nano and Molecular Medicine will affect 17 full-time and part-time employees through layoffs and contract non-renewals, university spokesman Christian Basi told the Columbia […]July 18, 2017Previous PagePage 67 of 569Next Page