Associated PressNews RoundupIllinois Budget Gives Temporary Fix for Public UniversitiesSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A new Illinois budget will give public universities funding for the 2017-18 school year. The Chicago Tribune reports that this is the first time in two years that the state’s 12 public universities will receive funding. In 2015, universities received more than $1.2 billion from the state’s spending plan. But the budget […]July 17, 2017Leadership & PolicyLeader of Pennsylvania’s Public University System to RetireHARRISBURG, Pa. — The head of Pennsylvania’s state-owned university system is leaving after four years on the job. The State System of Higher Education said Monday that Chancellor Frank Brogan will retire on Sept. 1 from the position that pays him $346,000 a year. Brogan, who is 63 years old, told the board of his […]July 17, 2017Faculty & StaffMoses C. Norman Dies; Retired Clark Atlanta University DeanATLANTA — Moses C. Norman, former dean of Clark Atlanta University’s School of Education and a pioneer in educational leadership in Atlanta, has died. His son, Conrad Norman, said his father died Tuesday at his Atlanta home. He was 82. An alumnus of Clark Atlanta, Norman had just retired as dean of the university’s School […]July 13, 2017StudentsBuilding Where Sanders’ Wife Was College President is SoldBURLINGTON, Vt. — A Vermont building that housed a now-defunct college where U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ wife was president has been sold at auction. The Burlington Free Press reports People’s United Bank took ownership of the former Burlington College property Wednesday for $3.1 million, about $650,000 less than the college has in debts. Developer Eris […]July 13, 2017News RoundupNo Closings, Mergers Recommended for Pennsylvania’s State-owned CollegesHARRISBURG, Pa. — Consultants hired to review Pennsylvania’s financially strapped state-owned university system are not recommending any of the 14 campuses be closed or merged. The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems is sharing its findings Wednesday with the governing board of the State System of Higher Education. The system is suffering from dropping […]July 12, 2017StudentsTeen Sues Fraternity Over Alleged Sexual AssaultTAMPA, Fla. — A teenager is suing a University of South Florida fraternity, saying that a member sexually assaulted her while she was unconscious at a chapter party. The Tampa Bay Times reported Tuesday that the girl filed suit against Pi Kappa Phi and its national organization last week. A USF member, 19-year-old Dillon LaGamma, […]July 11, 2017StudentsAutopsy: Texas A&M Fraternity Member Died of Alcohol, DrugsCOLLEGE STATION, Texas — Autopsy results show a Texas A&M University student whose body was found last year at his fraternity house died of an accidental drug and alcohol overdose. The Brazos County Sheriff’s Office says Sigma Phi Epsilon member Matthew Hayes of Beaumont was discovered unresponsive Dec. 6 in his bedroom. The Travis County […]July 11, 2017News RoundupTrump Sued for Blocking Some of His Critics on TwitterNEW YORK — First Amendment advocates are suing President Donald Trump, saying some of his critics have been unconstitutionally blocked from following him on Twitter. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. The lawsuit says Twitter has become an important public forum for the […]July 11, 2017StudentsHazing, Booze Topics in Penn State Frat Pledge Death HearingBELLEFONTE, Pa. — A judge on Monday heard about worried texts from members of a Penn State fraternity and defense questions about whether a pledge had been drinking voluntarily before he died in February. The preliminary hearing for the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and 16 of its members, accused in the death of 19-year-old pledge […]July 10, 2017Leadership & PolicyLake Superior State U. Names Peter Mitchell Interim PresidentSAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — Lake Superior State University says its board of trustees has named Peter Mitchell its interim president following the death President Thomas Pleger. Mitchell was president of Albion College from 1997-2007. Since then, he has operated a consulting company, Proactive Transition Management, that manages change and transitions for colleges and universities. […]July 10, 2017Previous PagePage 68 of 569Next Page