Associated PressLeadership & PolicyTrinity College Closes Due to Threats Made After Professor’s PostHARTFORD, Conn. — A private college in Connecticut has closed its campus due to threats made against the school after a professor’s social media post. Trinity College says it received multiple threats related to social media posts by Johnny Eric Williams. The campus of the liberal arts school in Hartford is closed until further notice. […]June 21, 2017African-AmericanEssex County College Professor Questions Suspension Following TV AppearanceNEWARK, N.J. — An adjunct professor at a New Jersey community college is questioning why she was suspended after appearing on Fox News. Lisa Durden says she learned about the suspension June 8 when she arrived to teach a class at Essex County College. Durden, who is Black, had appeared two days earlier on “Tucker […]June 21, 2017StudentsMusic School Backers Sue Rider University to Block Potential SaleLAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — A New Jersey university’s plan to sell its music college to another institution is now facing a legal challenge. Supporters of Westminster Choir College sued Rider University on Tuesday. They claim any sale that would close the music school or move it from its 23-acre campus in Princeton is illegal and would […]June 21, 2017StudentsTitle IX Investigation Closed at Liberty UniversityLYNCHBURG, Va. — The U.S. Office for Civil Rights is closing a Title IX investigation at Liberty University, saying it lacks jurisdiction over an off-campus sex assault allegation against a university employee. In a June 15 letter to university President Jerry Falwell Jr. obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, the office said it’s closing the […]June 20, 2017Leadership & PolicyLewis & Clark College Picks Wim Wiewel as Next PresidentPORTLAND, Ore. — Former Portland State University President Wim Wiewel is moving across town to become president of Lewis & Clark College. Wiewel just wrapped up a nine-year run as president of Portland State. When announcing his decision to step down, he said he planned to take a sabbatical. It won’t be a long one […]June 20, 2017StudentsLawsuit Says San Francisco State Fosters Anti-SemitismSAN FRANCISCO — A group of Jewish students and local residents have sued San Francisco State University, saying administrators foster an anti-Semitic environment. The lawsuit filed Monday accuses school officials of encouraging hostility toward Jews. It cites several incidents, including the disruption by protesters of an April 2016 campus speech by the mayor of Jerusalem. […]June 20, 2017Leadership & PolicyRuth Simmons Named Prairie View Interim PresidentCOLLEGE STATION, Texas — Retired Brown University President Ruth Simmons, the first African-American woman to serve as president of an Ivy League institution, has been named interim president of Prairie View A&M University. The 71-year-old Simmons, who also was president at Massachusetts’ Smith College, the nation’s largest women’s university, and served in executive positions at […]June 20, 2017StudentsMichigan State Gets $3M to Bolster EntrepreneurshipEAST LANSING, Mich. — A $3 million gift to Michigan State University seeks to help bolster entrepreneurship. The East Lansing school announced Monday that Larry Gaynor, president and CEO of TNG Worldwide, and his wife, company vice president Teresa Gaynor, made the donation to create the Gaynor Entrepreneurship Lab on the first floor of the […]June 19, 2017News RoundupFormer University of Arizona Dean’s Sex-crime Case Going to MaricopaTUCSON, Ariz. — Pima County officials have handed over a 2015 sex-crimes case against a former University of Arizona dean to a prosecutor outside Tucson. The Arizona Daily Star reported Sunday that the Pima County Attorney’s Office sent the case against Jesse Bootman to a prosecutor in Maricopa County. The move comes after Bootman’s lawyer […]June 19, 2017StudentsYear-round Pell Grants to be Available This YearWASHINGTON — Pell Grants for low-income college students can now be used for summer studies. The U.S. Education Department announced Monday that year-round Pell Grants will be available starting July 1, allowing students to take summer classes and graduate sooner. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says the decision “is about empowering students and giving them the […]June 19, 2017Previous PagePage 73 of 569Next Page