Associated PressStudentsRural Regional College Approved for Northwest PennsylvaniaWARREN, Pa. — State education officials have given the green light for an educational institution to provide low-cost instruction for nine northwestern Pennsylvania counties lacking a community college. The Pennsylvania Department of Education last week approved plans by the Rural Regional College of Northern Pennsylvania to enroll students in the fall in a partnership with […]May 29, 2017StudentsCollege Renames Building Amid Link to Racial SegregationEWING, N.J. — The College of New Jersey has changed the name of a building amid concern its namesake was a racial segregationist. Paul Loser Hall was renamed Trenton Hall on Wednesday by the college board of trustees. The move comes a week after President R. Barbara Gitenstein accepted an advisory commission’s recommendation. The public […]May 25, 2017Leadership & PolicyMiddleton Named Interim President of Lincoln UniversityJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The former interim president of the University of Missouri system will take on the same role at Lincoln University in Jefferson City. Lincoln University’s governing board announced Thursday that Mike Middleton will start next Thursday as the interim president at Lincoln until a permanent successor to Kevin Rome is named. After […]May 25, 2017StudentsLawsuit Alleges Professor Failed Student for Being MuslimCRANFORD, N.J. — A student is suing a New Jersey college, claiming her professor gave her an F in a course because she is Muslim. Sahna ElBanna alleged in the lawsuit that she endured a spring 2016 semester of Union County College professor Toby Grodner making derogatory comments that all Muslims were terrorists, but ElBanna […]May 25, 2017StudentsNew York Governor Offers Talks with Hungary on Soros SchoolBUDAPEST, Hungary — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he is ready for talks with Hungary’s government on the status of Central European University, which may be forced to leave Budapest due to recent amendments to the law on higher education. CEU, founded by billionaire George Soros, is also accredited in New York state. […]May 24, 2017News RoundupParent Company of DeVry University Changing Its NameDOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — The company that owns one of the nation’s largest for-profit college chains is changing its name. DeVry Education Group, which owns DeVry University, announced Wednesday that it will now be called Adtalem Global Education. Company CEO Lisa Wardell said the new name “makes clear our purpose to empower students and our […]May 24, 2017Faculty & StaffWilberforce University Announces Layoffs, Pay Cuts to Handle DebtWILBERFORCE, Ohio — One of the country’s oldest historically Black private colleges is laying off workers and imposing steep pay cuts in an ongoing struggle to survive. Wilberforce University cut $750,000 from its payroll last year, but the president of the small Ohio school says that’s not enough to deal with large debts that threaten […]May 24, 2017Leadership & PolicyUMaine System Appoints President of Presque Isle CampusPRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The University of Maine System Board of Trustees has unanimously approved Raymond Rice as the president of the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Rice joined the university’s faculty 20 years ago and began serving as interim president and provost last July. The university system says he will continue to serve […]May 23, 2017News RoundupLincoln University Plans to Cut 48 Jobs, Reduce SalariesJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Lincoln University in Jefferson City plans to cut 48 jobs and reduce salaries as it tries to respond to a budget deficit. The school, which is facing a $3.8 million deficit in its fiscal 2018 budget, announced Monday that 32.5 staff and 15.5 faculty positions will be cut. KRCG reports a […]May 23, 2017DisabiltiesMBA for Mom Who Went to All Classes with Quadriplegic SonORANGE, Calif. — A Southern California university has awarded an honorary degree to the mother of a quadriplegic student after she attended every class with him and took his notes while he pursued his Master of Business Administration. Judy O’Connor, a retired elementary school teacher, pushed her son Marty in his wheelchair for him to […]May 23, 2017Previous PagePage 78 of 569Next Page