Associated PressLeadership & PolicyVermont’s College of St. Joseph Names 6th PresidentRUTLAND, Vt. — The interim president of the College of St. Joseph in Vermont now has the job full-time. The Rutland Herald reports Lawrence Jensen is the college’s sixth president. The chairman of the college’s board of trustees says Jensen is the “right choice” and praised his business experience. Over the past year under Jensen, […]April 19, 2017StudentsKansas State University Gets 5th Sex Assault InvestigationMANHATTAN, Kan. — The federal government is opening another investigation on how Kansas State University handles reports of off-campus sexual assaults. The Manhattan Mercury reports the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights opened the recent investigation in late March. The office hasn’t released any information pertaining to the new investigation. The university’s policy […]April 19, 2017Faculty & StaffFresno State Professor on Paid Leave for Anti-Trump TweetSAN FRANCISCO — Fresno State University in California says an American history professor who tweeted that President Donald Trump “must hang” will be on paid leave for the rest of the semester. The university says in a statement Tuesday that professor Lars Maischak has taken a voluntary leave of absence for the remainder of the […]April 19, 2017Faculty & StaffPakistan Professor from Minority Ahmadi Sect Fatally StabbedLAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistani police say a university professor from the Ahmadi sect was found stabbed to death in what may be the latest in Islamic militant attack on members of the minority group. Officer Mohammad Ali says the 61-year-old microbiology professor Tahira Malik was found slain in the eastern city of Lahore, with several […]April 18, 2017Leadership & PolicyBaylor Hires 1st Female President Amid Sex Assault ScandalWACO, Texas — Baylor University has hired its first female president as the nation’s largest Baptist school faces several lawsuits stemming from a sexual assault scandal. Linda Livingstone comes to Baylor from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where she has been a dean and professor of management. Her academic career includes previous administrative and […]April 18, 2017Faculty & StaffAppeals Court Won’t Revive Lawsuit Over UNC Sham ClassesRALEIGH, N.C. — A state appeals court won’t revive a lawsuit by two former athletes who say they were harmed by sham classes at the University of North Carolina. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a Charlotte-area judge properly dismissed their case last year. James Arnold and Leah Metcalf are former members […]April 18, 2017SportsUNLV Hires Reed-Francois to Lead Athletics DepartmentLAS VEGAS — UNLV has hired Desiree Reed-Francois as its next athletic director, making her the first Hispanic female AD at the Football Bowl Subdivision. Reed-Francois’ hiring, announced Monday, will be effective June 1. She replaces Tina Kunzer-Murphy, who is stepping down at the end of the academic school year to work for the UNLV […]April 17, 2017StudentsWisconsin Students Push for Hmong-American Studies ProgramMADISON, Wis. — A group of Hmong-American undergraduates is pushing administrators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to hire more faculty who study the ethnic group and to launch a program through which students can earn a certificate in Hmong-American studies. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that several students of Southeast Asian descent formed the Hmong-American […]April 17, 2017StudentsPrivate Colleges Group Slams U. Northern Iowa Lobbying PushCEDAR FALLS, Iowa — A group representing private colleges is slamming the University of Northern Iowa’s attempt to get a piece of its schools’ state financial aid program as “despicable and greedy.” UNI’s Panther Caucus said in an email Friday that “it’s not fair” UNI students are shut out of the $50 million Iowa Tuition […]April 17, 2017Leadership & PolicyQuinnipiac President to Step Down after 3 Decades on the JobHAMDEN, Conn. — The president of Quinnipiac University, who oversaw massive growth at the Connecticut school, has announced that he will step down after more than three decades on the job. President John Lahey said in a weekend message to the school community that he plans on retiring on June 30, 2018. The university in […]April 17, 2017Previous PagePage 86 of 569Next Page