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Senators Again Seek Loan Relief for Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct faculty members will get another chance to gain eligibility for a federal student loan relief program under proposed legislation by two U.S. senators.

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Strategy Offered to Turn Rising Tide of Segregated Schools

A new policy briefing from the National Coalition on School Diversity suggests that schools will see better results from using policies that take both race and socioeconomic status into account.

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University of Tennessee Campus Faculty Against Plan to Outsource Facilities

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — University of Tennessee Knoxville faculty and union members have expressed concerns about proposed participation in the state’s facilities management outsourcing plan. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports the Faculty Senate unanimously passed a non-binding resolution against the outsourcing Monday, citing hidden costs and a potential loss of institutional knowledge. United Campus Workers released […]

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Chancellor Raises Concern About Protecting Research

FARGO, N.D. — Potential customers who are interested in teaming with North Dakota researchers on fields like unmanned aircraft are balking because of the state’s open records laws, the head of the university system says. Chancellor Mark Hagerott told the state Board of Higher Education during last month’s meeting that some leading research universities are […]

Faculty: University of Kansas Student Hacked into Computers

LAWRENCE, Kan. — A recent cybersecurity breach has a University of Kansas faculty group concerned that the breach could lead to other attacks, not just at the university, but across higher education. Aerospace engineering professor Ron Barrett-Gonzalez said the hack was carried out by an apparently disgruntled engineering student during the 2016-17 academic year. The […]

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As Educators at PWIs, Are We Doing Enough for Students of Color?

Researchers reveal it is not uncommon for students of color, particularly African-American students, who elect to attend PWIs, to describe their in- and out-of-classroom experiences as “chilly,” unwelcoming and inhospitable.

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U. of Louisville Professor Found Dead in Wyoming Backcountry

BUFFALO, Wyo. — Authorities say a University of Louisville geography and geosciences professor has died on a hiking trip in the Bighorn Mountains in northern Wyoming. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office says 62-year-old Carol Hanchette of Louisville, Kentucky, died from hypothermia. Authorities say she and 67-year-old Richard Cornelius of Billings, Montana, entered a wilderness area […]

Wisconsin Professors Raised Partisanship Worries Over Center

MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin political science professors involved in the creation of a new publicly funded policy center expressed concern that there wasn’t enough balance between Democratic and Republican speakers at its first planned major event, newly released emails show. The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership was announced in May and […]

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Faculty Union OKs Tentative Agreement With Youngstown State

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The faculty union at Youngstown State University in northeast Ohio says union members have approved a tentative agreement for a three-year contract that includes salary increases. The Vindicator reports that faculty members approved the tentative agreement with university administration on Monday. The agreement includes base salary increases, increases for minimum salaries, and […]

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College of Charleston Gets Nearly $2M for Professorship

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The College of Charleston is getting nearly $2 million for a new professorship. The former chief executive of cybersecurity contractor ISHPI of Mount Pleasant is giving the school $1.9 million for a new faculty position at the school. The school said in a news release that Noah T. Leask’s gift will pay […]

Jewish Structure on Kansas State Campus Vandalized, Rebuilt

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Authorities are investigating the vandalism of a temporary dwelling erected outside a Kansas State University residential complex for the Jewish harvest festival Sukkot. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the sukkah was found late Friday wrapped around the car of graduate student Glen Buickerood, damaging the vehicle. Buickerood, who doesn’t identify as Jewish, […]

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10 Teachers Seek No-confidence Vote on Doane University President

LINCOLN, Neb. — Ten faculty members have called for a no-confidence vote in the leadership of the Doane University president. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that a letter submitted to the faculty council Tuesday asks Doane’s teachers for a formal vote stating they do not support President Jacques Carter. He’s in his seventh year leading […]

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