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Dartmouth Considers Boosting Undergraduate Enrollment

CONCORD, N.H. — Dartmouth College is considering increasing the number of undergraduate students by as much as 25 percent in a bid to expand the institution’s reach. The college has formed a task force that will soon begin examining the issue and look at several scenarios for increasing enrollment by 10 to 25 percent. President […]

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Liberty University Grads Returning Diplomas to Protest Falwell

LYNCHBURG, Va.  —  A small group of Liberty University graduates are planning to return their diplomas to the evangelical Virginia school as a rebuke of President Jerry Falwell Jr.’s latest show of unwavering support for Donald Trump. The Liberty alumni organized the “Return your diploma to LU group” on Facebook after Falwell, in tweets and […]

Leadership & Policy

New Fisk President Brings Optimism Aboard

Fisk University is one of many historically Black schools that have felt the pain of financial issues over the years. However, under the leadership of new president, Dr. Kevin Rome, these issues may soon diminish.

Leadership & Policy

University of Florida Denies White Nationalists’ Event Request

University of Florida President W. Kent Fuchs said that he weighed the First Amendment rights of White nationalists against the risk to the safety of his students in denying a request by the group to rent space on campus for an event.

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Unaccredited and Undeterred: Morris Brown Seeks Turnaround

Morris Brown College, a historically Black institution in Atlanta, Georgia, lost its accreditation in April of 2003 but has kept its doors and classrooms open in spite of a significant loss in funding and enrollment.

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UNR Student Won’t Be Expelled for Role in Charlottesville Protest

RENO, Nev. — The president of the University of Nevada, Reno says a UNR student who gained notoriety for rallying with White nationalists in Virginia will not be expelled or lose his university job. Peter Cytanovic, who also goes by the name Peter Cvjetanovic, was photographed with a group of demonstrators on Friday carrying a […]

Faculty & Staff

University of Montana Lecturers Given 6-month Layoff Notices

MISSOULA, Mont. — The University of Montana has given about 40 non-tenured lecturers notice that their contracts won’t be renewed at the end of the fall semester. Provost Beverly Edmond told the Missoulian the letters were sent to meet university policy that lecturers with more than three consecutive years of service be given one semester’s […]

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Finances a Troublesome Subject at Many HBCUs

When college leaders across the nation begin rolling out their welcome mats for the coming school year, few are likely to be more anxious about the days ahead than those operating historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

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Improved Advising Cited as Invaluable Tool for Tribal College Students

On the final day of the Tribal College and University (TCU) Presidents’ Convening, several Educational Testing Service researchers and higher education experts offered strategic tools to prepare students for long-term career success throughout their matriculation.

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University of Nebraska System Announces $25M in Cuts

LINCOLN, Neb. — The University of Nebraska system president has announced new structures and processes aimed at saving the system $30 million in coming years. President Hank Bounds announced plans Wednesday to achieve nearly $25 million, or about 80 percent, of the targeted cuts by sharing more services across campuses as well as by trimming […]

Leadership & Policy

Santa Fe Community College President to Retire

SANTA FE, N.M. — Santa Fe Community College President Randy Grissom has announced he will retire. Grissom said Wednesday he will step down from his position October 31. The 68-year-old has led the college as president since 2013. Under Grissom’s leadership, the college has nearly doubled its graduation rate and forged a number of partnerships […]

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Leaders Turning to Data, Cultural Strategies to Boost Tribal Students’ Success

The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) and the American Indian College Fund hosted Tribal College and University (TCU) presidents this week in the first TCU Presidents’ Convening in Princeton, New Jersey.

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