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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.

Tribal College and University presidents engage in a group discussion.

Leadership & Policy

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 […]

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.

Thomas Shortbull is president of Oglala Lakota College

Leadership & Policy

Morris Brown Appoints 4 New Board Members

Morris Brown College, a historically Black college in Atlanta, has appointed four new members to its Board of Trustees. The new appointees come from diverse backgrounds in business, education and government. The new trustees are: Clarence Ogletree, a Morris Brown College alumnus and retired General Motors Corporation executive and business consultant; Dr. John Foster, a […]

SMU Group Unhappy About 9/11 Memorial Relocation

DALLAS — A group at a Texas university is angry they have to move a 9/11 memorial to a less-prominent part of campus. The Young Americans for Freedom group has set up nearly 3,000 flags on Southern Methodist University’s Dallas Hall Lawn annually since 2010, The Dallas Morning News reported . But university officials recently […]

Faculty & Staff

Trinity College Loses Donors, Students After Professor’s Posts

HARTFORD, Conn. — The president of a private Connecticut college says several incoming students have withdrawn and about $200,000 in donations has been lost over a Black professor’s social media posts about White supremacy. Trinity College president Joanne Berger-Sweeney said Monday that 16 incoming students and some past donors cited the scandal involving sociology professor […]

Leadership & Policy

2 Arkansas Community Colleges Merge

FORREST CITY, Ark. — A technical institute in eastern Arkansas has merged with a neighboring community college. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board voted Monday in favor of merging Crowley’s Ridge Technical Institute and East Arkansas Community College. The Forrest City schools have operated independently alongside each other for decades. Higher […]

Penn State Pre-med Sues Over Probe of Sex Misconduct Claim

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A Penn State pre-med student claims in a federal lawsuit that his lifelong goal of being a physician was ended by what he calls an unfair investigation into allegations he sexually abused a female student. The California student identified only as John Doe says in a federal complaint filed last week […]

Leadership & Policy

Chancellor Writes in Support of UNC Center for Civil Rights

RALEIGH, N.C. — A ban on courtroom work for a University of North Carolina center that represents the poor and disenfranchised puts the school’s “hard-earned reputation at risk” if it leads the closure of the center, the chancellor of UNC’s flagship campus says. The UNC Center for Civil Rights provides valuable litigation training to law […]

Faculty & Staff

Ex UC Davis Chancellor Returns to Teaching After Controversy

DAVIS, Calif. — The former chancellor of the University of California, Davis, who resigned after being placed on leave amid allegations of misconduct, will return to the campus in September teaching at a salary comparable to the one she earned as campus leader. University officials told the Sacramento Bee that Linda Katehi will be paid […]

Leadership & Policy

Briar Cliff University President Intends to Leave Post

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The president of Briar Cliff University in Sioux City intends to leave his position at the end of the upcoming fall semester after serving less than two years. Hamid Shirvani said in a college news release Wednesday that the decision “is a result of a combination of family, personal and professional […]

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