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Georgia Considers Limits On College Course Payments

Georgia lawmakers are considering limits on what colleges high school students can enroll at and what courses they can take for credit. It’s an effort to cut down on costs by restricting the number of students earning college credit before they graduate high school. House Bill 444 would also limit most students taking academic courses […]

James Madison University Poet Receives Nomination for NAACP Image Award

Dr. Lauren K. Alleyne, an associate professor of English at James Madison University, has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award, given to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of people of color in literature, music and film and other creative approaches to social justice. The nomination is for her book Honeyfish, her second collection of […]

Case Western Reserve Names New Vice President for Inclusion and Diversity

Robert Solomon, a longtime Ohio State University (OSU) diversity leader, will be the new vice president for inclusion, diversity and equal opportunity at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). Since 2015, Solomon has been serving as OSU’s assistant provost for diversity and inclusion, where he worked with multiple university offices to achieve the school’s diversity goals. […]

Betsy DeVos Proposes Plan to Ensure Equal Treatment of Faith-Based Institutions and Religious Organizations

United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced a five-part plan to ensure the equal treatment of religious organizations and faith-based institutions. The proposal will implement President Donald J. Trump’s “Executive Order on the Establishment of a White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative” which guarantees equal treatment for both religious and non-religious organizations under the […]

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AAUP Opposes Proposed Rule Restricting Collective Bargaining For Many Graduate Students

The American Association of University Professors came out against a proposed federal rule that would restrict collective bargaining for some graduate student workers. The rule asserts that students who also serve as teaching or research assistants at private colleges or universities should not count as employees and therefore cannot unionize under the National Labor Relations […]

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Lumina Foundation Grants American Indian College Fund $650,000 for Research

The American Indian College Fund received $650,000 from the Lumina Foundation to examine the barriers effecting Native American student’s higher education success. By 2025, Lumina plans to have 60% of Americans holding degrees, certificates or other post-secondary credentials. Under the grant, the American Indian College Fund will establish a two-part and 30-month project aimed at […]

Dr. Howard C. Stevenson to be Awarded 2020 Gittler Prize by Brandeis University

Dr. Howard C. Stevenson, the Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, was awarded the 2020 Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize by Brandeis University. In 2007, to recognize scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic or religious relations, the late professor Dr. Joseph B. Gittler, established the award, […]

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NASPA and USC Race and Equity Center Launch Joint Program For Student Affairs Leaders

NASPA, an association for student affairs administrators, and the University of Southern California Race and Equity Center are coming together to create their first Equity Leadership Academy, an intensive four-day workshop for student affairs professionals on racial literacy. The initial series of academies will focus on training vice presidents of student affairs on how to […]

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Foundation Pledges $75 Million to Syracuse’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

The Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation intends to pledge $75 million to Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. The donation would not only be the largest gift in the university’s 150 year history, but the largest gift ever given to a communications school. Named in his honor, Syracuse’s communications school was established by Newhouse […]

Warren Aims to End Student Debt, If Elected

If elected president, Senator Elizabeth Warren plans to forgive existing student loan debt on her first day in office. According to her plan, Warren will authorize the Secretary of Education to cancel up to $50,000 in debt for 95% of student loan borrowers which would impact around 42 million people, USA Today reported. Last year, […]

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Loyola University New Orleans Appoints Dr. Tanuja Singh as Provost

Loyola University New Orleans has appointed Dr. Tanuja Singh as its next provost and senior vice president of academic affairs. Singh comes to the university with experience as dean of the Greehey School of Business at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio,Texas since 2009. There, she helped increase the school’s endowment, developed new degree programs […]

CEO of California’s New Online College Resigns

Heather Hiles, the president and chief executive officer of Calbright College, California’s new online college, has resigned after less than a year in the role. She was hired in February with an annual salary of $385,000. Last week, Hiles was placed on paid administrative leave. Calbright has more than 450 students who have signed up […]

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