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Western Illinois University To Keep Tuition at Same Levels

MACOMB, Ill. — The board of trustees at Western Illinois University has voted to keep costs for the 2018-2019 school year at current levels. The decision at a board meeting Friday means undergraduate tuition will stay the same for the third year in a row. The tuition rate for incoming undergraduate students is set at […]

Mississippi Names First Black Higher Education Commissioner

JACKSON, Miss. — The first-ever African American has been named to oversee Mississippi’s eight public universities. The state College Board announced Friday that Alfred Rankins Jr. will become higher education commissioner July 1 when Glenn Boyce retires. Rankins is the current president of Alcorn State University. It’s a return to the central office for Rankins, who […]

Leaders of Howard University Takeover Reflect 50 Years Later

WASHINGTON — The national tumult of 1968 was marked by iconic images, including the campus takeover: students occupying critical campus buildings and shutting down institutions for days. The Columbia University takeover in April of that year was the best-known, but it appears the first one happened in D.C. 50 years ago this past week. About […]

Fired Officer Who Killed Unarmed Black Man To Get Back Pay

CINCINNATI — A White police officer fired after he fatally shot a Black unarmed motorist will get about $344,000 in back pay and legal fees from the University of Cincinnati, the school said Thursday. The university is paying Ray Tensing to settle a union grievance brought on his behalf for his 2015 firing, following his […]

Five Universities Partner To Combat Cybersecurity Threats

BLOOMINGTON, IND. – Five Big Ten Academic Alliance institutions have partnered to help enhance the schools’ cybersecurity. Indiana University, Northwestern University, Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced on Wednesday the launch of OmniSOC, a sector-based cybersecurity operations center that provides cyber intelligence to its members. “With tens of thousands of students, […]

Court: California Colleges Have Duty To Protect Students

SAN FRANCISCO — Colleges in California have a responsibility to protect students from foreseeable acts of violence in the classroom and other settings connected to their studies and can be held liable for failing to do so, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a lawsuit by a UCLA student who was stabbed by a […]

Former Governor Sues University Over Assistant’s Treatment

RICHMOND, Va. — Former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder is suing Virginia Commonwealth University and top school officials after he says his personal assistant was harassed and mistreated. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Wilder filed the lawsuit Monday in Richmond Circuit Court. Wilder is a distinguished professor at VCU who has a school department named after him. He […]

Amherst Student-Athlete Dies in Mexico City

AMHERST, Mass. – A 2014 graduate of the private University School outside Cleveland who played football for Amherst College has died in Mexico City, devastating friends and family. Officials at the Massachusetts college said in a statement that senior economics major Andrew Dorogi died Friday. The cause was not provided. Dorogi, 21, played tight end […]

Alumnus Gives Donation to Virginia Tech’s Honors College

BLACKSBURG, Va. — A Virginia Tech alumnus has made the largest-ever gift to Virginia Tech’s Honors College. David Calhoun’s $20-million donation supports the launch of a pilot model of collaborative learning within the Honors College. The Calhoun Honors Discovery Program’s emphasis will be equipping graduates with knowledge and skills to succeed a complex and dynamic […]

Longtime Journalist, Pulitzer Prize Winner Les Payne Dies

NEW YORK — Longtime New York journalist Les Payne, whose career took him from the poppy fields of Turkey to the Soweto uprising in South Africa to the streets of American cities, has died. He was 76. Payne’s family confirmed his death to Newsday, where he worked for nearly four decades, rising through the ranks […]

Morgan State Official Named Northeastern Illinois University President

Northeastern Illinois University has named a Morgan State University official as its new president. The Northeastern Illinois University Board of Trustees announced Thursday that Gloria Gibson would fill the post that’s been vacant since fall 2016. She’s been serving as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Morgan State in Baltimore. The East […]

University of Maine Gets $10M Gift for Engineering Building

ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine has received a $10 million gift for its new engineering building. The Kennebec Journal reports UMaine president Susan Hunter said the gift is from the family of a graduate of the school’s engineering program. Hunter says the donor will be identified later and the building will be named […]

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