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Michigan State Gets $3M to Bolster Entrepreneurship

EAST LANSING, Mich. — A $3 million gift to Michigan State University seeks to help bolster entrepreneurship. The East Lansing school announced Monday that Larry Gaynor, president and CEO of TNG Worldwide, and his wife, company vice president Teresa Gaynor, made the donation to create the Gaynor Entrepreneurship Lab on the first floor of the […]

Former University of Arizona Dean’s Sex-crime Case Going to Maricopa

TUCSON, Ariz. — Pima County officials have handed over a 2015 sex-crimes case against a former University of Arizona dean to a prosecutor outside Tucson. The Arizona Daily Star reported Sunday that the Pima County Attorney’s Office sent the case against Jesse Bootman to a prosecutor in Maricopa County. The move comes after Bootman’s lawyer […]

Faculty & Staff

Former University of Montana President to Earn $119K as Chemistry Professor

MISSOULA, Mont. — Former University of Montana President Royce Engstrom will earn $119,000 a year when he returns to teaching as a chemistry professor. The Missoulian reports Engstrom will the third highest-paid professor of the 10 faculty members in the university’s chemistry department. Engrstrom resigned as president in December at the request of Commissioner of […]

Harvard Students’ Ouster Over Offensive Posts Stirs Debate

LAS VEGAS — Few college-bound kids lose their shot, and their slot, at their dream school once they get in, but it happened at one of the world’s most elite institutions and for a reason that has, until recently, hardly registered in the university admissions process: social media. Harvard University’s decision to rescind admission offers […]

Year-round Pell Grants to be Available This Year

WASHINGTON — Pell Grants for low-income college students can now be used for summer studies. The U.S. Education Department announced Monday that year-round Pell Grants will be available starting July 1, allowing students to take summer classes and graduate sooner. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says the decision “is about empowering students and giving them the […]

Leadership & Policy

Jerryl Briggs to Run Mississippi Valley State University for Now

JACKSON, Miss. — Chief Operating Officer Jerryl Briggs will become acting president of Mississippi Valley State University. The state College Board named him Thursday to take over on July 1 from William Bynum Jr., who will become president of Jackson State University. Board spokeswoman Caron Blanton says Briggs will be acting president until trustees begin […]

Commission Urges Title IX reforms at University of Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — An independent commission says the University of Tennessee should improve its responses to allegations of sexual harassment and sexual violence on campus. The commission made its recommendations public on Saturday, nearly a year after the university agreed to pay nearly $2.5 million to settle a Title IX lawsuit filed by eight women […]

Bob Jones University Earns Accreditation After 6-year Effort

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Bob Jones University officials say the school’s new accreditation status should boost recruitment and open doors for graduates. The Greenville News reports the Christian fundamentalist school earned accreditation Thursday from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, after shunning the designation for most of its existence. President Steve Pettit […]

Fraternity Wins Jury Decision in Lawsuit Over Co-ed Rule

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — A fraternity has won a jury verdict in its lawsuit against a private liberal arts college in Connecticut that closed the frat house after announcing a requirement that residential fraternities accept women. The jury decision Thursday found Wesleyan University violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, made negligent misrepresentations and interfered with […]

Fraternity Suspended at UNC Charlotte for Hazing Allegations

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A fraternity at UNC Charlotte has been suspended for four years because of hazing allegations. The Charlotte Observer reported a school spokeswoman said the suspension began May 23 after an investigation determined the hazing occurred at Sigma Phi Epsilon earlier this spring. The investigation started after anonymous sources reported the hazing occurred […]

University of Missouri to Encourage Adoption of Research Animals

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri plans to work with a new organization to encourage more people to adopt research animals, a move that comes as the university is being sued by another organization seeking records on dogs and cats it uses in research. The university announced Thursday that it will work with Homes […]

Military Hero Bill McRaven Having Trouble as Texas Chancellor

AUSTIN, Texas — Bill McRaven came to Texas an American military hero, charged with leading one of the country’s largest public university systems at a time it needed a steady hand. The retired Navy Admiral and former special operations leader, who planned the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden, now faces an uncertain future as […]

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