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Northeastern Illinois University to Cancel Class for 3 Days

CHICAGO — Northeastern Illinois University is planning to cancel three days of classes in order to cut costs as public universities in Illinois struggle to make ends meet during the state’s budget stalemate. The Chicago-based university will no longer hold classes April 11, 12 and May 1. Illinois has been without a budget for 21 […]

Penn State Opposing Grad Students’ Effort to Form Union

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State University’s president says the school is opposing efforts by graduate students to form a union to protect their bargaining rights as teachers. The Coalition of Graduate Employees filed paperwork in February with the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board. The university said then it recognized the graduate students’ rights to try […]

Leadership & Policy

Beleaguered Chancellor of UMass-Boston to Step Down

BOSTON — The beleaguered chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston has announced that he is stepping down. Keith Motley announced his resignation Wednesday, shortly after meeting with UMass President Marty Meehan. Motley will officially step down at the end of the academic year and after a sabbatical, return to the faculty. Motley has come […]

Florida Could Open Books of Athletic Boosters and Foundations

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s college athletic booster groups and university foundations could be forced to open their records and books to the public. The Florida House is moving ahead with a measure to repeal a state law that now allows university groups to keep most of their records private. If the bill becomes law athletic […]

UNLV Suspends Sorority Over Alleged Hazing

LAS VEGAS — The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has suspended a sorority as a campus organization for hazing and other violations of school policy. The university notified the school’s chapter of Delta Zeta on March 27 that the organization will be suspended until fall 2019. The sorority chapter is accused of distributing alcohol in […]

Court: Civil Rights Law Prohibits Discrimination of LGBT

CHICAGO — A federal appeals court ruled for the first time Tuesday that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBT employees from workplace discrimination, setting up a likely battle before the Supreme Court as gay rights advocates push to broaden the scope of the 53-year-old law. The 8-to-3 decision by the full 7th U.S. Circuit […]

Leadership & Policy

New University of Arizona President to Get Nearly $1 million Salary Package

TUCSON, Ariz. — University of Arizona’s new president will receive $988,000 a year under a proposed contract, more than any other university president in state history. The annual compensation for Dr. Robert Robbins is part of a three-year contract the Arizona Board of Regents is expected to approve Friday. Robbins is CEO of Texas Medical […]

Mentorship program for Black student athletes at UNM

A University of New Mexico (UNM) mentorship program for Black student athletes is being revamped for the fall semester. ZEAL, which stands for Zest for Excellence in Athletics and Learning, is a mentorship program based in African American Student Services. ZEAL pairs student athletes with mentors from the community and teaches skills like interviewing for […]

Vermont bill would protect student journalists

MONTPELIER, Vt. — A Vermont House committee is taking testimony on a bill that would protect student journalists and their media advisers. The bill says public school or public college officials would not be allowed to censor the content of school-sponsored media without showing that a particular publication will cause irreparable harm. Content shall also not […]

5 of 14 state-owned universities warned of possible cuts

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Administrators at five of Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities have given faculty notice that layoffs and program cuts could occur in the 2018-19 school year, as the State System of Higher Education struggles generally with an enrollment drop. Mansfield University administrators filed a notice March 21. Faculty at California, Clarion, Edinboro and Cheyney universities have […]

Immigrant tuition break gaining support in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A push to offer in-state college tuition rates to students whose parents brought them into the country illegally is picking up unlikely momentum from some Republicans in Tennessee, a deeply conservative state that voted overwhelmingly for President Donald Trump and his tough stance on immigration. If they succeed, Tennessee lawmakers would join the […]

University of Wyoming to Open Native American Student Center

LARAMIE, Wyo. — University of Wyoming officials are opening a center for Native American students that they hope will help with student recruitment and retention. The Laramie Boomerang reports that UW Vice President of Student Affairs Sara Axelson told the UW Board of Trustees on Friday that Native American student retention for fall 2015-2016 was […]

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