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UConn Fraternity Chapter Closed After Member’s Death

HARTFORD, Conn. — A national women’s fraternity has closed its University of Connecticut chapter following the death of one its members who was run over by a campus fire department vehicle in October. The Connecticut Post reports that the Ohio-based Delta Gamma Fraternity announced Monday that it closed the Epsilon Pi chapter at UConn for […]

Eastern Michigan U. Denounces Card with White Nationalist Information

YPSILANTI, Mich. — Eastern Michigan University’s president is denouncing a business card with White nationalist information that was found at a campus library. The Ann Arbor News reports that school President James Smith issued an email to faculty, staff and students Monday assuring them that investigating the card found at Bruce T. Halle Library is […]

Police: Frat Pledge Died in Fall from Balcony During Party

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Authorities say a Binghamton University student from a New York City suburb died in a fall from a balcony at an upstate fraternity house hosting a St. Patrick’s Day party. The Binghamton Police Department on Monday released details of the death of 18-year-old Conor Donnelly, of Pearl River in Rockland County. Police […]

Dean of Troubled Charlotte School of Law Steps Down

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The dean of the troubled Charlotte School of Law is stepping down. The Charlotte Observer reports that Jay Conison led the for-profit school for almost four years. The school announced his departure Monday afternoon. The statement said Conison will remain on the faculty. A longtime faculty member, Scott Broyles, will serve as […]

Leadership & Policy

University of Oklahoma President David Boren Recovering After Heart Surgery

OKLAHOMA CITY — University of Oklahoma President David Boren is hospitalized after undergoing heart surgery. OU issued a press release Monday saying Boren underwent bypass surgery Monday morning and is “resting comfortably.” The 75-year-old Boren is expected to remain hospitalized for about a week and then plans to take a few more days off recuperating […]

Leadership & Policy

Iowa State’s Steven Leath Named President at Auburn

AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn University hired Iowa State University president Steven Leath on Monday after a six-month presidential search process that some criticized as too opaque since no finalists were named publicly. Trustees unanimously selected the 59-year-old Leath to replace Jay Gogue, who is retiring. Leath, who has recently been under fire for his use […]

California Lawmaker Wants Tax to Fund Tuition-free College

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Some California Democrats want to make college tuition free for in-state students by taxing very wealthy residents. Assemblywoman Susan Talamantes Eggman said Monday she’s introducing a bill to create a 1 percent tax on Californians earning more than $1 million per year. The Stockton Democrat says the tax would provide an estimated […]

Baylor Draws Record Number of Applications Despite Scandal

WACO, Texas — Baylor University has drawn a record number of freshmen applications despite a lingering sexual assault scandal that’s led to lawsuits and the departure of top administrators. The Houston Chronicle reports the Baptist university has received about 36,000 applications. Students have until May 1 to make a final admission decision. University officials attribute […]

Republicans Press Professors to Spend More Time Teaching

MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin chemistry professor Robert Hamers has a jam-packed day ahead: an hourlong lecture, a conference call with colleagues about nanotechnology, meetings and plans to check on students in the lab. With a workweek that he estimates often extends to 65 hours, Hamers is hardly lazy, but Gov. Scott Walker wants […]

Johns Hopkins Welcomes Its First Black Female Neurosurgeon Resident

The news was announced on Friday, March 17, which is known nationwide as “Match Day.” The day is significant in that it indicates the moment when medical students around the country find out at which hospitals they’ll practice their residency. Nana, who’s graduating from John Hopkins and will go on to work in their neurosurgery department, […]

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How Colleges Can Admit Better Students

“As colleges nationwide prepare to announce this month which applicants they have decided to accept, it’s worth asking why so many admissions offices pass up easy opportunities to admit higher-quality students. Nearly all colleges, for example, make use of two metrics to gauge student quality: cumulative high school grade point average and composite score on […]

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Mississippi College Board Seeks More Financial Oversight

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s College Board moved last week to increase oversight of the finances of the state’s eight public universities, voting for annual financial reviews after Jackson State University spent its way into trouble. The board will have to vote again on the policy before it’s official, but such second votes are typically formalities, […]

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