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Leadership & Policy
Wright State University Gets its 1st Female President
DAYTON, Ohio — Wright State University in southwest Ohio has announced the first female president in its history. University trustees have selected Cheryl Schrader to be the school’s seventh president, starting in July. She has served as chancellor of the Missouri University of Science and Technology since 2012. She was previously an associate vice president […]
Students
Saint Louis University Says 250 Jobs to be Cut
ST. LOUIS — Saint Louis University says it’s cutting 120 current positions and an additional 130 that aren’t currently filled. The university’s president, Fred Pestello, says in a letter to students and staff that employees will find out Tuesday where the cuts will happen. KSDK-TV reports that drop-offs in revenue and enrollment have left the […]
Students
University of Wyoming President Reaches Out to Reservation Schools
RIVERTON, Wyo. — University of Wyoming President Laurie Nichols visited Wind River Indian Reservation schools this week as part of an outreach effort to promote new programs available for American Indian students attending UW. Her visit Wednesday also included a stop at the chambers of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho business councils. The Ranger […]
Students
Harvard Publicly Acknowledges Historical Ties to Slavery
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University publicly acknowledged its deep ties to colonial-era slavery on Friday, casting a light on parts of its history that long remained in the shadows. At a conference that Harvard organized to explore the relationship between colleges and slavery, university President Drew Faust said the school must confront the grimmer parts […]
Students
Lecturer at Middlebury College Calls Protesting Students ‘Seriously Scary’
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — A libertarian author who has been called a white nationalist said college students who protested his guest lecture this week were “scary.” Middlebury College said a professor was injured by a protester following a demonstration against guest speaker Charles Murray on Thursday. The Southern Poverty Law Center considers Murray a White nationalist […]
Students
Professor Wants More College Classes Taught in Hawaiian
HILO, Hawaii — A University of Hawaii professor is working to get an entire curriculum at the university taught in Hawaiian to supplement the language courses taught to children across the state. About 3,000 students in preschool through high school are involved in Hawaiian language immersion programs statewide, associate professor Larry Kimura told The Hawaii […]
African-American
105 Bodies Found During Construction Project to be Reburied
ATLANTA — University of Georgia officials say they will rebury the remains of 105 bodies discovered when expanding a building on the campus. Construction to expand Baldwin Hall was temporarily halted after workers found grave sites in December 2015, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The grave sites were part of Old Athens Cemetery near Baldwin Hall. […]
Leadership & Policy
UT-San Antonio President Resigns over How he Embraced Women
SAN ANTONIO — The president of the University of Texas-San Antonio has resigned with an apology for embracing women in a manner that made them uncomfortable. President Ricardo Romo had been placed on administrative leave by University of Texas System Chancellor Bill McRaven last month. Romo had previously said he would clear his name. His […]
Students
Dubuque Students Apologize for Photo of Them in Blackface
DUBUQUE, Iowa — More than 150 people gathered at the University of Dubuque to discuss how to respond after two students posted a photo of themselves in blackface on social media, sparking outrage at the school and surrounding communities. The two-hour discussion Wednesday allowed students and faculty members to speak their minds, the Telegraph Herald […]
Students
Pence, not Trump, to Give Notre Dame Commencement Address
INDIANAPOLIS — Vice President Mike Pence will deliver the commencement address this spring at the University of Notre Dame, the school announced Thursday, an honor customarily reserved for newly elected U.S. presidents. Notre Dame’s president, the Rev. John Jenkins, had criticized President Donald Trump over his executive order limiting travel and refugees from some Muslim-majority […]
Students
College Students Protest Speaker Branded White Nationalist
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Hundreds of Vermont college students have protested a lecture by a speaker they call a white nationalist, forcing the college to move his talk to an undisclosed location on campus. Speaker Charles Murray wrote “The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life” and “Coming Apart: The State of White America, […]
Faculty & Staff
Union: University of Oregon Planning 75 Layoffs of Faculty
EUGENE, Ore. — A labor union representing University of Oregon employees says the school is considering a plan to lay off 75 nontenured faculty members. The Register-Guard reports that United Academics says the reductions will affect employees of the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and other university units. The plans come […]
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