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Leadership & Policy

Auditor Gets Access to Iowa State President’s Flight Log

AMES, Iowa — An auditor has examined Iowa State University President Steven Leath’s log book detailing when and where he has flown planes in recent years. The Board of Regents is auditing flights taken by Leath, following a damaging hard landing during vacation. One question was whether Leath would turn over his log, which pilots […]

Leadership & Policy

Ousted Temple President a Finalist for University of Northern Iowa Job

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — A former Temple University president who was recently forced out by the school’s board is a finalist for the University of Northern Iowa presidency. The Iowa Board of Regents says Neil Theobald will visit the Cedar Falls campus Tuesday. The regents are searching for a replacement for Bill Ruud, who left […]

Falwell says Trump Offered Him Education Secretary Job

RICHMOND, Va. —Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. says President elect-Donald Trump offered him the job of education secretary, but that he turned it down for personal reasons. Falwell tells The Associated Press that Trump offered him the job last week during a meeting in New York. He says Trump wanted a four- to six-year […]

Leadership & Policy

University of Illinois Strengthening Ties with Mexico

URBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois is strengthening its ties with Mexico through new academic and research partnerships. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports university President Tim Killeen signed agreements during a trip to Mexico last week. He says they are part of the university’s efforts to diversify international student enrollment and increase its global impact. […]

University of St. Thomas Plans to Assist Low-income Students

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The University of St. Thomas in St. Paul plans to launch a two-year program aimed at helping low-income students earn degrees. The Dougherty Family College at St. Thomas will start with $18 million in private donations, Minnesota Public Radio News reported. That includes money from Mike Dougherty, head of the Dougherty […]

University of Akron Calling for Buyouts, Recruitment Boost

AKRON, Ohio —The University of Akron plans to offer voluntary buyouts to employees, increase recruiting efforts of international students and restructure its scholarship system to address a looming deficit and declining enrollment. University of Akron President Matt Wilson outlined a two-year plan last week to shore up the school’s finances. The university hopes to finalize […]

NCAA: Notre Dame Must Vacate Wins After Academic Misconduct

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Brian Kelly’s worst season at Notre Dame took a embarrassing turn Tuesday as the NCAA announced that academic misconduct orchestrated by a student athletic trainer will cost the storied program all 21 victories from the 2012-13 seasons, including the 12-0 run that vaulted the Fighting Irish into the national championship game […]

Faculty & Staff

IPFW Faculty Senate Gives No Confidence Vote to Chancellor

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Faculty Senate at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne has given a vote of no confidence to Chancellor Vicky Carwein after about half the school’s tenured faculty signed a petition to oust her. The Journal Gazette reports Carwein sent an email to the campus community after the vote stating her intention […]

Leadership & Policy

Guiyou Huang Named LSU-Alexandria Chancellor

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana State University-Alexandria has a new chancellor. LSU President F. King Alexander announced in a news release Tuesday Guiyou Huang will take over the chancellor’s post on Jan. 1. Huang is currently the senior vice president for academic affairs, dean of the faculty and professor of English at Norwich University, in […]

Yale Settles Lawsuit Over Slain Grad Student

HARTFORD, Conn. — Yale University has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a graduate student killed in a research lab days before her wedding. The settlement amount was listed in probate court documents obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press. In a court document filed last […]

Former Rutgers Football Players Accused of Sexual Assault

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A Rutgers University student is alleging in a lawsuit that she was sexually assaulted by two Rutgers football players during her freshman year last fall. The complaint says Marques Ford and John Bowers sexually assaulted the victim at an on-campus apartment that housed several football players on Nov. 14, 2015. It […]

Oberlin College Employee’s Home Vandalized; Possible Hate Crime

OBERLIN, Ohio —Police say someone vandalized the home of a faculty member at a northern Ohio college and left what appeared to be an anti-Semitic note, and the case is being investigated as a possible hate crime. Oberlin Police Chief Juan Torres tells WJW-TV the homeowners are Jewish and the note implied a reference to […]

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