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University of Connecticut Revokes Cosby’s Honorary Degree

STORRS, Conn. ― The University of Connecticut on Wednesday revoked an honorary degree awarded to Bill Cosby, saying he engaged in conduct “incongruent” with the university’s values. Trustees voted unanimously to rescind the Doctor of Fine Arts given to Cosby in 1996. Officials said it was the first time UConn has revoked an honorary degree. […]

University of Kansas, Student Newspaper Resolve Lawsuit

LAWRENCE, Kan. ― A lawsuit alleging that administrators at the University of Kansas allowed the Student Senate to illegally slash the student newspaper’s funding has been dismissed after the reductions were reversed. Both parties stated that the case had been resolved to “their satisfaction” in a document filed Monday in federal court, the Lawrence Journal-World […]

Faculty & Staff

Illinois Governor, Leaders Negotiating Stopgap Budget

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. ― Illinois lawmakers and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner were trying to craft a short-term budget deal Wednesday to ensure public schools open this fall and other services are funded while a fight over a full spending plan continues. The House and Senate were expected to be in session Thursday with the expectation that […]

Team Chosen to Review University of Missouri After Turmoil

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. ― A former system president and a wealthy university donor will help review the University of Missouri following last year’s turmoil. GOP House Speaker Todd Richardson named former system president Gary Forsee and Jeanne Sinquefield to an eight-member review commission Wednesday. Sinquefield and her husband, conservative donor Rex Sinquefield, have given millions […]

Court Upholds Free Tuition for Texas Vets

A federal appeals court has upheld a much-watched Texas program that promises free college educations to military veterans if they lived in the state when they enlisted.

Therapy Dog Aids Vet, Spreads Cheer

The minute Laura Diachenko hands Jack’s leash to Roger Wieland, they are off on their daily adventure at Cape Coral’s Gulf Coast Village.

Ohio Waives Vets’ Teaching License Fees

The Ohio Department of Education has eliminated fees for teaching licenses for military veterans and for active-duty service members and their spouses.

$500 Tuition Could Apply to Elizabeth City State Students

RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina lawmakers have re-included one historically black university in an experimental program to cut tuition to just $500 a semester for in-state students at some University of North Carolina campuses. House and Senate leaders announced Monday night as part of the two chambers’ budget compromise that tuition cuts for in-state students […]

Complaints Pile Up Over University Speech Regulations

GREELEY, Colo. – Complaints are continuing to pile up after the University of Northern Colorado created a Bias Response Team to deal with behavior deemed to be offensive, including issues involving race, religion, national origin and sexual orientation. Complaints range from in-class assignments to students’ strongly stated political opinions. They even included cooking competitions that […]

Education Management Corp. Lays Off 3 Percent of Workforce

PITTSBURGH ― Pittsburgh-based Education Management Corp. has laid off hundreds of employees at Art Institute campuses across the country, including 41 in the city. The 3 percent reduction in the corporation’s workforce comes as the for-profit college operator adjusts to declining enrollment. Spokesman Bob Greenlee declined Wednesday to provide an exact count on the layoffs. […]

Big Accreditor of For-profit Colleges Could Lose Authority

WASHINGTON ― A vote by an advisory panel to the Education Department could set the nation’s largest accreditor of for-profit colleges firmly on a path to closing its doors, potentially leaving hundreds of thousands of students at risk of losing access to federal financial aid. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, a group […]

Leadership & Policy

Vermont Tech President to Step Down, Lead Nonprofit

RANDOLPH, Vt. ― The president of Vermont Technical College is stepping down to lead a nonprofit. Dan Smith, who’s been president since 2014, will step down in August. He’s leaving to become president and CEO of the Vermont Community Foundation, a Middlebury-based nonprofit that facilitates charitable giving for philanthropists, funds and other foundations. Smith was […]

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