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News Roundup: Page 451
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State Colleges Consider Discount for Some Mexican Students
SANTA FE, N.M. ― New Mexico lawmakers are weighing whether to offer lower tuition at state colleges to some international students from Mexico. The Legislative Finance Committee discussed on Monday the proposal to allow reduced tuition rates to students from the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora who attend New Mexico state colleges. If endorsed […]
Faculty & Staff
Arizona State Professor Facing Plagiarism Accusations to Resign
TEMPE, Ariz. ― An Arizona State University history professor accused of plagiarism has agreed to resign. Dr. Matthew Whitaker, who has been on administrative leave, will cede his tenured position as an associate professor in May 2017. He will also step down as co-director of the Center for Race and Democracy effective immediately. Under an […]
Leadership & Policy
Six Finalists for Southern University-Shreveport Chancellor
SHREVEPORT, La. ― Six semifinalists are in the running for chancellor of Southern University at Shreveport. The Southern University System Board of Supervisors’ Chancellor Search Committee named them Friday as: Rodney Ellis, higher education consultant and former chancellor of Central Louisiana Technical and Community College in Alexandria Aubra Gantt, vice president for academic outreach and […]
Students
Penn State Seniors Put Class Gift Funds Toward Mental Health
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. ― Pennsylvania State University’s senior class will donate its class gift funds to an endowment to support campus mental health services. Student leaders tell The Philadelphia Inquirer the gift could reach $250,000. They believe the decision indicates a growing awareness of the need for mental health treatment. The vote was personal for […]
Leadership & Policy
N.C. Community Colleges Weigh Differing Costs by Campus
WENTWORTH, N.C. ― North Carolina community college leaders could decide whether to let schools tack a local surcharge onto student tuition as campuses search for money to upgrade equipment to train future workers for jobs in manufacturing and health care. Campus presidents of the 58-school system will decide later this month whether to push for […]
African-American
Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith to Boycott Oscars Over Lack of Diversity
“The outcry over the nomination of 20 white actors, and no black ones, for the coming Academy Awards gained momentum on Monday — Martin Luther King’s Birthday — as the director Spike Lee and the actress Jada Pinkett Smith announced that they wouldn’t be attending the ceremony on Feb. 28. In an Instagram post, Mr. […]
Students
Ithaca College President Announces 2017 Retirement
ITHACA, N.Y. ― Ithaca College President Tom Rochon has announced retirement plans following several unsettled months that saw protests over the racial climate on campus and no confidence votes by staff and students. Rochon says Thursday that he’ll retire at the end of the next academic year, on July 1, 2017. In a letter to […]
Students
Arizona Legislators Introduce Bill Allowing Firearms on Campus
PHOENIX ― A House Republican concerned about active shooter situations has introduced a measure allowing holders of concealed weapons permits to carry firearms on college campuses. Bill sponsor Rep. Sonny Borrelli, R-Lake Havasu City, said Wednesday that recent school shootings in Oregon at Umpqua Community College and Northern Arizona University highlight the Legislature’s need to […]
Students
Fired Ohio State Band Director’s Lawyers Ask Out of 2nd Case
COLUMBUS, Ohio ― A second lawsuit by Ohio State University’s fired marching band director is being affected by his financial troubles. Jonathan Waters’ lawyers asked the Ohio Court of Claims on Jan. 7 to withdraw from representing him in a defamation lawsuit against the school. The same lawyers asked a day earlier to withdraw from […]
Sports
Campus Center Named for LeBron James Charity may be Delayed
AKRON, Ohio ― A contractor dispute may delay the opening of the LeBron James Family Foundation College of Education building at the University of Akron. The $18 million project is slated to be finished in early February, but the university says it terminated a contract with a general contractor working on the building. Cleveland.com reports […]
Faculty & Staff
Northeastern U. Reaches 1st Labor Deal with Adjunct Faculty
BOSTON ― Northeastern University says it has forged its first labor contract with a union representing adjunct faculty. The private school of 20,000 students announced on Thursday that it reached a tentative deal with the union more than a year after both sides began negotiating. Union officials said the contract gives most adjunct faculty a […]
African-American
Melvin Oliver named Pitzer College president, first African American to lead a Claremont campus
Melvin L. Oliver, a noted champion of campus racial diversity, will become the sixth president of Pitzer College, marking the first African American to lead one of the five undergraduate Claremont Colleges, officials announced Wednesday. Oliver, 65, will assume office July 1 at a time of national campus unrest over racial, ethnic and gender equity […]
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