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Caltech Professor Suspended for Harassment Complaints

LOS ANGELES ― A Caltech professor has been suspended for gender-based harassment following an investigation into complaints made by two graduate students. The Los Angeles Times reports that Caltech officials in a Jan. 4 memo said the professor, who has not been identified, will not be paid for one academic year and will be barred […]

Trinity Lutheran College in Washington to Close

EVERETT, Wash. ― Trinity Lutheran College in Everett will close its doors for good in May. The Daily Herald reports the school will cease all instruction May 7. The new executive director of the school, Jim Lindus, says the school’s business model is not sustainable with only 166 students enrolled for the spring semester. […]

After Troubles in Columbia, Fewer Freshman Apply to Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― Fewer freshmen are applying to enroll at the University of Missouri this fall than last fall after race protests roiled the Columbia campus, according to an internal email from the university’s director of enrollment. So far, the university has received 18,377 freshmen applications, compared to 19,318 applications last year. However, this year’s […]

Texas: No Evidence of Academic Misconduct

SAN ANTONIO ― The University of Texas says an internal investigation has found no evidence of academic misconduct within the men’s basketball program. Texas President Greg Fenves ordered the probe last June after the Chronicle of Higher Education alleged three incidents of cheating, improper assistance and school policy violations over a nine-year period. The review […]

Oregon State University Store Begins Accepting Food Stamps

CORVALLIS, Ore. ― Oregon State University has become one of only a handful of universities with a store that can accept federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cards. The university’s Cascadia Market was approved to accept SNAP cards in August, but waited until Jan. 6 to begin accepting the cards to work out details for how […]

Bernie Sanders has a bold, simple idea for improving public education

At Monday night’s Brown & Black Democratic Presidential Forum in Iowa, Bernie Sanders came out in favor of a massive change in the way the US funds schools: “One of the things that I have always believed is that, in terms of education, we have to break our dependency on the property tax, because what […]

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Community Colleges

Community Colleges to Get Rid of Out-of-state Teachers

By Associated Press DENVER — The Colorado Community College System is warning several dozen online instructors that their jobs are at risk if they do not live in Colorado. The Denver Post that college system officials say they are “phasing out” teachers who live outside the state. They say it has become too expensive and […]

Ethics Probe Ordered Over School’s Request for State Money

By Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s House speaker has ordered an ethics investigation into whether a consultant for Wright State University possibly advised the school’s president to offer to throw him a major fundraiser while he was advocating for state money. Emails reviewed by the Dayton Daily News show consultant Ron Wine advised WSU […]

More Colleges Telling Students to Leave Hoverboards at Home

BOSTON ―One of the holiday’s hottest presents is now considered contraband at many U.S. colleges. More than 30 universities have banned or restricted hoverboards on their campuses in recent weeks, saying the two-wheeled, motorized scooters are unsafe. Beyond the risk of falls and collisions, colleges are citing warnings from federal authorities that some of the […]

Leadership & Policy

Morgan to Retire Amid ‘Unworkable’ Tennessee Board of Regents Shakeup

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― Chancellor John Morgan is stepping down as head of the Tennessee Board of Regents amid Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s plans to grant more autonomy to the six four-year universities in the system. Morgan said Thursday that he had originally planned to retire when he turns 65 next year, but instead moved the […]

Faculty & Staff

Florida Atlantic Officially Fires Professor Who Questioned Sandy Hook

BOCA RATON, Fla. ― A Florida college has officially fired a professor who claimed the massacre of children at a Connecticut elementary school was staged. Florida Atlantic University said in a release that School of Communication and Multimedia Studies professor James Tracy was served a notice of termination Tuesday. The school sent Tracy a notice […]

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Professor Facing Termination Over Religious Views Disputes Wheaton College’s Account

CHICAGO ― The professor of a Christian college who asserted Christians and Muslims worship the same God said Wednesday that her views are in line with the suburban Chicago college’s mission and disputed university accounts of interactions with administrators who’ve taken steps to fire her. Larycia Hawkins, who’s Christian, was placed on leave at Wheaton […]

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