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Documents Reveal U. Iowa Deals with GOP Insider
IOWA CITY, Iowa ― The University of Iowa has quietly awarded several no-bid contracts totaling $321,900 to a prominent GOP consultant for polling and social media services often delivered through subcontractors, a review by The Associated Press discovered. Critics say the contracts with former Iowa Republican Party chairman Matt Strawn’s namesake company ― uncovered […]
Students
Catholic University Students Shelter in Place a 2nd Time
WASHINGTON ― Catholic University of America students again were warned to shelter in place and police say a suspicious person was located before the shelter-in-place order was lifted. An initial notice on the school’s website Tuesday evening said city police and university public safety officers were on campus in response to a “possible armed suspect.” […]
Leadership & Policy
Virginia State to Name Makola Abdullah President
Virginia State University will name Bethune-Cookman Provost and Academic Officer Makola M. Abdullah as its next president Friday. Abdullah, a Chicago native, succeeds interim President Pamela Hammond at the historically Black university in Petersburg, Va., and is expected to take office on Feb. 1. Hammond took over as president when Keith Miller resigned last December. […]
Students
Penn Latest to Rename Dorm ‘Masters’ over Racial Concerns
PHILADELPHIA ― The University of Pennsylvania has become the latest Ivy League institution to drop the title “master” to refer to student dorm leaders following weeks of protests against racial insensitivity on college campuses across the country. Penn decided to change the name from faculty “masters” to faculty “directors” to refer to the tenured, full-time […]
Sports
Minnesota Athletics Probe Largely Clears School
MINNEAPOLIS ― The University of Minnesota athletics department generally doesn’t condone or tolerate sexual harassment and the school had no knowledge of inappropriate conduct by former athletic director Norwood Teague before the allegations that led to his resignation surfaced, according to an external review released Tuesday. Teague stepped down abruptly in August after two high-ranking […]
Students
Carolina Panthers Owner Gives Johnson C. Smith $250K
Jerry Richardson, owner of the Carolina Panthers, has donated $250,000 to a Johnson C. Smith University scholarship fund. The money will go to the President’s Gap scholarship fund, which covers the financial gap between a student’s financial aid package and the cost of tuition at the historically Black institution. The fund was created in 2012. […]
Students
Yale Teacher Resigns Over Offensive Halloween Costume Email
NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― A Yale University faculty member who sparked protests when she said students should be free to push boundaries with Halloween costumes, even to the point of offense, resigned from her teaching position, the school announced Monday. Erika Christakis chose not to continue teaching in the spring semester, the university said on […]
Leadership & Policy
Accrediting Agency Lifts Sanction on Norfolk State
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has notified Norfolk State University that it has satisfied all the agency’s accreditation concerns and that it will be removed from probation status. NSU Interim President Eddie N. Moore Jr. was notified of the decision as he attended the agency’s annual meeting in Houston. […]
Community Colleges
State Lawmakers in 10 States Push Debt-free College Options
COLUMBUS, Ohio ― Lawmakers in 10 states launched a legislative push Monday intended to make debt-free public college a priority of the 2016 election. In a teleconference, the group of Democrats announced plans to introduce resolutions in the early primary states of New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina, the political battleground state of Ohio […]
Sports
University of Maryland President Urges Stadium Name Change
BALTIMORE ― Former University of Maryland President H.C. “Curley” Byrd’s name should come off of Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium because he worked to maintain racial segregation and endorsed “separate but equal” education, the current president said Monday. Wallace D. Loh said in emails and letters to the university community and the Board of […]
Faculty & Staff
University Professors Upset with Proposed Labor Contract
HARTFORD, Conn. ― Professors and students at Connecticut’s four state universities are upset with proposed contract changes they say will allow professors to be transferred from campus to campus, and lead to more part-time faculty, the elimination of academic programs, and larger class sizes. Wearing red T-shirts and holding signs that read “Fair Contract Now,” […]
Students
2 Army ROTC Leaders Removed from N.Y. State College’s Program
BROCKPORT, N.Y. ― The two top Army ROTC leaders at a New York state college have been removed from their positions after a physical training session sent 12 students enrolled in the program to local hospitals. Officials at The College at Brockport say Lt. Col. Christopher D. Bringer and Master Sgt. Mark E. Breyak are […]
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