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Private Colleges Group Slams U. Northern Iowa Lobbying Push
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — A group representing private colleges is slamming the University of Northern Iowa’s attempt to get a piece of its schools’ state financial aid program as “despicable and greedy.” UNI’s Panther Caucus said in an email Friday that “it’s not fair” UNI students are shut out of the $50 million Iowa Tuition […]
April 17, 2017
Students
Guillermo: New York Codifies an Orwellian ‘Tuition-free’ College Plan
Here’s a word of caution. When a politician uses the word “free,” have your hand on your wallet and one foot out the door.
April 16, 2017
Students
Admissions Leaders: Give Prospects Unfiltered View of Campus Life
Experts say colleges and universities should do more to give prospective students a more authentic experience as opposed to just presenting them with brochures filled with pictures of happy-looking students.
April 16, 2017
Students
Brown University to Drop Fee for Low-income Applicants
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University will automatically waive the application fee for low-income students. A group of students from Ivy League schools asked the schools to automatically waive the fee for applicants who are low-income or the first in their families to attend college. A letter to the schools was penned by Brown senior Viet […]
April 16, 2017
Students
Will Free College Offer Catch Fire? NY Details Raise Doubts
ALBANY, N.Y. — Will New York’s first-in-the-nation free tuition program for middle-class college students spread to other states? That’s the hope of proponents such as Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, who made debt-free college a key talking point in their Democratic presidential campaigns. And that’s the prediction of its main champion, Democratic New York Gov. […]
April 16, 2017
Students
Clerical Oversight Shuts Down Michigan State Upward Bound Program
A technical error will cost Michigan State University about $480,000 in federal funding but it will be underserved high school students from Lansing, Mich., who will be short-changed.
April 13, 2017
Students
Student Affairs Key to Tackling Inequality
Student affairs has become a pathway through which institutions can more effectively address the inequities that continue to endure and manifest in the lives of students.
April 13, 2017
Students
Integrating STEMployable Skills at HBCUs
STEM career development training must not merely consist of disparate actions on HBCU campuses, rather preparation for a STEM career must be seamlessly integrated into the fabric of the educational curriculum.
April 13, 2017
Students
Report: Associate’s Degree Worth $6K in Additional Pay
A new report from the Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment shows that completing an associate’s degree results in an annual $6,000 bump in income.
April 13, 2017
Students
Tennessee House Passes Free Community College Bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee House on Thursday passed a bill to enable older adults without a college degree or certificate to attend community college free of charge. The bill, which still has to clear the Senate, passed 87-6. Republican Gov. Bill Haslam is pushing the bill, which comes three years after Tennessee became the […]
April 13, 2017
Students
Diverse Docket: College’s Religious Affiliation no Shield Against Bias Complaint
A private college’s religious affiliation doesn’t automatically shield it from liability for racial discrimination, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ruled.
April 12, 2017
Students
New Board Chair: Time to Get Morehouse in Order
As Morehouse College settles in to the overhaul in leadership that occurred last Friday, Morehouse constituents are in agreement that it is time for the college to turn a new page.
April 12, 2017
Students
New Mexico Nursing Board Puts College on Notice
SANTA FE, N.M. — Santa Fe Community College won’t be able to accept any new students into its nursing program until its graduates’ test results improve or it wins an appeal. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that the state nursing board has placed the college’s nursing program on conditional status for two years due […]
April 12, 2017
Students
Rolling Stone Settles, but Fight Over Rape Story Isn’t Over
RICHMOND, Va. — Rolling Stone magazine settled a University of Virginia administrator’s lawsuit over its discredited story about a rape on campus, but its legal fights over the botched article aren’t over. Attorneys for Rolling Stone and Nicole Eramo announced this week that they reached a confidential settlement over the 2014 story “A Rape on […]
April 12, 2017
Students
Kentucky Governor Changes Plan for Free 2-year Degrees
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A scholarship program that would have provided free community college for all new high school graduates in Kentucky has been trimmed back to pay for only specialized work certificate programs. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that the Work Ready Scholarship program was proposed by House Democrats in the 2016 legislative session and approved […]
April 12, 2017
Students
Contractor Bans Foul Language at Temple University Construction Site
PHILADELPHIA — Foul language is being discouraged at one construction site in Philadelphia. WTXF-TV reports a sign saying “No Foul Language” has been spotted at the site of the new library being built on the Temple University campus. The station asked about the sign and was told nobody complained about bad language. Instead, Madison Construction […]
April 12, 2017
Students
Rollins College: Student Suspended Over Post, not Professor Fight
WINTER PARK, Fla. — Officials at a Florida university say a Christian student who got into an argument with his Muslim professor was suspended for social media comments made to another student, not because of the confrontation with the professor. Rollins College President Grant Cornwell told the Orlando Sentinel on Monday that someone had complained […]
April 11, 2017
Students
Washington State U. Being Investigated by Feds Over Handling of Assault Case
PULLMAN, Wash. — The federal government is investigating how Washington State University handled a female student’s allegations of sexual assault and harassment to determine whether the school violated federal gender-equity law. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights filed a complaint on March 20 and gave the university two weeks to turn over […]
April 11, 2017
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