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Travel Ban Throws Research, Academic Exchange into Turmoil

BOSTON — Universities across the nation say President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven Muslim countries is disrupting vital research projects and academic exchanges in such fields as medicine, public health and engineering, with untold numbers of scholars blocked from entering the U.S. For years, schools in the U.S. have worked to widen exchanges […]

January 31, 2017

DeVry University to Pay $2.5M in New York Settlement

NEW YORK — New York’s attorney general says DeVry University will pay $2.25 million following allegations that it exaggerated graduates’ job and salary prospects. Eric Schneiderman said Tuesday that a settlement also requires the school – which operates locally as DeVry College of New York – to pay $500,000 in penalties and fees. Graduates eligible […]

January 31, 2017

Claim Accuses Wells Fargo of Denying Loans to Young Migrants

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal lawsuit filed Monday accuses banking giant Wells Fargo of illegally denying student loans to young immigrants who are protected from deportation and allowed to work and study in the U.S. under a program created by former President Barack Obama. Wells Fargo said it was disappointed the plaintiffs sued instead of […]

January 31, 2017

President Gates Black: Labor Market Sets Course for Community College

As she prepares to transition from Tarrant County College District in Texas to assume the leadership of Delaware County Community College, Dr. L. Joy Gates Black reflects on changes in the community college sector.

January 30, 2017

Dr. L. Joy Gates Black

Study: Sanctuary City Stats Belie Negative Narrative

As President Donald Trump starts implementing controversial immigration protocol, a new report suggests that so-called sanctuary counties boast less crime and stronger economies than do their nonsanctuary counterparts.

January 30, 2017

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Higher Ed Seeks Footing Amid Immigration Policy Chaos

Questions about the implementation and reach of President Trump’s executive order on immigration and refugee rights still roil, three days after it was signed.

January 30, 2017

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University of South Carolina to Erect Statue of First African-American Professor

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The University of South Carolina wants to erect a statue in honor of the school’s first African-American professor. The university hosted a celebration about Richard T. Greener’s life Monday afternoon. The State of Columbia reported university officials hope to raise money for the statue and an endowment that would pay for future […]

January 30, 2017

Justice Sotomayor Says Universities Need More Diversity

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday said future diversity on college campuses is a key to diversifying society at large, noting that the number of Black students at the University of Michigan is a “real problem.” Sotomayor received an honorary degree and participated in a forum about the future […]

January 30, 2017

AAC&U Says Liberal Arts Education Not Just for the Elite

The liberal arts education should not be reserved for just the elite but should be embraced by all colleges and universities, according to its advocates.

January 29, 2017

AAC&U President Dr. Lynn Pasquerella

Education Reformer: Charter Schools Can Be ‘Culturally Affirming,’ Not Segregated

Though some critics say charter schools that serve predominantly minority students are “segregated,” others say such schools can be “culturally affirming” and should not be lumped with schools that are segregated in the traditional sense of the word.

January 29, 2017

Chris Stewart is director of outreach and external affairs at Education Post.

University of California Shows Leadership on Trump Travel Ban

Universities, especially public institutions, have a major role in the moral leadership of America and should not shirk that responsibility.

January 29, 2017

University of California President Janet_Napolitano

College Presidents Vow to Protect Students Amid Immigration Crackdown

Several college presidents sprang into action, reassuring their students who are from the seven predominantly Muslim countries that President Trump temporarily banned from entering the United States that they would do everything to support them.

January 29, 2017

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2 Push for Community Colleges to Leave University System

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Two retired administrators want the Nevada Legislature to separate community colleges from what they call a university-centric funding system. Community colleges will get about $21 million out of $115 million in education funding increases over the next two years under Gov. Brian Sandoval’s budget, the Nevada Appeal reported. Retired community college […]

January 29, 2017

Culinary Schools Struggle with Enrollment Decline

MONTPELIER, Vermont. (AP) – With enrollment in culinary institutes in decline and programs across the country closing their doors, schools such as the New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier, Vermont, which graduated celebrity chef Alton Brown, and the Culinary Institute of Charleston, South Carolina, are committed to staying relevant and in demand. “We’re constantly looking […]

January 29, 2017

New Lawsuit Against Baylor Alleges 52 Rapes in 4 Years

WACO, Texas — A former Baylor University student who says she was raped by two football players filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the school that alleges there were dozens more assaults of women involving other players. The lawsuit by the student, who is listed in the documents only as “Elizabeth Doe,” alleges at least […]

January 29, 2017

Students: Chancellor Failed Minorities on Pro-White Agitator

MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor’s response to a student trying to set up a pro-white group on campus further alienates minorities as they struggle for a better campus experience, student leaders said Friday. The student’s effort to set up a campus chapter of the American Freedom Party — whose platform includes “prioritizing […]

January 29, 2017

Nebraska Frat Denies Making Vulgar Remarks at Women’s March

LINCOLN, Neb. — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is investigating allegations that members of a fraternity made vulgar comments during the Women’s March on Lincoln. An internal investigation by the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity chapter at the university turned up no wrongdoing, adviser Joe Skradski said. He said the allegations are false and have created an […]

January 29, 2017

Arkansas State System President Opposes Guns on Campus Bill

JONESBORO, Ark. — The president of the Arkansas State University System is opposing a bill that would require public universities to allow staff members to carry concealed handguns. ASU President Chuck Welch joins University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Chancellor Joseph Steinmetz in opposing the proposal filed this week. Welch said on Twitter Friday that he […]

January 29, 2017