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Students
Florida Community College Students Experience Washington Politics Up Close
For the past two weeks, a group of Miami Dade College students and faculty advisors has joined students at a number of select institutions participating in The Washington Centerâs 2017 Presidential Inauguration Academic Seminar.
January 19, 2017
Students
Trump Pays $25M to Settle Trump University Cases
SAN DIEGO â President-elect Donald Trump has paid $25 million to settle three lawsuits against his now-defunct Trump University, signaling that a judgeâs approval of a settlement agreement remains on track for March 30. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative LLC paid the money into escrow ahead of Wednesdayâs deadline, said plaintiff attorney Jason Forge, who represented people [âŚ]
January 19, 2017
Students
Bowling Green State University President Wonât Support âSanctuary Campusâ
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio â The president of a northwest Ohio college says she wonât support making it a so-called âsanctuary campusâ to help protect immigrant students potentially facing deportation because sheâs worried about jeopardizing the schoolâs federal funding. The Blade reports Bowling Green State University President Mary Ellen Mazey announced Tuesday she wouldnât go against [âŚ]
January 19, 2017
Students
Outgoing U.S. Treasury Secretary to Join Columbia University Faculty
NEW YORK â Columbia University says outgoing Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew will join its School of International and Public Affairs faculty as a visiting professor. Columbia said Thursday that Lew will lecture, teach graduate students and work with faculty on the subjects of international economics, fiscal and trade policy, and other public policy issues. Lew [âŚ]
January 19, 2017
Students
Lumina Foundation Awards $716,700 Grant to Morgan State
In an effort to bolster retention and increase graduation rates at Black colleges, the Lumina Foundation has awarded a grant of $716,700 to Morgan State University to implement initiatives that will increase completion rates and improve outcomes for historically underserved students. The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Student Success Project, is a three-year $1.5 [âŚ]
January 19, 2017
Students
Portland CC Supports Students Whoâve Been in Foster Care
At Portland Community College (PCC), administrators and faculty are looking for ways to meet the needs of some of the most vulnerable students on campus, including students who have previously been in the foster care system.
January 18, 2017
Students
University of Wisconsin Suspends Fraternity for Serving Minors
MADISON, Wis. â A University of Wisconsin-Madison committee suspended a fraternity chapter Tuesday amid allegations members provided alcohol to minors and sang a song glorifying multiple sexual assaults. The university said in a news release late Tuesday that the Committee on Student Organization had voted to suspend the Sigma Chi chapter until March 1. The [âŚ]
January 18, 2017
Students
Talladega College Marching Band Heads to Trump Inaugural after Raising $620K
TALLADEGA, Ala. â The Talladega College Marching Tornadoes got a big send-off Wednesday as it left to perform at President-elect Donald Trumpâs inaugural parade Friday in Washington. Some alumni criticized the trip and didât want students at the historically Black college founded by former slaves performing for Trump. Some alumni didnât want the school being [âŚ]
January 18, 2017
Students
University of North Carolina: Job Candidates Say No, Citing Bathroom Law
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. â Academics being recruited by North Carolinaâs public university system have ruled out moving to the state because of a law limiting legal protections for gay, lesbian and transgender people. Thatâs according to University of North Carolina President Margaret Spellings, who also told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday sheâs unaware [âŚ]
January 18, 2017
Students
DeVos Calls for Higher Ed Reset at Factious Hearing
In a contentious Senate confirmation hearing in which Democrats cast her as unqualified to be secretary of education but Republicans and supporters portrayed her as a much-needed change agent.
January 18, 2017
Students
Morehouse Students, Faculty Shut Out of Process of Ousting President
Student and faculty trustees at Morehouse College decry lack of input in board of trusteesâ decision over the weekend not to renew the contract of President John Wilson.
January 17, 2017
Students
Rodriguez: Arizona Moves to Ban Social Justice and Academic Freedom
Lawmakers have introduced legislation that would have the effect of banning social justice classes, activities and events, from K-12, to colleges and universities statewide.
January 17, 2017
Students
The Case for Rebranding Minority-serving Institutions
âEquity-oriented institutionsâ should replace âminority-serving institutionsâ in our lexicon.
January 17, 2017
Students
Immaculata University to Cut Tuition by 23% for 2017-18
MALVERN, Pa. â A Catholic college in suburban Philadelphia has announced plans to reduce its tuition by 23 percent for the 2017-18 academic year to offset the rising cost of higher education. Tuition to Immaculata University in Chester County will be reset from $34,410 to $26,500 next year. Without the reduction, university officials say tuition [âŚ]
January 17, 2017
Students
Kansas House Committee Will Consider Halting Campus Carry
TOPEKA, Kan. â Several Kansas lawmakers are seeking to weaken a law that will allow concealed guns on state college campuses starting this summer. A bill introduced Tuesday would permanently exempt several types of health care facilities and colleges from the law that allows guns in public buildings. That exemption will otherwise expire July 1. [âŚ]
January 17, 2017
Students
Activists Get Head Start on Opposing Trump
The activists rallying this past weekend called for criminal justice and police reform and urged policymakers to safeguard the Affordable Care Act and funding for education.
January 16, 2017
Students
Norwich University Band to Perform at Trump Inauguration
NORTHFIELD, Vermont â A university band from Vermont will participate in President-elect Donald Trumpâs inauguration. The Norwich University Regimental Band and Drill Team will march along Pennsylvania Avenue after Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20. The Burlington Free Press reports band director Todd Edwards say the group is âproud to represent the university and [âŚ]
January 16, 2017
Students
University of Minnesota President: Sexual Misconduct Training not Getting Through
ST. PAUL, Minn. â University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler says his school needs to do a better job of training its student-athletes on sexual assault and harassment issues because something isnât getting through. In an interview published Saturday in the St. Paul Pioneer Press in the wake of the football teamâs sexual assault scandal, [âŚ]
January 16, 2017
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