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Oklahoma Student in Penn Racist Chat ‘No Longer Enrolled’
NORMAN, Okla. — University of Oklahoma President David Boren says a student involved in a racist incident at the University of Pennsylvania “is no longer enrolled” at OU. Boren said in a statement Tuesday that the university has “zero tolerance” for those who take part in racism. Boren said OU will maintain a strong sense […]
November 15, 2016
Students
Abilene Christian University Apologizes for Blackface Student Posting
ABILENE, Texas —A Christian university in Texas says some students no longer attend the school after images were posted online of a white student in blackface exclaiming: “I’m a strong black woman.” A student wearing an Abilene Christian University shirt and shorts is seen with her face covered in black. She also applies some oversized […]
November 15, 2016
Students
Woman Sues Utah State after Sexual Assault at Fraternity Party
OGDEN, Utah — A former Utah State University student has sued the school, claiming officials knew about reports of sexual assault and heavy drinking at fraternity parties but failed to take serious action before she was raped by a fraternity brother who had been accused multiple times before. The lawsuit filed last week contends women […]
November 15, 2016
Students
Students, Faculty Ask UVa President not to Quote Jefferson
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. —The University of Virginia president defended her use of Thomas Jefferson quotations after a group of students and professors criticized her, saying Jefferson shouldn’t be used as a “moral compass” because he was a slave owner. School president Teresa Sullivan quoted Jefferson in statements made to the campus community before and after Donald […]
November 15, 2016
Students
Regents Name Richard Myers New Kansas State President
MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Kansas Board of Regents on Tuesday made Richard Myers, a retired four-star general and former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, president at Kansas State University, promoting him after he served as interim president since April. The regents voted unanimously to promote Myers to president of the land-grant university in Manhattan, which […]
November 15, 2016
Students
Hearing Set on Future of Alabama State President Gwendolyn Boyd
MONTGOMERY, Ala. —Trustees at Alabama State University in Montgomery have decided to hold a hearing that could result in the removal of president Gwendolyn Boyd. The decision came during a board meeting held Monday. Boyd was suspended from work 10 days ago, and the hearing set for Dec. 16 will determine the next step. Board […]
November 15, 2016
Students
Lawyers File Motion to Delay Trump University Trial
SAN DIEGO —Donald Trump’s attorneys filed a motion to delay until after the presidential inauguration a class-action fraud lawsuit involving the president-elect and his now-defunct Trump University. In the motion filed Saturday evening in San Diego federal court, Trump’s lawyer Daniel Petrocelli argues that the extra months would give both sides time to possibly reach […]
November 14, 2016
Students
U.S. Colleges Look Outside China for New Foreign Students
BOSTON —As a surge of students from China begins to level off, many U.S. colleges are expanding recruiting efforts in the Middle East, South Asia and Latin America in part to boost budgets that have come to rely on tuition dollars from international students. The number of Chinese students at U.S. colleges rose from 62,000 […]
November 14, 2016
Students
Cornell Taps Michigan Provost to Lead Ivy League School
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University trustees have chosen the provost of the University of Michigan as the Ivy League school’s new president. Martha Pollack said Monday she will remain at Michigan though January and start her work at Cornell in April. Pollack will become the second female president of Cornell after Elizabeth Garrett, who died […]
November 14, 2016
Students
Smoking Pot, No College may not Bar You from Police Work
HARTFORD, Conn. —Police departments are relaxing age-old standards for accepting recruits, from lowering educational requirements to forgiving some prior drug use, to try to attract more people to their ranks. The changes are designed to deal with decreased interest in a job that offers low pay, rigorous physical demands and the possibility of getting killed […]
November 14, 2016
Students
The 2016 Presidential Election — Postscript
For some people, November 8, 2016 is one of the greatest days in American history. Others may very well see it as a day that will live in political infamy.
November 14, 2016
Students
Diverse Conversations: Colleges’ Post-election Diversity Responsibilities
The nation’s youngest adults are not all enlightened when it comes to diversity and equality.
November 14, 2016
Students
Carrie Billy Embraces Role as Tribal College Advocate
When she entered the University of Arizona, Carrie Billy had aspirations of becoming a sports journalist. However, nearing the end of her undergraduate schooling, she had a change of heart.
November 14, 2016
Students
More STEM Students Seek Experiences Abroad
Students studying subjects related to STEM are the fastest growing group of American students studying abroad, according to Open Doors, an annual report that provides demographic and other detailed information on students studying abroad.
November 13, 2016
Students
Higher Ed Reacts to President-elect Trump at ASHE
The overwhelming concern for the state of higher education under a Trump administration led the discussions at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) conference this week in Columbus, Ohio.
November 13, 2016
Students
Experts: Trump Administration Equals Diminished Regulatory Role for ED
Washington — On the same day that President-elect Donald Trump visited his soon-to-be predecessor at the White House, speculation continued over how a Trump administration will tackle an array of higher education issues that range from student loan debt to campus sexual assaults. Experts assembled for a panel discussion at the American Enterprise Institute Thursday […]
November 11, 2016
Students
Graduate Defends Orientation Program Accused of ‘Hazing’
SUNY Albany graduate, Chrisel Martinez, defends allegations that a summer orientation program at the school sanctions various forms of hazing.
November 11, 2016
Students
Five Key Tactics to Lure Nontraditional Students to Your Institution
Attracting nontraditional students requires a different marketing approach that caters to their unique background and life experience.
November 10, 2016
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