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Free Community College Program Preparing to Launch in San Diego
Free community college is coming to San Diego. This fall, the first cohort of 201 students will participate in the San Diego Promise pilot program.
July 21, 2016
Students
Experts: Direct More Institutional Aid to Low-income Students
Colleges and universities should rethink the way they distribute institutional aid in order to matriculate more students who lack the means to pay.
July 21, 2016
Students
Why Small Liberal Arts Colleges Should Embrace Diversity
Smaller, largely historically White colleges got a wake-up call when they found their easygoing, liberal-minded students lined up chanting “Black Lives Matter” and vehemently demanding inclusion and justice for all.
July 20, 2016
Students
Unconventional Approach Propels Evergreen State College
A unique learning environment thrives at the Pacific Northwest school.
July 20, 2016
Students
Trial Against Brown University in Sexual Assault Case Starts
PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― Trial began Tuesday in a lawsuit brought against Brown University by a student who was suspended after a sexual encounter that he says was consensual but that a fellow student reported as an assault. U.S. District Judge William Smith said both sides in the lawsuit agreed to a bench trial in order […]
July 19, 2016
Students
California K-12 Students to Get More Robust LGBT Representation in Curriculum
California’s K-12 students will be learning more about the contributions of the LGBT community in the public school curriculum, as early as this fall.
July 19, 2016
Students
Eloy Oakley Named Chancellor of California Community Colleges System
Eloy Oakley becomes the first Latino to lead the California Community Colleges, the nation’s largest and most diverse system of public higher education.
July 18, 2016
Students
Bahng’s Tenure Controversy Remains Cloud Over Ivy League for Asian American Studies Advocates
For Sera Kwon, Dr. Aimee Bahng’s situation raises larger questions about the viability of a career in academe, particularly in ethnic studies.
July 17, 2016
Students
Portland State University Views Diversity Efforts Through Eyes of Marginalized
Portland State’s Equity Lens panels and Diversity Action Council regularly assess the university’s four-year strategic plan.
July 17, 2016
Students
UC Berkeley Responds as Student Among Dead in Attack in Nice
In a new world where terror has become commonplace, what will happen to the appetite to study abroad?
July 17, 2016
Students
Student Sues Michigan State after Stalking Case Suspension
EAST LANSING, Mich. ― A male Michigan State University student who was suspended for four years after being accused of stalking a woman is suing the school. The Lansing State Journal reports that the sophomore, who isn’t named in the lawsuit, was suspended in May after the East Lansing school’s Office of Institution Equity found […]
July 15, 2016
Students
Mississippi State’s Bully Mascot Settles with ESPN
ABERDEEN, Miss. ― A former Mississippi State University cheerleader has settled her wrongful injury case with ESPN for an undisclosed sum. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Michaela Mills was dressed as the MSU mascot Bully during the 2013 Egg Bowl when she was run over by a motorized television camera cart. The lawsuit alleged […]
July 15, 2016
Students
Pros Advise Higher Ed Endowment Managers to Stick to Principles
When it comes to managing endowments at institutions of higher education and trying to acquire good returns on investments, the task is fraught with unpredictability.
July 14, 2016
Students
Kepler College Program in Rwanda Refugee Camp a Unique Experience
Kepler is a postsecondary educational program first established in Kigali in 2013 by the nonprofit organization Generation Rwanda.
July 14, 2016
Students
Activist Role Grows on Breana Ross of United States Student Association
Breana Ross is vice president of the United States Student Association (USSA), the nation’s oldest student-led movement with a membership of 1.5 million.
July 14, 2016
Students
Shaky Finances Putting Chicago State Accreditation at Risk
CHICAGO ― The agency that oversees Chicago State University’s accreditation says the college’s status is in jeopardy due to its precarious financial state caused by the budget impasse in Springfield. Chicago State officials were informed of the Higher Learning Commission’s views in a July 11 letter. “The university continues to have diminished financial resources and […]
July 13, 2016
Students
South Carolina Lawyer Pleads Guilty in Alabama Sorority Scam
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ― A South Carolina lawyer pleaded guilty to bank fraud in a scam involving construction of a $14 million, 40,000-square-foot sorority house at the University of Alabama, prosecutors said Wednesday. Jennifer Elizabeth Meehan, 39, of Sandy Springs, South Carolina, pleaded guilty Tuesday during a federal court hearing in Huntsville to submitting false invoices […]
July 13, 2016
Students
Johnson C. Smith University Gets $1M Grant from Leon Levine Foundation
Johnson C. Smith joins the growing list of colleges and universities that are setting aside emergency funds to support students who face a shortfall between financial aid packages and the rising cost of tuition.
July 13, 2016
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