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Section: Leadership & Policy
Leadership & Policy
UIC to Pursue Obama Library Alone
Despite Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s suggestion the city make a unified bid for President Barack Obama’s presidential library, the University of Illinois at Chicago says it will work on its own bid.
January 29, 2014
Students
Feds Reviewing Pa. Student’s Bomb Arrest
The FBI and federal prosecutors were reviewing allegations against a college student from Russia who has been charged with possessing bomb-making and marijuana-growing materials, though police acknowledge the suspect told them he wasn’t planning on “blowing anything up.”
January 27, 2014
Students
Feds reviewing Pa. student’s bomb arrest
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The FBI and federal prosecutors were reviewing allegations against a college student from Russia who has been charged with possessing bomb-making and marijuana-growing materials, though police acknowledge the suspect told them he wasn’t planning on “blowing anything up.”
January 27, 2014
Leadership & Policy
University of Michigan Names Mark Schlissel New President
Brown University Provost Mark Schlissel was named Friday as the new president of the University of Michigan, vowing to strengthen what he called a “jewel” of higher education in the U.S.
January 26, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Emanuel Wants Single Bid for Obama Library
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he wants the city to submit a unified bid for President Barack Obama’s presidential library.
January 26, 2014
Students
Kentucky State Drops Students Over Accounts
Roughly 200 students at Kentucky State University were cutting class this last week, but not getting in trouble for it.
January 19, 2014
Faculty & Staff
HBCUs Need to Seek Leaders from Nontraditional Sources
In this environment of limited educational funds, stable leadership is the key to ensuring the health of any university. However, unsteady leadership acutely impacts historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). With the recent departure of Alcorn State University’s former president, M. Christopher Brown, another HBCU has seen a change in leadership. Unfortunately, some of these […]
January 19, 2014
Students
NC Endowment Offers $10M to Improve College Access
RALEIGH, N.C.—A North Carolina endowment is giving $10 million to improve access to higher education for low-income students in rural North Carolina high schools.
January 16, 2014
Students
LSU’s Graduation Rate at All-Time High
BATON ROUGE, La.—For the third year in a row LSU has notched an all-time high graduation rate, with 69.1 percent of students walking away from the university with a degree in hand—the highest graduation rate out of all public universities in the state.
January 15, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Committee Meets to Discuss Merger of Ga. Colleges
Representatives from Southern Polytechnic State and Kennesaw State University are working together to determine how their newly consolidated university should be organized.
January 15, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Diverse Down the Road
A new year brings new opportunities for members of the Diverse team to venture out to cover the issues that matter most to you and meet the people who are making the headlines. Here are a few of the conferences and symposiums we’ll attend over the course of the next couple weeks: Several members of […]
January 15, 2014
Leadership & Policy
U. of Ark. Spokesman Files EEOC Complaint Over Termination
Former University of Arkansas spokesman John Diamond has filed a complaint to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming that his firing violated his civil rights and asking that he be reinstated.
January 12, 2014
Leadership & Policy
“Reverse Transfer” Program to Benefit Community College Students
A new program aims to help students who transfer from community colleges to four-year institutions get the associate degree they may still lack.
January 12, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Pa. Universities May Allow Guns on Campus
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is hearing from supporters and opponents of a proposed policy to allow weapons in limited areas of its 14 campuses.
January 9, 2014
Leadership & Policy
South Louisiana Community College Says it Needs More Nursing Teachers
South Louisiana Community College PR director says nurses can earn a better wage for practicing rather than teaching.
January 9, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Diverse on the Go
Executive Editor David Pluviose will be among the many members of the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education staff attending the Association of American Colleges and Universities Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., today through Saturday at the Grand Hyatt.
January 7, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Regents to Discuss Smoking Ban at Georgia Colleges
Policy would tighten anti-smoking policies on 31 campuses, including the University of Georgia.
January 6, 2014
Leadership & Policy
West Virginia Board Names 20 to Presidential Search Panel
Board sets goal of fall 2014 to find a new president.
January 6, 2014
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