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News Roundup
Data Breach Targets Illinois State University Payroll
NORMAL, Ill. ― An apparent information breach at Illinois State University allowed someone to divert the direct-deposit payroll payments of more than a dozen faculty and staff members to another account, according to university officials. The breach appears to be limited to 13 of the school’s employees, and it involved a total of about $50,000, […]
March 2, 2016
News Roundup
Falling Lottery Sales Pinch College Scholarships in 8 States
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ― The ticket-buying frenzy that erupted over January’s $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot wasn’t enough to reverse a long-running trend: Proceeds from lottery games aren’t keeping pace with the higher education costs they were supposed to pay. Now lawmakers in at least eight states have made or are considering making dramatic cuts to scholarship […]
March 2, 2016
Students
No Charges for Students Behind Racial Slurs at Texas A&M
COLLEGE STATION, Texas ― No charges will be filed after an incident at Texas A&M University in which Black high school students touring campus reported being subjected to racial slurs and taunts, the university said Wednesday. University police said in a statement that they closed their investigation into the Feb. 9 incident after interviewing several […]
March 2, 2016
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Diverse Conversations: How Hollywood’s Lack of Diversity Impacts Higher Ed
Whether you are a fan of Hollywood, or Chris Rock, or none of the above, it’s important to understand the impact of what we see on screen—and what it means for our next generation of P-20 students.
March 2, 2016
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Debaters Successfully Argue that Free Speech Is Under Threat
Two teams of debaters and an audience of Yale University students and New Haven, Conn., residents looked at whether campus protests and debates that roil around speech that has been deemed “offensive” or “racist” signal a threat to free speech.
March 2, 2016
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Students
Higher Ed Advocates Urge Democrats to Beef Up Pell Grants
When Congress moves to reauthorize the Higher Education Act—something it should have done years ago—it should include bigger Pell Grants that reflect today’s cost of college, several panelists testified Wednesday on Capitol Hill.
March 2, 2016
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Students
Bowie State University Leads the Pack for HBCU LGBTQ Inclusion and Diversity
HRC Foundation is pleased to announce that Bowie State University is the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to have a Queer Cultural Studies course approved. This is not the first time that Bowie State University has been at the forefront of LGBTQ inclusion and equality within a HBCU. The school was also the […]
March 2, 2016
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Transgender Student Elated Governor Vetoed Bill
PIERRE, S.D. ― A transgender high school student in Sioux Falls says that he’s elated that Gov. Dennis Daugaard vetoed a bill that would have required transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their sex at birth. Thomas Lewis says he’s had a lot of support at Lincoln High School. But he says […]
March 1, 2016
Leadership & Policy
UC Davis Chancellor Quits For-profit College Board
DAVIS, Calif. ― The chancellor of the University of California, Davis has resigned from the board of a for-profit college company that the Federal Trade Commission is suing for deceptive advertising. The Sacramento Bee reports that UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi quit a $70,000 a year post with DeVry Education Group on Tuesday under pressure […]
March 1, 2016
Students
Agency Probes Notre Dame for Possible Title IX Violations
SOUTH BEND, Ind. ― The University of Notre Dame is among more than 165 colleges under federal investigation for possible violations of Title IX, a gender-equity law, related to sexual violence on campus. As of Feb. 24, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights was investigating 208 cases for issues of sexual violence […]
March 1, 2016
Students
Missouri Chancellor Condemns Pro-Hitler Flyer Found in Dorm
COLUMBIA, Mo. ― Police on the University of Missouri’s Columbia campus are investigating and the interim chancellor is condemning an anti-Semitic posting on a residence hall’s bulletin board. Police Maj. Brian Weimer said Tuesday the flyer scrawled in magic marker with the words “Hitler rules” was found early Monday on a Gateway Hall bulletin board. […]
March 1, 2016
STEM
LSAMP’s Progress in Diversifying STEM Workforce not Exact Science
The program has produced 509,954 holders of STEM bachelor’s degrees among underrepresented minority students but the number who have gone on to work in STEM has proven difficult to ascertain.
March 1, 2016
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Leadership & Policy
Key Regents Weren’t Told About U. of Iowa Official’s Incident
IOWA CITY, Iowa ― Regents responsible for overseeing campus safety issues at the University of Iowa say they were never told about an incident in which the school’s public safety director is accused of interfering and lying during a hit-and-run investigation of his stepson. Leaders of the Iowa Board of Regents’ subcommittee on campus safety […]
March 1, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Joseph Continues to Bridge Eras of Social Change
James A. Joseph says that a friend of his sums up his life thusly: “It’s interesting to see that wherever you were, you were always a troublemaker.”
March 1, 2016
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Faculty & Staff
Home-buying Program Available to Kettering Faculty, Staff
FLINT, Mich. ― Kettering University is encouraging its faculty and staff to become home owners in neighborhoods near its Flint campus. A new program provides eligible employees with $15,000 forgivable loans to buy and live in houses in the Mott Park, Glendale Hills and Historic Carriage Town neighborhoods, the school said Monday. A $5,000 forgivable […]
March 1, 2016
Students
University of Texas System Police Get Guidelines for Sex Assault Responses
AUSTIN, Texas ― The University of Texas System announced science-based guidelines Tuesday to help police for all 14 campuses better respond to sexual assault victims. UT System officials said in a statement that the 170-page report detailing the guidelines is a “victim-centered blueprint” to assist the system’s 600-person police force in engaging with and understanding […]
March 1, 2016
Students
Funds Cut for Guard Program at 3 Oklahoma Universities
OKLAHOMA CITY ― Budget cuts could end an Oklahoma National Guard leadership program that’s offered at three state universities. Southwestern Oklahoma State University President Randy Beutler announced last week that the university will terminate the Guard Officer Leadership Program at the end of the semester due to federal budget cuts. There are currently programs at […]
March 1, 2016
Faculty & Staff
University of New England Professor Sues School
BIDDEFORD, Maine ― A University of New England professor is suing the college, alleging officials took away some of her teaching duties and responsibilities after she accused her department chairman of sexual harassment. The Portland Press Herald reports associate professor Lara Carlson is accusing the Biddeford-based private university of violating her civil rights under Title […]
March 1, 2016
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