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Georgia Senate Set to Vote on Allowing Guns on Campuses
ATLANTA ― Georgia’s state Senate is set to vote on a bill allowing licensed gun owners to carry concealed weapons on public college campuses. The measure is included on the chamber’s calendar for Friday. The proposal backed by the National Rifle Association won support from a Senate panel on Monday despite opposition from the powerful […]
March 10, 2016
News Roundup
UC Berkeley Law School Dean Resigns After Sexual Harassment Suit
An embattled dean of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law who was sued for sexual harassment has resigned, the school announced Thursday. “On March 10, 2016, UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks accepted the resignation of Sujit Choudhry as dean of the university’s School of Law, effective immediately,” according to a statement released by […]
March 10, 2016
Students
Morehead State to Furlough Faculty, Staff for 5 days
MOREHEAD, Ky. ― Morehead State University President Wayne Andrews says faculty and staff at the eastern Kentucky school will be furloughed without pay March 21-25 due to economic woes. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Andrews sent a campus-wide email Thursday announcing the move, which will occur on spring break. He blamed declining enrollment and proposed state […]
March 10, 2016
African-American
Audit: Elizabeth City State Improperly Admitted Students
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. ― A new internal audit shows that Elizabeth City State University improperly admitted students who did not qualify last year and improperly awarded financial aid. The audit started last October following allegations that an administration had told staff to make financial awards to ineligible students, The News & Observer of Raleigh reported. […]
March 10, 2016
African-American
Man Gets 2nd Plea Hearing Over Noose on Ole Miss Statue
JACKSON, Miss. ― A judge has set a second guilty plea hearing for a man federal prosecutors say placed a noose on the University of Mississippi’s statue of its first Black student. A federal court filing shows that Austin Reed Edenfield is scheduled to waive indictment and plead guilty March 24 to a criminal charge […]
March 10, 2016
Sports
NCAA to give $200M to Members for Athlete Benefits
INDIANAPOLIS ― The NCAA will distribute an extra $200 million to Division I schools in the spring of 2017 to be used by members for funding benefits for athletes. The NCAA announced Thursday that its board of governors had approved the one-time supplemental distribution. Athletics departments can use the money to help pay for full-cost-of-attendance […]
March 10, 2016
Students
Survey: Most Americans want to see more college graduates
Americans continue to see expanding access to education as the best strategy for widening opportunity in the modern economy, but remain conflicted as to whether to extend that commitment to dramatically widening the pathway to higher education, the Atlantic Media/Pearson Opportunity Poll has found. The survey found that big majorities of Americans, across racial, partisan, […]
March 10, 2016
Women
Top 25 Women in Higher Education and Beyond
We salute and honor a diverse group of women who have made significant contributions in higher education and beyond. Compiled by Cassandra West  Dr. Charlotte Borst President The College of Idaho Borst is the College of Idaho’s first female and 13th president, assuming the role in July 2015. Her administrative career is steeped in […]
March 10, 2016
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ACE Survey: Policy Change not Widely Enacted to Address Campus Racial Issues
The survey serves as a reminder that student-led efforts to root out racism and increase diversity on campus are likely to confront American college and university presidents for some time to come.
March 10, 2016
Students
Diverse Conversations: Which Election Issues Really Matter to Minority College Students?
What do young people want from politicians and how can those politicians get those young people registered and to the polls?
March 9, 2016
African-American
Canada No Stranger to Racial Discrimination, Profiling
Canada, often seen by many as a progressive oasis of racial inclusiveness and tolerance, has a complex history of racial discrimination and profiling.
March 9, 2016
Students
Alabama-Birmingham Student Accuses School of Mishandling Sex Assault Probe
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ― A University of Alabama at Birmingham student said Tuesday that she filed a federal complaint alleging that university officials mishandled an investigation into an alleged sexual assault. The woman told The Associated Press that she was treated unfairly during the university’s investigation into the September 2014 incident. The Associated Press does not […]
March 9, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Union to Hold No-confidence Vote at Pennsylvania University
CALIFORNIA, Pa. ― Faculty and coaches at a southwestern Pennsylvania university are planning to hold a no-confidence vote. The (Washington) Observer-Reporter reports that union members at California University of Pennsylvania will gather votes next week. The vote concerns whether faculty have confidence in the university’s council of trustees, interim president and three vice presidents. Union […]
March 9, 2016
Students
UC Santa Cruz Fraternity Suspended after Drug Bust
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. ― A fraternity at the University of California at Santa Cruz is suspending the campus chapter after three of its members and three sorority sisters were arrested in a major drug bust. KNTV reports Wednesday that the Lambda Phi Epsilon fraternity posted a statement on its website, saying in part, the fraternity […]
March 9, 2016
Students
Georgia University Board OKs Sexual Misconduct Investigation Process
ATLANTA ― People who report allegations of sexual misconduct at Georgia’s 29 public colleges and universities could have their attorneys involved in the process and so could the alleged perpetrators, under rules approved Wednesday by the university system’s governing board. The rules also require university officials to determine whether it is “more likely than not” […]
March 9, 2016
Leadership & Policy
University of Missouri Announces Budget Cuts, Hiring Freeze
COLUMBIA, Mo. ― University of Missouri leaders say the school will use a hiring freeze and 5 percent budget reduction to close a projected $32 million shortfall. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports interim Chancellor Hank Foley sent out a memo on Wednesday saying the moves are necessary because of a sharp drop in first-year enrollment […]
March 9, 2016
Students
Dean of Berkeley Law School Steps Down Amid Harassment Suit
BERKELEY, Calif. ― The dean of UC Berkeley’s law school went on an indefinite leave of absence from the post Wednesday after his executive assistant sued him over allegations of sexual harassment and the university for allegedly not doing enough to prevent it. Berkeley Law Dean Sujit Choudhry will remain as a faculty member and […]
March 9, 2016
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Setting the Pace
We profile 25 pioneering women making a difference in academia and beyond.
March 9, 2016
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