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News Roundup
USF Names Dr. Steve Currall Next President
Dr. Steve Currall, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Southern Methodist University, has been named the next president of the University of South Florida (USF). He will succeed Dr. Judy Genshaft, who recently announced plans to step down as president after 19 years at the university. “I am thrilled to be selected to […]
March 25, 2019
Students
State Restrictions Impede Developmental Education While Minority-Serving Institutions Find Success
A staggering amount of first year college students enter into institutions of higher education underprepared – research suggests 40 percent annually, and this figure is disproportionately comprised of racial minorities and low-income students. To prepare students for the academic demands of college, institutions endeavor to bridge the “knowledge” gap with developmental or remedial coursework. Recent decades have brought increased restrictions on remediation at public institutions.
March 25, 2019
Latest News
St. Catherine University Explores Octavia Butler’s ‘Parable of the Sower’
Reading African-American science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower instilled in Ashley Chavez an understanding that “anyone and everyone” can make a change.
March 25, 2019
Students
March Madness? It’s Not Just Basketball
March Madness — higher ed’s Springtime PR-fest known as the NCAA men’s basketball tournament — usually refers to when the spotlight catches underdogs like the University of California Irvine (UCI) Anteaters.
March 25, 2019
News Roundup
UGA Tau Kappa Epsilon Chapter Suspended Following Racist Video
University of Georgia (UGA)’s Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter has been suspended by the national fraternity organization following the emergence of a video where several members used racist slurs and laughed about “beating Black people.” UGA officials have also begun an investigation regarding the students featured in the video, university spokesperson Greg Trevor told The Hill. […]
March 24, 2019
Latest News
Remembering Joan Carol Morgan Matthews
Hundreds of family and friends gathered on Saturday to honor the life of Joan Carol Morgan Matthews, a seasoned reporter and editor who interviewed some of the nation’s top newsmakers including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Toni Morrison.
March 24, 2019
Health
Legal Scholars of Color Convene at AU
The intersection of race, law and democracy drew more than 550 law professors and scholars from around the world to American University’s Washington College of Law for the 4th National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference.
March 23, 2019
Community Colleges
Roscoe Helps Students Figure Out Academics and Life
Around 80 percent of students in the United States end up changing their major at least once, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Those stats resonate with Jason Roscoe who didn’t know what career he wanted to pursue either, when he enrolled as an undergraduate at Mansfield University located in Pennsylvania.
March 22, 2019
News Roundup
School Announces Efforts to Help Argosy Students After Closure
Following the announcement that Argosy University is closing its campuses across the nation, online graduate school Claremont Lincoln University, based in Claremont, California, has announced it will work to accept as many Argosy University graduate students as possible. The school focuses on civic engagement, social justice and organizational leadership. “I can’t imagine how disheartening it […]
March 22, 2019
News Roundup
College of St. Joseph to Close At End of Current Semester
College of St. Joseph president Dr. Jennifer Scott has announced that the school will close its doors at the end of the current semester, citing issues with financial stability. The small, independent college located in Rutland, Vermont currently serves around 200 students and employs a little over 90 people. The first priority of college officials, Scott […]
March 22, 2019
News Roundup
Duke Begins Auditing Years of Admissions Processes Amid National Scandal
Amid the national college admissions scandal, Duke University has begun auditing the last several years of its admissions. No Duke coaches or administrators were mentioned in the scandal. The FBI charged over 40 people, from university officials, coaches and parents, in an alleged plan to illegal purchase a student’s admission into college, by either claiming […]
March 22, 2019
News Roundup
SC Dems Voice Opposition to Required Constitution 101 Course
South Carolina Democrats have expressed opposition to a Republican-proposed legislation that would require state institutions to teach a “Constitution 101” course. The bill would update a current requirement to teach the course, which would cover America’s founding documents, such as the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Federalist Papers in state universities, something that the […]
March 22, 2019
Academics
Opinion: Congress Must Support Programs to Prepare Young People For Military Service
Now that Congress has funded the government for the remainder of the fiscal year and prevented another government shutdown, we must turn our attention to future budget needs and re-evaluate spending caps that threaten our national security. As a former lieutenant general in the U.S. Army with more than 35 years of service, I know […]
March 22, 2019
Policy
Arizona Sen. Martha McSally Looks To Reform How Armed Forces Deal With Sexual Assault
Arizona Sen. Martha McSally visited Luke Air Force Base in Glendale on Thursday to have what she called a candid discussion about sexual assault in the armed services. McSally said she met with commanders and junior airmen to discuss the challenges they are facing with sexual assault Air Force. She said education was key to […]
March 22, 2019
Academics
First Enlisted Woman to Try for Air Force Special Operations Weather Career
The Air Force officially has its first enlisted woman attempting the special operations weather career field. The female airman, unidentified for privacy reasons, recently graduated basic military training and the special warfare prep course but has yet to begin assessment and selection, known as A&S, Air Education and Training Command spokeswoman Marilyn Holliday told Military.com on Thursday. Read More
March 22, 2019
Academics
Groups Unite on HEA Priorities for Military-Connected Students
WASHINGTON – Strengthening the GI Bill, institutional accountability and protecting military-connected families from unethical and illegal practices were among the top concerns that various veteran and military-service groups want to see addressed in a reauthorized Higher Education Act. At a brief press conference Thursday at the Longworth House Office Building, representatives of several advocacy groups […]
March 22, 2019
Students
Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez : Shaped by the Power of Education
Whether it is cheering on the Wolverines at sporting events, engaging with faculty during “Talk with Tuminez” broadcasts or recently updating a maternal leave policy to make Utah Valley University (UVU) more inclusive for women employees, Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez is redefining what it means to include, engage and achieve as the university’s seventh – and first woman – president.
March 22, 2019
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Executive Order’s Free-Speech Provisions Draw Criticism
President Donald J. Trump’s signing of a controversial executive order Thursday was met with immediate criticism from areas of higher education, particularly aspects intended to address a perception that some schools are intolerant of conservative political views.
March 21, 2019
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