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Men Want Retrial on Pennsylvania University Sex Abuse Claims
Three men who lost their lawsuit against a former state university administrator over allegations he sexually abused them are taking their case to a federal appeals court. The former East Stroudsburg University students filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit against Isaac Sanders, the school’s former vice president of advancement, alleging he used his high-powered job to […]
April 7, 2016
Sports
Minorities, Women Barely in Game of College Athletic Leadership
Minorities and women continue to be underrepresented throughout the management and coaching ranks of college athletics, despite numerous small programs designed to help boost their ranks, asserts a new report issued this week.
April 7, 2016
Students
Feds: Company Stole $2.4M from Fraternities, Sororities
LEHIGH, Pa. — Federal prosecutors say a Pennsylvania company set up to provide food and management services to fraternities and sororities at Lehigh University defrauded them of more than $2.4 million so the co-owners could take fancy vacations and shop at high-end department stores. A grand jury indicted 76-year-old Albert Fisher, of Quakertown, on Thursday […]
April 7, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Cal State System, Faculty Union Reach Tentative Agreement
SAN FRANCISCO — California State University officials and the union that represents campus faculty members say they have reached a tentative salary agreement that has postponed a five-day system-wide strike scheduled to start next week. The California Faculty Association and the Cal State system said in a joint announcement Thursday that details of the preliminary […]
April 7, 2016
Leadership & Policy
University of Arizona President Keeping Controversial Job at For-profit DeVry
TUCSON, Ariz. — The president of Arizona’s second-largest university continues to face criticism over a side job as a board member for the company that operates DeVry University, a for-profit school facing a lawsuit from the federal government alleging that it misled students about job prospects. The University of Arizona’s Ann Weaver Hart took the […]
April 7, 2016
African-American
GOP Blaming Others for Its Implosion
Rather than looking inward to find the root of its problems, many members of the Republican party establishment seem to be looking for scapegoats.
April 6, 2016
Students
Ex-Indianapolis Mayor Drops Bid for Ivy Tech President
INDIANAPOLIS ― One prominent candidate is out of the running to head up Indiana’s statewide community college system, with former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard withdrawing his name. Ballard and former Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann were among more than 30 applicants to become the new president of Ivy Tech Community College. Ballard said in a statement […]
April 6, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Green Named New University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor
LINCOLN, Neb. ― The new chancellor of the University of Nebraska’s Lincoln campus has been selected from the university system’s ranks. Ronnie Green, 54, was named Wednesday as UNL’s new chancellor by NU President Hank Bounds. Green previously served as vice president for agriculture and natural resources of the NU system and is UNL’s Harlan […]
April 6, 2016
Home
Arkansas Program for Economically Disadvantaged Passes Test
In a new study, College Count$ found that 52 percent of the 27,517 CPI participants enrolled in the program between 2006 and 2013 obtained a certificate or degree.
April 6, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Report: 19 UC Berkeley Employees Violated Harassment Policy
BERKELEY, Calif. ― Documents released by the University of California, Berkeley show 19 employees, including six faculty members, were found to have sexually harassed students, employees or both since 2011. The records obtained Tuesday by the East Bay Times after a Public Records Act request reveal 11 new cases that had not been disclosed during […]
April 6, 2016
Students
Diverse Docket: Title IX Suit Against Stony Brook Moves Forward
Stony Brook University must defend a Title IX suit accusing it of deliberate indifference to the alleged sexual assault of a student, a federal judge in White Plains, N.Y., has ruled.
April 6, 2016
African-American
Colleges, Universities Traveling Different Paths to Diversity
Colleges and universities are taking different measures to make their campuses not only diverse, but inclusive.
April 6, 2016
Latinx
Puerto Rico Debt Crisis More Than Just an Economic Issue
Puerto Rico’s debt crisis is a humanitarian crisis impacting the most vulnerable groups on the island, human rights activists and lawyers said at a briefing on Capitol Hill recently.
April 5, 2016
Home
Charter High School Grads Persist in College, Earn Higher Salaries
Charter high school graduates persist in college at higher rates and earn higher salaries in their mid-20s than students who graduated from traditional public high schools, according to a new study.
April 5, 2016
African-American
Professor Tackles Turbulent History of Latinos and the LAPD
Scholars present research in the growing area of Chicana/o and Latina/o geography, specifically comparative racialization at the annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers.
April 5, 2016
Students
17-Year-Old Girl Gets Accepted to All Eight Ivy League Schools
While many 17-year-olds are deciding which Snapchat filter to use, Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna has an even more difficult decision to make: Which Ivy League school should she attend? After all, she got accepted to all eight, plus MIT and NYU. The high-school senior, who is the daughter of Nigerian immigrants, says that it was her parents […]
April 5, 2016
Students
Engaging Latino Students for Transfer and Completion
Both community colleges and bachelor’s degree-granting institutions across the country are responding to a chorus of calls for dramatic improvements in student success and college completion.
April 5, 2016
Students
Engaging Latino Students for Transfer and Completion
Both community colleges and bachelor’s degree-granting institutions across the country are responding to a chorus of calls for dramatic improvements in student success and college completion.
April 5, 2016
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