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N.C. State Subpoenaed in FBI’s College Basketball Probe

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina State spokesman says the school has received a grand jury subpoena from a New York court seeking records. Athletics spokesman Fred Demarest confirmed to The Associated Press that the school’s office of general counsel received the subpoena from the Southern District of New York on Jan. 17. Demarest added […]

March 11, 2018

Blurred Lines

As far as universities go, Kaplan and Purdue could not have been more different. Kaplan University, which operated under parent company Graham Holdings, a $3.2 billion corporation, was part of the troubled for-profit college sector. Purdue is generally considered one of the best public universities in the United States and the world. Be that as […]

March 9, 2018

Grand Canyon U. Regains Non-Profit Status

PHOENIX — Grand Canyon University says the Higher Learning Commission has approved its application to regain its non-profit status. Officials for the Arizona school said Tuesday that the move will help return the university to its roots. Brian Mueller, the university’s president and CEO, says that non-profit status will put the private Christian school on […]

March 9, 2018

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Western Illinois Increases Support for Military Students

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Western Illinois University’s decades-long missions of serving veterans and active duty members of the armed forces continues as new initiatives have been put into place to provide further support to these individuals. “Last fall, in advancing our military relations, Vice President for Quad Cities and Planning Joe Rives worked with nine military […]

March 9, 2018

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Military Nursing Program Graduates First Master’s Student

Some people just like finishing first. For Allison Boyrer, a University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus faculty member in the College of Nursing (CON), that means everything from a Master of Science program to a stint on the “Wheel of Fortune.” Boyrer, MS, MA, BSN, RN, recently became the inaugural master’s degree graduate of a first-of-its-kind CU Anschutz program centered on […]

March 9, 2018

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International Military Student Officers Win Awards

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Seven International Military Student Officers (IMSO) received the 2017 IMSO of the Year Award during the 27th Maritime IMSO Workshop Feb. 27. Civilian and military administrators who work with international military students (IMS) attend the three-day event to network and discuss topics related to the unique requirements of managing international training programs. […]

March 9, 2018

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Call to Duty Doesn’t Stop Their Studies

Jonathan Gourley’s name wasn’t called at MSU Denver’s fall 2017 commencement ceremony, but the physics major’s name was in the program, and he certainly earned his degree. He just missed the ceremony because he had to work. His work is important. Gourley is a sergeant in the Marine Corps Reserve. He was called to active […]

March 9, 2018

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Students of Defunct ITT Tech Allowed in Bankruptcy Case

A federal judge approved a settlement Wednesday allowing former students at ITT Technical Institute to participate in the bankruptcy proceedings of its parent company, giving them a shot at the remaining assets of one of the nation’s largest for-profit college operators. The agreement resolves a lawsuit students filed against ITT Educational Services last year to […]

March 9, 2018

Marines Ramp Up Training in Arctic Conditions

Marines with the Marine Rotational Force Europe are putting the Corps motto “in every clime and place” to the test as they continue with Arctic exercises amid below-zero temperatures in northern Scandinavia. About 300 Marines just finished exercise White Claymore earlier this month, a cold-weather drill that put Marines on skis to learn to fight […]

March 9, 2018

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NADOHE Meeting Focuses on Best Practices for Diversity, Inclusion

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Diversity practitioners from schools across the country have gathered this week at the 12th annual meeting of the National Association of Diversity Officers In Higher Education to learn the best practices to foster diversity, equity and inclusion on their campuses.

March 8, 2018

Assessing the Relationship Between Gun Violence and Health Equity

Gun violence has become a crucial national problem that negatively affects health equity in the United States. The American Medical Association has declared U.S. gun violence a public health crisis requiring a comprehensive public health response and solution.

March 8, 2018

Indian Architect of Innovative, Low-cost Homes Wins Pritzker

NEW DELHI — Architect and educator Balkrishna Doshi, best-known for his innovative work designing low-cost housing, has been awarded the 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the first Indian to win architecture’s highest honor in its 40-year history. The award was announced Wednesday by Tom Pritzker of the Chicago-based Hyatt Foundation. Doshi has been an architect, urban […]

March 8, 2018

Arizona Professor Put on Leave Amid Misconduct Allegations

PHOENIX — An Arizona State University physics professor, known for his work with scientific exploration and the Doomsday Clock, has been suspended from his university job following allegations of sexual misconduct, the university said in a statement Wednesday. Professor Lawrence Krauss was put on paid leave pending a review of allegations first reported by Buzzfeed last […]

March 8, 2018

Students Could Save Thousands Under New Senate Bill

More than a dozen co-sponsors in the U.S. Senate have reintroduced legislation that would make the cost of community and technical colleges more affordable to students. More than a dozen co-sponsors in the U.S. Senate have reintroduced legislation that would make the cost of community and technical colleges more affordable to students.

March 8, 2018

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Cybersecurity Expert Named President at Carnegie Mellon

PITTSBURGH – Carnegie Mellon University has named a cybersecurity expert as its new president. The Pittsburgh university of about 14,500 students has announced that Farnam Jahanian has been appointed the college’s 10th president. Jahanian joined the university in 2014 as vice president for research. He then served two years as the school’s provost and became […]

March 8, 2018

Hampton’s Harvey a Longtime Leader in Higher Education

Over the span of 40 years, Dr. William R. Harvey has led Hampton University to new heights of excellence, making it one of the premier higher education institutions in the country.

March 8, 2018

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XIANG ZHANG

XIANG ZHANG has been appointed president and vice chancellor of the University of Hong Kong. He has been serving as professor of engineering at the University of California at Berkeley. He earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree at Nanjing University in China, and he earned a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of California at Berkeley.

March 8, 2018

ALISON DAVIS-BLAKE

ALISON DAVIS-BLAKE has been named president of Bentley University, effective July 1. Davis-Blake holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Brigham Young University. She earned a Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Stanford University.

March 8, 2018

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