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Leadership & Policy
Former Obama Justice Official to Lead John Jay College
NEW YORK — A former assistant attorney general in the Obama administration’s justice department will be the next president of Manhattan’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The Daily News reports Monday that 59-year-old Karol Mason will take over on Aug. 1. She’ll be the school’s first African-American and first woman president. Mason said she […]
May 2, 2017
Students
Ex-student Pleads to California School Rampage that Killed 7
SAN FRANCISCO — A disgruntled former nursing student has pleaded no contest to killing seven people at a Northern California vocational college and will spend the rest of his life in prison. One Goh also pleaded entered the plea Tuesday to injuring three others during his 2012 rampage at Oikos University in Oakland, California. The […]
May 2, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Lawmakers to Question University of California President
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers are scheduled to question University of California President Janet Napolitano about an audit that found the university system hid $175 million from the public. Lawmakers on Tuesday will hold a hearing on the audit released last week. State Auditor Elaine Howle says in the report that UC administrators amassed undisclosed […]
May 2, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Professors Walk Picket Lines at U of Illinois-Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Dozens of University of Illinois-Springfield protesters walked a picket line a day after their union announced a strike. The University of Illinois Springfield United Faculty union represents nearly 170 tenured and tenure-track faculty members. They started their strike at 9 a.m. Tuesday, carrying signs that read “I’d rather be teaching,” “Fair evaluation! […]
May 2, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Thanks, Obama, for Paying Taxes
So much has already been said about Barack Obama’s speaking fees. So much — except for the one thing that should actually matter. Barack and Michelle Obama are residents of Washington, D.C., which means they are subject to District of Columbia income taxes. Those top out at 8.95%. They will, of course, also be subject […]
May 2, 2017
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Veterans
App Could Help Student Veterans
COLLEGE STATION, Texas- What started as a national public policy challenge has turned into the development of an app for a group of Texas A&M graduate students. “Because Texas A&M has one of the biggest population of student veterans, we decided to develop something that would be good for them,” said Fulbright scholar Lela Akiashvili. […]
May 2, 2017
Other News
Startups Challenge Traditional Path to Career
WASHINGTON — Connor Mitchell’s university classes take place online, he doesn’t have any exams and he studies in a different country every year. Is he looking to the future or taking a gamble? With college costs rising steadily and with more courses available online for free, some observers are beginning to question the need for […]
May 2, 2017
Other News
South University Up for Sale
South University is on 12 months probation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accrediting agency (SACS) and sale of its parent company, Education Management Corporation (EDMC), is pending. The issues began after EDMC purchased South University in 2003 and amassed 107 for-profit art, business, health, law and online colleges across the nation. Within […]
May 2, 2017
Other News
Defrauded Ky. Students Will Get Relief
About 2,000 Kentucky students are eligible for debt relief after getting loans to take online classes through the for-profit Corinthian Colleges Inc., Attorney General Andy Beshear announced Thursday. In Kentucky, the company solicited students under the name Everest College and Everest University. Corinthian also marketed its WyoTech career training program throughout the state. Read More
May 2, 2017
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Other News
Purdue, Kaplan Team Up for Online Deal
How do you turn a for-profit college into a not-for-profit? Partner with a public university—and pay $50 million for the privilege. That’s basically what happened on Thursday, in a financial deal between the for-profit Kaplan higher-education chain and Purdue University, the flagship Indiana college run by Mitch Daniels, the state’s former governor. The arrangement may […]
May 2, 2017
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Other News
Education a Priority in Spending Deal
The U.S. Department of Education would lose $1.2 billion under the bipartisan agreement reached Sunday to fund the government through the end of September. President Trump wanted to cut education spending by $9 billion. Congress released the text of the bill, which, if approved by lawmakers, takes away the threat of a government shutdown. The […]
May 2, 2017
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Other News
Vets Question “Military Friendly®” Rankings
An article in Mercer’s December 2016 issue Viking newsletter explained how the college had “been named the number one military-friendly school among all two-year colleges in the nation by Victory Media, a provider of informational resource material to U.S. active duty military personnel, veterans, and spouses.” The VOICE wrote about the award, too. But what […]
May 2, 2017
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Students
Top Colleges Urged to Boost Percentage of Pell Grant Students
A new report says that the most selective colleges should make sure at least 20 percent of their students are Pell Grant recipients in order to give low-income students a better shot at graduation and boost campus socioeconomic diversity.
May 2, 2017
Dr. Anthony Carnevale
Women
Duquesne Names Ex-judge Lally-Green First Female Law Dean
PITTSBURGH — Duquesne University in Pittsburgh has made former Superior Court Judge Maureen Lally-Green its first female law school dean. Lally-Green has been interim dean of Duquesne’s School of Law since July. The school says Monday that she’ll become the permanent dean effective July 1. Lally-Green was appointed a Superior Court judge in 1998 by […]
May 1, 2017
Students
Students Protest Racism at St. Olaf College
NORTHFIELD, Minn. — Hundreds of students boycotted classes at St. Olaf College in southern Minnesota on Monday, instead packing an administration building to protest a rash of racist and threatening messages left around campus at the private, Lutheran liberal arts college. One Black student, Samantha Wells, found an anonymous note on her car windshield Saturday […]
May 1, 2017
Students
Attacker Kills 1, Wounds 3 in Stabbings at University of Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — An attacker with a machete-like knife fatally stabbed one person and wounded at least three others Monday on the University of Texas campus, and authorities said a suspect was in custody. Travis County Emergency Medical Services tweeted that one person died at the scene near a gym. The others were taken to […]
May 1, 2017
HBCUs
Controversy Commences at Bethune-Cookman
Bethune-Cookman University rocketed to the forefront of conversation about commencement speakers this spring with the announcement Monday that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos would headline its event in Daytona Beach, Fla., next week. “Much like Dr. Bethune, founder of Bethune-Cookman University, Secretary DeVos deems the importance of opportunity and hope for students to receive an exceptional […]
May 1, 2017
Sports
Knight Commission Tackles White, Male Problem in College Sports
As the student-athlete pool becomes more diverse, the divide in racial and gender representation between student-athletes and the professionals who lead teams both on the field and off is all the more stark.
May 1, 2017
Dr. Richard Lapchick
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