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Texas Senate Votes to Bar College ‘Free Speech Zones’
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate has given preliminary approval to barring universities from establishing so-called “free speech zones” which are sometimes used to confine demonstrations to certain areas of campus. Supporters of the ban say using the free speech zones actually prohibits speech by implying free expression is not allowed across the rest of […]
May 11, 2017
Students
Report: Minnesota Athletics Official Broke Harassment Policy
MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents has launched an investigation into a leak of confidential information regarding the latest in a long line of sexual harassment allegations to be leveled against the school’s athletic department. Regent Chairman Dean Johnson said a closed-door meeting was held on Thursday, one day after a television […]
May 11, 2017
Students
Civil Rights Should be Part of UNC’s Mission, Speakers Say
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A campus that protects a statue honoring White supremacy in the Civil War should balance that support by continuing to train law students who will fight social injustice, the head of the school’s Center for Civil Rights told a panel Thursday. Ted Shaw, director of the UNC Center for Civil Rights, […]
May 11, 2017
News Roundup
Groups, Students at Odds Over University Free Speech Bill
MADISON, Wis. — A Republican plan to punish students who disrupt free speech on college campuses ran into opposition Thursday at its first public airing in the Legislature, with critics saying it impedes the very thing it seeks to protect. The Assembly’s higher education committee held a hearing on the proposal backed by Rep. Jesse […]
May 11, 2017
Faculty & Staff
University of Illinois Plans $60M Faculty Recruiting Effort
URBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois System has launched a three-year, $60 million initiative to recruit top faculty to its universities in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield. University President Tim Killeen announced the effort Thursday, The News-Gazette reported. Killeen says the objective is to bring in tenured, high-achieving faculty in a broad range of academic […]
May 11, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
The Pell Grant Disaster
Last month, president Trump released his soft budget outline.According to the budget blueprint, the US Department of Education will receive a 13.5 percent cut in funding, ultimately reducing the amount of financial aid that the department can provide. This will no doubt affect the financial reward for the pell grant, for which many youth rely […]
May 11, 2017
Academics
Should Industry Lead Accreditation Efforts?
In an op-ed for The Washington Times, Heritage Foundation President Ed Fuelner proposes a system that would allow industry, nonprofit and other subject matter experts to individually accredit college classes and courses of study to create more “nimble pathways to careers.” Under Fuelner’s proposal, federal financial aid would no longer be tied to institutions’ accreditation […]
May 11, 2017
Other News
Company Offers Online College Finder
CALIFORNIA, May 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Astoria Company adds yet another excellent website portal to its impressive list of B2C internet properties. OnlineCollegeDegree.com gives prospective students an easy and free way to match their education needs with a plethora of quality institutions and courses. With so many options out there for online education, it can […]
May 11, 2017
Other News
Santa Fe University Begins Layoffs
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Santa Fe University of Art and Design has laid off 15 staff workers as it prepares to close. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported (http://bit.ly/2prBusj ) Monday that more cuts are expected in the coming weeks. The university will shut down in spring 2018. A university spokeswoman says 176 […]
May 11, 2017
Other News
For-Profits Under Scrutiny as Students Default
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos recently rolled back several Obama-era initiatives that would increase protections for student loan borrowers and curtail loan servicer misconduct. The initiatives were the result of three memos issued by the Obama administration to reform debt repayment. They involved creating a single platform system for loan repayment and banning collection fees […]
May 11, 2017
Academics
Survey: Can Online Innovation Be Sustained?
It’s now more than 20 years since online learning came on the scene. At the outset, many skeptics questioned its quality and reliability. Online learning faced widespread resistance among faculty conditioned by centuries-old, classroom-based education and lacking in computer skills. There were substantial start-up costs, technical deficiencies, and regulatory uncertainty to overcome. With all these […]
May 11, 2017
Academics
Military Education: A Conversation
Military education has been part of Colorado State University’s land-grant mission since its founding in 1870, and CSU was one of the first in the state to begin commissioning Air Force officers after World War II. CSU is also one of the best universities in the nation for veterans who want to continue their education […]
May 11, 2017
Other News
Reservists, Guardsmen Wait for Benefits
Nearly 4,700 reservists and guardsmen have been unfairly barred from earning post-9/11 GI Bill benefits available to active-duty servicemembers, veterans advocates say, triggering delays that will likely defer their education for years. The issue lies with the Pentagon’s use of Title 10, Section 12304b, a specific deployment authorization used by the Defense Department to increase […]
May 11, 2017
STEM
Study: Teacher Prep Programs Failing to Thoroughly Cover Subject Matter
An NCTQ report concludes that too many teacher prep programs at the undergraduate level don’t demand enough of prospective high school teachers, particularly when it comes to teaching specific topics within the broad fields of science and social studies.
May 11, 2017
Students
Puerto Rico’s Financial Crisis Wallops University System
Puerto Rico’s fiscal control board is proposing to cut the university system’s budget by nearly half by 2021. As a result, the stakes are higher than ever for UPR’s future.
May 10, 2017
Students
Protests, Boos Greet DeVos at Bethune-Cookman Commencement
Ever since officials announced the choice for this year’s commencement speaker at the historically Black institution would be Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, the university and the town where it’s based have been roiled by controversy and protests.
May 10, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Duke Professor Resigns After Criticizing Diversity Training
DURHAM, N.C. — A professor of Catholic theology at Duke University’s divinity school has reportedly resigned in the face of disciplinary action following comments about the value of diversity training. The News & Observer reports another professor, Thomas Pfau, said Tuesday that 61-year-old Paul Griffiths resigned of his own volition, effective next year. Griffiths responded […]
May 10, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Holy Cross College Administrator Loses Job Over Errant Email
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A Holy Cross College administrator is out of his job just days after mistakenly sending an email to students describing dismal finances for the northern Indiana school. Holy Cross interim President Rev. David Tyson said in a Monday email to students and employees that Kelly Jordan was no longer a college […]
May 10, 2017
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