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College Renames Building Amid Link to Racial Segregation
EWING, N.J. — The College of New Jersey has changed the name of a building amid concern its namesake was a racial segregationist. Paul Loser Hall was renamed Trenton Hall on Wednesday by the college board of trustees. The move comes a week after President R. Barbara Gitenstein accepted an advisory commission’s recommendation. The public […]
May 25, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Middleton Named Interim President of Lincoln University
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The former interim president of the University of Missouri system will take on the same role at Lincoln University in Jefferson City. Lincoln University’s governing board announced Thursday that Mike Middleton will start next Thursday as the interim president at Lincoln until a permanent successor to Kevin Rome is named. After […]
May 25, 2017
Faculty & Staff
UNC Responds to 3rd Set of NCAA Charges in Academic Case
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina has responded to the third set of charges it received from the NCAA in the long-running academic fraud case. The 102-page document released Thursday marked the latest step in the seven-year investigation. UNC faces five top-level charges, including lack of institutional control, in the multiyear probe centered on irregular courses […]
May 25, 2017
Students
Lawsuit Alleges Professor Failed Student for Being Muslim
CRANFORD, N.J. — A student is suing a New Jersey college, claiming her professor gave her an F in a course because she is Muslim. Sahna ElBanna alleged in the lawsuit that she endured a spring 2016 semester of Union County College professor Toby Grodner making derogatory comments that all Muslims were terrorists, but ElBanna […]
May 25, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Accept Military Credits
Coloradans should take heart that a bill moving through the legislature would make it easier for veterans to translate military training into college credit. As parents and educators of traditional college students know all too well, sometimes even small roadblocks can get in the way of graduation, and the status quo for veterans contains more […]
May 25, 2017
Other News
California Colleges Welcome Summer Pell Grants
California’s colleges and universities are celebrating what many describe as a happy surprise: the revival of federal financial aid for summer school. The move will help more low-income students graduate on time and help reduce college debt, its proponents say. Congress recently approved, and President Trump signed, omnibus budget legislation that included funding for those […]
May 25, 2017
Academics
Who’s the Typical Online MBA Student?
Online MBAs offer students the flexibility to study when and where they want. That’s part of what makes them so appealing to working professionals. By pursuing an online MBA, students can often balance a full-time job with an education, squeezing in time to study and complete assignments even after a day in the office. Business […]
May 25, 2017
Other News
For-Profit Tactics Might Spread to Public Universities
Unless you’re a resident of Indiana, you probably haven’t heard about Purdue University’s recently announced acquisition of troubled online for-profit college Kaplan University. This acquisition is highly unusual and has many unknown implications for Indiana students and educators and beyond — and media’s limited and uncritical coverage of the unprecedented merger is exactly what the […]
May 25, 2017
Academics
Tough Day for Class After Lieutenant’s Murder
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A black Bowie State University student who police say was fatally stabbed by a white stranger was honored Tuesday at the commencement ceremony where he would have walked across the stage. The gown of Richard Collins III was draped over a chair in the front row, and his family accepted his […]
May 25, 2017
Academics
Troops to Teachers Could Combat Shortages
Efforts to combat teacher turnover rates in high-poverty and high-needs schools could tap into a growing pool of military veterans entering the classroom. But veterans who are interested in becoming teachers need more encouragement, and states with large military and veteran populations are offering increased support through programs like Troops to Teachers. Shane Larkin, a […]
May 25, 2017
Other News
Budget: Military Wins, Poor and Disabled Lose
WASHINGTON — The poor and the disabled are big losers in President Donald Trump’s $4.1-trillion budget proposal while the Pentagon is a big winner. Trump’s plan for the budget year beginning Oct. 1 makes deep cuts in safety net programs, including Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The proposal also includes big cuts in […]
May 25, 2017
Other News
Advocates Slam Trump’s Cuts for College Students
WASHINGTON — Education advocates say President Donald Trump’s budget contradicts his campaign pledge to make college more affordable with its proposed elimination of subsidized student loans and cuts in other programs that help students pay tuition. The 2018 budget, unveiled Tuesday, slashes discretionary funding for the Education Department by 13.5 percent and overall funding by […]
May 25, 2017
Students
Bloomsburg University to Guide Foster Care Youth Toward College
This summer, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania will roll out a program designed to encourage more students from the foster care system to attend college.
May 24, 2017
Students
Higher Ed Policy Experts Placing Premium on Student Privacy
As experts examined ways to help students and families make higher education decisions at a hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill, they were reminded that student privacy should always be priority.
May 24, 2017
Students
Congress, Save Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Many services are facing deep cuts and/or being defunded altogether in the proposed education budget. However, I want to address one specific proposed cut: Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
May 24, 2017
Students
Federal Student Aid Boss Runcie Resigns
James Runcie, who led the Office of Federal Student Aid for the past seven years as chief operating officer, abruptly resigned from his position on Tuesday night.
May 24, 2017
Students
New York Governor Offers Talks with Hungary on Soros School
BUDAPEST, Hungary — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he is ready for talks with Hungary’s government on the status of Central European University, which may be forced to leave Budapest due to recent amendments to the law on higher education. CEU, founded by billionaire George Soros, is also accredited in New York state. […]
May 24, 2017
News Roundup
Parent Company of DeVry University Changing Its Name
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — The company that owns one of the nation’s largest for-profit college chains is changing its name. DeVry Education Group, which owns DeVry University, announced Wednesday that it will now be called Adtalem Global Education. Company CEO Lisa Wardell said the new name “makes clear our purpose to empower students and our […]
May 24, 2017
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