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Leadership & Policy
UConn Warns Cuts Could Lead to Closing Regional Campuses
HARTFORD, Conn. ― The leaders of Connecticut’s public colleges and universities asked lawmakers Wednesday to spare their schools major budget cuts, warning that more reductions could mean the elimination of academic and athletic programs and even shuttering some campuses. UConn President Susan Herbst and Mark Ojakian, president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education, […]
February 10, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Wheaton College to Name Scholarship After Ex-professor Larycia Hawkins
CHICAGO ― A suburban Chicago Christian college will create a scholarship named for a former political science professor who asserted Christians and Muslims worship the same God. The Daily Herald reports that Wheaton College officials made the announcement Wednesday in Chicago with Larycia Hawkins. The school was moving to fire her until it announced Saturday […]
February 10, 2016
Students
Chancellor: Cash-strapped UC Berkeley Faces Tough Decisions
BERKELEY, Calif. ― The University of California, Berkeley, is running a $150 million deficit this year and must undertake a top-to-bottom review of expenses if it hopes to sustain its national standing as a premier public institution, the school’s chancellor warned Wednesday. The university faces difficult decisions as it works to preserve its long-term financial […]
February 10, 2016
Students
Cornell Frat President Released, Denies Sex Assault Charges
ITHACA, N.Y. ― A 21-year-old president of a Cornell University fraternity has pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually assaulted a woman. Wolfgang Ballinger was released on his own recognizance Tuesday following a hearing in Ithaca. The New York City man has been charged with felony counts of attempted rape, criminal sexual assault and […]
February 10, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Utica College Selects its First Female President
By Associated Press UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College is getting its first female president. The central New York college’s board of trustees selected Laura Casamento to become president beginning Aug. 1. Casamento is currently Utica College’s executive vice president and chief advancement officer. She has been with the school since 2004 and previously served as […]
February 9, 2016
Students
2 College Faculty Fired in Scandal Over Freshmen Retention
By Associated Press A plan to identify freshmen most likely to fail has erupted into a scandal, faculty firings and a demotion at Mount St. Mary’s University after the Catholic school’s president reportedly likened the students to baby rabbits that should be killed. President Simon Newman is a former financial-industry executive hired in 2014 to […]
February 9, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Nina Mahmoudian: A ‘Pioneer’ in Underwater Robotics
Dr. Nina Mahmoudian—a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar—has applied her knowledge about flight in the atmosphere or outer space to the underwater world, designing better unmanned vehicles that take water samples or search the floors of oceans and lakes.
February 9, 2016
African-American
Couple Donates Largest Individual Gift to Morgan State
A Las Vegas couple is expected to make the largest individual contribution to Morgan State University, a Historically Black College and University headquartered in Baltimore.
February 9, 2016
African-American
Black Students Choosing Low-paying Majors
Although African-Americans have increased access to higher education, African-American students tend to choose college majors that don’t pay very much, according to a new Georgetown study released Tuesday.
February 9, 2016
Students
Getting Published While Black
Minority journals are legitimate and must be valued in the recruitment, retention, and promotion/tenure process.
February 8, 2016
Disabilties
Billions of Free Federal Grant Money Go Unclaimed
More than $2.7 billion in free federal grant money went unclaimed during the past academic year, according to a yearly analysis of incomplete or unsubmitted Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms by NerdWallet, the personal finance website.
February 8, 2016
Students
Diverse Conversations: Are Colleges Doing Enough to Close the Achievement Gap?
When it comes to truly closing the achievement gap between students from all life backgrounds, ethnicities and races, P-12 institutions seem to be held to a higher standard than their 13–20 counterparts.
February 8, 2016
Women
Frontier Goes the Distance in Serving the Underserved
Frontier Nursing University—a school system focused on serving the underserved and that offers degrees and certificates in nursing and midwifery—allows students to remain in their rural communities while working toward a degree.
February 8, 2016
News Roundup
Michigan State University Police Unit Focuses on Inclusion
by Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan State University Police Department has formed an Inclusion and Anti-Bias Unit as part of an effort to improve its community relationships. The East Lansing school announced Monday that the unit is committed to addressing police and community-related issues associated with bias. It will work to provide […]
February 8, 2016
Students
The Relevance of HBCUs Tied to Healing
The relevance of HBCUs is tied to a legacy of compensating for a system of education that too often fails to provide students of color with the skills required to succeed in higher education.
February 7, 2016
Students
Chang Takes Autism Education to New Level
Dr. Ya-Chih Chang—a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar—balances educating graduate students on the methods of teaching children with autism and helping families work with children who have autism.
February 7, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Demarcus Cousins Cries Foul and We All Lose
Monday, February 8, is the start of the Lunar New Year and, for Asian Americans of Chinese descent, a very big deal.
February 7, 2016
Students
Georgetown University Revamps Diversity Initiatives
The nation’s oldest Catholic university has initiated a wide range of sweeping reforms in an effort to address racial inequities both on and off campus.
February 7, 2016
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