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African-American
National Urban League Calls Attention to Financial Aid Issues From African-American Perspective
The National Urban League has released a paper on financial aid to bring the views of African-Americans to a Gates Foundation-sponsored project on reforming the college financial aid system.
April 8, 2013
Leadership & Policy
Eastern Kentucky U. Names Benson President
Eastern Kentucky University on Friday named Michael T. Benson as its new president.
April 7, 2013
Sports
Whistleblower Sues Rutgers in Abusive Coach Case
A former Rutgers University employee who made public the video that led to the basketball coach’s dismissal and athletic director’s resignation has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the university.
April 7, 2013
Students
Growth Rate Slowing for International Applications for Grad School
The biggest factor in the overall decline in the number of grad school applications from abroad was driven mostly by a decline in applications from China, according to the Council of Graduate Schools report.
April 7, 2013
Home
Many States Fight Immigration Overhaul for Youths
In the first eight months of the program, about 450,000 applications have been accepted. The government originally estimated that 1 million would enroll in the first year.
April 7, 2013
Students
Asking Tough Questions: College and LGBT Applicant Identification
This year, however, students may find a new topic area not only on their questionnaires, but also on their initial applications: sexual orientation.
April 7, 2013
Faculty & Staff
AAUP Faculty Salary Report Highlights Contingent Faculty, State Funding Concerns
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) reports that average professor salaries are showing recovery, following three years of recession during which salary hikes for full-time faculty members fell below the inflation rate.
April 7, 2013
Students
Md. Governor Seeks $4.1M More for HBCUs
Gov. Martin O’Malley is asking for an additional $4.1 million in his supplemental budget to go directly to the state’s four historically Black colleges and universities or their students.
April 4, 2013
Faculty & Staff
AAUP Criticizes Southern’s Treatment of Faculty
A national organization of university professors is criticizing the way Southern University faculty members were treated immediately after the school declared a financial emergency nearly two years ago.
April 4, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Experts Differ on Route to Getting Talented Teachers to Most Challenged Schools
Consideration of talent, diversity and effectiveness urged in the ongoing struggle to boost student achievement, but should a ‘bar exam’ also be part of the process?
April 4, 2013
Students
More Rutgers Faculty Seek Firings of Administrators in Coach Case
The call from faculty members to oust top Rutgers University administrators grew louder Thursday, a day after men’s basketball coach Mike Rice was fired for mistreating players.
April 4, 2013
Home
Community Colleges Still Evaluating Impact of Sequestration
Schools are at a standstill when planning on money for the next fiscal year as uncertainty abounds as to what’s actually included in budget cuts.
April 4, 2013
Home
Liberty University Relaxes Firearms Policy
Liberty University’s Board of Trustees has loosened the school’s weapons policy to allow firearms inside all campus facilities except dormitories.
April 3, 2013
Students
Mass. Sues For-Profit School for False Marketing
A for-profit school offered so little training that students who paid hefty fees to train as medical assistants never learned how to use a stethoscope, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by prosecutors in Massachusetts.
April 3, 2013
Sports
Rutgers’ Video Tells Only Part of College Athletics Story
Rutgers University, which fired men’s basketball coach Mike Rice, probably figures we should all just move along now, there’s nothing more to see here.Except there is. Let’s see some real accountability.
April 3, 2013
Home
Undocumented Youth Reaching for Higher Education
As President Obama’s deferred deportation order offers hope, undocumented young people begin to explore their options for higher education.
April 3, 2013
Home
Feds: Man Stole U.S. Cancer Data to Study in China
Hua Jun Zhao has been charged in a federal complaint with economic espionage, accused by prosecutors stealing academic research to pass off as his own in China.
April 3, 2013
Opinion
Diversity Not Just a Human Resources Function Anymore
The difference between “diversity fatigue” and success often lies in the basic assumptions about diversity, what it means and what it can achieve.
April 3, 2013
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