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Susan Duncan Named University of Mississippi Law School Dean
OXFORD, Miss. — The University of Mississippi School of Law has a new dean. After a national search, the university says it has chosen Susan Duncan of Louisville, Kentucky, for the top post. She is scheduled to start Aug. 1, pending approval by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Education. Duncan joins […]
March 23, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Gordon College Professor Says Promotion Denied Over LGBT Stance
WENHAM, Mass. — An associate professor at a Christian college in Massachusetts says in a complaint against the school she was denied a promotion for denouncing its LGBT policies. The Salem News reports that Gordon College social work professor Margaret DeWeese-Boyd says in the complaint filed Wednesday with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination she was […]
March 23, 2017
Students
Perry Blasts Election of 1st Openly Gay Texas A&M Student President
AUSTIN, Texas — Energy Secretary Rick Perry, whose agency oversees the nation’s nuclear arsenal, is inserting himself into an unusually small political dispute: an election for student body president at Texas A&M. In an op-ed submitted to the Houston Chronicle, the former Texas governor suggested that his alma mater’s first openly gay president may have […]
March 23, 2017
News Roundup
Bill Inspired by Snooki Caps N.J. Public University Speaker Fees
TRENTON, N.J. — A bill inspired by former “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi to cap what state public universities can pay to speakers was approved by lawmakers Thursday and now heads to the governor’s desk. The Democrat-controlled Assembly unanimously passed the legislation to cap the spending of state money at $10,000. The legislation is […]
March 23, 2017
Faculty & Staff
University of Wyoming Trustees Approve Changes to Faculty Separation Program
LARAMIE, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees has approved changes to a program that aims to reduce the number of faculty members in order to save money in the long run. On Thursday, the trustees approved lifting a cap that had been on the voluntary separation program. With the change, up to […]
March 23, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Fisk University Names Kevin Rome President
Fisk University named Kevin Rome as its 16th president, filling the historically Black institution’s executive position on a non-interim basis for the first time since September 2015.
March 23, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Accrediting Group Sees 2017 as Year of Governance
At a time when the roles and functions of college governing boards are being increasingly debated, the SACSCOC is focusing on “effective governance” at its Small College Initiative meeting next month.
March 23, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Sharpton: Higher Ed Diversity in Jeopardy in Trump Era
If President Donald J. Trump succeeds in getting Neil Gorsuch confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice, the use of race as a factor in college admissions will be just “one seat away” from extinction, activist and civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton predicted.
March 23, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Napolitano to Send ‘Strong’ Message on Mexico Trip
SAN FRANCISCO — University of California President Janet Napolitano is crossing the border next week to send a “strong and loud” message to Mexico — which she clearly hopes will resonate in Washington — that America should not isolate its neighbor. The three-day trip starting next Wednesday is meant to reassure Mexico that UC campuses […]
March 23, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Give Private Schools “Free Tuition” Too
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to provide free tuition for students at New York’s public colleges and universities should be expanded to include private institutions, Wells College President Jonathan Gibralter said Monday. Gibralter wrote an open letter to Cuomo that was published on Wells College’s Facebook page. He praised the governor’s push to establish a tuition-free […]
March 23, 2017
Other News
Students Fear Cuts to Pell Grants
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – A proposed cut to federal financial aid could impact thousands of students at colleges and universities across Georgia and South Carolina. NewsChannel 6 spoke with students about how drastic the cuts would be if President Trump gets Congress to adopt his new budget. There are several proposed cuts in President Trump’s […]
March 23, 2017
Other News
N.Y. Lawmakers Reject Cap on Private Tuition
State Senate and Assembly majorities have rejected Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposal to force private colleges and universities to impose a limit on increasing tuition or risk the loss of state aid for its students. Separate from the Excelsior Scholarship proposal, but related to it, is essentially a tuition cap where Gov. Cuomo proposed to […]
March 23, 2017
Other News
N.M. In-State Tuition Is Most Affordable
Tuition rates for in-state students at public colleges and universities are lower in New Mexico than in any other state in the nation, a new report says. Student Loan Hero, an Austin, Texas-based student loan management company, used U.S. Department of Education data to calculate the average cost per credit hour for residents to attend […]
March 23, 2017
Academics
Parents in G.I. Bill Case Give Gift of Life
EAGLE, Idaho — In 2015, three years after the death of their 16-year-old daughter, Heidi and Ted Hill met the woman who received their youngest child’s heart. The Washington woman, now 35, had a stethoscope at her house and allowed the couple to listen to the heartbeat. “It was joyful. It wasn’t sad at all,” […]
March 23, 2017
Other News
California Initiative Serves Student Veterans
VENTURA – The Ventura County Community College District Veterans Resource Center Coordinators from Moorpark College, Oxnard College and Ventura College met with managers from California Lutheran University, California State University, Channel Islands, and National University to discuss best practices for helping student veterans achieve success. Leading the discussion was VCCCD Trustee Larry Kennedy, Chancellor Bernard […]
March 23, 2017
Other News
Bio Challenge Hopes to Draw Veterans
Virginia Beach is partnering with The Center for Advancing Innovation to create the VABeachBio Innovation Challenge. The initiative will bring together entrepreneurs, industry and inventors who will compete to turn inventions from research labs into successful startup companies. In a news release, the city said the challenge also seeks to help the region’s large concentration […]
March 23, 2017
Academics
Case Western Adds First M.A. in Military Ethics
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Case Western Reserve University has established the nation’s first graduate program in military ethics. The Master of Arts in Military Ethics program formalizes a field of study that contends with questions of how advancing military technologies relate to the common humanity of both enemy and ally, the university said. While the study […]
March 23, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
How the Healthcare Bill Will Bankrupt Millennials
Young people with decent incomes and employment — especially those younger than 26 — won’t see too many immediate changes to health insurance.People who rely on Medicaid, however, could see health care losses without support from the federal government. People who buy health insurance individually would also see changes. The GOP plan keeps the rules […]
March 23, 2017
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