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California Looks to Add More Four-year Degree Programs to Community Colleges
A new bill, SB 769, would double the number of four-year degree programs that the community college system can offer from 15 to 30.
February 22, 2017
Students
Project Funded to Promote Civility in Classroom Discourse
The University of Connecticut awarded a $215,000 grant to Essential Partners to “shift classroom cultures toward more open, curious, and intellectually humble modes of dialogue.”
February 22, 2017
Students
Achieving the Dream Promotes 7 Principles to Help Students Succeed
Several thousand educators from nearly 265 community colleges throughout the nation are meeting this week to strategize over how best to support and enhance student success work at their respective institutions.
February 22, 2017
Students
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Suspends Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity Until December 2018
LINCOLN, Neb. — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced that its Phi Kappa Psi fraternity will be suspended until December 2018, when it can request a new charter. UNL first announced the fraternity had been suspended in December, citing concerns about alcohol use. On Wednesday, the university said that it also found evidence of fraternity […]
February 22, 2017
Students
Rollins College Suspends Frats Over ‘High Risk’ Behavior Concerns
WINTER PARK, Fla. — A central Florida college has suspended all fraternities on campus over concerns of “high risk behaviors.” All staff and students at Rollins College received an email Tuesday night from Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Meghan Harte Weyant to notify them of the suspension. The email said the temporary suspension affects […]
February 22, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Ohio University Chooses Duane Nellis as 21st President
ATHENS, Ohio — Ohio University trustees have chosen former Texas Tech University President Duane Nellis as the school’s 21st president. The board of trustees announced their selection of Nellis on Wednesday at the university’s Dublin campus. Three of four finalists withdrew their candidacies, leaving Nellis as the only remaining candidate. Nellis also served as president […]
February 22, 2017
Students
1 in 3 West Virginia University Women Surveyed Report Being Sexually Assaulted
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Most students say they feel safe on West Virginia University’s main campus, but 1 in 3 women surveyed reported being sexually assaulted, and 10 percent of the female students responding said they’d been raped. Unfortunately, these numbers are roughly standard for college campuses across the United States, and are most likely under […]
February 22, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Tulane: $10 million in Anonymous Gifts to Recruit Faculty
NEW ORLEANS — Tulane University in New Orleans says it has received two anonymous gifts of $5 million each to recruit faculty members. The university says in a Tuesday news release that the gifts will establish two presidential chairs. Each will be filled by professors known for teaching and research that combine different fields of […]
February 22, 2017
Students
University of Tennessee President Pushes Inclusion, Acknowledges ‘Tension’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro lauded his school’s commitment to diversity on Tuesday while acknowledging “some tension” as UT tries to be more inclusive. “Campus environments that make all students feel welcome and valued are major factors in retention and graduation,” DiPietro said during the school’s second annual State of the […]
February 22, 2017
Students
College Board to Boost SAT Security Globally
PITTSBURGH — The firm that oversees registrations for the SAT college entrance exam is boosting security around the world following test-stealing and other cheating in recent years. The College Board tells The Associated Press it’s reducing the number of international testing dates from six per year to four for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school years. […]
February 22, 2017
Students
Arkansas State Suspends Fraternity, Sorority Social Events
JONESBORO, Ark. — Arkansas State University has suspended all fraternity and sorority social events until April 1 after a student was accused of raping a woman at a fraternity party. The letter was sent out Tuesday by the university’s Greek Life officials. The suspension includes “all registered social events, drop-ins, formals, semi-formals, date nights” or […]
February 22, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
What Obamacare’s Critics Won’t Admit
THOUSAND OAKS, California ― Maryann Hammers is likely to die from ovarian cancer someday. But she hopes someday won’t come anytime soon. Hammers, 61, received the diagnosis in late 2013, and doctors told her that it was stage 3-C, which meant that she could live for many years with the right treatment and a little […]
February 22, 2017
Other News
Illinois Schools Adopt Asthma Protocols
CHICAGO — School personnel across Illinois are adapting to a new state law that requires districts to have an emergency protocol to deal with asthma emergencies. Under the law, anyone who works with students must be trained to handle asthma emergencies. All children with asthma must have a written “asthma action plan” at the school […]
February 22, 2017
Other News
Tribes Offer Sex Ed Public Schools Don’t
On a rainy Wednesday afternoon, four American Indian teenagers are gathered in a nondescript building along rural Okmulgee, Oklahoma’s main street. As the headquarters of the Muscogee Creek Nation, Okmulgee takes pride in its American Indian heritage. Street signs in the downtown area are in both English and Muscogee languages and tribal insignia is seen […]
February 22, 2017
Nursing
WVU Offers Tuition Incentives to Nursing Students
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University is offering tuition incentives in hopes of increasing the number of highly trained nurses in the state and beyond. The WVU School of Nursing says it will offer in-state tuition for all students — regardless of residency — to enhance opportunities for nurses through the online Registered Nurse to […]
February 22, 2017
Disparities
Refugees’s Needs Draw Doctors to Kansas
GARDEN CITY, Kan. — Dr. Scarlett Gard’s passion for humanitarian work took her to India and Bangladesh. After finishing her medical training, she set off for a place she knew had a diverse population in need of doctors: western Kansas. Gard came to the meatpacking town of Garden City to work with Somali immigrants — […]
February 22, 2017
Policies
Future Cloudy for Eric Garner Chokehold Case
NEW YORK — A federal civil rights investigation into the police chokehold death of Eric Garner has been moving forward in New York, but its future is uncertain as a U.S. attorney general with a law-and-order bent takes over the Justice Department. Two people with inside knowledge of the probe say a federal grand jury […]
February 22, 2017
Policies
McConnell Doesn’t Expect Democrats’ Help
WASHINGTON — Republicans will repeal and replace the health care law and overhaul the tax code without Democratic help or votes, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says. “It’s clear that in the early months it’s going to be a Republicans-only exercise,” the Kentucky senator said at a news conference February 17 before lawmakers left for […]
February 22, 2017
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