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Hearing Set on Future of Alabama State President Gwendolyn Boyd

MONTGOMERY, Ala. —Trustees at Alabama State University in Montgomery have decided to hold a hearing that could result in the removal of president Gwendolyn Boyd. The decision came during a board meeting held Monday. Boyd was suspended from work 10 days ago, and the hearing set for Dec. 16 will determine the next step. Board […]

Lawyers File Motion to Delay Trump University Trial

SAN DIEGO —Donald Trump’s attorneys filed a motion to delay until after the presidential inauguration a class-action fraud lawsuit involving the president-elect and his now-defunct Trump University. In the motion filed Saturday evening in San Diego federal court, Trump’s lawyer Daniel Petrocelli argues that the extra months would give both sides time to possibly reach […]

U.S. Colleges Look Outside China for New Foreign Students

BOSTON —As a surge of students from China begins to level off, many U.S. colleges are expanding recruiting efforts in the Middle East, South Asia and Latin America in part to boost budgets that have come to rely on tuition dollars from international students. The number of Chinese students at U.S. colleges rose from 62,000 […]

Cornell Taps Michigan Provost to Lead Ivy League School

ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University trustees have chosen the provost of the University of Michigan as the Ivy League school’s new president. Martha Pollack said Monday she will remain at Michigan though January and start her work at Cornell in April. Pollack will become the second female president of Cornell after Elizabeth Garrett, who died […]

Smoking Pot, No College may not Bar You from Police Work

HARTFORD, Conn. —Police departments are relaxing age-old standards for accepting recruits, from lowering educational requirements to forgiving some prior drug use, to try to attract more people to their ranks. The changes are designed to deal with decreased interest in a job that offers low pay, rigorous physical demands and the possibility of getting killed […]

The 2016 Presidential Election — Postscript

For some people, November 8, 2016 is one of the greatest days in American history. Others may very well see it as a day that will live in political infamy.

Diverse Conversations: Colleges’ Post-election Diversity Responsibilities

The nation’s youngest adults are not all enlightened when it comes to diversity and equality.

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Carrie Billy Embraces Role as Tribal College Advocate

When she entered the University of Arizona, Carrie Billy had aspirations of becoming a sports journalist. However, nearing the end of her undergraduate schooling, she had a change of heart.

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More STEM Students Seek Experiences Abroad

Students studying subjects related to STEM are the fastest growing group of American students studying abroad, according to Open Doors, an annual report that provides demographic and other detailed information on students studying abroad.

Higher Ed Reacts to President-elect Trump at ASHE

The overwhelming concern for the state of higher education under a Trump administration led the discussions at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) conference this week in Columbus, Ohio.

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Experts: Trump Administration Equals Diminished Regulatory Role for ED

Washington — On the same day that President-elect Donald Trump visited his soon-to-be predecessor at the White House, speculation continued over how a Trump administration will tackle an array of higher education issues that range from student loan debt to campus sexual assaults. Experts assembled for a panel discussion at the American Enterprise Institute Thursday […]

Graduate Defends Orientation Program Accused of ‘Hazing’

SUNY Albany graduate, Chrisel Martinez, defends allegations that a summer orientation program at the school sanctions various forms of hazing.

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