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Senate Seeks Ways to Take Income Out of Graduation Rate Equation

A Senate committee is pondering structural reforms that would improve student graduation rates.

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Admissions Pro Advises Opting to Write Essay

Even though some colleges may not require an essay under the new version of the Common Application, students should consider writing an essay anyway in order to distinguish themselves.

American Bar Association OKs Rutger’s Plan to Merge Law Schools

The American Bar Association has approved Rutgers University’s plan to merge its two law schools into one entity with two campuses.

Gearhart Leaves After 7 Years Leading University of Arkansas

G. David Gearhart wrapped up a seven-year tenure as chancellor of the University of Arkansas hopeful that a state with few college graduates will push more of its children into higher education.

University of Akron: We’re not Closing Multicultural Center

The University of Akron joined a growing list of colleges and universities exercising severe fiscal belt-tightening in the new budget year when it announced this week that 213 staffers were losing their jobs. The university is attempting to offset a reported $40 million deficit.

UVa Grads Sue Rolling Stone Over Retracted Campus Rape Story

Three University of Virginia graduates and members of a fraternity who were portrayed in a debunked account of a gang rape in a retracted Rolling Stone magazine story filed a lawsuit against the publication and the article’s author, court records show.

Deal Makes College Possible for Major League Soccer Players

Major League Soccer is striking a multiyear deal with Southern New Hampshire University that will provide full scholarships for players and internship opportunities for the school’s students.

FTC Investigating Online College University of Phoenix

The University of Phoenix, which runs an online college popular among military veterans, is under federal investigation for possible deceptive or unfair business practices, its parent company the Apollo Education Group told shareholders Wednesday.

Charleston Tragedy Inspires S.C. Diversity Programs

Duke Energy and its employees support new diversity initiatives led by Furman University’s Riley Institute in the wake of the fatal June 17 shootings at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston.

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MILTON OVERTON

MILTON OVERTON has been appointed director of intercollegiate athletics at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. He was senior associate athletics director at the University of Alabama. Overton earned a bachelor’s and two master’s degrees from the University of Oklahoma.

Wabash College Works to Retain Minority Students

A small, male-only liberal arts college in western Indiana is hosting 30 students this summer as part of an effort to improve its retention and graduation rates for minority and first-generation college students.

U. of Richmond Suspends Fraternity for Policy Violations

Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s chapter at the University of Richmond has been indefinitely suspended for violating the school’s policies.

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