Associated PressNews RoundupUniversity of Montana Female Permanent Deans Down To 1MISSOULA — A university dean says only one female permanent dean remains at the University of Montana, creating a gender balance issue. The Missoulian reported last week that Dean of Libraries Shali Zhang was left as the lone female permanent dean after two other female leaders left their posts. Christopher Comer, who leads the College […]January 7, 2018News RoundupJoliet Junior College Getting Partial Tuition ReimbursementsJOLIET, Ill. — Officials say students who attend Joliet Junior College are receiving a partial tuition reimbursement. The college’s board of trustees and leadership raised tuition by $19 per credit hour to make up for an anticipated reduction in state funding. However, Joliet Junior College president Judy Mitchell wrote in an email to students that […]January 7, 2018News RoundupLa Salle University Hopes to Raise Millions From Selling ArtPHILADELPHIA — La Salle University is selling nearly 50 pieces of art from its museum collection which it thinks could raise millions as it deals with financial struggles that have led to layoffs. The sale includes a wide range of styles and genres, including paintings by American realist Thomas Eakins and early 17th century Italian […]January 4, 2018News RoundupJudge Weighs Whether NC Schools Conspired to Depress WagesGREENSBORO, N.C.— A federal judge will have to decide whether two elite North Carolina universities had a cozy agreement not to compete by hiring away medical talent from the hospital and education enterprises each have built. U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles heard arguments Thursday in Greensboro on a radiology professor’s allegation that Duke University and […]January 4, 2018News RoundupNew Mayor Chosen to Lead CharlottesvilleCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The city of Charlottesville, still coping with the aftermath of white nationalist rallies last year, has a new mayor. Nikuyah Walker, an independent who was one of two new council members elected in November, was chosen by her fellow councilors at a meeting Tuesday night. News outlets report Walker will be the […]January 3, 2018News RoundupBlack Student Who Helped Desegregate University Dies at 80RALEIGH, N.C. LeRoy Frasier, who along with his brother and another high school student was among the first African-American undergraduate students to successfully challenge racial segregation at North Carolina’s flagship public university, has died at the age of 80. Family members said Tuesday that Frasier, a long-time English teacher, suffered heart failure and died Dec. […]January 3, 2018News RoundupUniversity Employee Accused of Defrauding Florida SchoolBOCA RATON, Fla. — A 27-year-old Florida Atlantic University employee is accused of pretending to be a student and receiving about $24,000 worth of fraudulent checks. The Palm Beach Post reports that Denise Elizabeth Keaton registered to take classes five times in June 2014 as Elizabeth Denise Keaton and paid with about $54,000 in fraudulent […]January 2, 2018News RoundupMost Big Public Colleges Don’t Track Suicides, AP FindsMost of the largest U.S. public universities do not track suicides among their students, despite making investments in prevention at a time of surging demand for mental health services. Tabulating student suicides comes with its own set of challenges and problems. But without that data, prevention advocates say, schools have no way to measure their […]January 2, 2018News RoundupRoger Williams University President Joins Immigration GroupBRISTOL, R.I. – The president of a Rhode Island university has joined a national coalition of school leaders who are working to improve immigration policies. The Providence Journal reports Roger Williams University President Donald Farish joined the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration. According to a statement on the group’s website, the alliance is […]December 21, 2017News RoundupUniversity of Utah Accused of Mistreating Lab AnimalsSALT LAKE CITY — Animal rights groups are accusing the University of Utah of mistreating lab animals. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and Students for Animal Welfare filed a complaint Wednesday with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare. They allege animals […]December 21, 2017Previous PagePage 41 of 569Next Page