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Faculty & Staff

Faculty Object to Proposed Split of Fort Wayne University

FORT WAYNE, Ind. ― Faculty members at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne are voicing opposition to a group’s recommendation to split the school into separate universities. The IPFW Faculty Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to send a resolution to the presidents and boards of trustees at Indiana University and Purdue University urging them to reject the […]

Deadly Pakistani School Attack Raises Security Questions

CHARSADDA, Pakistan ― Once again, Islamic militants stormed a school in northeastern Pakistan in a deadly attack that lasted for hours. And once again, the blood of students and teachers stained classrooms and hallways, raising questions about whether security forces are able to protect the country’s educational institutions from extremists. At least 20 people were […]

Texas A&M Offers Suit Rental for Students Seeking Jobs

COLLEGE STATION, Texas ― Texas A&M University has opened a Career Closet to help students without the money to buy business clothes rent the items for job interviews. Ceremonies were held Tuesday at the Memorial Student Center in College Station. Clothing rental is free but the student must pay $5 for dry cleaning of the […]

Rethinking College Admissions

“Turning the Tide” sagely reflects on what’s wrong with admissions and rightly calls for a revolution, including specific suggestions. It could make a real difference not just because it has widespread backing but also because it nails the way in which society in general — and children in particular — are badly served by the […]

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On This Date: Obama Is Sworn in as the 44th President

January 20, 2009 “Barack Hussein Obama became the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday before a massive crowd reveling in a moment of historical significance, and called on Americans to confront together an economic crisis that he said was caused by “our collective failure to make hard choices.” Mr. Obama spoke just after […]

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Individual Coaching Demystifies College for First-Generation Applicants

Students who are the first in their family to apply to college are the least likely to have had help navigating the complex process. A group called the College Advising Corps is trying to turn that disparity around. It partners with high schools and universities to recruit and pay recent college grads to advise lower-income, […]

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The Obama Administration Proposes $2 Billion More In College Aid

“President Obama has increased college aid by over $50 billion since coming into office. And he’s trying to do more. Acting Education Secretary John King announced two new proposals today that would expand the Pell Grant program, the biggest pot of federal money for students with financial need. Will offering students a few hundred dollars, […]

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Washington Lawmakers Propose Free Community College

OLYMPIA, Wash. ― A group of Democratic lawmakers in Washington have announced a proposal to make community college and technical college free for state residents without a bachelor’s degree. Some qualifying students could also get a stipend for books and other expenses based on family income, lawmakers said at a news conference on Tuesday. The […]

Dartmouth Will Account for State Aid it Agreed to in 1800s

CONCORD, N.H. ― Facing questions from a skeptical lawmaker, Dartmouth College has agreed to provide an annual accounting of how it keeps promises it made two centuries ago to help needy New Hampshire students. In 1807, the state gave the then-cash-strapped college 42 square miles of land, with the provision that all income produced from […]

Leadership & Policy

St. Bonaventure University President Announces Retirement

OLEAN, N.Y. ― St. Bonaventure University President Sister Margaret Carney is retiring. The 74-year-old announced Tuesday that she will leave her position at the western New York university on July 31. She’s been at the Franciscan college for 20 years and has been president for the last 12. In an email to the college community, […]

Suicide of Student Triggers Protests in Southern India

HYDERABAD, India ― Shouting slogans and holding placards, hundreds of students on Tuesday angrily protested the death of an Indian student who, along with four others, was barred from using some facilities at his university in the southern tech-hub of Hyderabad. The protesters accused Hyderabad University’s vice chancellor and a federal minister of unfairly demanding […]

Community Colleges

Whiteness History Month coming to Portland Community College in April

Whiteness History Month has been discussed as a possible event at PCC since Dec. 2014, officials said Monday, inspired by groups such as the Black Lives Matter movement’s actions both on and off campuses nationwide. Organizers created a website last August and plan events for this April, though the project doesn’t have an agenda set […]

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