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Community Colleges

AAUP Adds 2 Institutions, Removes 2 From Censure List

The American Association of University Professors’ censure list, currently composed of 56 institutions, is a compilation of college administrations that have been cited for violating principles and standards of academic freedom.

June 19, 2017

Students

Civil Rights Advocates: Scaling Back Higher Ed Investigations ‘an Injustice’

A U.S. Department of Education memo that suggests a more narrow approach to civil rights investigations is being blasted by civil rights advocates as a “retreat” from the protection of students against acts of discrimination.

June 19, 2017

Students

Harvard Students’ Ouster Over Offensive Posts Stirs Debate

LAS VEGAS — Few college-bound kids lose their shot, and their slot, at their dream school once they get in, but it happened at one of the world’s most elite institutions and for a reason that has, until recently, hardly registered in the university admissions process: social media. Harvard University’s decision to rescind admission offers […]

June 19, 2017

Students

Bob Jones University Earns Accreditation After 6-year Effort

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Bob Jones University officials say the school’s new accreditation status should boost recruitment and open doors for graduates. The Greenville News reports the Christian fundamentalist school earned accreditation Thursday from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, after shunning the designation for most of its existence. President Steve Pettit […]

June 18, 2017

Students

Fraternity Wins Jury Decision in Lawsuit Over Co-ed Rule

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — A fraternity has won a jury verdict in its lawsuit against a private liberal arts college in Connecticut that closed the frat house after announcing a requirement that residential fraternities accept women. The jury decision Thursday found Wesleyan University violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, made negligent misrepresentations and interfered with […]

June 18, 2017

News Roundup

University of Missouri to Encourage Adoption of Research Animals

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri plans to work with a new organization to encourage more people to adopt research animals, a move that comes as the university is being sued by another organization seeking records on dogs and cats it uses in research. The university announced Thursday that it will work with Homes […]

June 18, 2017

Sports

Sex and Higher Ed? Pitino’s Light Punishment Says It All

The NCAA Committee on Infractions just showed how its moral compass sort of points the right way. It just didn’t have the guts to mete out the punishment deserving of the crime.

June 15, 2017

Students

LGBT Inclusion: A Work in Progress

The notion that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth do not exist on a college campus demonstrates real prejudice.

June 15, 2017

Leadership & Policy

NIU President Stepping Down as Report Shows Mismanagement

DEKALB, Ill. — The president of Northern Illinois University is stepping down in the wake of a state investigation accusing him and other administrators of mismanagement when it comes to hiring consultants. The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle reports Doug Baker leaves June 30. He announced the news at Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting. He says the […]

June 15, 2017

Students

Advocacy Groups Pan DeVos Rollback of For-profit College Regulations

Several advocacy groups on Wednesday assailed a U.S. Department of Education plan to roll back a pair of Obama administration regulations meant to protect students from shady colleges that leave students saddled with debt and little to nothing to show for it.

June 14, 2017

Students

Court: Iowa State University Wrong to Block Pot T-shirt

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa State University lost another appeal in a federal court case over the decision of administrators to prevent a marijuana advocacy group from printing a T-shirt that included the university logo and a marijuana leaf. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday for the second time said ISU administrators […]

June 14, 2017

Students

New Chicago High School Graduation Policy Gets Mixed Reviews

In a policy change being referred to as everything from “forward thinking” to “remarkably silly,” high school seniors in Chicago will not be able to graduate unless they present “evidence of a postsecondary plan.”

June 13, 2017