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Faculty & Staff

The Rise of Global Hispanics

A new generation of global Hispanic professionals is rising, ready to navigate the world and steer their futures.

October 5, 2016

Students

Montana Tech Faculty Seek Changes After Students Expelled

BUTTE, Mont. ― Montana Tech faculty members want to revise the school’s “academic dishonesty” policy and undergo safety training after a summer in which they battled organized cheating by dozens of Middle Eastern students. The school announced in August that it had expelled 15 summer school students. The Montana Standard obtained a Faculty Senate report […]

October 4, 2016

Faculty & Staff

State University System Wants to Reach Union Deal at Table

HARRISBURG, Pa. ― The chancellor of the state higher education system says it rejected a union proposal to have a third party outline mandatory contract terms because the system’s negotiators remain dedicated to reaching a deal at the bargaining table. “That’s the way the process is supposed to play out,” state system Chancellor Frank Brogan […]

October 4, 2016

Students

Minority Access, Inc. Honors National Role Models

Higher ed academics, administrators, alumni and students earning their way up the ladder of learning were honored this weekend for their achievements as role models for others following the same pursuits.

October 2, 2016

Students

Diverse Docket: Dominican College Wins Title VI Suit

A federal judge in New York City has cleared Dominican College in a Title VI suit by an African American former student who was dropped from its occupational therapy program for low grades in a required course.

September 28, 2016

Students

Judge Permanently Blocks Governor’s Order Abolishing University of Louisville Board

FRANKFORT, Ky. ― A Kentucky judge has blocked efforts by Republican Gov. Matt Bevin to replace the board of trustees at the University of Louisville, setting up a likely battle before the state Supreme Court. The ruling from Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd on Wednesday permanently blocks an executive order Bevin issued earlier this year […]

September 28, 2016

Students

Expert: Higher Ed not Immune from Unconscious Bias

Those who work in higher education should not see themselves as immune from the same kind of unconscious bias that many believe is a factor in the fatal police shootings of Black men in the U.S., a higher education leader told CUPA-HR conference attendees.

September 27, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Audit: Iowa State University Tax Expert Used School for Personal Gain

AMES, Iowa ― Auditors say an agricultural law expert at Iowa State University collected $278,000 in speaking and consulting fees that should have been deposited with the school. A report issued Tuesday by the state auditor says Roger McEowen had a “clear conflict of interest” that university officials failed to recognize or manage for years. […]

September 20, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Pennsylvania Higher Ed System Seeks Mediator in Strike Talks

HARRISBURG, Pa. ― The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education has asked the state’s labor board to appoint a fact finder to help in negotiations with a union representing faculty at 14 state universities, but the union contends the move is a delaying tactic. “We think it’s important to do everything we can to move […]

September 20, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Union for Faculty Remains at Odds with Pa. State Universities

A union representing faculty at 14 state universities remains at odds with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education over a new contract. The two sides have been unable to reach an agreement on salaries, health insurance and faculty workloads. The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties represents about 5,500 faculty and coaches […]

September 18, 2016

Faculty & Staff

University Teacher Lockout Ends; Contract Talks Continue

NEW YORK ― About 400 university faculty members who were locked out for 12 days over a bitterly contested contract went back to teaching on Thursday. The lockout action by Long Island University in Brooklyn that suddenly left professors without health insurance or access to email also deprived about 8,000 students of their teachers. The […]

September 15, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Wesleyan University Settles Professor’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Wesleyan University in Connecticut has settled a lawsuit filed by a professor who alleged school administrators mishandled an investigation into sexual harassment complaints she made against another professor. Documents filed in federal court in New Haven show a judge dismissed associate professor Lauren Caldwell’s lawsuit Sept. 1, after lawyers reported the […]

September 14, 2016