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Business School at Wayne State Starts Diversity Institute

DETROIT ― The Mike Ilitch School of Business at Wayne State University is starting an institute to integrate a focus on organizational diversity and inclusive leadership. The Institute for Leadership and Diversity will consolidate and expand the Detroit school’s leadership service and research programs. It also will seek to offer innovative student, community and executive […]

July 28, 2016

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2 Towson University Students Charged in Fraternity Hazing Incident

TOWSON, Md. ― Two students in Maryland face criminal charges after authorities say a fraternity hazing incident left a third student hospitalized. Baltimore County police say 21-year-old Evan Palmer Francis and 21-year-old Alexander James Cantor of Towson University were charged Wednesday with hazing and reckless endangerment. Police spokeswoman Elise Armacost says a 19-year-old unidentified male […]

July 28, 2016

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Northern Essex CC Combating Immigrant ‘Brain Waster’ Phenomenon

At Northern Essex’s Lawrence campus, where 66 percent of the student population is Hispanic, college officials are engaged in a multipronged approach to ease the process of validating credentials and credits earned overseas.

July 28, 2016

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University of Michigan Pays $165,000 to Ex-student who was Dismissed

DETROIT ― The University of Michigan agreed to pay $165,000 to settle what was left of a lawsuit over a graduate student’s dismissal from an engineering program in 2011. The school struck a deal with Jennifer Dibbern shortly before a June trial and after a federal judge dismissed most claims. She had accused the university […]

July 27, 2016

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CEO of Harvard’s $37B Endowment Resigns for Personal Reasons

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts ― The chief of Harvard University’s $37 billion endowment is resigning after less than two years at the helm. Harvard Management Company, the university’s investment arm, announced on Wednesday that President and CEO Stephen Blyth will resign immediately for unspecified personal reasons. He started the job in 2015. Blyth took a medical leave […]

July 27, 2016

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Diverse Docket: Professor’s Bias Suit Against John Jay College Rejected

A federal judge has rejected a race discrimination and retaliation suit by an African-American assistant professor of economics who failed to win tenure and promotion at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

July 27, 2016

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Open Educational Resources Paying Off for Some Colleges

A growing number of colleges are turning to open educational resources (OER) in an effort to relieve some financial stress for students.

July 27, 2016

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Illinois Making Strides Toward Reforming Remedial Education

The community college system in Illinois is making progress toward reducing the number of students going into remedial education.

July 26, 2016

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Campus Climate, Job Security Priority Among Many Young Voters

On the second day of the Democratic National Convention, strained race relations on college campuses are high on young voters’ list of concerns.

July 26, 2016

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Campus Climate, Job Security Priority Among Many Young Voters

On the second day of the Democratic National Convention, strained race relations on college campuses are high on young voters’ list of concerns.

July 26, 2016

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ED Cuts off Financial Aid to Three MedTech College Campuses

The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it’s cutting financial aid for three MedTech College campuses due to misrepresentation about job placement rates.

July 26, 2016

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CHEA Workshop: More Transparency Needed in Accreditation Process

A need for more transparency and accountability in the accreditation process was just one of the major takeaways from the Council for Higher Education Accreditation Summer Workshop.

July 25, 2016