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Students

American Bar Association OKs Rutger’s Plan to Merge Law Schools

The American Bar Association has approved Rutgers University’s plan to merge its two law schools into one entity with two campuses.

August 3, 2015

Students

Charleston Tragedy Inspires S.C. Diversity Programs

Duke Energy and its employees support new diversity initiatives led by Furman University’s Riley Institute in the wake of the fatal June 17 shootings at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston.

July 28, 2015

Students

Wabash College Works to Retain Minority Students

A small, male-only liberal arts college in western Indiana is hosting 30 students this summer as part of an effort to improve its retention and graduation rates for minority and first-generation college students.

July 27, 2015

Faculty & Staff

DANIELLE CONWAY

DANIELLE CONWAY has been appointed a professor and dean of the University of Maine School of Law. She was the Michael J. Marks Distinguished Professor of Business Law and director of the Hawai‘i Procurement Institute at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law. Conway earned a bachelor’s from New York University, a juris doctor from Howard University and a master’s from The George Washington School of Law.

July 27, 2015

HBCUs

Nebraska Nursing Program Gets Diversity Grant

A $665,266 grant should help the University of Nebraska Medical Center attract a more diverse pool of nursing students.

July 22, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Major Cyber-attack Targets UCLA Hospital System

LOS ANGELES ― A months-long cyberattack on the University of California, Los Angeles hospital system put at risk the personal information for up to 4.5 million people, officials said Friday. UCLA Health said in a statement that, while there’s no evidence hackers acquired personal or medical data, it can’t be ruled out yet. Officials said […]

July 19, 2015

Students

Georgia University Using Grant to Support Migrant Education

DAHLONEGA, Ga. ― The University of North Georgia is planning to use millions of dollars in grant funding to help expand educational opportunities for the children of migrant and seasonal workers.

July 16, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Lawyers in Fired Ohio State Band Director Lawsuit Reined In

COLUMBUS, Ohio ― A judge in the gender discrimination lawsuit of Ohio State University’s fired marching band director says he’s intervening in the evidence-gathering process because of “discouraging” behavior by the lawyers.

July 15, 2015

Students

Purdue University Eliminates Chief Diversity Officer Role

A provost at Purdue University will take over the school’s diversity efforts after the school eliminated its chief diversity officer position.

July 14, 2015

Home

Instructor Uses ‘Fashionmatics’ to Make Math Exciting

College math instructor Jacqueline Mogey finds a way to make math fun and relatable for students.

July 14, 2015

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Mid-Continent University Settles Case Over Student Loans

The state attorney general’s office says it’s reached a settlement with Mid-Continent University that requires the now-closed school to offer loans matching terms of federal student loans for remaining balances from 2011 to 2014.

July 13, 2015

Faculty & Staff

False Hope a Problem in Adult Math Education

In order to achieve better math outcomes in adult education, the field must abandon a series of “false hopes” that essentially have set the system up for failure.

July 13, 2015