Tag: Educational Finance: Page 42

Leadership & Policy

Stakeholders Cite Leadership Instability, Finances as HBCUs’ Greatest Challenges

Historically Black colleges and universities leaders reflected on the past and future of the HBCU community at the annual HBCU Week conference, held in Arlington, Va.

October 24, 2016

Campus Climate

Harvard Students Lead Sit-in to Back Striking Dining Workers

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ― Students at Harvard University are staging a campus sit-in to support the school’s striking cafeteria workers. Dozens of students walked out of classes on Monday and marched to a nearby building where Harvard officials and a labor union for campus dining workers have been in negotiations. The students said they refuse to […]

October 24, 2016

News Roundup

University of Wisconsin System’s Backlog of Repairs Hits $2B

MILWAUKEE ― The backlog of needed repairs in the University of Wisconsin System has grown to an estimated cost of $2 billion. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the system is asking for $713.3 million in the next two-year state budget, and also asking the state to give the Board of Regents authority to manage projects […]

October 24, 2016

Students

LSU Establishes Legacy Scholarship Program

BATON ROUGE, La. ― As part of an effort to reconnect the LSU family, the LSU Board of Supervisors has approved the Louisiana Tiger Legacy Scholarship Program, which will begin with the summer/fall 2017 incoming class. The academic, merit-based scholarship will be awarded to incoming, full-time, Louisiana resident freshman or transfer students whose parent either […]

October 23, 2016

Students

Delta State to Renovate Space-age Cafeteria for $9.2M

JACKSON, Miss. ― Delta State University will renovate its space-age cafeteria, meaning students will spend the 2017-2018 year eating meals in a temporary location. The College Board Thursday approved a $9.2 million renovation for the futurist Young-Mauldin Cafeteria, whose dome and angled windows look as if a flying saucer landed on the Cleveland campus. Work […]

October 23, 2016

Students

University of Virginia Creates Julian Bond Endowed Professorship

The University of Virginia is honoring the late Julian Bond, with an endowed professorship in his name.

October 23, 2016

Students

ITT Tech’s Closing Leaves Many Veterans in Limbo

After the abrupt closure of the ITT Technical Institute last month, the state of some veteran students’ education, many of whom cannot have their GI benefits restored, remains unclear.

October 19, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Faculty Members at 14 Pennsylvania Universities on Strike

The strike by the union, which represents 5,000 faculty and coaches, could potentially disrupt the school year of 100,000 students at 14 universities.

October 19, 2016

Students

Harvard Graduate Students Reach Deal to Vote on Unionization

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ― Graduate students at Harvard University are organizing an election to decide whether to unionize. A group of graduate students reached an agreement with Harvard’s administration on Tuesday to hold an election on Nov. 16 and 17. The vote will allow Harvard’s 3,500 teaching and research assistants to decide whether they will be […]

October 19, 2016

Students

University of Michigan to Get $27M for Robotics Research

DETROIT ― The University of Michigan is set to receive $27 million from a Chinese investment firm to aid in the institution’s driverless vehicle and robotics research. U-M President Mark Schlissel and Vice President for Research S. Jack Hu signed a memorandum of understanding on Saturday in Shenzhen, China, with Frontt Capital Management Ltd. Schlissel […]

October 19, 2016

Students

Courtney McAnuff Steers Rutgers’ Commitment to Diversity

Courtney McAnuff, vice president for enrollment management at Rutgers University, helped create the Future Scholars program and other pathways for diverse populations.

October 18, 2016

Students

Nike Co-founder Phil Knight Pledges $500M to University of Oregon

EUGENE, Ore. ― Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife have pledged $500 million to the University of Oregon toward a new scientific research facility. The Register-Guard reports that the donation is the largest ever awarded to UO and is meant to launch a $1 billion, 10-year effort to build a three-building complex and add […]

October 18, 2016