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Students

Shaky Finances Putting Chicago State Accreditation at Risk

CHICAGO ― The agency that oversees Chicago State University’s accreditation says the college’s status is in jeopardy due to its precarious financial state caused by the budget impasse in Springfield. Chicago State officials were informed of the Higher Learning Commission’s views in a July 11 letter. “The university continues to have diminished financial resources and […]

July 13, 2016

Students

Native American Cultural Spaces on Campuses Getting Financial Short Shrift

Inequities in funding continue to persist for different cultural spaces at universities.

July 13, 2016

Students

Policy Analysts Propose ‘Rule of 10’ to Refocus on Students’ Financial Needs

Policy analysts unveiled a new paper Tuesday that espouses a “Rule of 10”in an effort to refocus the student financial aid system on student needs and limitations.

July 12, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Bismarck State College President: Budget Cuts Forcing Retirements

BISMARCK, N.D. ― The president of Bismarck State College says 15 employees are retiring by the end of this year and most of them have been driven out by statewide budget cuts. President Larry Skogen tells the Bismarck Tribune that he expects more retirements from teachers and staff to be announced as the school grapples […]

July 5, 2016

Leadership & Policy

UMass Chief Marty Meehan Giving $4M Campaign Fund to Education Foundation

BOSTON ― Former U.S. Rep. Marty Meehan is closing his congressional campaign committee and donating its remaining $4 million to an educational foundation. Meehan, who is now president of the University of Massachusetts system, started the committee when he first ran for Congress and was elected in 1992. He represented Massachusetts as a Democrat until […]

June 30, 2016

Sports

NCAA: Baruch College Gave Players More Than $255K in Improper Benefits

NEW YORK ― Baruch College gave 30 student-athletes more than $255,000 in improper benefits over the course of five years, NCAA officials said in a decision issued Thursday. The NCAA Division III Committee on Infractions said the school’s former vice president for student affairs and enrollment management and its former head women’s basketball coach both […]

June 30, 2016

Students

Dowling College Losing its Accreditation

OAKDALE, N.Y. ―A small liberal arts college on eastern Long Island struggling to survive has been told it is losing its accreditation Aug. 31. Newsday reports that the Middle States Commission on Higher Education is withdrawing accreditation to Dowling College. The independent agency measures the quality of more than 500 colleges and universities. It made […]

June 29, 2016

Campus Climate

University of Kansas, Student Newspaper Resolve Lawsuit

LAWRENCE, Kan. ― A lawsuit alleging that administrators at the University of Kansas allowed the Student Senate to illegally slash the student newspaper’s funding has been dismissed after the reductions were reversed. Both parties stated that the case had been resolved to “their satisfaction” in a document filed Monday in federal court, the Lawrence Journal-World […]

June 29, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Illinois Governor, Leaders Negotiating Stopgap Budget

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. ― Illinois lawmakers and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner were trying to craft a short-term budget deal Wednesday to ensure public schools open this fall and other services are funded while a fight over a full spending plan continues. The House and Senate were expected to be in session Thursday with the expectation that […]

June 29, 2016

Students

Education Management Corp. Lays Off 3 Percent of Workforce

PITTSBURGH ― Pittsburgh-based Education Management Corp. has laid off hundreds of employees at Art Institute campuses across the country, including 41 in the city. The 3 percent reduction in the corporation’s workforce comes as the for-profit college operator adjusts to declining enrollment. Spokesman Bob Greenlee declined Wednesday to provide an exact count on the layoffs. […]

June 23, 2016

Students

Big Accreditor of For-profit Colleges Could Lose Authority

WASHINGTON ― A vote by an advisory panel to the Education Department could set the nation’s largest accreditor of for-profit colleges firmly on a path to closing its doors, potentially leaving hundreds of thousands of students at risk of losing access to federal financial aid. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, a group […]

June 23, 2016

Students

New For-profit Medical Schools Springing Up Across U.S.

BOISE, Idaho ― For-profit medical schools are starting to pop up around the country, promising to create new family doctors for underserved rural regions. Rural states like Idaho need more general practitioners, with the baby boom generation aging and expanded insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act making health care more accessible. But critics of […]

June 22, 2016