Tag: Public Colleges & Universities: Page 21

Students

Classes Resume After Threats at Evergreen State College

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Classes are resuming at a small college in Washington state after protests on the progressive campus attracted national attention – and threats. The Evergreen State College in Olympia announced on its website that it reopened its campus as of 3 p.m. Monday. Administrators didn’t immediately provide further explanation. The college had been […]

June 5, 2017

News Roundup

Chicago State University Spent $700K for Shelved Campus

CHICAGO — A report shows that Chicago State University has spent $700,000 on a satellite campus on the city’s West Side that has been put on hold. The university has been hit hard by the budget impasse as well as declining enrollment and management troubles, The Chicago Tribune reported. University officials began pursuing a second […]

June 4, 2017

Leadership & Policy

First Female and First Black President to Lead St. Petersburg College

PETERSBURG, Fla. — A 30-year employee of St. Petersburg College rode an overwhelming tide of public support to be named the school’s first female and first black president. The Tampa Bay Times reports that 53-year-old Tonjua Williams was named recently as the school’s new leader. Williams will take the reins amid faculty discontent and financial […]

June 4, 2017

Students

University of Wisconsin Sees More International Student Interest

MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Madison is receiving more applications from international students as nearly 40 percent of colleges across the country report receiving fewer such applications. Campus officials told the Wisconsin State Journal the university received about 900 more applications to join its fall 2017 freshman class from overseas, an increase of 14 percent […]

June 4, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Tuskegee Turns Again to Morris as Interim President

The Tuskegee University Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Charlotte P. Morris to serve as the interim president of the institution beginning July.

June 1, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Remembering Samuel DuBois Cook

Higher education stalwart Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook, a political scientist and human rights activist, died Monday in Atlanta at age 88.

June 1, 2017

Students

Threat Closes Evergreen State College After Protests Over Race

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A small college in Washington state closed abruptly Thursday in response to a threat following a recent series of protests that have drawn national attention to student allegations of racism on the progressive campus. It comes as many defenders of the First Amendment say they see signs that free speech is losing […]

June 1, 2017

Women

Muslim Activist Critical of Israel is Cheered at Graduation

NEW YORK — A Muslim-American activist whose role as a commencement speaker had come under protest from critics opposing her stance on Israel was given a standing ovation by graduating students Thursday after she told them they must commit to demanding change. “We in this room together must commit to never being bystanders to poverty, […]

June 1, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Pogue Retires from Cheyney University, Ready for Next Challenge

A successful veteran higher-education executive who has been characterized by peers as among a group of “presidents-for-rent” has retired for the fifth time, saying he already has plans to continue working in higher ed.

May 31, 2017

Students

State Committee Signs Off on U. of Wisconsin Free Speech Bill

MADISON, Wis. — Assembly Republicans moved closer to creating tougher penalties for University of Wisconsin student protesters Tuesday, advancing a bill that would suspend or expel students who disrupt speakers. The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities approved the bill on an 8-6 vote. The sends the bill to the Assembly floor, which hopes to […]

May 31, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Bynum Named Jackson State President Despite Opposition

JACKSON, Miss. — College Board trustees are naming William Bynum as the next president of Jackson State University despite opposition from some students and alumni. The board had already named Bynum, now president of Mississippi Valley State University, as its preferred candidate last week. Bynum says he can lead Jackson State out of financial difficulties, […]

May 31, 2017

Students

Kansas Law Requires Schools Give Free Tuition to Foster Kids

LAWRENCE, Kan. — A Kansas law waives tuition at state universities and colleges for foster kids, but requires the schools to cover the entire cost without state aid. The Kansas Foster Child Education Assistance Act passed in 2006 waives tuition and fees at state universities, tech schools, community colleges and Washburn University for students who […]

May 30, 2017