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Clerical Oversight Shuts Down Michigan State Upward Bound Program

A technical error will cost Michigan State University about $480,000 in federal funding but it will be underserved high school students from Lansing, Mich., who will be short-changed.

April 13, 2017

Students

Report: Associate’s Degree Worth $6K in Additional Pay

A new report from the Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment shows that completing an associate’s degree results in an annual $6,000 bump in income.

April 13, 2017

Leadership & Policy

President of UMaine at Augusta Abruptly Resigns

AUGUSTA, Maine — The University of Maine at Augusta is looking for its fifth president since September 2014. The search will begin after President James Conneely abruptly resigned Tuesday night. The resignation takes effect at the end of June. Conneely said in his resignation letter that it’s been an honor to serve since January 2016. […]

April 13, 2017

Campus Climate

Auburn: White Nationalist Paying Rent, Security for Speech

AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn University says a White nationalist is paying $700 to rent a room where he’s scheduled to speak on campus next week. A school spokesman says Richard Spencer also must pay for security expenses such as police. Spencer operates the National Policy Institute and made waves last year by giving a Hitler […]

April 13, 2017

Sports

Florida House Passes Bill to Open Books of University Boosters

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s college athletic booster groups and university foundations would be forced to open their records to the public under a bill passed by the Florida House. The Florida House voted 115-0 Thursday to change a state law that allows university groups to keep most of their records private. If it becomes law […]

April 13, 2017

Leadership & Policy

U. of Wisconsin Leaders Reject Governor’s Proposal to Rank Campuses

MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin System leaders want to allocate $42.5 million in performance-based funding among campuses themselves rather than use a ranking system Gov. Scott Walker proposed in his two-year budget. UW System President Ray Cross said Thursday at an Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities hearing that system leaders should determine appropriate […]

April 13, 2017

Students

Tennessee House Passes Free Community College Bill

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee House on Thursday passed a bill to enable older adults without a college degree or certificate to attend community college free of charge. The bill, which still has to clear the Senate, passed 87-6. Republican Gov. Bill Haslam is pushing the bill, which comes three years after Tennessee became the […]

April 13, 2017

Sports

Ashe Winner Nicole Evans Exudes Winning Spirit

A passion for softball keeps Nicole Evans, the female winner of the 2017 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar award, motivated on and off the field. She loves to win but knows that bumps along the road can sometimes make that ultimate victory more meaningful.

April 12, 2017

Students

Diverse Docket: College’s Religious Affiliation no Shield Against Bias Complaint

A private college’s religious affiliation doesn’t automatically shield it from liability for racial discrimination, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ruled.

April 12, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Western Michigan University picks Georgetown Dean as President

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Western Michigan University has picked a dean and professor of economics at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy as its next president. The Kalamazoo, Michigan school’s trustees on Wednesday approved the selection of Edward B. Montgomery to the post. His selection follows a national search to find a successor to John […]

April 12, 2017

Students

Kentucky Governor Changes Plan for Free 2-year Degrees

FRANKFORT, Ky. — A scholarship program that would have provided free community college for all new high school graduates in Kentucky has been trimmed back to pay for only specialized work certificate programs. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that the Work Ready Scholarship program was proposed by House Democrats in the 2016 legislative session and approved […]

April 12, 2017

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Education Summit Highlights Challenging Climate on Campuses

Issues in higher education figured prominently at the summit, which touched on topics that ranged from diversity and inclusion to free speech on campus.

April 11, 2017