Tag: Public Colleges & Universities: Page 32

Students

Washington State U. Being Investigated by Feds Over Handling of Assault Case

PULLMAN, Wash. — The federal government is investigating how Washington State University handled a female student’s allegations of sexual assault and harassment to determine whether the school violated federal gender-equity law. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights filed a complaint on March 20 and gave the university two weeks to turn over […]

April 11, 2017

International

U.S. official: Hungary Should Talk with Soros-founded School

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The Hungarian government should engage in “serious, urgent and good-faith talks” with Central European University about legal changes seen to be targeting the school founded by billionaire George Soros, a U.S. diplomat said Tuesday. A bill signed Monday by President Janos Ader sets new conditions for foreign universities in Hungary, some of […]

April 11, 2017

Students

Experts: NY Free-College Model Positive, Not Perfect

Advocates and policy experts say the Excelsior Scholarship program — being included in New York state’s fiscal 2018 budget agreement — represents an important first step toward making college more affordable.

April 10, 2017

Students

New York Made Tuition Free, but Students Must Stay After College

ALBANY, N.Y. — There’s a big string attached to New York’s free middle-class college tuition initiative: Students must stay in the state after graduation or else pay back the benefit. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that the requirement was added to protect the state’s investment in a student’s education by ensuring they don’t take […]

April 10, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Ohio State Trustees Extend President’s Contract by 2 Years

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State University trustees have extended the contract of university president Michael Drake by two years. Trustees voted Friday to extend Drake’s contract until June 30, 2021, two years after his five-year contract was set to expire. The move was a first for the university, which typically looks at contract extensions in […]

April 10, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Virginia Wesleyan Moving to University Status

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.—The president of Virginia Wesleyan College says it will soon become a university. The Virginian-Pilot reports that the Virginia Beach-based school will make the change later this year. Its Board of Trustees had asked the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia in February to consider the change. The council has approved the […]

April 10, 2017

News Roundup

Navy Group at Iowa State Cancels Dinner After Photo Incident

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The commander of a military training program at Iowa State University cancelled an annual formal dinner Friday after news broke that explicit photographs of some male cadets had been posted on Facebook. Capt. Scott Curtis sent an email to the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps saying he was calling off Saturday’s […]

April 9, 2017

LGBTQ+

Transgender University Employees Sue Over Insurance Cuts

MADISON, Wis. — Two transgender University of Wisconsin employees are suing the state’s insurance board and the UW System after it stopped covering sex reassignment procedures. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Wisconsin on Friday filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of anthropology graduate student Alina Boyden and cancer researcher Shannon Andrews. […]

April 9, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Ex-public Schools Chief, Dean Picked for Chicago State Posts

CHICAGO — Board members tapped former Chicago Public Schools chief Paul Vallas Friday for an interim administrator post at Chicago State University, an appointment recommended by Gov. Bruce Rauner. The university’s Board of Trustees also named arts and sciences dean Rachel Lindsey as interim president. Neither Vallas nor Lindsey commented after their appointments. However, the […]

April 9, 2017

Health

University of Minnesota to Expand Mental Health Services

MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota’s School of Nursing is using a $2.1 million grant to expand mental health services to underserved parts of the state. The nursing school will partner with the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Touchstone Mental Health and Northern Pines Mental Health Center to train students as well as provide mental health […]

April 9, 2017

Students

Utah University Launches Program for Black Doctoral Students

SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah is launching a support network and stipend program for Black students pursuing its highest degrees. The African-American Doctoral Scholars Initiative will launch this fall. It will provide eligible students with scholarships of up to $5,000 each year and access to a host of other resources, The Deseret […]

April 9, 2017

Sports

Stats Show Diversity Hiring in College Sports Still Gets Failing Grade

A study by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport shows that virtually 90 percent of all men’s and women’s head coaches are White, and the same goes for athletic directors, faculty athletic reps and sports information directors.

April 6, 2017