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Leadership & Policy

University of Hartford Names Gregory Woodward as President

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — The University of Hartford has appointed Gregory Woodward as the school’s sixth president in its 59-year history. The composer and musician has been president of Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, since 2012. In July he will take the place of Walter Harrison, who will be retiring after 19 years as president. […]

December 13, 2016

Students

Lawsuit: Man Treated Unfairly in Drake University Sex Assault Case

DES MOINES, Iowa — A former Drake University student has sued the university claiming it discriminated against him by failing to consider his allegations of sexual assault by a female student but believing her allegations against him. The case centers on a night of drinking in October 2015. The university determined the male student made […]

December 13, 2016

Students

Judge Throws Out Hazing Lawsuit Claims Against Penn State

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A county judge is dismissing a former Penn State student’s claims against the university over allegations of hazing and sharply narrowing his lawsuit against a fraternity. The Legal Intelligencer reported Friday the judge left in place a negligence claim against the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity and gave James Vivenzio 30 days to […]

December 13, 2016

Students

Diverse Conversations: Grading Obama’s Presidency on Higher Ed

High student loan debt, access, accountability, and everything in between were put in President Obama’s lap and have been issues he’s addressed in both terms.

December 12, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Iowa State President Apologizes, Reimburses for More Flights

ANKENY, Iowa — Iowa State University President Steven Leath apologized Monday for using university airplanes for some personal trips and said he had paid back the school for additional flights beyond what he had done previously. Leath told the Iowa Board of Regents during a special meeting in Ankeny that he was “very sorry” for […]

December 12, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Rhodes College Names Marjorie Hass First Female President

MEMPHIS — Rhodes College in Memphis has named Marjorie Hass as the school’s 20th president. Hass, who is currently president of Austin College in Sherman, Texas, will become the first female president in Rhodes’ 168-year history. She succeeds current President William E. Troutt in July following his retirement after 18 years as Rhodes president. Rhodes […]

December 12, 2016

Students

Southern Illinois University Approves Campus Alcohol Sales

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Alcohol will soon be on the menu at Southern Illinois University. WSIL-TV reports that the school’s board voted on Thursday to allow the sales of beer and wine at campus events. The decision to join other universities around the state that already allow alcohol sales comes as colleges are trying to find […]

December 11, 2016

Students

Arizona Universities Ask Donald Trump to Protect Immigrant Students

PHOENIX — The board that oversees Arizona’s three state universities voted Friday to urge president-elect Donald Trump to protect students who were illegally brought into the county when they were children, while specifically rejecting efforts to designate the schools as “sanctuary campuses.” The Arizona Board of Regents voted unanimously to send a letter to Trump […]

December 11, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Retiring Ohio University President Leaving Job Early

ATHENS, Ohio —Ohio University’s president will be leaving his job more than four months before the retirement date he originally announced. The Columbus Dispatch reports President Roderick McDavis will leave Feb. 17 to take a job as managing principal and chief executive officer of AGB Search. The company helps universities and other higher education institutions […]

December 11, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Stevenson President Retires, Leaves Much-changed University

STEVENSON, Md. — When President Kevin Manning arrived at what was then Villa Julie College 16 years ago, he found a sleepy commuter school without dorms and only 1,600 students. By the time he retired last month, the school had grown to three campuses with 4,200 students and double its previous number of undergraduate programs. […]

December 11, 2016

Students

HUD Helping Students in Public Housing with FAFSA

Students in public housing in nine cities are set to get “education navigators” to help them fill out the often onerous form known as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

December 9, 2016

Students

Colleges Pushed to Note Sexual Misconduct on Transcripts

Colleges that expel students whom they suspect of having committed sexual assault are being asked to go further by specifying the reason for expulsion on their transcripts.

December 8, 2016