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Faculty & Staff

North Dakota Higher Education Board Approves Change in Tenure Policy

BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Board of Higher Education has voted to allow college presidents the option of laying off tenured professors with a three-month notice, rather than the current one-year period. The move is meant to give presidents the leeway they need in case programs are cut because of budget constraints. Board members […]

February 26, 2017

Students

Graduate Students Vote to Unionize at Yale University

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Graduate students from a half-dozen departments at Yale University have voted to form unions, setting up negotiations for contracts with the Ivy League school. The National Labor Relations Board administered elections Thursday for graduate students in nine departments. Students from the departments of English, geology and geophysics, history, history of art, […]

February 26, 2017

Students

6 Charged in Death of UConn Student Run Over After Party

STORRS, Conn. — Six University of Connecticut students were charged Friday with alcohol-related offenses connected to the death of a student who was run over by a fire department vehicle after leaving a party last fall. The students had been hosting an off-campus party at a fraternity-affiliated house Oct. 16 during homecoming weekend. One of […]

February 26, 2017

Students

Ricks’ Teen Pregnancy Work Born Out of Personal Experience

When she was just 15, Dr. Nila Ricks, selected by Diverse as a member of the 2017 Class of Emerging Scholars, discovered that she was pregnant. For many, this might have meant the end of high school and the end of any college aspirations.

February 26, 2017

Students

Guillermo: Trump’s Sense of Equality Doesn’t Include Transgendered

Trump’s words do not match his deeds, when it comes to civil rights or bathroom rights. Trump, who just a month ago vowed to protect the rights of all Americans, is going backward.

February 26, 2017

Students

Senate Democrats Question Role of DeVos Advisory Group

The letter asks Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to clarify how the task force — reportedly to be headed by Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. — will advise the department on issues of higher education.

February 26, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Raheem Beyah Wants to Open More Doors to Cybersecurity

For Dr. Raheem A. Beyah, selected by Diverse as a member of the 2017 Class of Emerging Scholars, the journey toward a career in teaching cybersecurity began with a simple desire to make sure his mother wouldn’t have to struggle.

February 23, 2017

Students

Report: MSIs Key to Texas Reaching Higher Ed Goals

Currently, 35 percent of young adults in Texas age 25-34 hold an associate’s degree or higher. Texas’ goal is to raise that number to 60 percent by 2030.

February 23, 2017

Home

DeVos: Obama Administration ‘Failed Miserably’ at Improving Education

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos cited the Obama administration for spending money on a failed effort to turn around the nation’s schools.

February 23, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Herseth Sandlin Named New Augustana University President

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Former U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin says her new position as the 24th president of Augustana University is a “true calling” and she is “done seeking political office.” The Sioux Falls private liberal arts college introduced her Thursday as its first female president. Herseth Sandlin will succeed President Rob Oliver, who […]

February 23, 2017

Students

Bill Filed to Loosen Knot Over North Carolina “Bathroom Bill”

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina lawmakers filed bipartisan legislation Wednesday aimed at breaking an impasse over the state’s “bathroom bill,” but it’s likely to face tough going in the Republican-controlled legislature. Two House Republicans and two Democrats sponsored the measure that would repeal House Bill 2, the law approved last March. But the proposal contains […]

February 23, 2017

Students

New Yale Law Dean Stresses Standing Up for Rule of Law

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — As the next dean of Yale Law School, Heather Gerken says a key challenge will be figuring how best to stand up for the rule of law. Gerken, a constitutional law expert, was appointed this week as the 17th dean of the law school and the first woman to serve in […]

February 23, 2017