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Leadership & Policy

Accrediting Agency: University of Louisville Bill Step in Right Direction

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An accrediting body that put the University of Louisville on probation has signaled that Kentucky lawmakers appear to be “working to address” its concerns. The group responded after the legislature voted to abolish the school’s board and replace it with one appointed by Gov. Matt Bevin. In an email to a top […]

January 16, 2017

Students

Norwich University Band to Perform at Trump Inauguration

NORTHFIELD, Vermont — A university band from Vermont will participate in President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Norwich University Regimental Band and Drill Team will march along Pennsylvania Avenue after Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20. The Burlington Free Press reports band director Todd Edwards say the group is “proud to represent the university and […]

January 16, 2017

Students

University of Minnesota President: Sexual Misconduct Training not Getting Through

ST. PAUL, Minn. — University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler says his school needs to do a better job of training its student-athletes on sexual assault and harassment issues because something isn’t getting through. In an interview published Saturday in the St. Paul Pioneer Press in the wake of the football team’s sexual assault scandal, […]

January 16, 2017

Community Colleges

City College of San Francisco Wins Accreditation Fight

SAN FRANCISCO — City College of San Francisco — one of California’s largest community colleges — has won its five-year fight to keep its accreditation. Chancellor Susan Lamb said in an email Friday that the accrediting commission had decided to extend the school’s seal of approval for a full term of seven years. The San […]

January 16, 2017

Students

Donors Solve Talladega College’s Inaugural Parade Funding Issue

Talladega College said it needed $75,000 to carry out the controversial decision to have its marching band perform in President-electDonald J. Trump’s inaugural parade Friday. As of Monday, donors have pledged more than $400,000 on the Alabama school’s GoFundMe page and an appearance by the historically Black college’s President Billy C. Hawkins last Friday on […]

January 16, 2017

Students

Students of American Career Institute to see $30M in Loans Forgiven

BOSTON — Students of the now-shuttered American Career Institute will have more than $30 million in federal student loans forgiven under a deal announced by Massachusetts’ attorney general. Attorney General Maura Healey asked the U.S. Department of Education to cancel the loan obligations after her office sued the for-profit school over fraud allegations and the […]

January 16, 2017

Health

2017 Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs

The University of Vermont and the University of West Georgia are among the 2017 Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs, making them the only schools to make the list in each of its four years of existence.

January 12, 2017

African-American

Senators May Find Betsy DeVos not a Quick Read

Regarded as a conservative, Betsy DeVos has attracted criticism in recent months from affirmative action’s staunchest opponents for her past positions on affirmative action policies.

January 12, 2017

Students

TMCF Boss: Nothing Political About $26M Gift from Kochs

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund announced on Thursday the launch of the Center for Advancing Opportunity, which is supported by a $26 million gift from the Charles Koch Foundation and Koch Industries.

January 12, 2017

Students

National Fraternity Drops Nevada Chapter after Teen’s Death

RENO, Nev. — A national fraternity has revoked the charter of its chapter at the University of Nevada, Reno, where an 18-year-old pledge died after falling down a stairway. Sigma Nu executive Brad Beacham said Thursday an investigation by the Lexington, Virginia-based fraternity found violations of alcohol and hazing policies at the chapter. The student […]

January 12, 2017

Sports

University of Texas Track Coach Mario Sategna Returns after Investigation

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas track coach Mario Sategna has returned to the program after a months-long leave of absence and a school ethics and misconduct investigation. Texas officials announced Wednesday that Sategna had returned to duty after four months away from the Longhorns program. Officials acknowledged receiving “conduct complaints,” but did not provide any details […]

January 12, 2017

News Roundup

Pay Gap Between College Grads and Everyone Else at Record Level

WASHINGTON — Americans with no more than a high school diploma have fallen so far behind college graduates in their economic lives that the earnings gap between college grads and everyone else has reached its widest point on record. The growing disparity has become a source of frustration for millions of Americans worried that they […]

January 12, 2017