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News Roundup

Regents Move to Base All University of Alaska Education Colleges in Juneau

JUNEAU, Alaska — The University of Alaska’s board of regents has decided to consolidate the university system’s three schools of education into one that will be based at University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau. The board voted Wednesday to approve the change recommended by UA President Jim Johnsen, The Juneau Empire reported. Johnsen had amended […]

December 15, 2016

Latinx

David Acosta to Lead Association of American Medical Colleges’ Diversity Efforts

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) announced Thursday that David A. Acosta will be the organization’s new chief diversity and inclusion officer.

December 15, 2016

African-American

Michelle Obama: ‘Hidden Figures’ Underscores Power of Diversity

Invoking the new silver screen legacy of three Black women who worked behind the scenes to help NASA send the first American into space, First Lady Michelle Obama said Thursday that the nation won’t advance unless diverse voices are at the table.

December 15, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Audit Finds ‘Dysfunction’ Between University of Louisville, Foundation

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s auditor says the University of Louisville and its nonprofit investment arm often “blurred the lines” of legal separation by empowering one man to make decisions for both groups, essentially bypassing the university’s board of trustees. The audit of the University of Louisville Foundation from Republican Mike Harmon took 18 months to […]

December 14, 2016

Students

American Talent Initiative Seeks to Provide Educational Access for Low-income Students

Thirty higher education institutions from across the academic spectrum have united in an effort to increase the enrollment and graduation of high-achieving students from low- and moderate-income families.

December 14, 2016

Students

Report Finds HBCU Students Overly Burdened by Loans

A report by the United Negro College Fund finds that students at historically Black colleges and universities are saddled with debt and borrowing twice as much in federal loans as peers enrolled in non-HBCUs.

December 14, 2016

Students

Keys to Redefining Student Success

While society widely accepts the importance and value of higher education as a public good, fewer than 40 percent of our nation’s undergraduates complete a college degree within six years.

December 14, 2016

Home

Educator Warns of Pitfalls of Training to Workforce Needs

St. Mary’s College President Tuajuanda Jordan says policymakers and educational leaders must make sure the system is sustainable and that workers can get retrained without unwieldy additional costs.

December 14, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: Appeals Court Backs Lamar Institute of Technology

Lamar Institute of Technology reasonably accommodated a former student with memory problems caused by an anoxic brain injury, a federal appeals court has ruled.

December 13, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Initiative Launched to Develop Aspiring Presidents of Minority-Serving Institutions

In an effort to groom the next generation of college presidents who will preside over MSIs, The Center for Minority Serving Institutions at the University of Pennsylvania is launching a new pipeline initiative to develop budding talent.

December 13, 2016

Students

Survey: Career Services of Greater Benefit to Minority Students

An expert, however, cautions that students of color often don’t see themselves modeled among career services personnel, or services may not be delivered in a “culturally responsive way.”

December 13, 2016

Students

Lawyer Demands Babson College Apologize after Ban Lifted on Client

WELLESLEY, Mass. — A lawyer for one of two college students barred from their campus for taunting students at Hillary Clinton’s alma mater in Massachusetts is demanding an apology after the ban was removed. Babson College students Edward Tomasso and Parker Rand-Ricciardi were accused of driving around the nearby all-women’s Wellesley College the day after […]

December 13, 2016