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Students

University of St. Thomas Plans to Assist Low-income Students

ST. PAUL, Minn.  — The University of St. Thomas in St. Paul plans to launch a two-year program aimed at helping low-income students earn degrees. The Dougherty Family College at St. Thomas will start with $18 million in private donations, Minnesota Public Radio News reported. That includes money from Mike Dougherty, head of the Dougherty […]

November 27, 2016

Students

University of Akron Calling for Buyouts, Recruitment Boost

AKRON, Ohio —The University of Akron plans to offer voluntary buyouts to employees, increase recruiting efforts of international students and restructure its scholarship system to address a looming deficit and declining enrollment. University of Akron President Matt Wilson outlined a two-year plan last week to shore up the school’s finances. The university hopes to finalize […]

November 27, 2016

Students

NCAA: Notre Dame Must Vacate Wins After Academic Misconduct

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Brian Kelly’s worst season at Notre Dame took a embarrassing turn Tuesday as the NCAA announced that academic misconduct orchestrated by a student athletic trainer will cost the storied program all 21 victories from the 2012-13 seasons, including the 12-0 run that vaulted the Fighting Irish into the national championship game […]

November 22, 2016

Students

Diverse Conversations: What Professor Esolen Gets Right About Diversity

History professor Anthony Esolen recently came under fire when he penned an article for Crisis magazine that questioned the push for diversity at his workplace: Catholic institution Providence College.

November 22, 2016

Students

Reclaiming Heritage Pays Off for Miami University’s Native American Students

A program at Miami University in Ohio offering language and cultural revitalization for members of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma has led to graduation rates more than double the national average for Native American college students.

November 22, 2016

Leadership & Policy

College Presidents Appeal to Donald Trump for Civility

Scores of college presidents across the nation have sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump calling on him to “seek common ground, not hostility, partnership, not conflict” as he rises to the nation’s top leadership role amid a decline in civility.

November 22, 2016

Faculty & Staff

IPFW Faculty Senate Gives No Confidence Vote to Chancellor

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Faculty Senate at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne has given a vote of no confidence to Chancellor Vicky Carwein after about half the school’s tenured faculty signed a petition to oust her. The Journal Gazette reports Carwein sent an email to the campus community after the vote stating her intention […]

November 22, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Guiyou Huang Named LSU-Alexandria Chancellor

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana State University-Alexandria has a new chancellor. LSU President F. King Alexander announced in a news release Tuesday Guiyou Huang will take over the chancellor’s post on Jan. 1. Huang is currently the senior vice president for academic affairs, dean of the faculty and professor of English at Norwich University, in […]

November 22, 2016

Students

Yale Settles Lawsuit Over Slain Grad Student

HARTFORD, Conn. — Yale University has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a graduate student killed in a research lab days before her wedding. The settlement amount was listed in probate court documents obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press. In a court document filed last […]

November 22, 2016

Students

Former Rutgers Football Players Accused of Sexual Assault

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A Rutgers University student is alleging in a lawsuit that she was sexually assaulted by two Rutgers football players during her freshman year last fall. The complaint says Marques Ford and John Bowers sexually assaulted the victim at an on-campus apartment that housed several football players on Nov. 14, 2015. It […]

November 22, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway Named Northwestern University Provost

Jonathan Holloway, the Dean of Yale College and the first African American to hold that position, has been named provost of Northwestern University.

November 21, 2016

Students

Diverse Conversations: Colleges Can Maintain Diversity in Trump-led America

Colleges, our nation’s hotbeds for diversity progress, can take some actions to ensure that they are just as inclusive and progressive in four years as they are today.

November 21, 2016