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Faculty & Staff

Tennessee Community College Cuts 28 Employees

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee community college has laid off 28 employees – one of many measures it’s taking to balance the budget. Local news outlets report that Northeast State Community College announced on Monday the elimination of 28 non-faculty, full-time employee positions as part of a plan to balance the upcoming school year’s budget. […]

August 1, 2017

Leadership & Policy

2 Arkansas Community Colleges Merge

FORREST CITY, Ark. — A technical institute in eastern Arkansas has merged with a neighboring community college. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board voted Monday in favor of merging Crowley’s Ridge Technical Institute and East Arkansas Community College. The Forrest City schools have operated independently alongside each other for decades. Higher […]

August 1, 2017

Students

Few Speak Up On Sex Assaults, Harassment at Aussie Campuses

CANBERRA, Australia — A survey of more than 30,000 Australian university students released on Tuesday found that half the respondents had been sexually harassed and almost one in 50 had been sexually assaulted on campuses, but few made formal complaints. The Australian Human Rights Commission, which surveyed students across all 39 universities in 2015-16, concluded […]

August 1, 2017

Students

Penn State Pre-med Sues Over Probe of Sex Misconduct Claim

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A Penn State pre-med student claims in a federal lawsuit that his lifelong goal of being a physician was ended by what he calls an unfair investigation into allegations he sexually abused a female student. The California student identified only as John Doe says in a federal complaint filed last week […]

August 1, 2017

Students

Trinity College Fights Ex-student’s Request for Anonymity in Lawsuit

HARTFORD, Conn. — A former Trinity College student who was suspended in the middle of his final semester for allegedly copying another student’s homework assignments is seeking to remain anonymous as he fights the discipline in a lawsuit against the private liberal arts school in Hartford. Trinity officials are opposing the former student’s request to […]

August 1, 2017

Students

Free Speech, Safe Spaces Hot Topics at Politicon

The unconventional convention Politicon served as the scene for a debate that sparked both praise and criticism of safe spaces on college campuses.

July 31, 2017

Students

Recipients Attest to Impact of Cooke Foundation Scholarships on Journeys

Since its origins in 2000, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has offered a range of grants and scholarships to thousands of low-income students across the country.

July 31, 2017

Students

Colleges Urged to Be Inclusive of International Students

Colleges and universities must begin to think of international students more as part of the overall student population and not as a separate group, attendees at the EducationUSA forum are told.

July 31, 2017

Health

Vanderbilt Hospital Settles Medicare Lawsuit for $6.5M

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After six years in court, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has settled a federal lawsuit for $6.5 million over claims that the hospital overbilled Medicare and Medicaid. WPLN-FM reports that in the whistleblower lawsuit, former doctors claimed the hospital charged higher rates for attending physicians when medical residents performed services. It claims the […]

July 31, 2017

News Roundup

California Considers Lower Bar for Law Exam

SAN FRANCISCO — The State Bar of California on Monday proposed lowering the minimum score on the most recent licensing exam for attorneys amid an alarming decline in people passing the test that is considered one of the toughest in the U.S. Staff at the state bar presented the option to the agency’s Committee of […]

July 31, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Chancellor Writes in Support of UNC Center for Civil Rights

RALEIGH, N.C. — A ban on courtroom work for a University of North Carolina center that represents the poor and disenfranchised puts the school’s “hard-earned reputation at risk” if it leads the closure of the center, the chancellor of UNC’s flagship campus says. The UNC Center for Civil Rights provides valuable litigation training to law […]

July 31, 2017

News Roundup

USM Names New Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

ADELPHI, Md. — The University System of Maryland has named the next associate vice chancellor for academic affairs. USM announced this week that Antoinette Coleman will start on Aug. 7. Coleman will work closely with provosts of the 12 USM institutions and the Maryland Higher Education Commission. She also will work with leadership of the […]

July 30, 2017