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Students

Student Affairs Key to Tackling Inequality

Student affairs has become a pathway through which institutions can more effectively address the inequities that continue to endure and manifest in the lives of students.

April 13, 2017

Students

Integrating STEMployable Skills at HBCUs

STEM career development training must not merely consist of disparate actions on HBCU campuses, rather preparation for a STEM career must be seamlessly integrated into the fabric of the educational curriculum.

April 13, 2017

Students

Report: Associate’s Degree Worth $6K in Additional Pay

A new report from the Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment shows that completing an associate’s degree results in an annual $6,000 bump in income.

April 13, 2017

Faculty & Staff

St. Joseph’s College Faces Lawsuit from Faculty

RENSSELAER, Ind. — Tenured faculty members from a northwest Indiana college that’s closing recently filed a lawsuit claiming the college breached its contract with them. St. Joseph’s College declared a financial emergency in February and will close its Rensselaer campus once the current semester ends next month. The Lafayette Journal and Courier reports that six […]

April 13, 2017

Leadership & Policy

President of UMaine at Augusta Abruptly Resigns

AUGUSTA, Maine — The University of Maine at Augusta is looking for its fifth president since September 2014. The search will begin after President James Conneely abruptly resigned Tuesday night. The resignation takes effect at the end of June. Conneely said in his resignation letter that it’s been an honor to serve since January 2016. […]

April 13, 2017

Campus Climate

Auburn: White Nationalist Paying Rent, Security for Speech

AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn University says a White nationalist is paying $700 to rent a room where he’s scheduled to speak on campus next week. A school spokesman says Richard Spencer also must pay for security expenses such as police. Spencer operates the National Policy Institute and made waves last year by giving a Hitler […]

April 13, 2017

Sports

Florida House Passes Bill to Open Books of University Boosters

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s college athletic booster groups and university foundations would be forced to open their records to the public under a bill passed by the Florida House. The Florida House voted 115-0 Thursday to change a state law that allows university groups to keep most of their records private. If it becomes law […]

April 13, 2017

Leadership & Policy

U. of Wisconsin Leaders Reject Governor’s Proposal to Rank Campuses

MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin System leaders want to allocate $42.5 million in performance-based funding among campuses themselves rather than use a ranking system Gov. Scott Walker proposed in his two-year budget. UW System President Ray Cross said Thursday at an Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities hearing that system leaders should determine appropriate […]

April 13, 2017

Students

Tennessee House Passes Free Community College Bill

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee House on Thursday passed a bill to enable older adults without a college degree or certificate to attend community college free of charge. The bill, which still has to clear the Senate, passed 87-6. Republican Gov. Bill Haslam is pushing the bill, which comes three years after Tennessee became the […]

April 13, 2017

Sports

Ashe Winner Nicole Evans Exudes Winning Spirit

A passion for softball keeps Nicole Evans, the female winner of the 2017 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar award, motivated on and off the field. She loves to win but knows that bumps along the road can sometimes make that ultimate victory more meaningful.

April 12, 2017

Students

Diverse Docket: College’s Religious Affiliation no Shield Against Bias Complaint

A private college’s religious affiliation doesn’t automatically shield it from liability for racial discrimination, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ruled.

April 12, 2017

Students

New Board Chair: Time to Get Morehouse in Order

As Morehouse College settles in to the overhaul in leadership that occurred last Friday, Morehouse constituents are in agreement that it is time for the college to turn a new page.

April 12, 2017