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Students

DeVos Further Freezes Obama’s For-profit Fraud Protections

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is further delaying Obama-era protections for students defrauded by for-profit colleges, saying it needs more time to write new regulations. Tuesday’s announcement renewed criticism by Democrats and advocacy groups that the administration favors the interests of for-profit universities over students. The Education Department posted a notice in the Federal Register […]

October 24, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Audit Questions Iowa State’s Purchase of Plane for Ex-leader

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa State University had no clear need to spend $498,000 in donations to buy an airplane that former President Steven Leath used largely to improve his piloting skills, state auditors reported Tuesday. Iowa State should also consider seeking reimbursement from Leath, now president of Auburn University, for a 2016 spring break […]

October 24, 2017

Students

Guillermo: Hire Diverse Speakers to Offset Spectacle of White Nationalists on Campus

A diverse group of speakers throughout the year helps to deny Richard Spencer’s ideas credibility. People can hear for themselves what’s worthwhile and what’s not. But all must be invited on campus.

October 23, 2017

Students

As Protestors Rally at University of Florida, Penn State Hopes to Steer Clear

As protesters circled the University of Florida auditorium where White nationalist Richard Spencer spoke Thursday, Penn State decided to avoid this scenario altogether.

October 19, 2017

Students

Lawsuit Challenges DeVos’ Guidance on Campus Sexual Assault

BOSTON —A national women’s rights group is challenging Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ new guidance on investigating campus sexual assault. The organization Equal Means Equal and three women who say they were assaulted in college filed a federal lawsuit Thursday in Boston alleging the rules violate civil rights laws. On Sept. 22, DeVos scrapped President Barack […]

October 19, 2017

Students

California Won’t Make Its Attorney Licensing Exam Easier

SAN FRANCISCO —Becoming a lawyer in California isn’t going to get easier after the state Supreme Court decided not to lower the minimum passing score on one of nation’s toughest licensing exams for attorneys. The justices on Wednesday acknowledged a drop in the percentage of people passing the test but said further study was needed […]

October 19, 2017

Students

Community Criticizes University of Memphis in Wake of Sexual Assaults

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In the wake of two reported off-campus rapes involving students at the University of Memphis, students and alumni challenged and criticized the university’s administration at a sexual assault forum. The Commercial Appeal reports over 100 people attended Wednesday’s campus forum, which saw a line of people waiting to speak when President David […]

October 19, 2017

Students

Beyond an Uncritical Attachment to Free Speech

Campuses need to aspire to free speech while moving beyond an uncritical attachment to it as a salve for an assortment of difficult conversations, and to be especially critical of free-speech claims that promote speech that is willfully uninformed or intentionally harmful and hateful.

October 17, 2017

Students

States Sue Dept. of Education Over Delay of Gainful Employment Rule

Seventeen states and the District of Columbia sued U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos for what they allege is the “unlawful” delay of the gainful employment rule meant to stop predatory practices by the for-profit college industry.

October 17, 2017

Students

Penn State Fraternity Faces Underage Drinking Charges

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A fraternity at Penn State University is facing charges of furnishing liquor to minors after two underage women were hospitalized for alcohol poisoning. Court records show Alpha Chi Rho is facing charges after allegedly serving the alcohol at a Sept. 28 fraternity house party. Police say the women were allowed to […]

October 17, 2017

Students

Soros-founded University Urges Hungarian Government to Sign Deal

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The rector of a university founded by financier and philanthropist George Soros on Tuesday urged Hungary to sign an agreement with New York state guaranteeing the school’s continued operations in Budapest. Central European University rector Michael Ignatieff said the institution had fully complied with changes to Hungary’s law on higher education but […]

October 17, 2017

Students

University of Cincinnati to Allow White Nationalist to Speak

CLEVELAND — The University of Cincinnati says it will allow White nationalist leader Richard Spencer to speak on campus, while Ohio State University says it can’t accommodate a rental request for a Nov. 15 speech but is considering alternatives. UC president Neville Pinto said in an email that the university is finalizing details of Spencer’s […]

October 16, 2017