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Leadership & Policy

Louisiana Higher Education Leaders Say They’re not Using Scare Tactics

BATON ROUGE, La. ― Higher education leaders pushed back Wednesday at suggestions they are exaggerating the impact budget cuts will have on their campuses, saying the threat of midsemester shutdowns and widespread layoffs is real. Lawmakers meeting in a special session are deciding whether to raise taxes requested by Gov. John Bel Edwards to help […]

February 17, 2016

African-American

President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Proposal: What’s in it for HBCUs?

The proposal for the Department of Education has a few new items that are relevant to Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs).

February 11, 2016

Students

Open-source Textbooks Gain in Push for College Affordability

STORRS, Conn. ― The standard textbook for Fundamentals of General Chemistry I at the University of Connecticut has a list price of $303. For students who use the version professor Edward Neth is preparing for the fall semester, the cost will be zero. An early adopter of open source textbooks, Neth said he turned to […]

February 11, 2016

Leadership & Policy

UConn Warns Cuts Could Lead to Closing Regional Campuses

HARTFORD, Conn. ― The leaders of Connecticut’s public colleges and universities asked lawmakers Wednesday to spare their schools major budget cuts, warning that more reductions could mean the elimination of academic and athletic programs and even shuttering some campuses. UConn President Susan Herbst and Mark Ojakian, president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education, […]

February 10, 2016

Students

Chancellor: Cash-strapped UC Berkeley Faces Tough Decisions

BERKELEY, Calif. ― The University of California, Berkeley, is running a $150 million deficit this year and must undertake a top-to-bottom review of expenses if it hopes to sustain its national standing as a premier public institution, the school’s chancellor warned Wednesday. The university faces difficult decisions as it works to preserve its long-term financial […]

February 10, 2016

Students

University of Oregon Students Rally Against Proposed Tuition Hike

EUGENE, Ore. ― Students at the University of Oregon are protesting a proposed 4.7 percent tuition hike, arguing that the increase isn’t affordable. About 50 students rallied outside the campus administration building Wednesday, undeterred by the afternoon’s rainy weather, reported The Register-Guard. That protest was followed by a tense hour-long meeting in which students accused […]

February 4, 2016

Students

Chicago State Declares Financial Emergency, Eyes Job Cuts

CHICAGO ― Chicago State University trustees have declared a financial emergency at the troubled school that could make it easier to lay off employees. According to the Chicago Tribune, trustees at the predominantly Black university on Thursday declared a type of emergency that in the academic world means the school faces an imminent threat to […]

February 4, 2016

News Roundup

Presidential Debate Cost Rises at Wright State

DAYTON, Ohio ― Cybersecurity security concerns are expected to increase Wright State University’s anticipated costs for hosting the first presidential debate this fall. The Dayton Daily News reports that officials at the school in southwest Ohio has told its board of trustees that plans call for spending around $8 million in preparation for the Sept. […]

January 31, 2016

Latinx

Report: More HSIs Overall, but Growth Remains Concentrated

The number of colleges and universities identified as Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) rose 7 percent in the 2014-15 academic year as compared to the previous year, according to a recently released annual analysis conducted by Excelencia in Education.

January 28, 2016

Faculty & Staff

LSU Says Budget Cuts Would Force Widespread Layoffs

By Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU would have widespread layoffs, course eliminations and program closures across its campuses if the university system is forced to make the cuts under consideration by state officials, according to a budget reduction plan released Monday. Higher education leaders have been asked by Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration […]

January 26, 2016

Students

Federal Program Helps Nebraska Students Stay in School

By Associated Press COLUMBUS, Neb. — A federal program at Central Community College in Columbus is helping low-income, first-generation or disabled students remain in school. The Columbus Telegram reports that TRIO is an organization through the U.S. Department of Education with programs designed to identify and help those from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve their educational and […]

January 25, 2016

News Roundup

Arkansas Court Asked to Revive Case Over Magazine Loan

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. ― A Hot Springs man asked the Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday to revive his lawsuit challenging a university’s $700,000 loan to the Oxford American literary magazine, arguing that the textbook revenue and other funds that were used are the public’s money. Justices heard oral arguments in James McCafferty’s lawsuit over the […]

January 21, 2016