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Students

Western Governors University Grows Into Its Role

Western Governors University has gone from pioneering to normalizing competency-based education.

October 12, 2017

Faculty & Staff

As Educators at PWIs, Are We Doing Enough for Students of Color?

Researchers reveal it is not uncommon for students of color, particularly African-American students, who elect to attend PWIs, to describe their in- and out-of-classroom experiences as “chilly,” unwelcoming and inhospitable.

October 12, 2017

Students

Federal System Adds Transfer, Part-time Student Data to Mix

A longstanding effort to include more information about outcomes for transfer and part-time students materialized Thursday with the release of more detailed data through the federal Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.

October 12, 2017

Leadership & Policy

University of Washington Feels Like ‘Home’ for President Cauce

During her time as president of the University of Washington, Dr. Ana Mari Cauce has been vocal about her passion for equity and inclusion. As a Cuban emigrant, she understands what she represents for those who imagine a more diverse future for higher education. “I hope that 10 years from now, when people close their […]

October 12, 2017

Students

N.C. State Reaches Settlement With Student Over Support Cat

RALEIGH, N.C. — A university in North Carolina has reached a settlement to allow a student to keep a cat she uses as an emotional support animal in her dorm room. Legal Aid of North Carolina said that North Carolina State University also agreed to train staff on the federal Fair Housing Act and pay […]

October 12, 2017

Faculty & Staff

U. of Louisville Professor Found Dead in Wyoming Backcountry

BUFFALO, Wyo. — Authorities say a University of Louisville geography and geosciences professor has died on a hiking trip in the Bighorn Mountains in northern Wyoming. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office says 62-year-old Carol Hanchette of Louisville, Kentucky, died from hypothermia. Authorities say she and 67-year-old Richard Cornelius of Billings, Montana, entered a wilderness area […]

October 12, 2017

Students

Scholar Researching Hispanic History in U.S. Higher Ed

Conventional wisdom holds that Hispanics are a recent addition to the academy. Dr. Pablo Mitchell, professor of history and comparative American studies at Oberlin College, would contest that notion.

October 11, 2017

Students

Community College STEM Students Getting ‘Nudged’ Toward Success

Are text-based “nudges” the answer to helping students succeed in school? Up to a point, many experts say.

October 11, 2017

Students

Newly Elected Birmingham Mayor Sees Education as Key

Morehouse College alumnus Randall Woodfin, 36, is the youngest elected mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, in over 100 years.

October 11, 2017

Students

Univ. of Florida Urges Students to ‘Shun’ White Nationalist Event

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s president is urging students to stay away from a speaking event on campus featuring White nationalist Richard Spencer. President Kent Fuchs wrote in an email Tuesday that Spencer and his group seek only “to provoke a reaction” at their Oct. 19 event. Fuchs says “shunning” Spencer would limit […]

October 11, 2017

Students

Yale University Endowment Grows to $27.2B

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University’s endowment has grown to a record $27.2 billion. The Ivy League university said in a statement Tuesday the endowment earned an 11.3 percent investment return for the fiscal year that ended June 30. The endowment was valued at $25.4 billion on June 30, 2016. The university said it plans […]

October 11, 2017

Women

Weinstein’s Alma Mater Moves to Revoke Honorary Degree

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The University at Buffalo is moving to have alumnus Harvey Weinstein’s honorary degree revoked in response to multiple accusations of harassment and sexual assault against the Hollywood mogul. The university said Wednesday it is “well aware” of the allegations against Weinstein, who was an English major there from 1969-1973. The university says […]

October 11, 2017