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Faculty & Staff

AERA Honoring Ohio State Scholar James Moore

When the American Association for Educational Research (AERA) convenes in San Antonio later this week, Dr. James L. Moore III will be presented with the 2017 AERA Scholars of Color Mid-Career Contribution Award.

April 25, 2017

Students

Tennessee Reconnect to Clear Path to Degrees for Adult Learners

Adult learners over the age of 24 would be eligible to attend two years of community college tuition-free under the Tennessee Reconnect bill.

April 25, 2017

Students

Scholars Still Sorting Through Aftermath of L.A. Uprising

Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the 1992 uprisings in L.A., three university-sponsored symposiums are being held in Southern California this week.

April 25, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Anonymous Donors Pledge $20M Gift to Monmouth College

MONMOUTH, Ill. — An anonymous couple has pledged $20 million to a small liberal arts college in western Illinois. A Monday statement from Monmouth College says it’s the largest such gift in the school’s 164-year-old history. It’ll boost an endowment now at $100 million and will be used, among other things, to increase scholarships. Monmouth […]

April 25, 2017

Students

Northwestern University Suspends Fraternity After Parties, Problems

EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern University says it has suspended a fraternity chapter for violating terms of a disciplinary probation for serving alcohol to minors. The school announced Monday that the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at Northwestern is suspended until Sept. 1, 2018, and members must leave the fraternity house by May 6. The Evanston, Illinois, […]

April 25, 2017

International

Head of Beleaguered Hungary University Appeals for EU Help

BRUSSELS — The head of a Hungary-based university founded by billionaire philanthropist George Soros appealed Tuesday for European Union support to fight a new law he says is aimed at shutting the school down. “My institution has a gun pointed to its head,” Central European University President Michael Ignatieff told lawmakers, academics and reporters at […]

April 25, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Cynthia Warrick Becomes Permanent Stillman College President

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Stillman College board of trustees has selected interim president Cynthia Warrick as permanent president of the private college in Alabama. The Tuscaloosa News reports that Warrick, who succeeded Peter Millet in January, becomes the seventh president of the institution at a time when the college faces financial challenges. Warrick had been […]

April 25, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Audit: University of California Hid $175M in Secret Fund

SAN FRANCISCO — California’s auditor says top University of California administrators hid $175 million from the public and lawmakers in a secret reserve fund even as the UC raised tuition and asked the state for more funding. In a scathing report released Tuesday, Auditor Elaine Howle says the office of UC President Janet Napolitano created […]

April 25, 2017

Students

Rodriguez: Liberation or Social Justice?

The Chicano Movement did not use the term “social justice,” though it was very much a part of its agenda.

April 24, 2017

Students

Education Advocates Uneasily Awaiting Trump Budget

“I’ve been in higher education for a long time, but I’ve not seen this level of uncertainty and unpredictability,” Dr. Judith Eaton, president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, said Monday.

April 24, 2017

Students

Return of the Teach-In: Lessons Learned from Opening up Communication

At Keene State College, as well around the country, there was a sense that people on all sides of the political spectrum felt concerns that needed to be expressed.

April 24, 2017

Students

Ex-Education Secretary: Policy Rollback an ‘Assault on American Dream’

Former U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. said it is “distressing” to see the Trump administration roll back policy initiatives put in place under President Barack Obama to protect college students.

April 24, 2017