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Leadership & Policy

Baylor Hires 1st Female President Amid Sex Assault Scandal

WACO, Texas — Baylor University has hired its first female president as the nation’s largest Baptist school faces several lawsuits stemming from a sexual assault scandal. Linda Livingstone comes to Baylor from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where she has been a dean and professor of management. Her academic career includes previous administrative and […]

April 18, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Appeals Court Won’t Revive Lawsuit Over UNC Sham Classes

RALEIGH, N.C. — A state appeals court won’t revive a lawsuit by two former athletes who say they were harmed by sham classes at the University of North Carolina. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a Charlotte-area judge properly dismissed their case last year. James Arnold and Leah Metcalf are former members […]

April 18, 2017

Sports

UNLV Hires Reed-Francois to Lead Athletics Department

LAS VEGAS — UNLV has hired Desiree Reed-Francois as its next athletic director, making her the first Hispanic female AD at the Football Bowl Subdivision. Reed-Francois’ hiring, announced Monday, will be effective June 1. She replaces Tina Kunzer-Murphy, who is stepping down at the end of the academic school year to work for the UNLV […]

April 17, 2017

Students

International Student Enrollment May Slide Further

The impact on international student enrollment remains unclear in the wake of President Trump’s ban on immigration.

April 17, 2017

Students

University Presidents Seek Restored Funding in New Mexico

A council of university presidents from New Mexico is lobbying to have about $745 million put back in the state’s public colleges and universities coffers.

April 17, 2017

Students

Georgia Tech GRIOT Leadership Series Highlights Black Male Achievement

The GRIOT Series highlights the achievements and success of African-American males in various leadership positions at the institution.

April 17, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Marching for Science? Bring a Mirror

I implore you to take a hard look at the politics within your supposedly apolitical, objective science. These barriers to scientific advancement existed well before Trumpland.

April 17, 2017

Students

Wisconsin Students Push for Hmong-American Studies Program

MADISON, Wis. — A group of Hmong-American undergraduates is pushing administrators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to hire more faculty who study the ethnic group and to launch a program through which students can earn a certificate in Hmong-American studies. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that several students of Southeast Asian descent formed the Hmong-American […]

April 17, 2017

Students

Private Colleges Group Slams U. Northern Iowa Lobbying Push

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — A group representing private colleges is slamming the University of Northern Iowa’s attempt to get a piece of its schools’ state financial aid program as “despicable and greedy.” UNI’s Panther Caucus said in an email Friday that “it’s not fair” UNI students are shut out of the $50 million Iowa Tuition […]

April 17, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Quinnipiac President to Step Down after 3 Decades on the Job

HAMDEN, Conn. — The president of Quinnipiac University, who oversaw massive growth at the Connecticut school, has announced that he will step down after more than three decades on the job. President John Lahey said in a weekend message to the school community that he plans on retiring on June 30, 2018. The university in […]

April 17, 2017

Latinx

Rodriguez: Resistance or Permanent State of Insurrection?

People of Mexican descent that live in this country, live in a permanent state of dehumanization and thus also part of a permanent state of insurrection that, technically, can never end.

April 16, 2017

Students

Admissions Leaders: Give Prospects Unfiltered View of Campus Life

Experts say colleges and universities should do more to give prospective students a more authentic experience as opposed to just presenting them with brochures filled with pictures of happy-looking students.

April 16, 2017