Tag: Education: Page 91

News Roundup

5 of 14 state-owned universities warned of possible cuts

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Administrators at five of Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities have given faculty notice that layoffs and program cuts could occur in the 2018-19 school year, as the State System of Higher Education struggles generally with an enrollment drop. Mansfield University administrators filed a notice March 21. Faculty at California, Clarion, Edinboro and Cheyney universities have […]

April 4, 2017

News Roundup

Immigrant tuition break gaining support in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A push to offer in-state college tuition rates to students whose parents brought them into the country illegally is picking up unlikely momentum from some Republicans in Tennessee, a deeply conservative state that voted overwhelmingly for President Donald Trump and his tough stance on immigration. If they succeed, Tennessee lawmakers would join the […]

April 4, 2017

Home

Low-Income Students are Vulnerable in a Shifting College Access Landscape

The removal of previous gains and the erosion of certain channels of access through various means have characterized the landscape of higher education access and affordability.

April 3, 2017

African-American

Refocusing the White Lens

Given the world events that have occurred over the last few centuries and especially during the last few months, I am asking you all to devote more time to not only researching rural America but actually doing anti-racist work there.

April 3, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Guillermo: Halted or Not, Travel Ban Already Impacting Higher Ed

Even while both of Donald Trump’s executive orders banning travel from six Muslim-majority nations have been stalled by federal district courts, the fear of a travel ban is already creating negative impacts for schools, according to a new friend of the court brief filed by 31 universities on Friday.

April 2, 2017

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Terminology Aside, Directors Focused on Raising Diversity Awareness

Higher education diversity officers outline key guideposts in developing diversity and inclusion programming.

March 30, 2017

Students

Leading Educators: All Students Need Data Analytics Courses

The growing need for college graduates who are versed in data analytics is emphasized in a new report also released Thursday by the Business-Higher Education Forum, an organization made up of college presidents and CEOs.

March 30, 2017

Students

North Carolina’s ‘Bathroom Bill’ Compromise Under Fire

The replacement bill has elicited strong criticism from a diverse coalition of sources since its introduction in the state senate on Wednesday night.

March 30, 2017

Students

University of Wyoming to Open Native American Student Center

LARAMIE, Wyo. — University of Wyoming officials are opening a center for Native American students that they hope will help with student recruitment and retention. The Laramie Boomerang reports that UW Vice President of Student Affairs Sara Axelson told the UW Board of Trustees on Friday that Native American student retention for fall 2015-2016 was […]

March 30, 2017

Sports

Federal Judge Dismisses UNC as Defendant in Athlete Lawsuit

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A federal judge has granted the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s request to dismiss the school from a lawsuit filed by two former Tar Heels athletes tied to its multiyear academic scandal. In a Wednesday ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Loretta C. Biggs stated the school had 11th Amendment immunity […]

March 30, 2017

International

Scholars Urge China to Let Academic Return to Australia

BEIJING — Dozens of scholars in Australia, the U.S., Britain and Hong Kong are urging Beijing to let a Sydney-based academic return home, warning that continued barring of his departure is raising concerns about the risks of conducting research in China. Organizers of an open letter to President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang say […]

March 30, 2017

Students

Penn State Bans Frat Where Student was Fatally Injured

Penn State University on Thursday permanently banned a fraternity where a pledge was fatally injured last month and announced additional steps to curb underage drinking throughout the university system. The university revoked its recognition of the school’s chapter of Beta Theta Pi after it said an investigation found “a persistent pattern” of excessive and forced […]

March 30, 2017