4 Higher Ed Groups Oppose 'Campus Carry'
Four higher education groups on Thursday issued a joint statement criticizing the "campus carry" laws being enacted in some states to permit people to carry concealed weapons on campuses. "Colleges and...
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U of Louisville President Apologizes Again
James Ramsey, president of the University of Louisville, has been much criticized (and through a spokeswoman apologized two weeks ago) for posing with his staff wearing stereotypical Mexican clothing...
View ArticleTrump, Carson, Clinton, Sanders on Mizzou
Presidential candidates are weighing in on this week's protests and resignations at the University of Missouri:Donald Trump told Fox, of the resignations, "I think it's disgusting. I think the two...
View ArticleRallies at Many Campuses Over Race, Debt
Students on many campuses held rallies Thursday to back black students at the University of Missouri at Columbia and to push for better treatment of minority students at their own institutions. Here...
View ArticleUNC Fires Two More in Scandal Over Sham Courses
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Thursday announced it had fired two more employees in a scandal over fake courses in which many athletes enrolled and received credit despite not...
View ArticlePoliticians Request Meeting Records From UNC Board
North Carolina legislators are seeking notes from a closed session of the University of North Carolina governing board in which members gave 12 of the system's 17 chancellors raises.The request...
View ArticleAccreditation No Longer at Risk for Oldest Private HBCU
A year after being put on notice by its accrediting agency, Wilberforce University, a private historically black college in Ohio, is in the clear.In December 2014, the Higher Learning Commission...
View ArticleNCAA Chief Warns Colleges on Academics
INDIANAPOLIS -- It is the job of universities with big-time sports programs -- not the National Collegiate Athletic Association -- to ensure that athletes are taking real courses and earning...
View ArticleChristian For-Profit Adds Benefits for Same-Sex Partners
Grand Canyon University, a Christian for-profit institution, announced Friday that it will extend spousal benefits to same-sex partners of employees. A statement announcing the shift stressed that the...
View ArticleU.S. to Settle Fraud Case With For-Profit College Chain
Federal and state prosecutors are planning to announce a settlement with the Education Management Corporation to resolve allegations that it defrauded the government, The Huffington Postreported.The...
View ArticleRider, Faculty Union Reach Deal to Avoid Cuts
Rider University and its faculty union have agreed on a deal that will freeze professors' wages for two years so that the university can abandon planned layoffs and program cuts, NJ.com reported. The...
View ArticlePolice Incident at Brown U Derails Latino Meeting
Brown University officials are investigating and apologizing for an incident that took place early Saturday morning in which one of its police officers restrained and put in handcuffs a student from...
View ArticleOpposition to Safe Campus Act Continues (Update)
UPDATE: The North-American Interfraternity Conference and the National Panhellenic Conference withdrew their support of the Safe Campus Act on Friday. Both groups said in statements that they will...
View ArticleGeorgetown Changes Building Names Tied to Slavery
Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia announced Saturday that in response to a study group's recommendations, he would rename two buildings that honor former university presidents, one of...
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A Triple Win for Philosophy at Trent U
Leo Groarke, president and vice chancellor of Canada's Trent University, last week announced that he would donate $50,000 to create an endowment in honor of his brothers, Louis and Paul Groarke, to...
View ArticleUniversity Group Pushes 'Technology Transfer' in Tenure, Promotion
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities is calling for public research universities to formally consider technology transfer issues in tenure and promotion decisions where applicable. In...
View ArticleLoyola U Maryland President Meets with Students in Paris
The president of Loyola University Maryland traveled to Paris to meet with study abroad students following Friday's terrorist attacks. The Reverend Brian Linnane, who is in London for a sabbatical this...
View ArticleMore Faculty Unrest at Wartburg College
Wartburg College in Iowa has confirmed that it’s laying off three of its tenure-track faculty members. But President Darrel D. Colson objected to the idea that Wartburg is becoming less of a liberal...
View ArticleWestwood College Stops New Enrollments
Westwood College, a for-profit chain with 14 campus locations, last week announced on its website that it has stopped enrolling new students. Earlier this month Westwood agreed to a $15 million...
View ArticleCollege of New Rochelle Considers Coeducation
The College of New Rochelle, which has an undergraduate liberal arts college for women and graduate and professional programs that serve women and men, is considering going completely coeducational....
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