Tag: Around Academe
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D.C.’s only public university to become two separate entities
Washington, D.C., plans to split its sole public university into two schools: a four-year college…
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$100 million gift to help fight AIDS
Researchers from Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have received a pledge of $100…
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U.S. vice president’s wife to stay at community college in Virginia
Vice President Joseph Biden’s wife has returned to her job as an adjunct professor at…
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New Oral Roberts president named
The current president of Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fla., has been tapped to succeed former…
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Malaysian education may benefit from ongoing global financial crisis
One of the few bright spots in the global financial crisis are colleges and universities…
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University presses receive $1 million grant for indigenous studies series
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation gave a $1 million grant to four academic presses to…
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Coastal Carolina goes on probation
Coastal Carolina University, a liberal arts institution in Conway, S.C., has been placed on a…
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Obama taps Ohio professor as new chief White House photographer
An assistant professor at Ohio University has been picked to be the next chief White…
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Peru to sue Yale over artifacts
The country of Peru plans to sue Yale University over artifacts taken by a researcher…
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Colorado voters preserve affirmative action programs for public colleges
A ballot measure that would have banned affirmative-action programs based on race, gender and national…
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Court overturns prior MCAT decision
An appeals court ruled that California students with learning disabilities will not receive extra time…
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Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine discuss possible merger
According to the Houston Chronicle, talks of a merger between Rice University and the Baylor…
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Miss. State president, commissioner both depart over landscaping issue
Vance H. Watson, interim president of Mississippi State University, stepped down after receiving heavy criticism…
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U.C.-Irvine law school to offer full scholarships to inaugural class
Fundraisers at U.C.-Irvine’s School of Law plan to raise $6 million to provide full scholarships…
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Report outlines steps for managing disputes in higher education
Ombudspersons programs can save higher education institutions time, money and their reputations, according to a…
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Pollock painting may stay at Iowa
Officials at the University of Iowa issued a report arguing against selling a Jackson Pollack…
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Educational association attacks no-politicking rules at U. of Illinois
Guidelines in place at the University of Illinois barring employees from showing political activity have…
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University of Memphis offers buyout plan to 115 of its employees
Following approval from the Tennessee Board of Regents, the University of Memphis will offer 115…
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Lawsuit settlement costs Rhode Island College more than $11,000
Rhode Island College recently settled a lawsuit with a student group that claimed the institution…
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Alabama board votes to bar illegal immigrants from two-year colleges
llegal immigrants are officially banned from Alabama’s public two-year colleges following a 4-0 vote from…
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Increase in funds for Pell Grants likely to surpass 40 percent
To meet its promise of a better per-student benefit, Congress may have to bolster the…
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Southern Oregon University seeks to sever its fiscal ties to state
Mary Cullinan, president of Southern Oregon University, proposed that her university sever its financial ties…
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