Shailaja NeelakantanLatest NewsUT Austin Will Now Fire Employees Found Guilty of Sexual MisconductThe University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) on Monday announced it would fire faculty or staff found to have committed sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking or interpersonal violence. What’s more, information would be made public about any faculty or staff found to have committed such acts but not fired because of mitigating factors, said Dr. Gregory Fenves, UT Austin’s president, in a letter to the UT community.March 3, 2020African-AmericanDOJ Files Amicus Brief Saying Harvard’s Admissions Policy Violates Civil Rights LawThe U.S. Department of Justice, in an amicus brief filed on Tuesday to a federal appeals court, is arguing against a ruling from last October, which defended Harvard’s use of affirmative action in its admission process.February 27, 2020African-AmericanSyracuse University Hires Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch to ‘Review’ Campus PoliceSyracuse University said on Monday it has hired former Attorney General Loretta Lynch to lead an independent review of the institution’s Department of Public Safety after criticism over last week’s suspension — revoked a day later — of 30 students protesting racial incidents on campus and their alleged mistreatment by DPS police officers.February 25, 2020Latest NewsReport: Robust Returns for Early College High School ProgramsAmerican Institutes for Research said in a recent policy brief, based on studies it conducted, that early college high school programs have a positive, lasting impact on postsecondary enrollment and success.February 23, 2020Campus ClimateUVA President Condemns Threats Against Black StudentUniversity of Virginia President Jim Ryan said in a column published Wednesday that threats against a Black student who expressed her views on a multicultural center on campus are “reprehensible.”February 20, 2020Latest NewsPenn State to Launch Clark Scholars Program Via $15.5M Gift, $10M MatchPenn State University will this fall begin a need-based program to fund underrepresented engineering students with a $15.5 million donation and an additional institutional match of $10 million.February 19, 2020HomeUniversity of Virginia Caught in Race Row After Black Student’s CommentThe University of Virginia is caught in a race row after a Black student’s comment that there were “too many white people” at a new multicultural center on campus.February 16, 2020Latest NewsReport Examines Benefits of Higher Education for the IncarceratedAs much as 69% of incarcerated people want to enroll in postsecondary education. Over 600,000 people return to the community from incarceration each year. Yet, only 10 states provide postsecondary educational opportunities that are fully accessible to all incarcerated individuals. And fewer than one in three states is using key federal and state funding pathways […]February 11, 2020News RoundupJackson State President Resigns After Arrest in Prostitution StingJackson State University President Dr. William Bynum Jr. resigned from his position Monday after being arrested in a prostitution sting over the weekend in central Mississippi, reported the Associated Press. Bynum was among more than a dozen people arrested in the sting. Also arrested in the police operation was Shonda McCarthy, director of the Jackson […]February 10, 2020Latest NewsReport: Higher Ed Giving Rose 6.1% in 2019 But Growth Rate SlowedDonations to higher education institutions rose 6.1% in 2019 compared to 2018, boosted by a $1.8 billion gift from presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg and his foundations to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University, said a new survey.February 6, 2020Previous PagePage 4 of 5Next Page