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Money, Travel and Deleted Emails Line Path to President’s Departure

Less than two years after taking office, seven months after trustees expressed dissatisfaction with his job performance and three months after a deleted-emails scandal, Dr. Rahmat Shoureshi is out as president of Portland State University.

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Report: More Can Be Done to Assist Undocumented Community College Students in California

A new report by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s office reveal that more needs to be done to assist undocumented students in the areas of financial aid, legal services and mental health.

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Experts Testify at House Hearing on STEM Diversity

Women and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields need not just greater access to education and careers in STEM fields, but more support finishing the credentials and remaining in their jobs if gender and racial disparities are to be eliminated and if the United States is to maximize its potential as a just society and global leader.

AAUP Probe: Vermont Law School Violated Shared Governance

An investigation by the American Association of University Professors has determined that the administration of Vermont Law School violated AAUP principles and standards by imposing a major restructuring plan on faculty last year.

Dr. Stephanie Akunvabey: A Springboard for Students to Reach New Heights

Dr. Stephanie Akunvabey’s mission as a lifelong educator is to “create springboards that catapult marginalized groups into places of sustained socioeconomic wellness and upward mobility.”

New Partnership Helps Junior Faculty Become Research Investigators

Howard University and the National Institutes of Health has launched a pilot program which aims to position Howard junior faculty on the path to becoming seasoned research investigators.

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College Funds, HACU Laud Bipartisan, Bicameral Title III Legislation

While federal lawmakers often face criticism for failure to work together across party lines, they have drawn praise for introducing legislation that would extend funding for minority serving institutions under Title III and allocate about $100 million.

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PhD Student’s App Aims to Improve College Match and Completion

As a teacher at a private high school in an affluent San Francisco Bay-area community and later as a dean at a high-needs public charter school in California, Vielka Hoy noticed wide differences between the two institutions in college-attainment rates and in where students decided to matriculate.

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Study Analyzes Student Learning Outcome Statements and Assessments

How learning outcomes are articulated and assessed are relevant to students, schools and employers, and a whitepaper released Wednesday by Campus Labs analyzed data at the institutional and program levels at two-year and four-year institutions across the nation.

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Georgetown’s Jackson ‘Jazzed’ About History

As a historian who happens to have an affinity for jazz, Dr. Maurice Jackson of Georgetown University combines both in a book that explores the America-born musical genre’s presence in Washington, D.C. and its intersections with government, politics, race, religion and higher education.

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Gallup Study: WGU Alum Exceed Average in Positive Metrics

Employers are increasingly demanding employees who are competently trained to meet workplace needs, and a new Gallup study indicates that graduates of online-based Western Governors University are more satisfied than others in a range of school-work-life areas.

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Weaving Scientific Breakthroughs

When spider silk biologist/geneticist Dr. Cheryl Hayashi was the recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship in 2007, she saw it as an affirmation that it’s okay to work on something that might seem offbeat.

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