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Sports

Official: Tennessee Promise Helps Spike in Higher Ed Enrollment

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam’s free-tuition program has contributed to a spike in students pursuing a postsecondary degree at the state’s public higher education institutions, the program’s executive director said Thursday. Tennessee Promise offers eligible high school seniors free tuition to a two-year community or technical college. According to the Tennessee Higher Education […]

November 19, 2015

Leadership & Policy

TOM TSENG

TOM TSENG has been appointed vice president for development and campaign co-director at the University of Hawaii Foundation. He is senior director of the International Division of the Office of Development at Stanford University. Tseng holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from Cornell University.

November 18, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Drexel University Rescinds Honorary Degree for Bill Cosby

PHILADELPHIA ― Drexel University has joined a number of other schools in rescinding an honorary degree awarded to Bill Cosby amid accusations of sexual assault. Drexel President John A. Fry says the misconduct that came to light in a deposition given by Cosby “stands in clear opposition” to the Philadelphia school’s values. He says in […]

November 12, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Union Push Gains Steam Among Yale, Harvard Grad Students

Efforts to unionize graduate students at private universities are gaining momentum as the National Labor Relations Board shows new openness to arguments that they are not just students, but also school employees.

November 5, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Harvard Law Professor Larry Lessig Ends Presidential Bid

Harvard law professor Larry Lessig is ending his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.

November 2, 2015

Faculty & Staff

EDWARD CHIU

EDWARD CHIU has been named senior vice president for advancement at Babson College. He was vice chancellor for university advancement at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Chiu earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Connecticut.

October 21, 2015

Students

Old Gift to Dartmouth College Leads to New Investigation

In 1807, the state gave the college 42 square miles of land with the provision that the income it produced go toward educating students from poor New Hampshire families.

October 12, 2015

Students

Wichita State Chapel Change to Help Muslims Draws Complaints

WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State University has announced plans to review changes to a campus chapel after critics took aim at the university for renovating the space to accommodate Muslims. The Wichita Eagle reports the university in May renovated the Harvey D. Grace Memorial Chapel and removed the tiny altar and pews after Muslims at […]

October 7, 2015

Students

Judge Rejects Renaming College After Billionaire’s Wife

A New York judge denied a college’s petition to add the wife of a Wall Street billionaire to its name, citing the will of the founding donor.

October 7, 2015

HBCUs

RODNEY O. PARKS

RODNEY O. PARKS has been named senior director of major and planned gifts for the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith. He was the director of development of Philander Smith College. Parks earned a bachelor’s from Arkansas Tech University.

September 24, 2015

African-American

HBCU Presidents Offer Advice to New Leaders

During the White House Initiative on HBCUs’ annual convening held this week in Washington, D.C., a panel of HBCU presidents offered advice to some of their counterparts looking to make a positive impact on the community.

September 22, 2015

Leadership & Policy

LESTER ARNOLD

LESTER ARNOLD has been named associate vice chancellor for human resources at Winston-Salem State University. He most recently served as senior vice president of human resources for FOCUS Brands Inc. Arnold earned a bachelor’s from Norfolk State University and an MBA from the University of Hartford.

September 9, 2015