MTSU Wants to Drop Nathan Bedford Forrest Name
Middle Tennessee State University has announced plans to change the name of Forrest Hall, which honors Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate military leader who went on, for a time, to be a leader of the Ku Klux Klan. Read more...
Obama Admin Sets New Income-Based Repayment Goal
The Obama administration announced Wednesday that it wants to enroll an additional two million federal student loan borrowers in income-based repayment programs in the next year. Read more...
Amid Backlash, U of Washington Pulls Cheerleader Advice
The University of Washington has pulled an infographic that offered advice to potential cheerleaders, amid widespread criticism that it was sexist, The Seattle Times reported. Read more...
Scrutiny for UConn Sale of Campus to Chinese Company
A Chinese company has offered $12.6 million to purchase a University of Connecticut satellite campus with the aim of converting it into a private high school for international students, but the university “is hardly a disinterested seller,” The Boston Globe reported. Read more...
Rutgers Removes Artwork of Jesus on Dartboard
Rutgers University at New Brunswick has removed from its art library a piece of art (at right) that depicts Jesus on a dartboard, with darts that have been thrown on to him. It remains unclear how the art was selected for the library. Students took to social media to ask why it was there, to demand its removal and to defend it. Read more...
Illinois Approves Funding to Keep Colleges Open
After ten months without a budget, Illinois lawmakers approved $600 million to keep state colleges and universities open through the summer. Read more...
Appeals Court: No 'Duty of Good Faith' in Student-College Relationship
A federal appeals court on Monday issued a straightforward ruling rejecting a former student's lawsuit accusing Southern Methodist University of breaching its obligation to treat him fairly. Read more...
Dyslexic Student: Language Requirement Discriminatory
Can a language requirement be discriminatory? A dyslexic student has filed a complaint in the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario after he was denied admission to a University of Ottawa master of political science program because he couldn’t meet a requirement to take one French-language course, the CBC reported. Read more...
U of New Mexico Faulted on Sex Assault Responses
The University of New Mexico mishandled reports of sexual harassment and sexual assault, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday. Read more...
Report: How Are Colleges Tackling Rising Wi-Fi Costs?
Business, housing and IT administrators say they expect the cost of providing wireless network services will continue to climb, even as fewer of them believe their budgets will grow to keep up. Read more...
