By Greg Toppo. The College of New Rochelle, which said last month that it would likely close by the end of the summer, will officially cease operations at the end of the summer semester and has entered into an agreement that will allow students to complete their education at nearby Mercy College. More...
Rider Dean Steps Down Over Chick-Fil-A Slight
By Greg Toppo. A Rider University business school dean who describes herself as a "very committed Christian" is stepping down after the university blocked a Chick-Fil-A restaurant from opening on campus. More...
Another Small New England College Closes
By Greg Toppo. Facing a demographic spiral and a challenge to its accreditation, tiny Southern Vermont College says it will close its doors. More...
Private Flights Rankle Lawmakers
By Greg Toppo. University of Kansas is latest university where professors and politicians object to a private jet. More...
Political ‘Litmus Tests’ in Florida
By Colleen Flaherty. The bill, HB 839, passed a House panel last week, amid opposition from Democrats who expressed concern about how the survey data would be used. A similar bill has been proposed in the Florida Senate. More...
Big Buyouts at U of Akron
By Colleen Flaherty. The University of Akron will offer to buy out 47 percent of its faculty, according to Cleveland.com. The deal is 100 percent of 2019-20 base bay, paid out in two installments, with a separation date of May 2020. More...
Paid Vacation for Grad Assistants
By Colleen Flaherty. Boston U formalizes a graduate student leave policy allowing year-round stipend recipients 10 days off. More...
Survey of Campus Lactation Spaces
By Colleen Flaherty. A new study of dedicated lactation spaces in U.S. colleges and universities, published in Breastfeeding Medicine, finds that nearly all (94 percent) of 105 institutional respondents to a survey had a least one such space. More...
Adjunct Faculty: Finances and Retirement Saving
By Colleen Flaherty. Nearly 90 percent of adjunct faculty members say they are saving, most commonly for retirement and building a financial emergency fund, according to a new report from TIAA Institute. TIAA’s 2018 Adjunct Faculty Survey also found that one-third of adjunct professors have contributed to a retirement plan offered by one of their institutions. More...
University Must Reinstate Professor Terminated Over Child Sex Assault
By Colleen Flaherty. Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court refused to hear Lock Haven University’s appeal of a lower court’s order that it rehire Charles Morgan, the professor of math it fired in 2016 upon discovering his decades-old conviction for child sex abuse, according to Penn Live. More...