By Andrew Kreighbaum. GOP leaders quiet on next step for PROSPER Act after gauging member support this week, suggesting little chance of floor vote soon on House Republicans' bid to overhaul Higher Education Act. More...
17 juin 2018
17 juin 2018
Oregon Apologizes for Statement on Student Death
By Scott Jaschik. The University of Oregon has revised and apologized for a statement it issued after a student was found dead at a lake. The original statement included this paragraph: "As devastating as this sudden passing is, it is important to point out that this tragedy is connected to an unauthorized tradition among many college students. More...
17 juin 2018
Marylhurst Professors Oppose Closure
By Scott Jaschik. Faculty members at Marylhurst University are circulating a memo that opposes the surprise announcement Thursday that the Oregon institution will shut down. University leaders said that declining enrollments make it impossible to sustain the institution. More...
17 juin 2018
Deal Says Nassar Survivors Must Halt Lobbying on Bills
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. As a part of the $500 million settlement that Michigan State University will pay to the survivors of Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse, they must also agree to stop advocating for certain reform bills in the state’s legislature. More...
17 juin 2018
Democrats Oppose State Authorization Rule Delay
By Lindsay McKenzie. Two congressional Democrats have written to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to oppose the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed two-year delay for implementing state authorization rules. More...
17 juin 2018
Massachusetts and Puerto Rico Join SARA
By Lindsay McKenzie. Massachusetts and Puerto Rico have officially joined the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement -- a regulatory framework that aims to make it simpler for colleges and universities to offer online education across the U.S. More...
16 juin 2018
Northwestern Settles in Wrongful Conviction Case
By Colleen Flaherty. Northwestern University settled Friday with a man who said he was wrongly convicted in a double murder case following attention from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism. More...
16 juin 2018
DFW Fail
By Colleen Flaherty. Teaching matters at Savannah State University, Georgia’s oldest historically black institution, and the faculty knows that. But professors there didn’t know until recently that the rate at which they give D and F grades and see students withdraw from their courses was impacting the tenure and promotion process. More...
16 juin 2018
U Wyoming Board Agrees to Less Severe Shared Governance Changes
By Colleen Flaherty. After pushback from professors, the members of the University of Wyoming’s Board of Trustees and Faculty Senate reached an agreement on the board’s proposed changes to institutional regulations, the university announced. The board will vote on the updated regulations in July, but they’re expected to pass. More...
16 juin 2018
Comeback in Compton
By Ashley A. Smith. After becoming the first public college in California to lose accreditation, Compton College is preparing to stand on its own once again. More...
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