By Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has no plans to abandon giving the commencement address at Morehouse College, a historically Black men’s college in Georgia on May 19, White House officials said on Monday, shrugging off criticism from some faculty and students over his Israel policies. White House […]
The search for the University of Arizona’s 23rd president continues this week as some students and faculty push for more transparency in a process they say is leaving them out. The UA presidential search committee met for the second time on Wednesday, a week after its members were first announced. Members of the Arizona Board […]
Apr. 25—GRAND FORKS — State Board of Higher Education members moved to grant tenure to several candidates at two-year colleges despite a committee’s attempts to delay those appointments. Board members approved 12 tenure-track candidates from Lake Region State College, North Dakota State College of Science, Bismarck State College and Williston State College on Thursday, April […]
ATLANTA, Ga. — Morehouse College’s leadership is set to hold a call on Thursday — where faculty will get the chance to speak — to address concerns over having President Joe Biden as the school’s commencement speaker next month. “From our perspective, really having a sitting president come to Morehouse offers an incredible opportunity,” said […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s top official has taken the first steps toward removing a faculty member who was earlier fired from his job as chancellor over his fledgling porn career. The former chancellor, Joe Gow, said Wednesday that interim Chancellor Betsy Morgan filed three charges against him March 29, accusing […]
WASHINGTON — Morehouse College is set to announce that President Joe Biden will deliver its commencement address on May 19, but some faculty members have raised concerns about the decision, according to two people familiar with the matter and an email to faculty members reviewed by NBC News. “This week, I received an inquiry from […]
In his times of need, Sacramento City College student Thomas Resendez visits the Raza Center, a Latino student affinity hub which employs Latino staff and offers a welcoming space for students. “When I’m having problems in my personal life, and it’s affecting my school work, I can be able to come to them and they […]
The University of Texas at Austin has sent layoff notices to an estimated 60 staff members who previously worked in diversity, equity and inclusion roles, according to the Texas NAACP and the Texas Conference of American Association of University Professors. The staffing cuts come as the university works to comply with the state’s anti-DEI law, […]
The closure of two University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee branch campuses will lead to the layoffs of tenured faculty members under a policy that’s previously been applied just once. “Laying off any employee who has devoted their career to public higher education is awful, but laying off tenure-line faculty is truly setting a grave precedent for the […]
Mar. 23—If danger presented itself, would you be able to recognize a threat and have the confidence to defend yourself ? The West Virginia University Police Department is hoping to provide a little extra confidence for those lacking—or hoping to refine—their self-defense skills. WVUPD is hosting a P.R.O.T.E.C.T. training class from 5-9 p.m. March 25, […]
Frustrated faculty at New Mexico State University will soon have bargaining power with their employer as approval for unionization moves forward with the New Mexico Public Employee Labor Relations Board in Albuquerque. As first reported by local and state media outlets, nearly 400 union cards out of a potential bargaining unit of nearly 800 system […]
Mar. 8—HEBRON — A former Hebron Academy faculty member and coach was arrested Thursday and charged with sexually assaulting a male student, according to county authorities. Madeline R. New, 24, of Paris was charged with gross sexual assault, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000. […]