August 2022

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) professors allegedly charged certain students extra fees. And now they are trying to keep the evidence hidden, the Los Angeles Times reported.University of California, Los Angeles In 2018, a whistleblower complaint was made about the university’s School of Dentistry. Three professors had allegedly solicited some international postgraduate students for […]

Dr. Lisa LongLisa Long has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Allen University in Columbia, S.C. She served as chief academic officer and acting president at Talladega College. Long holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from Jacksonville State University in Alabama, a master’s in social work from the University of

The University of Alabama Adapted Athletics program has competitive men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball teams and a coed tennis team, which are housed in the university’s College of Education.Several colleges and universities around the U.S. have developed athletic programs for disabled athletes. These not only create a greater sense of belonging for all disabled students

Curtis BurtonCurtis Burton has been appointed assistant dean of students at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo. Burton earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Lincoln University and a master’s in higher education administration from the University of Toledo in Ohio.

Brigham Young University (BYU) issued an apology on Twitter Aug. 27 for racist comments made by a fan during a women’s volleyball match between BYU and Duke University Aug. 26, CNN reported. BYU has since banned the person from athletic venues. Lesa Pamplin, godmother of Duke volleyball player Rachel Richardson said in a now-deleted tweet that

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has been given three Upward Bound grants by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) – a total of $1,168,939 – to help high school students, particularly those who are first-generation or are from low-income families, reach higher ed. Upward Bound — one of seven federal TRIO programs — funds

Oregon State University has created a free online resource to help students with college applications. The resource launches on Sept. 1. AXS Companion – developed with the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) – includes instructional videos for the Common Application, a college application platform used by more than 1,000 colleges and universities in 50 states

Dr. Vann R. Newkirk has stepped down as president of Fisk University. Fisk Board of Trustees Chair Frank L. Sims will serve as acting president, effective immediately.Dr. Vann R. Newkirk This is not Sims’s first time in such a role. He previously was Fisk’s interim president from 2015-2017. Over the last six years, Fisk has

Morgan State University’s Cybersecurity Assurance and Policy Center is using a National Science Foundation grant to implement the agency’s novel CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service program.Precedents in military research will be set within the next few months. The U.S. Air Force will establish its first University Affiliated Research Center (UARC), and for the first time a

A University of Delaware (UD) employee has tested positive for monkeypox. The employee diagnosed with monkeypox is isolating and recovering at home. There are 20 monkeypox cases in Delaware as of Aug. 25, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s case count. UD emailed faculty, staff, and students Wednesday about the first reported