Drexel University is offering tuition at half the cost for students who have earned an associate degree from any accredited community college in the U.S. Dr. Dawn Medley“Our experiential education model has proven to be one of the best ways for students to prepare to be leaders in their careers, so it’s incumbent on us […]
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Nassau Community College teachers have reportedly filed an ethics complaint against the college regarding allegations it paid $120,000 to a lobbying company supporting the construction of a Sands casino on Long Island, New York. Dr. Faren SiminoffFor the Nassau Community College Federation of Teachers (NCCFT), led by President Dr. Faren Siminoff, concerns are ongoing about
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Gender-based violence, harassment, and sexual assault continue to be rampant on college campuses across the country. More than one out of every eight students experiences rape or sexual assault, and one-in-five female students reports receiving assistance from a victim-services agency. Faculty and staff are also at risk of harm. Collectively, higher education must give this
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Dr. Leonard E. EgedeLeonard E. Egede has been named chair of the Department of Medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo. He served as chief of the Division of Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and director of its Center for Advancing Population Science. Egede holds
While historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have received remarkable investments over the past few years, leaders with the nonpartisan, nonprofit United Negro College Fund are urging more can be done. Lodriguez Murray“HBCUs have been chronically underfunded, systematically, since inception,” said UNCF President and CEO Dr. Michael L. Lomax. “While the efforts of the Biden-Harris
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Some members of the faculty at Columbia University have lodged a vote of no-confidence for the university’s president, Dr. Minouche Shafik. Dr. Minouche ShafikThose participating in the vote and members of the Columbia University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) have expressed concern with the university’s response to antiwar protests and encampments
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The pro-Palestinian student protest movement is gaining momentum nationwide as debates intensify over freedom of expression. Campuses from Vancouver to Montreal are heating up as the pro-Palestinian student protest movement gains momentum in Canada. Appalled by the growing death toll in Gaza — and inspired by protests in the United States — activists have set
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Dr. Barbara BirdBarbara Bird has been named director of the Teaching, Learning, and Innovation Center at Ohio Wesleyan University. Bird served as dean of faculty development and director of the Bedi Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence at Taylor University. Bird holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Taylor as well as a master’s in
Dr. Mike LeeCalifornia State University Sonoma President Dr. Mike Lee was placed on administrative leave after he agreed to protesters’ demands to involve them in university decision-making and pursue divestment from Israel. The action comes amid nationwide antiwar protests and concerns for upholding student and faculty rights to speech and assembly alongside ensuring their safety
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Dr. Donald PalmThe Florida A&M University Board of Trustees voted during a May 15 meeting to conduct an independent investigation into the handling of a $237.75 million gift. FAMU received the gift — a donation to support of student success initiatives and athletics — from the Issac Batterson 7th Family Trust and Chief Executive Officer
