Elon welcomes first female president, Connie Book
Connie Book, Elon's first female president, started her first week at the University March 1.
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UC San Diego academic senate rejects petition to cancel course on Woody Allen
Despite low enrollment and the moral implications of teaching the course, the UC San Diego senate denied a request to discontinue a Woody Allen class on the premise of academic freedom and the First Amendment.
Admissions offices are reassuring prospective students after gun reform protests
Students subject to disciplinary action as a result of gun reform protests will not be penalized at many institutions.
Wish granted: WSSU's Rams Know H.O.W. Mobile Clinic offers new services and extended hours
Following a grant, Winston-Salem State University's Rams Know H.O.W. Mobile Clinic is now offering extended hours and more services.
APLU has a plan to increase graduation rates
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities is introducing a new project designed to encourage institutional cooperation and increase college graduation rates.
Duke to open First Amendment clinic, offer free counsel
With UNC still barred from litigation by the UNC Board of Governors, Duke Law School plans to open a First Amendment Clinic, which will give free legal representation.
Kate Middleton joins other royals in supporting Nursing Now
A duchess, a princess and WHO leaders talked the importance of nurses via webcast for the Nursing Now launch, a global campaign hosted by the UNC School of Nursing and IntraHealth International.
Department of Education revisits student loan forgiveness policy
The U.S. Department of Education is seeking public comment on how to assess if student loan borrowers meet the undue hardship standard for loan forgiveness.
Southern voters see disparities in quality of education across region, poll shows
"Broadly, schools in the South tend to be funded at lower levels per student than schools in other parts of the country. But southern states also tend to have lower average incomes, and more disadvantaged students, than other parts of the country."
CJAA week seeks to debunk 'the myth of the criminal'
The Criminal Justice Awareness and Action group (CJAA) believes a person is more than a crime. That's why it held a series of events this week to challenge students to consider how a criminal record's lasting effects.
UNT student petition stirs up memories of UNC's Saunders Hall
Students at the University of North Texas are petitioning to have a new building named after a woman or a person of color. Despite over 50 percent of UNT's undergraduate student body identifying as people of color, no buildings on its campus are named after people of color. This controversy is reminiscent of the situation on UNC's campus during the 2015 renaming of Saunders Hall to Carolina Hall.
NCAA upholds decision to strip Louisville of 2013 men's basketball national title
After the former director of basketball operations at the University of Louisville paid for prostitutes and lap dances for players and recruits, the NCAA stripped the university of their 2013 men's basketball national title. The NCAA upheld its decision to remove the title after Louisville appealed the original decision. Louisville plans to move forward in an honest and positive way.
Campus hate crimes steadily increasing with spike in 2016, FBI data shows
The Anti-Defamation League confirmed there have been over 340 incidents of white supremacist propaganda being disseminated on college campuses in the past 15 months.
Preserving the old to celebrate the new: ECSU to create African-American Heritage Center
Preserving the old to celebrate the new. Elizabeth City State University plans to create an African-American Heritage Center on campus from a building steeped in history and culture.
UNC-system diversity programs under examination by BOG
A system-wide study presented to the UNC-system BOG reveals disparities between UNC-system schools' diversity and equal opportunity programs and policies. The study looked at efficiency, effectiveness and transparency and found that there was little system-wide uniformity in the way equal opportunity and diversity inclusion services are designed, implemented and tracked.
Tillis' new bill would allow HBCUs more financial flexibility
A new bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate would give HBCUs in North Carolina more financial flexibility.
White House infrastructure proposal includes education reform
The Federal Pell Grant and Federal Work-Study Program, programs awarded based on students' financial needs, could be affected by Trump's new infrastructure proposal. The proposal is expected to spur $1.5 trillion in infrastructure investments.
Notre Dame president criticizes NCAA, alludes to UNC academic scandal
In a letter posted to the university's website, John Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame, criticized the NCAA's decision to deny the appeal to restore the school’s 21 vacated football victories. In the letter, Jenkins alludes to UNC's academic scandal as one of "striking contrast."
ALERT Act would hold universities accountable for sexual abuse cases
The bipartisan proposal would require university leaders to certify they have reviewed any reports of sexual abuse perpetrated by university employees.
Department of Education won’t act on transgender bathroom access
The U.S. Department of Education will not hear complaints from transgender students who are banned from using the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.
