NAPLES, Fla. — As a feud over an African American studies course continues between Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration and the College Board, the governor said on Monday that Florida will "look to re-evaluate" its relationship with the organization. "This College Board, like, nobody elected them to anything. They're just kind of there, and they're providing service. So […]
Richard Corcoran, selected by the school's newly conservative board of trustees, will receive a $699,000 base salary, double the pay of his predecssor, who was fired less than a month ago in a "hostile takeover."
On Monday, both chambers of Virginia's General Assembly voted to pass the bill, which outlines how such institutions should respond to a dangerous threat on campus. The measure now awaits Gov. Glenn Youngkin's (R) signature to become law. If it is signed, threat assessment teams at public higher education institutions would need to obtain criminal history records and health records […]
The potential elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts throughout Florida's public universities could result in losses in students' success and their ability to excel in a transnational context, according to special advisor to the College of Arts and Sciences Dean on DEI (SADEI) Tangela Serls and Middlebury College vice president for DEI Khuram […]
The state of facilities at historically Black colleges and universities, also known as HBCUs, again made headlines in recent weeks. Student protests broke out at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona, Fla., over unsanitary conditions, as well as mold and rat-infested dorms. Listen to the interview on WRKF.
(Colorado News Connection) Colorado is one of just four states where more than 60 percent of adults aged 25-64 have achieved a professional certificate or degree beyond high school, according to a new Lumina Foundation report. Andrew Vidockler, assistant director of Pickens Technical College in Aurora, credits the state's high ranking to good partnerships between local […]
The U.S. joined Australia, India and Japan in the Quad Cyber Challenge, a resource-sharing initiative to raise attention around cyber threats against education and government institutions. Education is a key focus of the initiative, as it is now the single-most targeted industry for cyberattacks.
The University of Arizona has been ranked the nation's top producer of Fulbright Scholars, setting a new university record for the number of faculty and researchers to receive Fulbright U.S. Scholar awards. A total of 17 UArizona faculty members and researchers received Fulbrights in 2022-2023, besting the university's previous record of 11, set in 2020-2021. […]
Big-money donors on the right like the Olin and Koch foundations have been establishing "beachhead" academic centers in universities across the country since the 1970s, as a means of shoring up academic arguments for right-wing policies, creating a pipeline of conservative talent, and endowing professorships for right-wing scholars—some of whom, more moderate academics suggest, are unemployable on […]
Impassioned to fight for livable wages and health benefits, a recent strike at Temple upended the school's president and the University of Chicago's recent bid to unionize won in a landslide.
