4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (934+ words) Louisiana State University sought to sign two former NFL players, spurring threats of expulsion and a lawsuit from the Southeastern Conference. Now, LSU is backpedaling. LSU will no longer move forward with a plan to add two former NFL players…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (238+ words) St. Thomas University President David Armstrong resigned after eight years on the job and more than a month on administrative leave amid an investigation into an alleged policy violation. The Miami Herald reported that his resignation Tuesday followed a university…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (461+ words) A complaint alleged that 10 privately funded scholarships discriminated on the basis of race or sex. The University of Central Arkansas will have to review all programs, memberships, scholarships and activities, including those involving external organizations, that have any sex- or…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (365+ words) The Israel-Palestine conflict remains the most taboo topic on college campuses, according to FIRE’s latest free speech report. About three in 10 students said a professor should “definitely” or “probably” be fired for posting “it’s OK to punch a Nazi” on…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (709+ words) The University of Michigan’s First Fellows program will provide sophomores who are the first in their families to attend college with mentoring, a dedicated course and $4,000 for summer experiential learning. The University of Michigan’s First Fellows program will provide dedicated…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (501+ words) Q: Tell us about your new gig. Why 2U? Why now? A: I spent over two decades working inside universities and, as you know, I loved it. I had the chance to build innovative online programs, work with faculty, listen to students and…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (135+ words) By Susan H. Greenberg The Florida Board of Governors voted Thursday to bar undocumented students from attending selective institutions in the state's public university system. According to the new regulation, which passed the board unanimously and without discussion, starting next academic…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (50+ words) After a Wall Street Journal article highlighting the enrollment and financial woes at Syracuse University, Chancellor J. Michael Haynie told the campus community that the university's “annual 1.5 percent operating deficit is far from a crisis” and that “demand for a Syracuse…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (415+ words) In its departure announcement, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education said it’s “driving broader partnerships.” Another institutional accreditor has left the Council of Recognized Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC)—the second departure in the last two months from the group of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (443+ words) Regardless of what happens next in Washington, the changes we need should start with sex education and changes to campus cultures. When the Obama administration sent its Dear Colleague letter to college presidents across the U.S. in April 2011, many of us…...