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‘Zoom Fatigue,’ Gratitude, and Purring Cats: A Peek at Life During the Pandemic
Readers told us what they’re sick of, what they’ve missed, and what has forever changed, for better or worse. → Read More
Swift Vaccinations, a ‘Normal’ Spring, and Other Wishful Thinking
The leaders of the data team behind our college-reopening tracker assess the semester ahead. → Read More
Black Students Say Loyola U. Chicago May Suspend Them for Protest – The Ticker
Two black students at Loyola University Chicago face possible suspension for not registering a campus demonstration last month in solidarity with protesters at the University of Missouri, according to a news release from a student organization, Loyola Black Voices. The two men, along with a third student who helped organize the event, will face a hearing on Friday afternoon to determine whether… → Read More
Board Fires President of College of DuPage, Citing ‘Misconduct and Mismanagement’ – The Ticker
Months of rancor and controversy at the College of DuPage came to a head on Tuesday night as the Illinois community college’s Board of Trustees voted to fire the college’s embattled president, Robert L. Breuder. The resolution to terminate Mr. Breuder, who has been on leave since April, was approved, 4 to 1, by a board that had been largely reconstituted in the wake of an uproar over a $763,000 severance package that a previous board had awarded him. → Read More
Penn State Pulls Recognition of Fraternity for 3 Years – The Ticker
Pennsylvania State University has withdrawn its recognition of the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity for three years because of a “persistent series of deeply troubling activities,” the university announced on Tuesday. The action, which reverses a decision by Penn State’s Interfraternity Council, comes in the wake of reports in March that the fraternity had set up a Facebook page where members posted… → Read More
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The University of Oregon says it did not fire an employee of the campus counseling center who criticized the institution for obtaining a student’s therapy records as part of its legal defense against her charge that she was raped by three basketball players. The Register-Guard, a newspaper in Eugene, Ore., reported that Karen Stokes, executive assistant to the director of the counseling center,… → Read More
Ohio State U. Moves Forward on Plan to Outsource Parking—for $375-Million
Over the wishes of its faculty, the university said it would seek bids from investors interested in taking over its vast parking operation. → Read More
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Notre Dame of Maryland University Georgia Museum of Art/University of Georgi... University of Central Florida, Univ. of So... Clover Park Technical College West Shore Community College Central Oregon Community College Foundatio... University in Irvine, California Saint Xavier University Southern University New Orleans Georgia State University College of Educat... Idaho State University King… → Read More
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Bill Gates, a founder of Microsoft and billionaire philanthropist, touched on a myriad of issues facing higher-education institutions during his keynote address on Monday at the annual conference, in Seattle, of the National Association of College and University Business Officers. Here are some of the highlights: On access: “The United States really stands for the proposition of equal opportunity.… → Read More
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On the heels of a similarly downcast assessment by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service has issued a negative outlook for the higher-education sector in the United States. The credit-rating agency also issued individual reports on median benchmarks for the finances of public and nonprofit private colleges, noting significant tuition-revenue declines at both types of institutions. While American… → Read More
U. of Delaware Pulls Plug on Controversial Power Plant and Data Center
After a campus committee issued a stinging critique, the university decided the $1.1-billion deal was not consistent with its goals. → Read More
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Charitable giving to more than 500 colleges in the United States grew by 0.8 percent in the three months that ended in April, compared with the same period in 2013, according to the fund-raising-technology company Blackbaud Inc. The increase is reported in a new higher-education specialty index that is based on the latest data provided by Blackbaud’s client institutions. The 558 colleges and universities… → Read More
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Moody’s Investors Service announced on Friday that it had downgraded the ratings outlook of Laureate Education Inc., to negative from stable. The credit-rating agency affirmed the for-profit education company’s B2 Corporate Family Rating but lowered its senior secured bank-credit facilities to B2 from B1. Laureate has become increasingly leveraged because of debt-financed acquisitions, and Moody’s… → Read More
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A three-story residence on Osborn Street, near Providence College, was among the properties that the Smith Hill Community Development Corporation renovated for use as affordable housing. The college has pledged $750,000 to the organization to support its work. (Smith Hill Community Development Corporation) Plenty of urban colleges struggle with neighborhood blight, and Providence College is among… → Read More
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Mark S. Schlissel, who will become president of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in July, says the university should publicly report additional pay to employees just as it reports their base salaries, The Ann Arbor News reported. “Transparency is important, and I’m going to work with the provost so that when the university reports salary, unless there are legal reasons in my way, I’d like… → Read More
Power Plant Violates U. of Delaware's Values, Professors Say
Professors and local residents are speaking out against the planned facility. But with the lease already signed, what’s to be done? → Read More
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Donald Sterling, you can keep your millions. A little more than an hour after the National Basketball Association issued a lifetime ban on Tuesday against the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers for making racially charged remarks, the University of California at Los Angeles said that it would reject his foundation’s $3-million pledge for kidney research. “Mr. Sterling’s divisive and hurtful comments… → Read More
Professors at U. of Michigan Question Administrators’ Extra Pay
A group cites more than $46-million in previously undisclosed payouts, including premiums of tens of thousands to a few top-tier administrators. → Read More
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Dartmouth College announced on Wednesday a gift of $100-million from an anonymous donor that will be used to hire faculty members, support interdisciplinary research, and expand the institution’s global impact. It is the largest gift in Dartmouth’s history, and it includes a 2-to-1 matching challenge, which could double the total sum if other donors give an additional $100-million by the end of 2015. Philip… → Read More
Public Colleges Struggle for Ways to Evolve Amid Competing Demands
As the recession fades, regional comprehensives seek to regain their footing but are more likely to evolve than to perish. → Read More