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Union Institute & University Delays Start of Semester Again

Struggling to pay rent and make payroll, Union Institute & University is pushing back the start of its fall semester...
West Virginia University students protesting proposed faculty member layoffs and academic program cuts. One student holds a stick above the crowd, and another has a sign reading "Gee + BOG Need to GO."

WVU Faculty Overwhelmingly Votes No Confidence in Gee, Calls for Freeze in Cuts

West Virginia faculty members approved two resolutions Wednesday, condemning the university’s president along with the layoffs and cuts to academic programs that he has backed.

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Who Wants to Lead a Presidential Search in Florida?

Political issues have derailed recent executive searches in the state, leaving some firms carefully weighing which searches to take on.

New Presidents or Provosts: Barber-Scotia College, DeVry U, Jacksonville College, Montana Technological U, Robeson CC, Texas A&M U–Texarkana, U of Charleston

Ross C. Alexander, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of North Alabama, has been chosen...
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The First 3-Year Degree Programs Win Approval

BYU-Idaho and Ensign College will launch truncated bachelor’s degree programs next spring after getting the go-ahead from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

A student wearing a red shirt and a red bandanna uses a megaphone to address a crowd of other protesters outside West Virginia University's Mountainlair student union.

A Flagship Research University… Without Language Degrees or Math Ph.D.s?

Some of West Virginia University’s proposed program cuts appear unprecedented, or close to it, for an institution of its kind. Department appeals and student protests seem to be having little effect so far.

Two photos of Reyna Tippetts, one as a custodian and the second as a university faculty member

From Lone Star College Custodian to Dean

Reyna Gómez Tippetts says community colleges are “the gateway for education” and provide an opportunity “to help you get to the next step.”

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Most Governing Boards Don’t Reflect Student Diversity

A new report in Washington Monthly shows a potential correlation between the diversity of college and university governing boards and graduation rates.