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Housing Migrants in College Dorms?
As asylum seekers arrive in the U.S., some legislators think college residence halls could provide a temporary housing solution. Most colleges say they don’t have room.
Success Program Launch: Developing a Second Core Curriculum
Administrators at Thomas More University reorganized its core curriculum design for students to follow a nine-credit concentration as a second major, minor or interdisciplinary coursework.
Student Wellness Tip: Reaching Men With Mental Health Challenges
The director of counseling services at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock offers three strategies for combating male students’ negative ideas around mental health support.
Common App Will Let Colleges Not See Applicants’ Races
The Common Application, which has more than 1,000 members, will give them the right not to see applicants’ races. At...
Momentum Building for Pell Grant Expansion
Informal negotiations over how to expand the Pell Grant to job-training programs have begun but lawmakers face uphill challenge in getting a bill through Congress.
Tenure Awarded… at Ithaca, St. Norbert, Trinity, U of Delaware
The following universities have made announcements of professors earning tenure in recent weeks: Ithaca College Julie Blumberg, media arts, sciences...
UMass Boston Graduates Receive $1,000 Cash
Graduates of the University of Massachusetts at Boston received a welcome surprise from their commencement speaker: $1,000 cash each. Rob...
The King’s College Loses Accreditation
Already facing severe financial pressures, the King’s College was dealt another blow last week when the Middle States Commission on...