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American Jewish University campus sale fails

[ad_1] Plans by American Jewish University leaders to sell its 22-acre Los Angeles campus fell through last week, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported. The $65 million deal with a Swiss education company, EF Education First, was intended to alleviate the institution’s financial struggles. American Jewish University’s rabbinical school, like many seminaries, has struggled to attract applicants …

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Report suggests improvements for UNC system governance

[ad_1] North Carolina governor Roy Cooper released the preliminary findings of a state commission to investigate the state’s public university governance on Monday, with recommendations for broadening political representation on the UNC system board of governors and on the boards of trustees of its 16 campuses.  The report is from the Commission on the Governance …

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Emporia State still seeks to dismiss faculty members

[ad_1] Emporia State University has appealed to a district court its right to fire five faculty members, The Kansas Reflector reported. Emporia cut tenured faculty members, among others, in eliminating the jobs of 33 people last year. An administrative law judge ordered that five of the faculty members get their jobs back because the university …

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Darren Catalano of HelioCampus: Pulse podcast

[ad_1] This month’s episode of the Pulse podcast features an interview with Darren Catalano, CEO of HelioCampus, a data analytics provider. In this conversation with Rodney B. Murray, host of The Pulse, Catalano discusses how the company’s tools help institutions make decisions, assess their performance and serve students.  Most Popular Stories Most Popular [ad_2] Source …

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Emporia State still seeks to dismiss faculty members

[ad_1] Emporia State University has appealed to a district court its right to fire five faculty members, The Kansas Reflector reported. Emporia cut tenured faculty members, among others, in eliminating the jobs of 33 people last year. An administrative law judge ordered that five of the faculty members get their jobs back because the university …

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Columbia U drops out of “U.S. News” undergraduate rankings

[ad_1] Columbia University is dropping out of the undergraduate rankings of U.S. News & World Report. The university’s law and medical schools earlier announced that they would not participate, but the undergraduate rankings get more attention. A statement noted that much of the information conveyed in the rankings may be found in the university’s Common Data …

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Bellarmine provost quits after vote of no confidence

[ad_1] Paul Gore, who has served as Bellarmine University’s vice president for academic affairs and provost since 2019, is leaving his post, Bellarmine president Susan Donovan told faculty and staff in a message Thursday, The Louisville Courier Journal reported. Gore and Donovan were both the subject of no-confidence votes last month. Faculty are upset over …

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