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[ad_1] Rice College president Reginald DesRoches launched his career as a civil engineer–turned–higher ed administrator back in the early 1980s, when he joined a summer bridge program for students from underrepresented backgrounds before his freshman year at the University of California, Berkeley. The program was made up of about 90 percent students of color, he said, …

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[ad_1] As American college towns vote in greater numbers for Democratic candidates, Republicans are worried that the margin of victory will make it more difficult for their party to win statewide races, Politico reported.  A Politico analysis of voting patterns since 2000 shows that the margin of voters in college towns who cast ballots for …

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[ad_1] A state appeals court has unanimously ruled that the University of Michigan is within its rights to ban weapons on campus, The Detroit Free Press reported. In the judges’ opinion, it “is constitutionally permissible because laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places are consistent with the Second Amendment.” The case dates to …

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[ad_1] Mark Tykocinski has resigned as president of Thomas Jefferson University and as dean of the university’s medical school, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Tykocinski has only been president for a year. He will stay on as a full professor. In May, he apologized after coming under fire for liking tweets critical of coronavirus vaccines, gender-affirmation …

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[ad_1] Rutgers University’s University Senate voted no confidence in President Jonathan Holloway over plans to merge the university’s two medical schools, at New Brunswick and at Newark, NorthJersey.com reported. The faculty of the two medical schools appears opposed to the merger, and they say their concerns have been ignored. The resolution also called for Holloway …

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[ad_1] McPherson College announced a $500 million gift Friday. The donor is anonymous. The donor has previously pledged $500 million. The combined $1 billion gift will be paid over time until the donor’s death, at which point the remaining funds will be paid. McPherson, in Kansas, only has about 800 students. Also on Friday, New York University announced …

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[ad_1] Drexel University and Peirce College established a transfer pipeline between the two private institutions to support workforce development among adult learners. Drexel University and Peirce College in Philadelphia established a partnership for adult learner education in the region with a new pilot program for online education and health-care apprenticeships. The pilot, called the Peirce-Drexel …

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[ad_1] Lasell University will eliminate majors in global studies, sociology, English and history, all in the liberal arts. The university will also eliminate its major in fitness management, The Boston Globe reported. Four faculty members have been told their contracts will not be renewed for the 2024–25 academic year, and several open faculty positions will …

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[ad_1] Months after being at the center of a campus free speech controversy at Stanford University, Tirien Steinbach is stepping down as associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion at Stanford Law, according to an announcement from law school dean Jenny Martinez. Steinbach was placed on leave by the law school in March after Kyle …

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