Tag: Higher education
Acclaim, fundraising spread unevenly among Black colleges
ATLANTA — Two recent high-profile faculty appointments could be a fundraising and enrollment bonanza for Howard University, one of the nation’s most prestigious Black...
As COVID rises, a vexing hunt for nursing home vaccine stats
WASHINGTON — With COVID-19 on the rise again and many nursing home staffers unvaccinated, families still lack easy access to crucial Medicare immunization data...
California’s mask rule for schools prompts controversy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California announced new coronavirus rules for public schools on Monday that let students and teachers sit as close to each other...
Judge OKs $73M payout to alleged UCLA doctor sex victims
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Monday gave final approval to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit that alleged some 6,000 women...
Former football player says KU ignored harassment complaints
LAWRENCE, Kan. — A former University of Kansas football player says the university offered him more than $50,000 in benefits if he left the...
With Harris and Hannah-Jones, Howard University is on a roll
WASHINGTON — With the surprise twin hiring of two of the country's most prominent writers on race, Howard University is positioning itself as one...
Loan relief approved for more for-profit college students
The U.S. Education Department on Friday announced it will forgive student loans for more than 1,800 borrowers who attended a trio of for-profit colleges...
USC professor admits to tax charge in admissions scandal
BOSTON — An associate professor of dentistry at the University of Southern California pleaded guilty on Friday to a tax charge in connection with...
Racial bias reports threaten Tulane med school accreditation
Associated Press — Allegations of racial discrimination in the Tulane University School of Medicine's Graduate Medical Education program have prompted an accrediting organization to...
Philanthropies eagerly back ex-UNC professor Hannah-Jones
NEW YORK — Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones used major philanthropic donors to build her future as a tenured professor at Howard University, just as other...