Florida university system seeks to add classics test as admissions qualifier
[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The State University System of Florida is seeking to add the Classic Learning Test as an admissions option for students applying to any of its 12 institutions. The CLT evaluates students on English and […]
Merger Watch: New federal policy injects delay and uncertainty into merger process
[ad_1] Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Ricardo Azziz has held numerous executive positions in higher education and led the merger that resulted in Georgia Regents University, now Augusta University. He is principal at Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education Consulting Group. He writes […]
For-profit Hussian College abruptly shuts down
[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Hussian College, a for-profit institution with campuses in four states, is closing, according to state regulators and its accreditor. The Tennessee Higher Education Commission, which oversees three of Hussian’s campuses, said all branches of […]
Duke will cover tuition for Carolina students from low- and middle-income households
[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Beginning in fall 2023, Duke University will cover the tuition of undergraduate students from North Carolina and South Carolina whose families earn $150,000 or less a year. This includes students from military families whose […]
AASCU pitches competitive grant program for regional public universities
[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The federal government should create a competitive grant program for regional public universities to enhance their surrounding communities, according to a new report from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. AASCU recommends […]
High time for a change? NCAA panel recommends ending marijuana ban
[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: An NCAA panel is calling for the association to remove cannabis from its list of banned substances for college athletes, recommending instead that drug testing exclusively apply to performance enhancers. The Committee on Competitive […]
University of Rochester sues Rochester University over recent name change
[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: University of Rochester, a private research university in New York, filed a trademark infringement lawsuit last week against Rochester University, a Christian college in Michigan, over its recent name change. The New York university […]
Cal State workgroup unveils plan to close Black students’ achievement gaps
[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The California State University system needs to “reimagine long‐held assumptions around student success” to close college achievement gaps for its Black students, according to a report this week from a Cal State workgroup. Each […]