Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Valparaiso University, a Lutheran institution in Indiana, will eliminate over two dozen academic programs following an operational review intended to rightsize its offerings. The affected programs have stopped enrolling new students and include majors, minors…
Western Iowa Tech Community College has agreed to settle two years-long federal lawsuits alleging the school conspired with others to engage in human trafficking. Dr. Terry MurrellIowa Public Radio reported that the community college agreed to pay over $5 million to settle two federal lawsuits, one settlement worth $3 million and the most recent worth…
(Photo by Jabin Botsford – Pool/Getty Images) John Roberts has a reputation as the center of the Supreme Court. Not just because, as Chief, he literally sits in the middle during arguments. It’s because he found a way to save the Affordable Care Act (on his terms) in 2012 and he famously backed away from…
When 2U filed for bankruptcy last week, court filings show it owed tens of millions of dollars to universities around the country. The online program manager, which works with colleges to develop and maintain online programs and owns the MOOC company edX, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after recent years of flagging demand and a…
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed the state budget worth nearly $58 billion that includes free community college. Maura Healey“Massachusetts is the leader in innovation and education, the best place to raise your family or grow a business. But we also face challenges, so we aren’t resting – we’re going on offense,” said Healey. “This budget…
(Image via Getty) Kraken lawyer Stefanie Lambert is at it again. She already managed to get herself arrested on a state warrant at the conclusion of a hearing in federal court — she was the lawyer in that one. And the Michigan attorney has been working doggedly to top herself ever since. Lambert’s client is…
Maria A. Pharr has been named president of Pitt Community College in North Carolina. She served as president of South Piedmont Community College. Pharr holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from St. Andrews University and a Master of Arts in Science Education degree and a Doctor of Education degree in higher education administration from East…
Do you like prestige? Of course you do. Is there really a law student who doesn’t? That being said, if you’re like the majority of your colleagues and you’d like to embark upon one of the most prestigious career paths available to recent law school graduates, then you’ll probably want to compete for an elite…
Dr. Darius J. Young will serve as director of the new Center for African and African American Studies at Florida A&M University. Dr. Darius YoungYoung is a history professor at the FAMU College of Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities. His plans for the center include helping to advance African and African American studies as a…
While there is a chance that the YSL RICO case achieves normalcy under Judge Whitaker, the prior judges left some messes that still need to be cleaned up. An obvious pile is Judge Kraus’s decision that judges meeting with star witnesses in their private chambers is par for the course. Brian Steel quickly asked for…