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Pushing for abortion pills to be available at public colleges a priority for Mass lawmakers. while Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood are under attack
As the Supreme Court is poised to jeopardize abortion protections nationwide, Massachusetts lawmakers and activists say a bill pending in Beacon Hill that could bolster health care Reproduction on public college campuses takes on added urgency as the end of the legislative session nears. Academic health centers would be required to stock and provide medical …
Georgia law prohibits ‘free speech zones’ in public colleges
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed a bill that eliminates existing “free speech zones” on college campuses and designates all public forums as unrestricted outdoor spaces for institutions that are part of the University and technical system of Georgia. “Free speech is one of the fundamental freedoms of this great nation,” Kemp said in …
OPINION: New Bill Would Expand Free Speech at Public Colleges Statewide | Opinion
Recently, Georgia House Bill 1, known as the “Forming Open and Robust University Minds Act”, was passed by the State Senate. The newly signed legislation would eliminate the University of Georgia’s “free speech zones,” including areas of campus such as the Tate Plaza, designated as public forums. It would be replaced by a new system …
Private and public colleges top the list for financial aid
At top colleges nationwide, the most recent application season was the most competitive on record, but getting accepted to multiple schools may have been the easiest part for students. They now have less than a week to decide which school they will attend before National Decision Day on May 1, the deadline for high school …
Michigan public colleges working to reverse declining enrollment
All but one major public university in the state increased tuition between the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years, ranging from zero percent for the University of Michigan-Flint to 4.17% for Oakland University for undergraduate resident students. Many schools aimed to offset these increases with increased financial aid for eligible students. Here’s how a selection of …
LaSata resolution calls for ending COVID-19 policies at public colleges and universities
LANSING, Michigan— The state Senate voted on Wednesday to pass a resolution opposing COVID-19 mandates at public colleges and universities in the state. “For yet another school year, we see several public institutions in Michigan continue to enforce these policies, which is unfortunate as students struggle for two years to get the education they deserve,” …
Florida public colleges and universities must try to find new accreditors
Florida public universities and colleges will have to try to find new accreditors, course materials must be posted online and remain available for five years, and tenured professors will have to undergo periodic reviews. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the provisions into law on Tuesday during a ceremony in the conservative stronghold of The Villages, a …
Baker-Polito Administration Announces $120 Million Investment in Public Colleges and Universities to Retrofit Buildings to Pursue STEM Education
Salem — The Baker-Polito administration today announced investments totaling more than $120 million in four public colleges and universities to renovate and expand campus facilities that improve student skills in STEM fields. Salem State University, Massasoit Community College, Springfield Technical Community College and University of Massachusetts Lowell will each receive $30 million for major capital …
Regents vote to cut total Georgia public college costs for state students
article (Image by Paul Brennan from Pixabay) ATLANTE – Tuition fees do not always increase. For nearly all of Georgia’s 340,000 public university and college students, they will drop next fall. This is thanks to a sharp increase in state funding granted in exchange for eliminating a fiscal hangover that had lasted more than a …
Battle escalates over ‘diversity of view’ investigation at Florida public colleges
Listen to the article 4 minutes This audio is generated automatically. Please let us know if you have any comments. Diving brief: A union representing thousands of faculty at Florida’s public colleges invites students and employees to ignore a new survey aimed at assessing “intellectual freedom and diversity of viewpoints” on campus. Florida United College …
Louisiana ends remedial classes at its public colleges and universities
Louisiana ends use of college remedial courses in English and math, adopting instead a … [+] model that relies on basic academic assistance in introductory courses. Getty The Louisiana Board of Regents this week adopted a new policy that effectively ends the use of remedial courses at public universities and colleges in that state. With …
‘Divisive Concepts’ Ban Targets Tennessee Public Colleges
Students and staff at public colleges and universities in Tennessee may soon sue if they believe they have been punished for not accepting ‘dividing concepts’ when discussing topics such as race and gender . A Republican-backed bill passing through the state legislature outlines 16 divisive concepts, including someone being seen as ‘inherently privileged, racist, sexist, …
The bill would ban the teaching of certain controversial subjects in public colleges
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A bill that could change what is taught at Tennessee’s public colleges and universities is heading for a full Senate vote on Monday. The bill would make it illegal for students at public universities to agree to what the state legislature considers “divisive concepts” in order to receive a higher grade. …
Ontario public college staff could go on strike by Friday
Staff at Ontario’s 24 public colleges are threatening to pull out by the end of the week if bargaining demands aren’t met. An open letter from the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) to Ontario college presidents asks them to agree to voluntary binding arbitration. The letter says it will “save the school year” and …
Florida public colleges may soon recruit presidents in secret
A Florida bill that would allow public colleges to withhold the names of presidential candidates until finalists are chosen is likely to become law. The legislation passed the Florida Legislature with the required two-thirds majority last week, and Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, is expected to sign it. The bill calls for all personal identifying …
‘Where is everyone?’ Some public colleges cut ties with Russia over the war in Ukraine
Arizona’s public universities this week joined a handful of others nationwide who said they would sell off their Russian assets after the Arizona board’s vote on Monday. The move is largely symbolic, but board members see it as an important show of their disapproval of President Vladimir V. Putin’s war in Ukraine. The Arizona regents …
Florida public college presidential searches will be confidential under new law
UPDATE: March 16, 2022: Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, on Tuesday signed legislation making presidential searches of Florida’s public colleges secret until their final stages. DeSantis’ office has not released a statement on the new law. It takes effect immediately. Diving Brief: Florida Legislature approved a bill last week it would keep the identities of …
Regional public colleges help build economic resilience in their regions, study finds
Diving brief: Regional public colleges help protect the counties in which they are located from economic contractions, according to a recent study from the University of Illinois to Urbana-Champaign researchers. They primarily looked at areas that suffered from declining manufacturing and found that those that had regional public colleges were more resilient to economic shocks …
South Carolina bill to end tenure in public colleges won’t move forward this year
Diving Brief: A controversial bill in South Carolina which would have ended the tenure of the faculty in the state’s public colleges will not advance this legislative session. Instead, the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education may conduct a study of tenure systems in public institutions in the state. The potential study arose as part …
California bill to exempt public colleges from environmental review
A new bill introduced in the California State Senate would exempt real estate developments at public universities from an environmental review process, a measure that could prevent future lawsuits like the one that forced an enrollment cap at the University of California at Berkeley. This bill comes shortly after UC Berkeley announced it had to …
Texas lieutenant governor vows to end his tenure at public colleges
Diving Brief: Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, a Republican, pledged end tenure of faculty in the state’s public colleges and revoke the status of professors who teach critical race theory. The proposal escalates a nationwide GOP movement against the decades-old academic framework. patrick was reacting to a resolution by the faculty council of the University …
Tennessee plans to ban certain indoctrination in public colleges
Although Tennessee has banned the teaching of critical race theory in K-12 schools, many tenets of the ideology are still deeply embedded in the state’s public colleges. New reports from the Claremont Institute, the Idaho Freedom Foundation, and Velocity Convergence, a nonprofit that champions diversity of perspectives at public institutions of higher education, reveal that …
Tennessee bill exposes public colleges to legal risk due to mandatory “division” concepts for students and employees
NASHVILLE — A bill introduced in Tennessee House would allow students, faculty and staff to sue universities and public colleges if they believe they are being punished for refusing to accept one or more “concepts of division” that the legislation says “exacerbate and inflame divisions” on race, gender, ethnicity and religion. House Bill 2670, sponsored …
Kentucky lawmaker wants four-year freeze after state’s public colleges and universities set tuition
By Tom Lateckkentucky today Legislation has been introduced in the Kentucky General Assembly that would require public four-year institutions in the state to set tuition rates and mandatory fees for each incoming class and freeze those rates for four years for all students. of State. Rep. William Lawrence, R-Maysville, introduced House Bill 452, the Kentucky …
Public colleges offer best chance of positive ROI for students, report finds
Diving brief: AttendMost US higher education institutions tend to improve a student’s earnings, but some for-profit and private non-profit institutions offering programs less than two years are less likely to be profitable, according to a report of the Bipartisan Policy Center, a think tank in Washington, D.C. Public colleges and universities are the most likely …
New York public college professors ask for more money
ALBANY, NY (WSKG) – New York Governor Kathy Hochul has promised to overhaul the state’s vast university system after years of underfunding. But members of faculty unions in the state and city university systems, along with their allies in the Legislative Assembly, testified Monday at a budget hearing that Hochul’s plan doesn’t go far enough. …
Bill requiring civic test to graduate from public colleges heads to Sununu’s office
Not all Republican lawmakers supported the bill. The New Hampshire Senate gave final approval on Thursday to a bill requiring students at public colleges and universities to take a civics test to graduate, sending the measure to Gov. Chris Sununu’s office. But the vote overrode objections from Democrats, who said the test would be too …
NYC public college professors call for more money to fill gaps
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has promised to overhaul the state’s vast university system after years of underfunding. But members of faculty unions in the state and city university systems, along with their allies in the Legislative Assembly, testified Monday at a budget hearing that Hochul’s plan doesn’t go far enough. . United University Professions, …
Bill to require civic test to graduate from public colleges heads to Sununu’s office
The New Hampshire Senate gave final approval on Thursday to a bill requiring students at public colleges and universities to take a civics test to graduate, sending the measure to Gov. Chris Sununu’s office. But the vote overrode objections from Democrats, who said the test would be too onerous for students and universities. Bill 319 …
Public colleges must change accreditors every 5 years, Florida bill proposes
Diving Brief: Florida public colleges would be required to switch accreditors and then do so again every five years under a new bill introduced in the state House of Representatives. Proposal follows the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, which accredits the state’s public institutions, investigating the state’s potential political influence at …
Bill requiring civics test to graduate from public colleges heads to Sununu’s desk – New Hampshire Bulletin
The New Hampshire Senate gave final approval on Thursday to a bill requiring students at public colleges and universities to take a civics test to graduate, sending the measure to Gov. Chris Sununu’s office. But the vote overrode objections from Democrats, who said the test would be too onerous for students and universities. House Bill …
Virginia public colleges lift COVID vaccination mandates
Virginia’s public colleges have begun lifting their COVID-19 vaccination requirement for students after new Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares issued an advisory opinion on Friday finding that public universities in the state cannot requiring vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition of registration or attendance. The advisory opinion overturns one issued by Miyares’ Democratic predecessor last …
Virginia AG says public colleges cannot mandate COVID vaccines
Virginia’s new Republican attorney general said Friday that public colleges in the state cannot mandate COVID-19 vaccines for students as a requirement for admission or in-person attendance. Why is this important: The decision by state Attorney General Jason Miyares came from a request for a mandate review by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), who promised …
Virginia AG says public colleges cannot force COVID vaccines on students
Virginia’s new Republican attorney general said Friday that public colleges in the state cannot mandate COVID-19 vaccines for students as a requirement for admission or in-person attendance. Why is this important: The decision by state Attorney General Jason Miyares came from a request for a mandate review by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), who promised …
Virginia public colleges and universities cannot require coronavirus vaccine, new GOP attorney general says
Virginia’s public colleges and universities do not have the authority to require students to be vaccinated against the coronavirus to enroll or attend in-person classes, the state’s new attorney general found in his first opinion since taking office this month. The opinion of Jason Miyares, a Republican, is the most recent move by the state’s …
Virginia attorney general says public colleges may not require student vaccinations
Attorney General Jason S. Miyares of Virginia issued a legal opinion Friday morning, saying public colleges in the state may not require students to be vaccinated against the coronavirus as a condition of enrollment or in-person attendance. In the three-page notice, Miyares claims that vaccination against Covid-19 cannot be required because the state General Assembly, …
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Public Colleges Seek Increased State Funding in 2022
With state revenues seeing sharp increases, expect public colleges to push hard for more. … [+] state funding this year. getty With state coffers enjoying record surpluses and tax revenues exceeding budget estimates, 2022 is shaping up to be a year in which higher education leaders will bid for large increases in funding for the …
Nevada Confirms Vaccination Mandate For Public College Staff | Nevada News
CARSON CITY, Nevada (AP) – Hundreds of unvaccinated employees who work at public colleges and universities in Nevada were fired on Friday, a day after higher education officials voted to keep a term of office in effect. staff vaccination. Regents of the Nevada higher education system on Thursday voted 6-6 on a measure to repeal …
New Northeast Ohio Public Colleges Pilot Program Aims to Address ‘Blocked Credits’
Ohio officials want 65% of the state’s workforce to have some type of post-secondary certificate or diploma by 2025. It’s an ambitious goal, especially as enrollments have plummeted at the majority of higher education institutions amid the pandemic. The number of high school graduates in the state also continues to decline, shrinking the pool of …
Virginia survey of alumni of public colleges and universities
The Virginia State Board of Higher Education recently released a study on the impact and value of public higher education in the state, based on graduate employment outcomes, financial health, and satisfaction with their university experiences, among other factors. The study, titled “Virginia Educated”, was conducted by the Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory at the …
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Professors at Ontario’s 24 Public Colleges Vote for Jobs Action
The faculty of Ontario colleges received a strike mandate from its members of the 24 publicly funded colleges in a vote held on Saturday. The faculty is a division of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union which represents more than 15,000 college professors, counselors, librarians and instructors. More than two-thirds of union members voted, of …
New York State’s Public Colleges Need State Support – Daily Freeman
Mr. Editor, Starting in 2011, almost constant increases have increased tuition fees by more than 42%. Adjusted for inflation, the automatic tuition fee hikes at both SUNY and CUNY have far outpaced the growth of the economy. These significant increases in tuition fees have caused students to increasingly bear the costs of running New York’s …
Sault College, one of 24 public colleges in the province that could face faculty strike
In 2017, the Ontario college strike, which affected more than 500,000 students, lasted five weeks before back-to-work legislation Sault College and other public colleges across the province could face a second faculty strike in five years if the union and management fail to agree on a new contract. Negotiations between the CAAT-A team of the …
Enrollment at most of Oregon’s public colleges and universities is still declining
Enrollment at the majority of Oregon’s public colleges and universities is still declining after more than a year of the pandemic. The declines reflected in new figures released recently by state higher education officials follow a year in decline in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced college administrators to close campuses and shut down cancel …
Illinois Public Colleges to Use Common App, Making University Enrollment Easier | New
Applying to state universities and some private institutions in Illinois has become increasingly easy for incoming applicants. Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Council on Higher Education partner with the Illinois General Assembly to award $ 1 million to state public universities and help them move to the platform. Common App form. By completing a …
Ontario public colleges seek conciliation and file complaint with OLRB
Bargaining deadlocked: mediator finds approach of academic negotiation team and demands illegal and unrealistic TORONTO, November 1, 2021 / CNW / – Since July 2021, the College Employers Council (CEC) representing Ontario’s 24 public colleges, and OPSEU’s CAAT-A bargaining team representing college university employees (full-time and part-load faculty, instructors, librarians, and advisers) met at the …
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Which states have the cheapest and most expensive public colleges?
Two-year public colleges in California have the lowest tuition and average fees for 2021-2022. … [+] Wyoming’s four-year public colleges have the lowest average tuition fees in the country. getty With the cost of college education always a major concern for students, parents, and policy makers, the question of how states stack up against the …
Oklahoma’s public colleges, universities must become more competitive
Recently, Jeff Hickman, president of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, called attention to the detrimental effects of geographically defined monopolies in higher education. These monopolies dictate that only one institution can offer in-person programs in a defined community or region. In Hickman’s words, “In Enid, for example, you can take freshman and sophomore …
NJ’s top public colleges and universities generate $ 6.1 billion in economic activity in the state
The Association of New Jersey State Colleges and Universities (NJASCU) has released a comprehensive economic impact study highlighting member institutions’ contributions to the state of New Jersey. Among the report’s key findings: NJASCU member institutions generate some $ 6.1 billion in economic activity in New Jersey each year, generating approximately $ 220 million in tax …
“This is unacceptable”: Massachusetts lawmakers want to expand reproductive care in public colleges
Early Monday morning in Amherst, State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa boarded the B43 bus at the University of Massachusetts, joined by a small cohort of students advocating for medical abortion to be integrated into health care already offered in university health centers. The said “Repro Ride” at Planned Parenthood in Springfield took two and a half …
Should Massachusetts Public Colleges and Universities be Free?
Nathalie HigginsEd Collier I am a proud first generation student and graduate of UMass Amherst. My younger brother graduated as an associate from MassBay Community College. Thanks to our parents’ dedication to making sure we had more opportunities than they did, we graduated without incurring student debt. Our story is not the norm. The average …
OCAS opens applications for over 720 public colleges across Punjab
Lahore: The Online College Admission Systems (OCAS) web portal developed by the Punjab Information Technology Council (PITB) for the Department of Higher Education (HED) receives applications for postgraduate programs. intermediate and bachelor’s level across Punjab at selected public colleges. This is indeed the first time that online applications for the license have been opened on …
New Jersey’s top public colleges and universities generate $ 6.1 billion in economic activity in the state
New Jersey’s top public colleges and universities generate $ 6.1 billion in economic activity in the state Seven member institutions of NJASCU deliver results in terms of economic outcomes, sustained jobs and return on government investment Trenton, NJ (October 20, 2021) – The Association of New Jersey State Colleges and Universities (NJASCU) today released a …
What the pandemic has done to regional public college enrollments
Regional public colleges have long been workhorses in their states, providing residents with affordable and accessible higher education. These institutions had already faced years of budget cuts and state underfunding, compared to flagship projects, and many regional public institutions were facing daunting demographic trends that predicted problems for the future. . What new challenges has …
Suit Protests Montana Law Restricting Voting Efforts In Public Colleges
Montana Democrats filed another complaint Tuesday to challenge Senate Bill 319 – a law banning political activities, such as voter registration campaigns and political organizing, on state college campuses. According to the complaint, law passed by Republicans removes “increased political power from Montana’s younger voters” who typically vote for Democratic candidates. In addition, the lawsuit …
Menstrual pads will be available free at public colleges in California
Governor of California Gavin Newsom signed a law Friday forcing state schools and colleges to stockpile free menstrual products in toilets for women, all genders, and at least one for men starting next year. The Menstrual Fairness for All Act requires public schools with grades 6 to 12 to provide free towels and tampons to …
South Dakota Public Colleges Reveal Plans for Opportunity Centers
The South Dakota Board of Regents adopted three policies related to “opportunity for all” at its meeting on Thursday and heard plans from each of the six public university leaders on their plans to implement centers of education. opportunities on campus. The centers are supposed to be a “one-stop-shop” for student needs, BOR officials said. …
SUNY Oswego Continues To Be Ranked Top 10 Public Colleges | Education
OSWEGO – SUNY Oswego continues to be ranked in the top 10 public colleges in best northern regional universities by US News and World Report 2022, according to the publication released on September 13. This year, SUNY Oswego comes in at -50 overall in the Northeast. The region includes public and private colleges across New …
The Wall Street Journal ranks Texas A&M No.19 among public colleges
Texas A&M University is ranked # 19 among public universities and # 79 overall among nearly 800 colleges in the 2022 Wall Street Journal / Times Higher Education College rankings. Rankings are based on 15 indicators that measure an institution’s performance in four areas: resources, commitment, results and environment. Harvard University is the # 1 …
Pitt named one of the top 20 public colleges nationwide | Local News
The main campus of the University of Pittsburgh ranked 20th among the best public colleges in the country, according to the 2022 ranking of the best colleges by US News and World Report. The University of Maryland’s College Park campus and the University of Washington both took 20th place in this year’s list. “It’s exciting …
Four-year schools go in person, two-year schools stay online
On the first day of classes at the University of Massachusetts in Boston last week, students, faculty and staff – most of them masked – flocked to stand-up campus shuttles. More than 20 months after the state’s first public case of COVID-19 was reported on this blustery bay-side campus in Dorchester, UMass Boston is sinking …
UC San Diego among the best public colleges in the United States
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – UC San Diego is among the top 10 public universities in the country, according to a new report released on Monday. The list for 2022 was compiled by US News and World Report, which some consider the world authority on education rankings. When it comes to the best public colleges in …
Florida Polytechnic Takes # 1 on List of Best Public Colleges in the South
Florida Polytechnic University was ranked the first public university in the southern region of the United States, according to American News and World Report. In its list of the top 2022 colleges released on Monday, US News and World Report ranks Florida Poly third among the best colleges in the world. Southern United States, including …
SUNY Oswego Continues To Be Ranked In The Top 10 Public Colleges
SUNY Oswego continues to be ranked in the top 10 public colleges in best northern regional universities by US News and World Report 2022, according to the publication released on September 13, 2021. This year, SUNY Oswego is ranked 50th in the Northeast. The region includes public and private colleges across New York, Pennsylvania, New …
More than half of Massachusetts public colleges have used COVID relief funds to cover unpaid student bills
As students prepare to return to campus, colleges in New England and across the country are looking to spend a $ 69 billion windfall in federal COVID-19 relief funds. More than half of Massachusetts’ public colleges use some of that money to cover millions of unpaid balances students owe them. GBH News survey reveals at …
Austin-Travis County extends mask mandate to public colleges
AUSTIN (KXAN) – The city of Austin and Travis County on Friday extended their orders, which require masks in public schools, to public colleges as well. This means that students, staff and visitors over the age of 2 are required to wear a face covering on school property or on school buses during stages 3, …
Austin and Travis County extend mask mandate to public colleges
Austin and Travis County are adding public colleges to their list of places where masking is required. City and county officials on Wednesday signed orders requiring people over the age of 2 to wear masks in city and county buildings and in public schools. On Friday, they amended the ordinances to include public colleges, such …
Illinois public colleges and universities present reopening plans to state lawmakers – the Columbia Chronicle
In an in-person return-to-education demonstration, representatives from Illinois State University joined the virtual hearing of the two House committees on August 5 from a conference room on their campus to present what it would look like the reopening of the ISU. Zachary Clingenpeel With the increase in COVID-19 cases in Illinois and a new semester …
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No Mask Requirement, South Carolina Public Colleges Prepare for Fall Semester
CONWAY, SC (WMBF) – Almost 53% of eligible Southern Carolinians have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, but those aged 18 to 24 remain the least vaccinated. With mask mandates no longer legally allowed in public schools or colleges due to a provision in the state budget, Palmetto state institutions are getting …
All public colleges in Kentucky will require masks indoors for all
All public universities and colleges in Kentucky will require indoor masks on their campuses this fall, regardless of vaccination status. The Kentucky Council on Post-Secondary Education on Friday released the signatures of 10 university and college presidents who “are united in our commitment to providing a high-quality educational experience for our students in the safest …
Kentucky’s public colleges and universities will need masks
As cases of COVID-19 increase and students return to class this fall, the state’s public colleges and universities are demanding masks. LOUISVILLE, Ky. – All public colleges and universities in Kentucky will need masks indoors this fall semester. The move was announced in a joint statement from the presidents of four-year universities in Kentucky, the …
Public Colleges and Universities Expect Fall Semester Mask Mandate
By TOM LATEK, Kentucky today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Students at all of Kentucky’s public colleges and universities can expect to see a mask tenure in place, when classes begin for the fall semester. In a joint letter released Friday and signed by all the presidents of the state’s four-year public universities, the Kentucky Community …
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Masks required for public colleges and universities in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WSAZ) – All public colleges and universities in Kentucky require face coverings to be worn in all campus buildings. This applies to both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. A joint statement was released on Friday and signed by all presidents of Kentucky’s four-year public universities, the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, and the …
Public Colleges Must Offer Free Menstrual Products to Students on Campus | Archive
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (WREX) – Free feminine hygiene products will soon be appearing at public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Governor JB Pritzker signed three laws making feminine hygiene products more accessible to women and girls in Illinois. The three laws, House Bill 641, House Bill 155 and House Bill 310, remove all financial barriers …
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Illinois Public Colleges to Provide Free Feminine Hygiene Products on Campus
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (WIFR) – Governor Pritzker signed three laws making feminine hygiene products more accessible to women and girls in Illinois. The three bills, House Bill 641, House Bill 155 and House Bill 310, remove all financial barriers that previously prevented individuals from purchasing hygiene products, according to the governor’s office announcement Thursday. “I have …
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United Faculty of Florida Joins Public College Lawsuit
To follow the latest local news, subscribe to our TV20 newsletter HERE and get news straight to your email every morning. GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – A union representing staff at UF and other universities is joining a lawsuit challenging a new state law. United Faculty of Florida is joining the lawsuit brought for the first …
No upcoming COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Mississippi public colleges
As the number of COVID-19 cases rises in the state, hundreds of faculty at Mississippi colleges and universities have signed an open letter calling for vaccinations to be mandatory for students returning this fall. The letter, originally written by four faculty members at Mississippi State University, has garnered more than 400 signatures since late May. …
Public colleges and universities will require masks on campus
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Public colleges and universities in Minnesota will require masks to be worn on campuses to help stop the spread of COVID-19 as the delta variant of the virus increases. The University of Minnesota said Monday it will require all students, employees and visitors to its five campuses to wear masks indoors from …
Public colleges have new principles to prevent campus hazing
Ohio has a new law that toughens penalties for those convicted of hazing on state college campuses. Now the public colleges themselves are taking action to prevent hazing. The Interuniversity Council, which represents Ohio’s public universities, has what it says is a zero-tolerance approach to hazing. It includes, among other things, the automatic dismissal of …
New Hampshire Public Colleges Seek Ways To Increase Enrollment
During the uncertainty of the pandemic, a large number of students opted for a gap year. This sent a wave of ripples through higher education institutions, and colleges have now devised new methods to bounce back from an unusual year. Including all of its institutions, the New Hampshire university system has said the pandemic has …
Menstrual fairness bill would require California public colleges to provide menstrual products
Start your day with LAist Sign up for the Morning Brief, delivered on weekdays. Audin Leung, a senior at the University of California, Davis, has spent his entire college career championing a new concept – free periodicals on every campus. “People are surprised, or they think it’s a radical idea, but it’s not a very …
Idaho Public Colleges Choose Platform For Online Course Sharing
Idaho’s eight public colleges and universities are using a new platform to make it easier for students to browse online courses shared between institutions. The selection of the new platform, announced on July 8, is the latest step in the public education system’s Online Idaho initiative, a multi-year plan to better manage resources and offerings …
Latest Menstrual Fairness Bill Would Require California Public Colleges to Provide Period Products – Chico Enterprise-Record
By Emily Forschen, CalMatters Audin Leung, senior at the University of California at Davis, has spent her entire college career championing a new concept: free vintage products on every campus. “People are surprised, or they think it’s a radical idea, but it’s not a very radical idea because it’s a basic need,” Leung said. Leung …
A city fights for its public colleges
When the California Accreditation Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) released the results of its six-year assessment of City College San Francisco in 2012, it found the school so deficient in management that ‘she imposed a series of sanctions that, if ignored, would shut down the college or reduce it to its shadow. The …
Arizona public colleges cannot require COVID vaccines – or masks or tests for the unvaccinated
Arizona State University announced its COVID-19 mitigation plans for a fall semester in person just two weeks ago. According to the plans, students would not have to be vaccinated against COVID-19. But those who chose not to submit proof of vaccination to ASU would be required to participate in COVID tests twice a week, wear …
USC Freezes Tuition Again, Joining Other Public Colleges Across SC | Colombia News
COLUMBIA – The University of South Carolina has officially agreed to freeze tuition fees for the next academic year. This is the second consecutive tuition freeze approved by USC’s board of directors. For the 2019-2020 academic year, administrators increased tuition fees by just under 1%, which at the time was the lowest amount since 1987. …
Florida Law Will Require Public Colleges to Investigate “Intellectual Freedom” and “Diversity of Views”
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a law that requires public colleges to assess their level of “intellectual freedom and diversity of viewpoints,” among other things. Groups of professors have criticized the new law as unnecessary and potentially frightening. Florida’s more than three dozen public colleges and universities will need to determine “to what …
Colorado Public Colleges Should Not Raise Tuition Fees, Increase Faculty – Greeley Tribune
The cost of a four-year degree from a Colorado public school is now astronomical. The University of Colorado and Colorado State University estimate tuition, tuition, accommodation, and books to be approximately $ 30,000 for the academic year. A Colorado student who graduates in four years will have spent $ 120,000. Tuition fees should have increased …
For regional public colleges, the admission season is not over
State University of New York at Oneonta was closed to visitors until January of this year. Normally, those who visit in the fall are likely candidates in the spring (or the following spring). Karen Brown, executive director of admissions, said Oneonta had tried doing remote visits and interacting with applicants online, but it was not …
Colorado Public Colleges Should Not Raise Tuition Fees, Give Raise To Faculty
The cost of a four-year degree from a Colorado public school is now astronomical. The University of Colorado and Colorado State University estimate the cost of tuition, tuition, accommodation, and books to be approximately $ 30,000 for the academic year. A Colorado student who graduates in four years will have spent $ 120,000. Tuition fees …
Colorado Public College Full Professors Are Predominantly White | Education
In an increasingly diverse state, professors who teach at four-year colleges in Colorado are predominantly white. Of the 3,500 full professors, only 15 of them are black women. 38 others are black men. Hispanic students now make up about 20% of universities in the state. But the Hispanic teachers? Less than 8% of all full …
The diversity of full professors lags behind in Colorado’s public colleges
In an increasingly diverse state, professors who teach at four-year colleges in Colorado are predominantly white. Of the 3,500 full professors, only 15 of them are black women. 38 others are black men. Hispanic students now make up about 20% of universities in the state. But the Hispanic teachers? Less than 8% of all full …
The importance of funding public colleges
In the United States, over the past 10 years, our university system has been in jeopardy. This for a wide variety of reasons. On the one hand, tuition fees for students have increased, while the quality of education provided by universities has remained the same. In many ways, the quality of that education has actually …
An undue burden on students and public colleges
As colleges begin to plan for their return to in-person learning in the fall, the college admissions season is well underway. Students wishing to enter university currently have access to the financial aid essential to access university. This year, nearly 20 million new and old students will apply for federal financial aid through the Free …
Indiana Public Colleges and Universities to Now Provide Academic Credit for Advanced Cambridge International Courses
INDIANAPOLIS, June 2, 2021 / PRNewswire / – The Indiana the legislature voted to allow high school students, from or outside Indiana, to receive university credits through the AS and A Level exams of Cambridge Assessment International Education (Cambridge International). With this new policy change in accordance with the House Enrolled Act 1549, all public …
Connecticut achieves top national marks for public colleges despite cost
A new report ranks states on their public higher education options, and Connecticut is near the top of the list. Seventh of its kind, a recent SmartAsset analysis of data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System 2018-2019 compared state four-year public universities on five metrics: undergraduate graduation rate, net price average, student / professor …
Colorado bans public colleges from using legacy admissions
Colorado Governor Jared Polis this week signed a law banning inheritance preferences, which favor children or other parents of alumni, in admissions by public colleges and universities in the State. “Just because your parents or grandparents” went to one of the state colleges, a student “could take the place of someone more worthy,” Polis, a …
Colorado Ditch SAT, ACT and Legacy Admissions For Public Colleges: NPR
When someone applies for college admission, there is often a box or section on the application that asks about any family members who have attended college – maybe a parent. or a cousin. It’s called “legacy,” and for decades it has given American applicants a head start in admissions. But more at Colorado public colleges. …
Colorado Ends “Legacy Admissions” for Public Colleges and Universities, SAT / ACT Requirement
By Patty Nieberg, The Associated Press / Report for America Colorado Governor Jared Polis on Tuesday signed a bill making the state a leader in the national effort to ban inherited admissions to public colleges and universities. Prateek Dutta, Colorado policy director for Democrats for Education Reform, who pitched the idea for the bill to …
Union denounces staff cuts at Georgia public colleges during pandemic
Union leaders say their findings, compiled in a 14-page report, show schools in the university system should “cut up” when they cut jobs. They demand in the report that schools prioritize rehiring people of color and women whose jobs have been cut in the past year and said they will continue to advocate for those …