The University of Illinois system is supporting a budget deal which would require campuses meet targets for admitting in-state undergraduates, increasing student aid, and limiting tuition increases. On Inside Higher Ed.
A female student at the University of Louisiana has admitted that she fabricated a report of an alleged assault by two white males, one reportedly wearing a Trump hat. On Campus Reform.
Following Donald Trump’s victory, several Duke University students reported significant distress and requested that midterms be postponed. In the Duke Chronicle.
North Carolina Representative Virginia Foxx said Wednesday that she will officially run to be chairwoman of the House education committee when the next session of Congress begins in 2017. On Education Week.
A new report from the Public Policy Institute of California finds that 80 percent of students entering the state's community colleges are placed in remedial courses and only 16 percent move on to earn a degree. On Inside Higher Ed.
An Indian-American doctoral student at the University of Chicago has filed a $1 million discrimination lawsuit alleging she was fired after she complained that white employees got preferential treatment. In the Chicago Tribune.
George Mason University is offering a "healing space" gathering for students distraught over President-Elect Donald Trump's victory. On PJ Media.
Johnston Community College will offer a number of Workforce Academy classes designed to deliver accelerated job-training opportunities. In the News and Observer.
A state senator has placed a hold on the University of Arkansas’ budget to be considered in next year’s legislative session after six women's basketball players knelt during the playing of the national anthem. On Talk Business.
U.S. Education Department has affirmed an administrative judge's ruling that relieved now-defunct Decker College of a $31.6 million repayment the Education Department demanded the for-profit institution make. On Inside Higher Ed.
