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After a ‘no confidence’ vote, JSU sits its seventh president since 2010

University Business

Jackson State University’s web page for the office of the president features a picture of the interim president, her name and a text scroll that reads, “Check back for future updates.” ’s 10-year tenure ended in 2010. .’s ’s 10-year tenure ended in 2010. She received her Ph.D.

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University of Saint Katherine Announces Closure

Inside Higher Ed

The University of Saint Katherine in California is filing for bankruptcy and closing by the end of the spring semester next month, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported last week. The private, nonprofit Christian institution was founded in 2010.

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Historic Faculty Strike Disrupts California State University System

Insight Into Diversity

Nearly 30,000 faculty members from 23 California State University (CSU) campuses went on strike on Monday, marking the largest faculty labor action in U.S. The strike is the culmination of ongoing contract negotiations between the university system and CFA that began last May. “We

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Universities are a vital public asset. We must save them | Letters

The Guardian - Higher Education

Prof Des Freedman , Michael Bassey , John Sommer and Sally Bates respond to an article about the dire state of Britain’s higher education institutions Gaby Hinsliff ( Britain’s universities are in freefall – and saving them will take more than funding, 29 March ) says “the story [of decline] starts with the freezing of tuition fees in 2017”.

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Dr. Cady Short-Thompson Appointed President of Northern Kentucky University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Cady Short-Thompson will become president of Northern Kentucky University (NKU). From 1996 to 2010, she taught at the school as a professor of communication, graduate program director, and department chair. in communication from the University of Cincinnati. This appointment marks a return to NKU for Short-Thompson.

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University Mental Health Day: Why we encourage students to disclose their mental health conditions and why you should too

HEPI

On University Mental Health Day, we are delighted to publish this blog from Dr. Rachel Spacey, Policy and Engagement Officer, and Sam Gamblin, Charity Manager, at the University Mental Health Advisers Network ( UMHAN – LinkedIn ). To learn more, see the hashtags #UniMentalHealthDay and #IChoseToDisclose.

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Are international students taking over UK universities? No – in fact, they’re propping them up | Jonathan Portes

The Guardian - Higher Education

Their critics are right about one thing: universities are reliant on overseas money. These courses do have considerably lower entry requirements – they’re intended for both international students and domestic ones from disadvantaged backgrounds, to prepare them for the actual degree courses.