The Kept-Up Academic Librarian

Penn State Plans Its Strategy For Rebounding From A Scandal

After months of reacting to one devastating development after another in the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal, university trustees Sunday charted a proactive strategy to rebuild faith in the campus. The approach, outlined on the final day of the board's annual retreat, includes implementing several recommendations offered last month in an internal report on the university's handling of the crisis, as well as launching a media campaign to emphasize Penn State's achievements. Read more at:
http://articles.philly.com/2012-08-28/news/33426040_1_centre-county-court-jury-jerry-sandusky-child-graham-b-spanier

Private Funds Help Berkeley Stay At The Top Of Its Game

Despite years of cuts in state funding, UC Berkeley is at the top of its game - ranked among the best universities in the world, glowing with research, and expanding options for undergraduates - all thanks to more private money. Berkeley's reliance on private funding to maintain its excellence raises the question of how public the campus really is, and echoes the chants of student protesters who point to "privatization" as the consequence of California's disinvestment in public education. Read more at:
http://www.sfgate.com/education/article/Berkeley-private-donations-make-it-happen-3811571.php#ixzz24lyyQeDX

 

Sorry President But Maybe You Can Visit Our Campus Another Time

The University of Virginia has turned down President Barack Obama’s request to speak on campus next week. UVA cited security costs and the potential disruption to their first week of classes for their decision. UVA officials said that more than 186 classes would had to have been cancelled during the first week of the fall 2012 semester. Read more at:
http://www.examiner.com/article/uva-turns-down-barack-obama-s-offer-to-speak-on-campus

B-School Dean Stands By His Ban On Dreadlocks And Cornrows

Hampton University's business school dean is standing by a controversial ban on dreadlocks and cornrows for some students.  Male students enrolled in the school's 5-year MBA program who take the seminar class cannot wear dreadlocks or cornrows in class. Dean Credle disagrees and says when people criticize the ban for denying cultural aspects of style, he believes cornrows and dreadlocks have not been a historically professional look. Read more at:
http://www.wvec.com/my-city/hampton/Business-school-dean-stands-by-ban-on-dreadlocks-and-cornrows-166809246.html

Financially Struggling HBCU Is Getting Ready To Close For Good

For more than a decade, Morris Brown College has clung to life as it struggled academically and financially in the face of growing debt and dwindling support. Now, one of the country's oldest black colleges, which at times boasted an enrollment of more than 3,000 student, is now down to about 50, and all but dead. Morris Brown is facing foreclosure next month, after investors called $13 million worth of bonds tied to the college. An auction of assets, including the administration building, is scheduled for Sept. 4. Read more at:
http://www.ajc.com/news/with-foreclosure-looming-morris-1504312.html

Faculty Must Allow Gun Toting Students In Their Classes

University of Colorado Chancellor Phil DiStefano notified the Boulder campus faculty Tuesday afternoon that professors "do not have the right to shut down a class or refuse to teach" should they learn that one of their students is lawfully carrying a gun under a concealed-carry permit. University of Colorado Chancellor Phil DiStefano notified the Boulder campus faculty Tuesday afternoon that professors "do not have the right to shut down a class or refuse to teach" should they learn that one of their students is lawfully carrying a gun under a concealed-carry permit. Read more at:
http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_21366376/cu-boulder-profs-cant-cancel-classes-over-gun

To Get Ready Freshman Take Tutorials On Finances And Alcohol

 Incoming Western Michigan University freshman Brandon Weber spent at least six hours this summer taking three mandatory online quizzes about alcohol use, managing his finances and about the university.  WMU for the first time is imposing the requirement for the approximately 3,100 incoming freshman students. The quizzes are to be taken online by students before they move to campus at the end of August. Read more at:
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/08/incoming_wmu_freshmen_required.html

How Will Data Misrepresentation Scandal Hurt Emory

Emory University's reputation as one of the nation's most respected institutions has been jeopardized after its disclosure that the school misrepresented information used for college rankings, education specialists say. The scent of scandal has descended on an institution that is known for its integrity and is often mentioned alongside Atlanta pillars such as Coca-Cola. But that distinction may be damaged after President James Wagner disclosed last week that Emory had for more than a decade intentionally misrepresented test data and other information about its students to publications that rank colleges. Read more at:
http://www.ajc.com/news/will-data-deception-damage-1502140.html

Turning Away Prospective Students At The Country Club Of Higher Education

The 64-year-old president of High Point University, a small private liberal arts college 90 minutes north of Charlotte, N.C., is upset that open house is occurring and—because of the sheer number of requests—the school can’t accommodate all of the parents and students who want to tour his beautiful campus. The intense interest in HPU results from the transformation that’s taken place since Qubein (pronounced coo-bane) became president of the university in 2005. Since then, the once-quiet Methodist college in the middle of High Point, N.C., a furniture industry-focused town, has become a gleaming, bustling institution of higher education that has to turn students away. “Some private universities today are struggling, but we’re thriving,” Qubein says. And people are taking notice. Read more at:
http://www.success.com/articles/1908---making-the-grade

Sullivan Speaks Out On The Tumult At University Of Virginia

 In an exclusive interview with The Washington Post, University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan speaks out about her ousting by the university’s Board of Visitors in June, the tumult that followed and her eventual reinstatement. Read more at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/teresa-sullivan-none-of-us-wants-to-head-into-a-difficult-time/2012/08/14/gJQAohyAwX_video.html