The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents named the former dean and four-star general as the sole finalist for president Friday. Many believe Welsh is the right person to move the university forward after a pair of controversies bruised the school’s morale.
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Posted inTampa Bay
Florida violated pro-Palestinian students’ free speech rights, lawsuit says
Gov. Ron DeSantis and other officials are among the defendants in a federal complaint backed by the American Civil Liberties Union.
Posted inMississippi
IHL board picks internal choice to head Jackson State
Marcus Thompson, a deputy commissioner at the Institutions of Higher Learning, will start Nov. 27.
Posted inTexas
Jury rules against Texas professor who claimed suburban community college retaliated against him for political speech
A jury has rejected a former Collin College professor’s claim that the North Texas school violated his First Amendment rights by not renewing his contract after it expired at the end of the 2022 school year. History professor Michael Phillips claimed in a lawsuit filed last year that school leaders retaliated against him for speaking […]
Posted inCalifornia
Community college enrollment plummeted during the pandemic. Here’s one reason why it’s now turning around
California’s community colleges are seeing enrollment gains for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Older students — those over 50 — are some of the first to return.
Posted inPittsburgh
With the value of a degree in doubt, high schoolers are exploring other routes
With college costs rising and the payoff in doubt, the tried-and-true narrative that has long pushed seniors to apply has been cast into doubt.
Posted inTexas
Texas A&M Interim President Mark Welsh will get nod to keep permanent position
Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp will recommend that the Board of Regents name Mark Welsh III, interim President at Texas A&M University, as the sole finalist for the position, according to two people familiar with the discussions. Sharp and Board Chair Bill Mahomes met with the executive committee of the Faculty Senate on […]
Posted inColorado
New MSU Denver program aims to train more male educators of color
Less than 2% of all teachers nationwide are Black men.
Posted inRace and Equity
How fashion is shaping culture on HBCU campuses
Dressing in creative outfits helps HBCU students express themselves — and campuses embrace specific trends all their own.
Posted inRace and Equity
‘Money like that would not come to someone like me.’ This HBCU football player is calling attention to endorsement disparities
Many athletes at historically Black colleges have to work harder to land “name, image, likeness” endorsement deals.