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Mediator to Hear Case of Seized Papers

WICHITA, Kan. — A federal mediator is expected to hear arguments next month over a grievance stemming from a fray between administrators at Hutchinson Community College and student journalists and their suspended professor. The dispute resulted in administrators cancelling media classes near the semester’s end and briefly seizing an edition of The Hutchinson Collegian. The […]

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Professor Groped Her, says Report on Slashing

RICHMOND, Va. — According to a police report, a Reynolds Community College professor allegedly touched a 24-year-old woman’s buttocks before she slashed him with a box cutter. The Richmond Times Dispatch reports that a Virginia State Police complaint states that the woman, Brittany Leigh Burfield, went to the office of Douglas Gava about 12:30 p.m. […]

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Woman Attacks Professor in Virginia with Box Cutter

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia State Police and Reynolds Community College Police are investigating an attack that occurred on the college’s Parham campus Thursday afternoon. The incident took place at roughly 12:30 p.m. when 24-year-old Brittany L. Burfield cut a male professor with a box cutter in his office in Burnette Hall. Burfield, of […]

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Student Suspended for Recording Professor’s Rant

A student at an Orange County, California community college has been suspended after he recorded one of his professors telling her class the election of Donald Trump was an “act of terrorism.” From the LA Times: In a Feb. 9 letter, Victoria Lugo, interim dean of students at the Costa Mesa college, informed Caleb O’Neil […]

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Faculty Votes “No Confidence” in College Head

BLOUNTVILLE, TN (WJHL) – The faculty senate at a local community college says it has no confidence in its president’s leadership. The vote was taken by the faculty senate, not the Northeast State Community College’s full faculty and staff. Faculty Senate President Francis Canedo notified President Dr. Janice Gilliam about the vote Tuesday morning saying: […]

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Alamo Colleges Trustees Drop “7 Habits” from Curriculum

The Alamo Colleges board of trustees unanimously voted late Tuesday night to remove all references to Stephen Covey and “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” from its leadership development policy for students and employees. The amended policy tasks faculty and administrators with developing a single district-wide leadership program aligned with a national or global […]

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Faculty Across Arizona Sign Letter on Protecting DACA Students

A top astrophysics professor, a dean of students, a vice provost and a chair in peace studies are among the nearly 1,200 faculty, staff and students from Arizona’s public universities and community colleges that signed a letter last week asking the schools to protect undocumented students. The letter specifically references students in the Deferred Action […]

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Former Instructor Sues Lane Community College

A former Spanish instructor at Lane Community College filed suit against the college on Monday, claiming LCC discriminated against her based on her ethnicity and fired her after she complained. Maria Gutierrez, a Veneta resident who is representing herself, filed the lawsuit in Lane County Circuit Court. She is seeking at least $300,000 in damages. […]

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California Adjuncts Get Bargaining Protections

California is set to guarantee collective bargaining rights for adjunct faculty at community colleges with a law that supporters say is the first of its kind in the nation. Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday signed Assembly Bill 1690 and Senate Bill 1379, mandating that state’s community college districts come to the negotiating table with part-time […]

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Pike’s Peak College Forms Partnership for Cybersecurity Certification

The same old story is being rewritten. Companies are bringing more cybersecurity jobs to Colorado Springs, but there aren’t enough skilled workers to fill the slots. “A lot of the fast-track training courses are in Denver,” said Karen Kovaly, spokeswoman for Pikes Peak Community College. But now there’s a homegrown program. PPCC announced Wednesday that […]

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Judge: Drug Charges for Ex- Professor Stand

EASTON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania judge has denied a defense request to throw out drug delivery charges against a former college professor. The Morning Call in Allentown reportedthat the judge ruled against Tara Bealer on last Monday. The 42-year-old sociology professor has taught at East Stroudsburg University. She was scheduled to begin teaching at Northampton […]

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