Gov. John Bel Edwards said last week that he wishes he had appointed more women to the LSU Board of Supervisors and that the need for more women had become more apparent in recent weeks as LSU continues to get heat for not taking seriously reports of sexual harassment, sexual assault and domestic violence involving its students and its student-athletes.
For the past two weeks, Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) alum and supporters have been proudly putting together a public celebration in recognition of what President E. LaBrent Chrite had done to move the 117-year-old institution into a bright future.

On Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education announced that the roughly $21.2 billion secured for higher education in the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) is ready for allocation.
With applications closing Monday in the search for the next president of the University of Iowa, one thing is certain: There’s work to be done.
Opponents of the plan to consolidate the state’s 12 community colleges, called Students First and initiated in 2017, spoke Tuesday in favor of legislation that addresses some of their concerns.

WASHINGTON, DC (March 9, 2021)—The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), the premier organization representing higher education governance, today announced the release of Fundraising Campaigns in Higher Education: A Practical Guide for Governing and Foundation Boards.
