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Former Michigan linebackers coach Chris Partridge sues university over firing

Former Michigan linebackers coach Chris Partridge is suing the university, its board of regents and its athletics director for firing him in 2023

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Texas A&M regents name Christian Hardigree president of newly acquired Victoria campus

System Chancellor Glenn Hegar and the Board of Regents chair have stood by the new president amid criticism from some conservatives about her previous work around diversity and equity. The post Texas A&M regents name Christian Hardigree president of newly acquired Victoria campus appeared first on The Texas Tribune.

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Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione announces retirement plans

Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione has announced that the upcoming academic year will be his last in charge of the department, with an official retirement planned for June 2028

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GOP-appointed judge stops Texas college from banning its drag show

A federal judge has ruled that a drag show at Texas A&M University can go on as scheduled this week despite a Board of Regents effort to ban it

The Independent UK

FIRE Files First Amendment Lawsuit Challenging Texas A&M Drag Show Ban

Texas A&M's Board of Regents voted to ban drag shows on the grounds that they objectify women and violate state and federal policies against promoting "gender ideology."

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A University President Accused of Squandering Public Money Resigns in Exchange for a $2 Million Payout

Western New Mexico University's Board of Regents approved the severance package for Joseph Shepard after a state audit highlighted $364,000 in "wasteful" and "improper" spending.

Reason

UCLA appoints first ever Latino chancellor: former Mexican Health Secretary Julio Frenk

He was unanimously appointed by the university's Board of Regents

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University Of Minnesota Agrees To Hear Student Demands

University of Minnesota agrees to hear student demands to divest from Israel following protests. Progress made with more work ahead.

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Texas A&M students and faculty in Qatar slam decision to close Middle East campus

Professors and students on the Doha campus are devastated by the Board of Regents’ sudden decision to shutter the school by 2028.

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UW-La Crosse Chancellor Fired for Posting Porn Videos of Himself with His Wife

The N.Y. Times (Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs & Dan Simmons) reports: The chancellor of a state university in Wisconsin was fired this week after posting pornographic videos with his wife online. The University of Wisconsin System's Board of Regents unanimously decided to dismiss the chancellor, Joe Gow, who had led the University…

Reason

Texas A&M Board of Regents names Mark Welsh III sole finalist for president

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.

The Texas Tribune

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #48

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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California Regents vote to affirm UCLA's move to Big Ten

UCLA has cleared a major hurdle toward joining the Big Ten Conference in 2024, getting approval for the move from the University of California Board of Regents

The Independent UK

University of Minnesota student leaders call for Sviggum to resign

University of Minnesota student leaders on Wednesday called for Regent Steve Sviggum to resign, saying they doubted the sincerity of his apology for remarks questioning whether the school's Morris campus had become "too diverse."

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Deion Sanders over the line? Colorado regents planning to discuss new football coach Sunday morning.

DENVER — A contract for a new Colorado football coach — who’s expected to be NFL icon Deion Sanders — is now officially up for discussion by the Board of Regents on Sunday morning.

The Texas Tribune

UT System approves commitment to free speech, even if most students find that speech “offensive” or “immoral”

The Board of Regents adopted the Chicago Statement, a free speech policy created by the University of Chicago in 2014. More than 90 institutions have adopted the statement.

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University of Minnesota Regents Vice Chair Steve Sviggum asks if Morris campus is ‘too diverse’

The vice chairman of the board that oversees the University of Minnesota system said Monday he was just posing the question when he asked whether increased diversity on the Morris campus was holding down enrollment.

The Independent UK

New York poised to strengthen oversight of nonpublic schools

New York is poised to strengthen its oversight of private and religious schools

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Higher education reforms panel moots separate Chancellors for each university

Compact Syndicates, encouragement to private universities, faculty recruitment board among recommendations

Chicago Sun-Times

California governor wants UCLA to explain move to Big Ten

Gavin Newsom — an ex officio member of the University of California Board of Regents — is among others asking how the move will benefit all student-athletes, as well as how to mitigate the financial effects it will cause to UC Berkeley, California’s other public university in the Pac-12.

Los Angeles Times

Man suspected of plotting a mass shooting at UC Irvine is behind bars again — for now

LOS ANGELES — Sebastian Dumbrava seemed like an ordinary UC Irvine student, studying computer science and applying for summer internships.

Reason

Montana Constitution Lets Board of Regents Regulate Gun Carrying at Universities, Independent of Legislature

Today's decision of the Montana Supreme Court in Bd. of Regents v. State, written by Justice Laurie McKinnon, holds that the Montana Constitution gives the Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education authority over the Montana University System, independent in many ways of the Legislature, and it was therefore unconstitutional…

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One year after Minnesota cut men's gymnastics, 'We're not going away'

MINNEAPOLIS — For 41 years, Mike Burns made a career out of coaching gymnastics. Then the University of Minnesota eliminated his program last year, and it became strictly a labor of love.

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Editorial: Schlissel's flouting of own policy earned his firing

The ouster of University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel after a relationship with a subordinate came to light is a disappointing but necessary end to his tenure. Now, the Board of Regents must turn its attention to finding his replacement and moving the university firmly past persistent episodes of sexual…

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UM regents' handling of Schlissel outside public eye questioned

DETROIT — The manner in which the University of Michigan Board of Regents removed Mark Schlissel as president Saturday has drawn some criticism because it changed the course of the state's largest public university outside the public eye.

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