“Ashford Offers Buyouts”
“Ashford University has begun a voluntary buyout program for
non-faculty employees, said a spokeswoman for Bridgepoint Education, which owns
the for-profit institution. Enrollment has tumbled at the university, which is
also grappling with uncertainty about its regional accreditation. To reduce
class sizes, Ashford has hired more faculty members while eliminating all of
its teaching assistant positions, according to the company. Next month the
Western Association of Schools and Colleges is expected to publicly announce
whether Ashford has succeeded in a revised accreditation bid. The university's current regional
accreditor is the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools”.
“Court's Ruling Sets Up Another Round on
Affirmative Action”
“WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court today
issued its long-awaited ruling on affirmative action -- but didn't offer a
definitive opinion on whether colleges may consider the use of race in
admissions”.
“Ruling 7-1, the court found that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit erred in not applying "strict scrutiny" to the policies of the University of Texas at Austin. The case is Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, in which Abigail Fisher, a white woman rejected for admission by the university, said that her rights were violated by UT-Austin's consideration of race and ethnicity in admissions decisions. Fisher's lawyers argued that the University of Texas need not consider race because it has found another way to assure diversity in the student body”.
“Ruling 7-1, the court found that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit erred in not applying "strict scrutiny" to the policies of the University of Texas at Austin. The case is Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, in which Abigail Fisher, a white woman rejected for admission by the university, said that her rights were violated by UT-Austin's consideration of race and ethnicity in admissions decisions. Fisher's lawyers argued that the University of Texas need not consider race because it has found another way to assure diversity in the student body”.
“The decision said that "good faith" by
the university would not be enough to justify the consideration of race. But
the decision -- by Justice Anthony Kennedy -- does not offer an opinion on
whether the University of Texas can produce sufficient evidence. Rather, it
faults the appeals court for not reviewing that question using the high bar of
"strict scrutiny" for the consideration of race”.
“It is likely that today's ruling could mean that
-- after another round at the Fifth Circuit -- the case could return to the
Supreme Court”.
Dr Flavius A B
Akerele III
The ETeam
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