The wife of newly hired University of Vermont President Thomas Sullivan will be subject to unprecedented rules governing her involvement with the institution, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported on Wednesday. The university's Board of Trustees has decided to implement a president-partner policy, which states that all activities as a volunteer for the school pursued by the president's spouse must be approved by the trustees, according to The Chronicle. The new policy follows the resignation of former President Daniel Fogel, who stepped down after his wife was deemed to have had an inappropriate relationship with an officer in the development office, where she also worked as a volunteer fundraiser. Although presidential candidates will not be asked about their marital status before they take office, their spouses will be subjected to the new guidelines after they take office, The Chronicle reported.
In a recent study, Harvard University researchers found that students graduating from for-profit colleges exhibit lower employment rates and lower salaries and are more likely to default on their student loan debt than their peers at community colleges and public and non-profit institutions, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. Although for-profit colleges excel at retaining students, these students face 4.8 to 6.7 percent lower employment rates and average salaries that are approximately $1,800 to $2,000 lower six years after beginning school, according to The Chronicle. However, the rise in the number of for-profit colleges has also allowed a greater range of students to obtain higher education degrees, with Internet-based learning providing flexibility for nontraditional students, according to The Cronicle. While for-profit institutions fill a need in the job market for educated students, these graduates often face more challenges than peers from other schools, The Chronicle reported.
Following a Nov. 18 demonstration aligned with the OccupyWall Street movement at the University of California, Davis, during which campus police pepper-sprayed and arrested students, the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of 17 students and two graduates who took part in the protest, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Thursday. Eight individuals said they were unlawfully arrested, while 12 in total were pepper-sprayed at close range. Police told demonstrators to leave their site of encampment and subsequently arrested 10 students for refusing to disperse, according to the Chronicle. The federal court in Sacramento, Calif. will hear the case, which seeks damages of an undisclosed amount and an injunction against the use of excessive force, The Chronicle reported.
