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Johns Hopkins Revives Standardized Testing Requirement

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Johns Hopkins University plans to require undergraduate applicants to submit ACT or SAT scores for admission in fall 2026. Johns Hopkins University Gilman Clock Tower Johns Hopkins University The university will require ACT or SAT scores for applicants seeking entry for the fall 2026 semester.

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St. Cloud State University Announces More Future Faculty Cuts Amid Worsening Financial Issues

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The school is planning to cut approximately 100 more faculty within five years, on top of the previously announced 20-plus faculty positions to be phased out next year. The additional faculty reductions will come from more layoffs, early separation agreements, and unfilled vacancies. million next year, the Star Tribune reported.

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Jackson State Faculty Member Elected National President of Association of Teacher Educator

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Louis, Missouri, and Crystal City, Virginia, during the summer of 2025 and in March 2026. Wallace, whose term starts in March 2025, is the fifth African American elected to serve as the 104-year-old organization’s national president and the first ATE president who is an alumna and employee of an historically Black university.

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Drake University preparing to cut faculty, academic programs - Zach Tecklenburg, KCCI

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KCCI obtained the minutes of a recent faculty senate meeting, which show faculty positions and academic programs will have to be cut. According to meeting minutes, the university has reached an "understanding" with the board to have a plan in place by fiscal year 2025 to balance the operating budget by fiscal year 2026.

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Georgetown University's President to Step Down, Following Health Challenges

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He will hold the title of President Emeritus and will rejoin the faculty. Reynolds said that a search for DeGioia’s replacement will commence soon, with a new president expected to be in place by July 1, 2026. Dr. Robert M. Groves, the school’s Executive Vice President and Provost has been named interim president. Campbell, S.J.

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Facing $15 million deficit, St. Cloud State University to cut faculty, programs

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In what has become an almost weekly parade of bad higher education financial news, another university has announced it must cut back dramatically on its academic programs and eliminate dozens of faculty positions to cope with a major budget deficit. Cloud State University to cut faculty, programs appeared first on University Business.

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Dr. Kim Cassidy to Step Down as President of Bryn Mawr College in 2024

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In 1993, Cassidy joined Bryn Mawr faculty at the women’s college and served as provost for six years. An expert in psychology, she will return to being faculty in fall 2026 after a two-year sabbatical. It has been an honor to serve as president of Bryn Mawr.”