Higher Education

... “Having two disparate points of view is ultimately the way of finding a more creative solution. What I hope ultimately is having a better collaboration between the scientific community and the native Hawaiians will help us arrive at a solution that's right for all of humanity.” ....

...UH‘s four year universities are up 1.9% and the UH community colleges are down 3.2%....

... The group will make recommendations to the board ....

... UH Manoa’s default rate was 3.3% compared to 9.7% nationally ....

"... With all that is needed in the Lahui we should not IMO simplify a candidate's worth for our Lahui based on his/her stance on a single issue ...."

...accepting applications for three seats on the Board of Regents....

...an example of leadership in the face of the COVID-19 crisis....

... A world-renowned biochemist who connects part of her early fascination with science to time spent in a University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo biology lab captured the prestigious Nobel Prize in Chemistry ....

...users can take their pick from more than 3,000 courses and certifications from top universities and organizations....

...Donald J Trump is practicing white identity politics.  We are just like him--but with different identities and more money....

...With only a few working computers left, it was time to reach out for help.... 

...We have scheduled three virtual community meetings on the Independent Evaluation of UH’s Implementation of the Mauna Kea CMP....

“...Black Futures Lab is a fiscally sponsored project of the Chinese Progressive Association....”

"...we should expect that the impact to the State economy as a result of the pandemic will persist for at least 5 years...."

...we...have to have plans for healing and creating transformed futures; futures without (those we deem to be racist) ....

... according to the 2021 Times Higher Education World University Rankings released on September 2 ....

...we will ...uh... exclude these videographers, whoever they are, in the name of  ..uh... inclusivity....

...2020’s Best & Worst Community Colleges....

... OHA Negotiating Position: “$50 million per year” ....

...expecting what the resolution describes as, “a steep reduction of general fund support” that is expected to directly impact all aspects of operations....

... BOR approved a revised plan to restructure the internal management of UH-managed lands on Maunakea ....

... This message was shared with the students, faculty, and staff of the 10-campus University of Hawaii system on August 10, 2020 ....

...Project preps traffic for self-driving cars, more....

...University of Hawaii at Manoa has been given the speech code rating Yellow....

...ambiguous policy that too easily encourages administrative abuse and arbitrary application....

...This message was shared with the students, faculty and staff of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa on July 22, 2020....

...How do they view the present and the future, and what will they contribute to Hawaii and the world? Join us as we explore their attitudes, beliefs and values.... 

... construction will probably not happen this year or through the upcoming winter season ....

... UH Board of Regents resolution calls for emergency proclamation, drastic cuts ....

...exemptions for out-of-state college students registered to attend school in Hawaiʻi in the fall....

...Kalbert Young, UH vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his analysis of the 2020 legislative session....

...It will drill down the spread of COVID-19 among specific communities, unlike current models which only focus on the region as a whole....

"...Reducing the number of in-person courses by using online and hybrid options while ensuring students can achieve the same learning objectives regardless of instructional format...."

" ... the fate of the Thirty Meter Telescope really coincides with the entire astronomy industry in the United States...." --Ige

...Like many Hawaiians, I believe there is room on the Mauna for both science and the sacred.  But we must protect the environment and honor the culture.  With pono management, the presence of world class scientific equipment will benefit Hawaiians and all people through advances in education, jobs, economic opportunity, and global competitiveness.”....

... Can we afford to take the risk of building a new stadium with an entertainment center that may become a financial white elephant like our convention center? ....

...The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is seeking public input on the decommissioning of the Hōkū Keʻa telescope on the summit of Maunakea....

...The University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents will consider the UH Hilo internal restructuring plan for management operations of Maunakea lands at the board’s upcoming June 18 monthly meeting....

...The program as a whole expects to train 320 contact tracers by mid-July 2020 as well as hundreds more in the next year....

...61 percent of Hawaii residents support moving ahead with construction of TMT, with 32 percent opposed....

...The regents are expected to vote on the new internal management structure at their May 21 meeting....

...Protocols for testing, along contact tracing and quarantine as needed, are key components in UHʻs plans to resume in-person instruction at UH....

...TMC Lab will collaborate with Community Health Centers across Oʻahu and provide capacity to perform up to 50,000 COVID-19 tests and 49,000 antibody tests through the end of 2020....

...the department is launching an independent evaluation of the University of Hawai‘i’s (UH) compliance with the Mauna Kea Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP)....

...extensive contact tracing is a key component to prevent the spread of the virus while relaxing stay-at-home-orders and restarting Hawai‘i’s economy....

...The University of Hawaiʻi plans to resume in-person instruction for the fall 2020 semester on all 10 campuses....

...four options, all dealing with the master lease.....

"...We want to reassure you that the Governor has no legal authority, right, or privilege to unilaterally negate or disregard our current Unit 7 contract...."

...Nelson’s scholarship focuses on the intersection of critical race theory and cultural studies....

...Imua TMT is running another panel at the special request of UC Riverside this Thursday, April 9, 2020, at 9 AM Hawaii time....