Higher Education

... impacts of recent changes in federal policy across our 10-campus system ....

"...Parker Executive Search, the national firm assisting UH Mānoa with the search, is actively recruiting top candidates from across the country...."

... completers of Dual Credit classes up 3% from 24% to 27% ....

"Trump EOs ... interpret Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts to be discriminatory"

... The university aims to conduct finalist interviews in late May and announce the new hire by mid to late summer ....

... potential enforcement actions if UH does not fulfill its obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students on campus ....

... Columbia U knuckled under SIX DAYS after Trump cancelled $400M in federal funds to the university.  How long will it take for the UH system to get rid of its’ anti-Semites?  ....

... a leftover Unity House scheme could be costing Hawaiian Electric as much as $476M per year ....

... The latest foster parent arrested for child torture is a university instructor, social worker, DoE behavioral health specialist, and UH Manoa PhD student ....

“NIH’s proposed drastic reduction of our facilities and administrative rate would result in the elimination of approximately $16.5M in funding that the University of Hawaiʻi uses...."

... Lawson’s expressive freedoms date to a faculty meeting back in February 2023, where he voiced vehement objections to a scheduled Black History Month event ....

"Since taking office on January 20, the new federal leadership has released a series of EOs and directives that could significantly impact the 10-campus system."

... suit in two cases to challenge the federal directives halting funding for DEIA-related programs and capping indirect costs for research at 15% ....

... “Last year, $9B of the $35B that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) granted for research was used for administrative overhead, what is known as “indirect costs” ....

... Ken Lawson uses images of UH administrators to illustrate hypothetical shooting ....

... 3,446 students across all seven UH community colleges in fiscal year 2024, compared to 1,774 students in 2023 ....

... Without those protections, women’s sports will eventually be destroyed said Sia Li'iLi'i, a product of Halawa, Hawai'i. ...

... Those exposed to jet-fuel-contaminated drinking water from the Navy water line on Oʻahu are encouraged to fill out a short, five-minute questionnaire ....

... assess the readiness of the Giant Magellan Telescope (Chile) and Thirty Meter Telescope (Hawaii) to move into the major facility Final Design Phase ....

... UH employees may negotiate and enter into contracts with the UH on behalf of their private businesses ....

... As one of only five U.S. Navy-sponsored University-Affiliated Research Centers, ARL at UH has secured over $175 million in funding since its establishment in 2008 ....

... U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) Academia and Innovation Engagement, held on Nov. 19, 2024, at Fort Shafter ....

"...There had been some turmoil behind the scenes, it's not my place to air anyone's dirty laundry'" - Hawaii Governor Josh Green....

... 55% of students find it difficult to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on campus, the highest ever recorded on any issue ....

... Department of Accounting and General Services and the Stadium Authority announced the approval of Aloha Halawa District Partners (AHDP) as the preferred offeror for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED) ....

... enrollment at the 10 campuses of the University of Hawaiʻi surpassed 50,000 students for the first time since 2018 ....

HD20: Grandinetti Celebrates Terrorism Against Indigenous Hebrews of Israel on 'Indigenous Peoples Day'

... University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly Holds Ratification Vote ....

... Idea: Use this report against her in Senate hearings ....

... The appointment is effective January 2025 ....

... Critical Race Theory (CRT) is an excuse to bar Asian students from equal access to higher education. Will CRT dominate UH--the university system in the most Asian state of all? ....

... The University of Hawaiʻi currently has more than $396 million in outstanding revenue bonds. Annual debt service of the university can exceed more than $30 million annually through 2041 ....

... The specifics of the Request for Clarifications are not known to the Stadium Authority, its members said.  The identities of the committee members have not been made public ....

... we have received notice of a Title VI investigation initiated by the Office of Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education ....

... 20,012 students enrolled at UH Mānoa, a 4% increase over 2023 ....

... Hawaii ranks 45th in Schools that Offer Advanced Placement Courses per Capita ....

... The project is on track for its first deployment of a 50-meter array of structures near the Ulupaʻu crater, off the Kailua Bay side of Marine Corps Base Hawaiʻi in late 2024, early 2025 ....

"... charge customers based on the hourly marginal cost of electricity production ...."

... Hawaii top earners still earn considerably less than the top three majors across the US ....

... UH provided the State of Hawaiʻi’s Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) with concept options for the state’s largest harbor for small boats ....

... there are more than 90 applicants for the position ....

... Best & Worst Community Colleges in 2024 ....

... This marks the third consecutive year that UH has topped half a billion dollars in funding ....

“The RFP was designed to accommodate the possibility of having a single offeror, and AHDP’s proposal will now undergo a detailed review by the evaluation members.”

... A University of Hawaii instructor is calling on the institution to cut ties with the U.S. Navy and Israel ....

... One course conducts an ‘[a]nalysis of imperialism, colonialism, gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and queer(ed) relations and identities in Hawai‘i and the Pacific’ ....

"... a primary asset in NASA’s planetary defense system ...."

... Former college in Waikiki will soon house 120 homeless families as part of city program ....

... All site work for the decommissioning of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) was completed in June 2024  ....

... Competitive bidding?  No need ....