You have /5 articles left.
Sign up for a free account or log in.

Sign Up, It’s FREE

Edison O. Jackson, the president of Bethune-Cookman University, plans to retire and leave office, The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported. The news comes after a series of articles in the News-Journal drawing attention to questionable financial decisions and severe financial problems facing the historically black college. Bethune-Cookman was also widely criticized by its own students and alumni for inviting Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to speak at commencement this year.

Next Story

An orange map of the world with arrows from countries to a campus building in the U.S.
Global International Students in U.S.
A New Era in International Enrollment

India overtook China as the top source of foreign students in the U.S.

Written By

Scott Jaschik

More from Quick Takes

Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy, a white man with gray hair, wearing a suit, blue shirt and yellow tie, raises two fingers during a Senate hearing.
Quick Takes
Cassidy to Chair Senate HELP Committee, Expected to Prioritize Education
People sit and stand on a patch of grass in front of an American flag
Quick Takes
Harris Concedes Race to a Dazed Howard U
A person stands before a colorful Joan Mitchell painting in a Paris gallery
Quick Takes
Rockefeller University to Sell 2 Abstract Expressionist Paintings