Tag: University of Wyoming

Native Americans

University of Wyoming Works with Partners to Establish Arapaho Language School

Through a partnership with the University of Wyoming (UW) and the Northern Arapaho Tribe, an immersion dual language school will be established for K-16 students to help save the Arapaho language from extinction.

November 12, 2019

Recruitment & Retention

Dr. Leah Barrett Named President of Northeast Community College

Dr. Leah Barrett was recently appointed as Northeast Community College’s ninth president. She will begin her new role in January, becoming the first female president in the school’s 91-year history, according to Sioux City Journal. Barrett is currently serving as vice president for a community college district in Wyoming. Throughout her career, she has worked […]

October 25, 2019

Students

“Black 14” Received Apology from UW, 50 Years After Incident

In 1969, 14 Black football players at the University of Wyoming (UW) asked their coach for permission to protest a racist policy on campus. The coach’s response? The students were immediately terminated from the team. Shortly after the incident, students held protests demanding the team reinstate the players. However, in 1970, only three of the […]

September 18, 2019

Recruitment & Retention

University Changes Minimum Standardized Test Scores

The University of Wyoming has changed its college entrance test score requirements, setting a new minimum score for student applicants, according to an Associated Press story. Before, high school graduates with GPAs of 2.5 to 2.99 were not required to submit tests. Now, the university requires them to have a minimum score of 900 out […]

August 28, 2019

Leadership & Policy

Dr. Frank D. Sánchez: A Situational Leader

There’s been a dramatic sea change taking place in higher education within the Ocean State. Just take a look at Rhode Island College (RIC). The 164-year-old public institution that stretches across a sprawling 180 acres of land has been making some audacious moves in recent years, thanks to the visionary leadership of its president, Dr. Frank D. Sánchez.

October 4, 2018

News Roundup

New Twist in University President’s Performance Review

LARAMIE, Wy. — University of Wyoming President Laurie Nichols was appointed in December 2015 and took office May 2016, becoming UW’s 26th — and first female — president. Her performance as UW’s chief administrator will be formally evaluated by the board of trustees, university leadership and the campus community, pursuant to the terms of her […]

January 28, 2018

Faculty & Staff

University of Wyoming Sees High Amount of Resignations

LARAMIE, Wyo. — University of Wyoming officials say they have lost 86 faculty members throughout the past academic year, four times more than it would lose in a typical year. The Laramie Boomerang reports the university suspects many of those that resigned left over concerns related to budget cuts and the central leadership of the […]

September 27, 2017

Leadership & Policy

37 employees, 5 Programs Get Axed at University of Wyoming

LARAMIE, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming will lay off 37 employees next week as the state’s only public, four-year university cuts costs to account for reduced state aid. The jobs to be cut are all non-faculty staff positions. They come after the university has already cut 332 jobs almost entirely by eliminating vacant positions […]

May 14, 2017

Students

University of Wyoming to Open Native American Student Center

LARAMIE, Wyo. — University of Wyoming officials are opening a center for Native American students that they hope will help with student recruitment and retention. The Laramie Boomerang reports that UW Vice President of Student Affairs Sara Axelson told the UW Board of Trustees on Friday that Native American student retention for fall 2015-2016 was […]

March 30, 2017

Faculty & Staff

University of Wyoming Trustees Approve Changes to Faculty Separation Program

LARAMIE, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees has approved changes to a program that aims to reduce the number of faculty members in order to save money in the long run. On Thursday, the trustees approved lifting a cap that had been on the voluntary separation program. With the change, up to […]

March 23, 2017

Students

University of Wyoming to Hire Diversity Officer

CASPER, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming is looking to hire a chief diversity officer in an effort to increase and retain minority students and faculty. The Casper Star-Tribune reported Monday that UW spokesman Chad Baldwin says the university has been developing the diversity officer position for more than a year in an effort to […]

February 21, 2017

Students

University of Wyoming Eyes Increasing Transfer Students to Boost Enrollment

LARAMIE, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming is looking to boost enrollment by increasing transfer students. The Laramie Boomerang reports that Outreach School Interim Dean Alyson Hagy said at a public listening session regarding the school’s five-year strategic plan that there’s been a considerable dip in the number of transfer students attending UW in recent […]

December 29, 2016