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Leadership & Policy

Morehouse No-confidence Vote Aimed at Checking the Board

Morehouse faculty says that their recent vote of no confidence in the college’s board chair reflects the concerns about the board’s governance style after viewing external audit documents from entities tasked with evaluating the board.

Robert C. Davidson Jr.

Texas A&M Tightens Policy on Who Can Sponsor Outside Speaker

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M University has tightened its policy on who can sponsor outside speakers on campus after a December visit by white nationalist Richard Spencer caused unrest on the campus. The new policy puts campus facilities off limits to outside speakers or groups with no affiliation to the university. The (Bryan-College Station) […]

Eastern Michigan U. Denounces Card with White Nationalist Information

YPSILANTI, Mich. — Eastern Michigan University’s president is denouncing a business card with White nationalist information that was found at a campus library. The Ann Arbor News reports that school President James Smith issued an email to faculty, staff and students Monday assuring them that investigating the card found at Bruce T. Halle Library is […]

Asian American Pacific Islander

Guillermo: Asian American Professors Speak on Suit Against U. of Michigan

What is the situation like for professors of color at major universities, particularly the ones teaching the story of ethnic diversity?

Scott Kurashige

Respecting the Right of Free Speech

Debates over free speech and intolerance have become, once again, news.

Wisconsin-La Crosse Disputes Employee was Fired for Supporting Trump

LA CROSSE, Wis. — A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse police dispatcher says she was fired for supporting President Donald Trump. The La Crosse Tribune reports that university human resources director Madeline Holzem sent a letter sent to Kimberly Dearman on Monday asking her to resign or be terminated. The letter says Dearman was investigated after […]

700 Michigan State University Workers Won’t Help Immigration Agents

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Roughly 700 Michigan State University employees have signed a statement vowing not to help federal immigration officials seeking to apprehend or deport students. The Lansing State Journal reported Wednesday the faculty and staff members signed the “statement of solidarity” with students who are refugees, immigrants or children of immigrants. The statement […]

Faculty & Staff

Julián Castro: Higher Ed Needs to ‘Step Up’ to Political Challenges

Given the current climate, higher education leaders have a responsibility to speak up for the institutions, former HUD boss Julián Castro told attendees at the NASPA conference Tuesday.

Indiana University Sorority Protesting Closure Order

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — An Indiana University sorority is protesting an order from its national organization shutting down the Bloomington chapter. A lawyer for Tri Delta’s Delta Omicron chapter says its members haven’t been given a clear reason for such severe punishment. Indianapolis attorney Peter French says the chapter received little support from the national organization […]

Faculty & Staff

Guillermo: Asian American Professors Suit May Expose University of Michigan

A married Asian American couple — both a former and current faculty member of the University of Michigan — have charged the school with violations of the Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.

University of Illinois Faculty Petitions Against Hate Speech

URBANA, Ill. — Several University of Illinois academic units have pressed administrators to take a stance against words and actions they say threaten students amid tense debates on what constitutes free speech. Chancellor Robert Jones sent out a mass email two weeks ago responding to concerns that include Chief-related “Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day” T-shirts, harassment […]

Black Junior to Lead Student Government at University of Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Black University of Alabama student supported by a secretive campus group long controlled by Whites has been elected student government president, breaking a barrier that seemed unlikely to fall a few years ago. Junior marketing major Jared Hunter won the office in balloting Tuesday, carrying 54 percent of the vote in […]

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