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Assumption University Faculty Demand an Apology and Support for LGBTQ+ Students

Over 80 professors, including retired faculty members at Assumption University, have joined the student campaign to pressure the school’s leadership to apologize for an election document sent out earlier this month that addressed gay marriage, among other issues, according to The Telegram. Faculty are now calling for the university to make changes in the wake […]

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UC San Diego Receives Two Grants to Improve Faculty Diversity

The University of California at San Diego (UCSD) has been given two grants totaling $700,000 to improve its faculty diversity. The grants were funded by the University of California Office of the President through the UC Advancing Faculty Diversity grant program, according to UCSD. According to UCSD, the first grant – a one-time fund of […]

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Rankings Find UChicago Best, DePauw Worst Campuses for Free Speech

A 2020 list focused on free speech on college campuses found that the University of Chicago ranked highest, followed in sequence by Kansas State University, Texas A&M University, University of California, Los Angeles and Arizona State University, the FIRE reported. The 2020 report titled, “What’s the Climate for Free Speech on America’s College Campuses”? was […]

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RIT Requires Flu Vaccinations for On-Campus Students, Faculty and Staff

The Rochester Institute of Technology is requiring those who will be on-campus for any reason to get a flu shot, in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 and flu season, according to the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. This includes students, faculty and staff. University officials say individuals have until Jan. 11, 2021 — […]

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Enrollment is Down at Tennessee Community Colleges, Especially Among Black Students

According to The Knoxville News Sentinel, The Tennessee Board of Regents announced recently that enrollment at community colleges in Tennessee is down by 11.5% compared to last year, or about 10,000 students. Community colleges across the state saw large declines in the number of Black students enrolled, and more specifically, among Black male students. The […]

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University of Georgia Fraternity Chapter Self-Suspends Due to Racist Remarks

The Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity chapter at the University of Georgia self-suspended operations indefinitely over the weekend after racist messages from a chapter group messaging app were posted to Twitter, according to NBC. Screenshots of the messages from a GroupMe for the school’s fraternity chapter were posted Saturday evening by African American student Arianna Mbunwe, […]

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Department of Education Will Investigate Princeton for “Admitted Racism”

The U.S. Department of Education announced it was investigating Princeton University for “lapses in its nondiscriminatory practices ” in a letter Wednesday to the school’s president, USA Today reported. The investigation follows President Christopher L. Eisgruber’s Sept. 2 letter to Princeton’s community about the university’s efforts against systemic racism. “Racism and the damage it does […]

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Krug’s Publisher Says Book Proceeds Will Go to Fund for Black and Latinx Scholars

The publisher of Dr. Jessica Krug – the White academic who revealed she had pretended to be Black for years – says all proceeds from Krug’s book, Fugitive Modernities will go to a fund supporting Black and Latinx scholars, The Guardian reported. Krug – a White Jewish woman from Kansas and former professor focusing on […]

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Black Students Protest Racism at Kent State University

Black students protested at Kent State University Thursday, calling the school’s response to repeated racist messages painted on a campus rock lackluster, Cleveland.com reported. According to Cleveland.com, a group called Black United Students issued a set of demands to the university that called on university officials to address systemic racism. Junior Maria Finney has been […]

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University of Kentucky Names Ja’Mahl McDaniel as Director of Martin Luther King Center

Ja’Mahl McDaniel was named the director of the University of Kentucky (UK) Martin Luther King Center. McDaniel, who had been serving as interim director, returned to his alma mater in 2018 to be the associate director of the center. Prior to his roles at UK, McDaniel worked as program coordinator for the Intercultural Center at […]

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North Carolina Community Colleges Begin Bias Training for Law Enforcement

With the goal of providing law enforcement training to all 100 counties in the state, the North Carolina Community College system has launched the Impartial Policing initiative.

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Think Tank Recommends Four Ways Colleges Can Address Police Brutality

In recent months, universities and colleges nationwide have announced their plans to address systemic racism and police brutality on campus. The Center for American Progress recently published a brief with four recommendations on how higher education institutions can hold local and campus law enforcement accountable for violent actions.

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