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UC Berkeley to Review Head Coach’s Role in Harassment Case

BERKELEY, Calif. ― Officials at the University of California, Berkeley, are reviewing whether the men’s head basketball coach correctly handled sexual harassment allegations against one of his assistants. The review aims “to dispel any doubts” about Coach Cuonzo Martin’s role in the case that led to the firing of assistant coach Yann Hufnagel, athletic director […]

Missouri Interim President: Faculty on Frontline of Quest for Diversity

The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education and the American Council on Education held joint sessions at their co-located annual meetings on Tuesday with a heavy diversity emphasis.

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50 Years of Access in Jeopardy

Voting rights, money to attend college and diversity are so common today that many of us forget they were not always hallmarks of American identity.

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Board Upholds Firing of Missouri Professor who Protested

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ― The University of Missouri’s Board of Curators upheld its decision to fire an assistant professor whose run-ins with student journalists and the police during race-related protests last fall drew widespread attention, the university system said Tuesday. The board found that Melissa Click’s appeal “brought no new relevant information,” the university system […]

Blacks Playing Men’s Hoops, Football Lag Behind in Degrees

PHILADELPHIA ― Young Black men playing basketball and football for the country’s top college teams are graduating at lower rates than Black male students at the same schools ― despite having financial and academic support that removes common hurdles preventing many undergraduates from earning a degree, a new report has found. While 58 percent of […]

University of Missouri Unrest Reverberates at ACE

Handling unrest among underrepresented students was a hot topic of discussion at the 98th American Council on Education Annual Meeting which concludes today.

Delaware State Cutting 23 Degree-granting Programs

Delaware State University, the sole historically Black public college in Delaware, is “deactivating” 23 degree granting programs it identified as low enrollment.

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Harvard Agrees to Retire Law School Shield Tied to Slavery

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ― Harvard University is retiring the official shield of its law school following complaints over its ties to an 18th-century slaveholder. The university’s governing body announced the decision Monday, supporting a campus committee’s previous recommendation to remove the shield. The shield was approved in 1937 and depicts three bundles of wheat. It’s modeled […]

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Senate Votes to Confirm King to Head Education Department

WASHINGTON ― The Senate narrowly voted Monday to confirm John B. King Jr. as the nation’s education secretary. The vote was 49-40. King has served as acting secretary at the Education Department since Arne Duncan stepped down in December. As secretary, King will oversee the department as it puts in place a bipartisan education law […]

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Trump, Enabler of American Political Hooliganism?

If you like your politics raucous and raunchy, Donald Trump has been your candidate this year.

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Controversy Often Accompanies Executive Search Firms

Value, effectiveness and objectives constantly under scrutiny in competitive realm of higher education executive search firms.

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11 Higher Ed Institutions Uniting to Boost Minority Students’ Grad Rates

Eleven institutions of higher education are joining an Education Trust-led initiative meant to improve graduation rates for underrepresented minority students.

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