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Clemson Student Vice President Impeached, to Face Trial

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson University’s student senate has voted to impeach the student government’s vice president, a Black man who recently refused to stand during the Pledge of Allegiance. But Clemson spokesman John Gouch said Thursday the impeachment proceedings started before the pledge protest by Jaren Stewart. Student Senator Miller Hoffman, who is White, introduced […]

University of Minnesota Aims to Attract Minority Students

MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota is increasing efforts to recruit students of color to its Twin Cities campus. The university’s admissions office is scheduling campus tours, sending out recruiters and delivering applications to potential students, Minnesota Public Radio reported. The office has five staff members dedicated to recruiting students of color. The university is […]

Following Campus Shooting, Grambling President Assures Safety

Grambling State University’s administration decided to continue classes and homecoming events in the aftermath of two men being shot to death on campus around midnight Tuesday.

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Lawrence Activist Banned from University Building Hired

LAWRENCE, Kan. — A Lawrence activist who’s banned from one building at the University of Kansas for making students and staff feel unsafe has been hired to teach students on another part of the university’s campus. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Caleb Stephens was banned from the university’s School of Social Welfare building after a […]

Brown University Enrolls Students from Puerto Rico Tuition Free

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University is enrolling up to 50 students from the University of Puerto Rico tuition free following the destruction of Hurricane Maria. The Ivy League school in Providence will help the students find housing, as many still have no power or running water at their homes in Puerto Rico. Brown has already […]

TMCF Names Harry Williams President/CEO

At its 30th Anniversary Awards Gala on Monday evening, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund named Dr. Harry Williams as its new president and CEO.

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Lawsuit Challenges DeVos’ Guidance on Campus Sexual Assault

BOSTON —A national women’s rights group is challenging Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ new guidance on investigating campus sexual assault. The organization Equal Means Equal and three women who say they were assaulted in college filed a federal lawsuit Thursday in Boston alleging the rules violate civil rights laws. On Sept. 22, DeVos scrapped President Barack […]

Community Criticizes University of Memphis in Wake of Sexual Assaults

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In the wake of two reported off-campus rapes involving students at the University of Memphis, students and alumni challenged and criticized the university’s administration at a sexual assault forum. The Commercial Appeal reports over 100 people attended Wednesday’s campus forum, which saw a line of people waiting to speak when President David […]

Celebrate Latino High School Graduation, but Work Toward College Degree Attainment

While there is much to rejoice, there’s a drastic chasm in graduation from 4-year colleges among Hispanics and other racial and ethnic groups.

Wing Finds Failure Just a Marker Along Route to Success

Kelisa Wing is the assistant principal at West Point Elementary School in New York, but she remembers that her relationship with education did not have an ideal start.

Leadership & Policy

Colleges and Universities Pool Resources to Curb Costs

Efforts to build alliances are especially growing among smaller private colleges that are heavily dependent on tuition and whose revenues and enrollment have stalled.

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Boston College Students Walk Out After Racial Incidents

BOSTON — Hundreds of students at Boston College have walked out of their classes to protest recent instances of racism on campus, including two posters that were defaced to say “Black Lives don’t Matter.” Video footage shows the students filing onto a campus lawn around midday Wednesday and chanting, “Black lives matter.” The group Eradicate […]

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