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James Ammons Reverses Course, Staying at FAMU

A little more than a month after being named provost of Delaware State University, James Ammons has decided that he is staying on at Florida A&M University.

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Philanthropic Foundations Pushing College Access, Attainment Higher on Priority Lists

Philanthropic foundations are working to move the needle on student access and success issues.

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Leadership & Policy

University of Tennessee Settles Title IX Lawsuit for $2.48M

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ― The University of Tennessee is paying $2.48 million to settle a lawsuit filed by eight unidentified women who said the school had violated Title IX regulations and created a “hostile sexual environment” through a policy of indifference toward assaults by athletes. Lawyers for the school and the plaintiffs issued a joint press […]

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Former Tuskegee Airman, Educator Roscoe Brown Remembered as ‘Real Pioneer’

Roscoe C. Brown also will be remembered for the forays he made on behalf of diversity in the realm of academe and access to higher education.

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Study Links Black Men’s Lower Life Expectancy to Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment

Marcella Alsan and Marianne Wanamaker examined healthcare utilization and outcomes across demographic groups before and after 1972 and found that the closer Black men lived to Tuskegee, Ala., the less likely they were to visit a doctor.

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Mentoring Pluses for Underrepresented Faculty

Much has been written about the demands from mentoring students, but much less has been written about the benefits to underrepresented faculty from mentoring students.

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NCAA: Baruch College Gave Players More Than $255K in Improper Benefits

NEW YORK ― Baruch College gave 30 student-athletes more than $255,000 in improper benefits over the course of five years, NCAA officials said in a decision issued Thursday. The NCAA Division III Committee on Infractions said the school’s former vice president for student affairs and enrollment management and its former head women’s basketball coach both […]

Faculty & Staff

University of Washington Virus Researcher Faces Discipline

SEATTLE ― The University of Washington says a microbiology professor faces possible discipline for violating sexual harassment policies. As detailed in a report on BuzzFeed this week, university investigations found Dr. Michael Katze demanded and received sexual favors from an employee in his lab. Investigators found that the woman, who had little prior job experience […]

University of New Mexico Starts Chicano Studies Online Plan

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ― Facing a growing Latino student population and pressure to increase its graduation rates, the University of New Mexico is launching an online degree program in Chicana and Chicano Studies beginning this fall just as ethnic studies programs are facing challenges in neighboring Arizona. Officials say the online classes will allow nontraditional students […]

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University of Connecticut Revokes Cosby’s Honorary Degree

STORRS, Conn. ― The University of Connecticut on Wednesday revoked an honorary degree awarded to Bill Cosby, saying he engaged in conduct “incongruent” with the university’s values. Trustees voted unanimously to rescind the Doctor of Fine Arts given to Cosby in 1996. Officials said it was the first time UConn has revoked an honorary degree. […]

Team Chosen to Review University of Missouri After Turmoil

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. ― A former system president and a wealthy university donor will help review the University of Missouri following last year’s turmoil. GOP House Speaker Todd Richardson named former system president Gary Forsee and Jeanne Sinquefield to an eight-member review commission Wednesday. Sinquefield and her husband, conservative donor Rex Sinquefield, have given millions […]

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South Carolina State Names James E. Clark President

South Carolina State University looked within its ranks and named Board of Trustees member James E. Clark the 12th president of the historically Black institution on Wednesday.

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