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High School Senior With Cerebral Palsy Walks for the 1st Time to Get Diploma

Like the other high school seniors around him, Micah McDade prepared hard for graduation day. But unlike those classmates, Micah’s preparation took a little more muscle. Micah, who was born with cerebral palsy and is confined to a wheelchair, took his first steps in public during his graduation ceremony last Friday. Read the full story […]

Dr. Dawn-Elissa Fischer Moving Up Hip-Hop Academic Charts

Dr. Dawn-Elissa Fischer is a scholar on the rise in the hip-hop academic field.

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End Racial Profiling of Asian American Scientists and Academics

Joyce Xi now knows what it is to be Asian American, undergoing the extreme xenophobia of her own country.

Yale’s Gender Neutral Bathrooms Part of Changing Climate

NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Visitors at Yale University’s 315th commencement will notice something new on campus this year ― gender-neutral bathrooms in 23 buildings. The school is promoting them on its website for Monday’s commencement, complete with a link to a map showing where they can be found. It is one of several changes made […]

Suit Seeks Testimony from ex-Texas Coach Mack Brown, Others

AUSTIN, Texas ― A former University of Texas track coach’s sex and race discrimination lawsuit has new life, and her lawyers are still pursuing long-sought testimony from former football coach Mack Brown and prominent current and former administrators as they dig into one of college sports’ highest-profile athletic departments. Former women’s track coach Bev Kearney […]

Former Harlem Drug Dealer Celebrates Columbia University Graduation After Long Road Back From Prison

After 67 years, two prison stints and so many arrests he’s lost count, a former Harlem drug dealer graduated from Columbia University as the oldest member of his class. David Norman shed his dark past for a cap and gown Wednesday after earning his long-awaited bachelor’s degree in philosophy. “It’s always possible to pursue your […]

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BYU Launches Sexual Assault Policy Feedback Website

SALT LAKE CITY ― Brigham Young University launched a website for people to provide feedback on the school’s sexual assault policy, and is looking into revisions such as an amnesty clause that could give victims immunity from honor code violations committed in the lead-up to a sexual assault. The Mormon-owned school launched the website Thursday, […]

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African-American Chess Masters Making Move to Next Level

The three high school seniors revealed that next fall they are all headed to Webster University—home of the No. 1 ranked collegiate chess team in the USA—on full or partial scholarships.

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Charlotte to Celebrate Black Male High School Grads at City-wide Baccalaureate

The city of Charlotte will pay tribute to its Black male high school graduates in an inaugural baccalaureate service scheduled to take place next month at Johnson C. Smith University.

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Wisconsin SAE Chapter Suspended Over Racist, Bigoted Slurs

MADISON, Wis. ― The University of Wisconsin has suspended the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at its flagship campus after finding that members of the fraternity repeatedly used racist and bigoted slurs and ostracized a Black member who tried to stop it. The suspension handed down Tuesday by the school’s Committee on Student Organizations comes a […]

Creating a Culture of Transfer

For most low-income students, the path to a college degree starts at the door of the local community college.

Judge: Law Doesn’t Cover Gay Hate Crimes in Ex-player’s Case

CHARLESTON, W.Va. ― West Virginia law doesn’t consider violence or threats of violence based solely on a victim’s sexual orientation to be a hate crime, a circuit judge ruled Friday. The decision allows hate crime charges to be dropped against former Marshall University football player Steward Butler, who’s accused of assaulting two gay men after […]

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