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Back to the Future: 20th Century Issues of Race Still at Forefront

Some of the issues students in the minority face on their campuses are not new. Nor is the activism they used to address their concerns.

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Expert Says Diverse Students Subjected to ‘Intellectual Apartheid’

Zaretta Hammond, who is passionate about helping educators across all racial groups better relate to families of color, shared her experiences at a conference that connected neuroscientists and researchers with K-16 educators.

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Leadership & Policy

Board Reprimands College President for Plagiarism

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa ― Trustees of an Iowa community college have reprimanded the school president for plagiarizing a portion of his Martin Luther King Day speech last month. Last week the Kirkwood Community College board approved a motion expressing its disappointment that President Mick Starcevich didn’t attribute the source of an anecdote he used. It […]

Faculty & Staff

2 Wheelock College Professors Accuse School of Anti-semitism

BOSTON ― Two Jewish professors at Wheelock College have filed federal workplace discrimination complaints against the school alleging they were subject to anti-Semitic discrimination. The Boston Globe reports Gail Dines and Eric Silverman say the school retaliated against them after they co-wrote a letter about a perceived lack of Jewish perspective on campus. The complaint […]

Leadership & Policy

Replacement for Scalia Becoming an Issue of a Generation

In a presidential election year, with 34 Senate seats also in play, the death of Antonin Scalia and his replacement become an urgent campaign issue.

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Faculty & Staff

Yes, Black History Month is Relevant

In various quarters of the nation, people will engage in various celebrations and acknowledgments of the history of people of African descent.

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Beyoncé: Black Power, Her Opponents, and their Dances with History

When Beyoncé jolted 100 million viewers back to Black power on Super Bowl Sunday, she was dancing with history. She was dancing for history.

Allen Doing His Part to Change Face of Science

Allen, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, credits Jackson State University with being a supportive environment but also challenging on his road to becoming a soldier and a scholar.

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University of Kansas Endowment Using Crowdfunding

LAWRENCE, Kan. ― The KU Endowment Association is trying to raise money for smaller projects across campus with a new crowdfunding campaign called Launch KU. The campaign encourages donations for projects such as replacing 10 musicians’ chairs at Swarthout Recital hall or bringing therapy dogs to campus, rather than the yearslong, multimillion dollar campaigns the […]

Utah Colleges not Graduating Enough Teachers for Demand

SALT LAKE CITY ― Utah’s public schools need more teachers to fill their classrooms, but state colleges say young students are showing hardly any interest in the profession. Though undergraduate degrees from Utah colleges have grown 25 percent in the past decade, teaching diplomas have grown only a fraction of that rate with only a […]

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In Case You Missed It…

Voices for Our Fathers Keeping Memory of Horrific Study Alive Diverse Conversations: Are Colleges Doing Enough to Close the Achievement Gap? Georgetown University Revamps Diversity Initiatives Black Students Choosing Low-paying Majors

Leadership & Policy

Wellesley College Names Paula Johnson as President

Wellesley College announced today it had selected Dr. Paula A. Johnson as its 14th president, making her the first African-American woman to lead the school that was founded in 1870.

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