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Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Sees More Minority Students

Minority student enrollment at Southern Illinois University’s Edwardsville campus is the highest it’s been in at least two decades.

Leadership & Policy

Bill Cosby resigns from Temple University board

Bill Cosby resigned Monday as a trustee of Temple University following a string of allegations that accused him of drugging and sexually assaulting women over many years.

Faculty & Staff

University of Utah Professor Wants ‘Drone Court’ to Approve Strikes

Today, when U.S. intelligence agencies believe they know the location of a terrorist in Pakistan and a few other countries, they are largely free to deploy a weapon that’s become the symbol of war on terror: an aerial drone.

Leadership & Policy

Others in Higher Ed Should Take High Road on Cosby

Despite hundreds of thousands donated, University of Massachusetts becomes latest to distance itself from the embattled entertainer.

African-American

Professor’s Early Experiences Combating Racism Come in Handy for Helping, Healing

Dr. Jackie C. Robinson’s path toward a career in psychology began as early as high school. Robinson was one of three African-Americans to integrate a public school in her small town of Malone, Florida.

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African-American

In Case You Missed It…

For African-Americans, Determining Native American Ancestry Often a Challenge Lincoln University President Robert Jennings Resigns Will Higher Ed Be the Way Out for Bill Cosby? Ferguson Decision Stirs Familiar Feelings of Frustration, Anger on Campuses

African-American

The Heartache of Michael Brown’s Mother is Permanent

Every day since the shooting, his mother has had to carry this unimaginable burden of losing her son.

Court Rejects Fired Iowa Professor’s Appeal

IOWA CITY, Iowa ― An appeals court upheld the firing of a University of Iowa radiology professor Wednesday, rejecting claims that he did not receive a fair hearing.

Native Americans

Athletes Bring Higher Education Awareness to Native Americans

On the playing fields and hardwood floors across the country, Native American athletes who are excelling in sports are illustrating the possibility of higher education to Native communities.

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Faculty & Staff

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Professors Examine Winter Driving

People who were perfectly fine driving on snow at the tail end of winter go sliding all over the streets and highways when the first snowfall makes things slippery the next winter.

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African-American

AACTE: New Federal Regulations Could Set Back Teacher Prep

WASHINGTON ― Although the Obama administration says its newly-proposed teacher preparation regulations are meant to spur “continuous improvement,” the leader of the association that represents college-based teacher preparation programs says the proposed rules could have the opposite effect.

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Native Americans

Oklahoma State University Trying to Open STEM Door to More Native Americans

The newly created Office for the Advancement of Native Americans in Medicine and Science, headed up by Dr. Kent Smith, a professor of anatomy, is reaching out to the 39 federally recognized tribes of Oklahoma.

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