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Kansas College Students Lobby against Sex Education Bill

The bills would require school districts to receive parental or guardian consent before students would receive sex education instruction or access to materials.

Leadership & Policy

Time for ‘Jigsaw Puzzle’ Diversity Model

“Salad bowl” and “melting pot” diversity models have run their course.

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‘Brothers’ Bound by Passion for Research on Black Male Experience

These five Black academicians burst onto the national scene with their scholarship focused on the myriad of issues that impact education.

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Faculty & Staff

Special Focus: Black History Month

In this Black History Month-focused edition, Diverse takes a look at MIT professor Craig Steven Wilder’s new book, Ebony and Ivy, exploring the long history of slavery and Ivy League institutions.

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Harrison Ensuring African-American Stories Find Their Way into Oregon’s Textbooks

Through his research, Dr. James Harrison found that the lack of African-American stories in classrooms can be traced back to the 1870s through the 1890s.

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Portland State University Settles Lawsuit over Service Dog

Deaf student Cindy Leland claimed the university wouldn’t allow her and her dog to live in an on-campus apartment with carpeting or work in a science lab.

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Michael Dunn Verdict: Another Day, Another Step Backward

Admittedly, I was caught off-guard by the failure of a jury in Jacksonville, Fla., to convict Michael Dunn of a murder charge of any sort in the death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis.

Colleges Responding to Growing Ranks of Learning Disabled

Some colleges and universities are focusing more attention on getting reluctant learning-disabled students to disclose their conditions before they run into severe problems in the classroom.

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Faculty & Staff

Divided FAMU Board Approves Mangum’s Contract for President

Trustees who oversee Florida A&M University are finally approving a new contract for the school’s new president.

Faculty & Staff

John Lewis Takes Readers on a ‘March’ through Civil Rights

John Lewis’ best-selling graphic novel depicting the civil rights movement is the first in a trilogy, designed to tell the civil right story in an easy-to-read medium.

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Leadership & Policy

Southern Board to Meet Again to Vote on Chancellor’s Job

The Southern University System Board of Supervisors will convene in a special meeting to reconsider the fate of ousted chancellor of Southern University-Baton Rouge, James Llorens.

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Police Investigate Racist, Sexist Fliers Found at USC, UCLA

Campus police are investigating fliers with profane, racist and sexist language that have been distributed at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles.

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