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University of California to Add ‘Gender-Neutral’ Restrooms

Responding to concerns raised by gay and transgender students and employees, University of California President Janet Napolitano directed the system’s 10 campuses on Monday to create more gender-neutral restrooms and to allow students to update their records with a preferred name that does not necessarily match their legal name.

New Center Seeks to Boost Knowledge, Interest in Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Seeking to address a gap in knowledge about Hispanic-serving colleges nationwide, a leading research group on Tuesday launched a virtual data center to provide key information about these institutions as well as promising practices in serving Latino students.

Lane College Plans Layoffs

JACKSON, Tenn. ― Lane College President Logan Hampton says he must cut staff to align expenses with current revenues.

Biden Announces $450 Million Worth of Grants for Higher Ed

The funding is designed to help community colleges and other institutions provide better job training.

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Leadership & Policy

Wilberforce University Names Veteran Educator Freeman as President

The nation’s oldest historically Black private university named an educator and college administrator on Monday to serve as its president as it struggles with financial and other issues.

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Happy Anniversary!

Please join the Diverse staff in wishing Operations Manager Eugenia Gooding a happy 13th anniversary as a member of Cox, Matthews & Associates, Inc.

In Case You Missed It …

After Leaving UNCF, Labor Union Goes With Thurgood Marshall College Fund Marc Morial: Not Interested in Succeeding Francis at Xavier University HBCU Advocates Riding Wave of Wariness Over Proposed College Ratings System Federal Student Loan Default Rate Drops But Critics Question Data

University of Southern California Inviting Neighbors Over for Education

USC’s Neighborhood Academic Initiative grooms high school students at the Foshay Learning Center, not far from the university’s main campus in southern Los Angeles.

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Study Shows College Degree Doesn’t Guarantee Increased Earnings

New research has exposed an exception to the higher-education mantra that people with degrees earn more than people without them.

Faculty & Staff

Marc Morial: Not Interested in Succeeding Francis at Xavier University

Dr. Norman C. Francis’ decision to step down as president of Xavier University in New Orleans next year—a job that he’s held for nearly 47 years—has led to widespread speculation across the academic community over who might be his replacement.

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University of Delaware Students Rally on Harassment; Professor Leaves

Hundreds of students at the University of Delaware called for more transparency in the school’s harassment policy during a rally Friday after a professor was accused of offering a student an “A” in exchange for sexual favors.

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Beyond Enough is Enough: Offering Hope to Minority Youth

Will I always be seen as a person of color before I am seen as a human being?

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