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Petition Opposes Weber State Program Named for Mormon Leader

A Utah gay-rights organization has started a petition to protest the naming of a new Weber State University program after the second-highest ranking leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who has called homosexual attraction as unnatural and immoral.

Redskins’ Name Fight Shows Diversity Loosely Embraced

If Redskins name change issue is a barometer for real diversity in America, the outlook is not good.

MOOCs Morphing Into a Path for College Preparation

The use of Massive Open Online Courses for high school dual enrollment programs and general access to college-level material is seen as potentially huge educational benefit.

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Leadership & Policy

The Passing of a Cherished Mentor

One of my closest friends and mentors, Dr. Barbara Eleanor Adams, transitioned early last week at the age of 74.

Faculty & Staff

Mississippi Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Woolworth Sit-In

Education and Tourism Officials Unveil a Marker to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Woolworth Sit-In.

Faculty & Staff

NISOD Conference Honors Bumphus; Looks at Issues at Community Colleges

The NISOD conference examines professional development opportunities and experiences at community and technical colleges.

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Community Colleges

Proposed Strategy for Community Colleges: Court Upper Income Students

Usually when a call is made for more diversity on campus, it entails increasing the proportion of poor students and students of color at selective institutions that grant baccalaureate degrees.

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Community Colleges

Complaints Filed Against 4 Colleges Over Rapes

Women’s-rights attorney Gloria Allred says federal complaints have been filed against four U.S. colleges over how the colleges handle rape allegations.

Community Colleges

Divided South Carolina State Trustees OK President’s $330K Pay

South Carolina State University trustees have offered new president Thomas Elzey a salary of $330,000 a year, but several trustees say that is too much money.

Community Colleges

Diverse Conversations: The Globalization of Higher Education

Odds are, your favorite institution has a department that serves as the international arm of the university, developing partnerships with countries and organizations around the world.

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Community Colleges

California Bill Proposes Adding Community College Classes at Higher Cost

Students at California community colleges could see additional class options for short summer and winter sessions under a bill that passed the state Assembly on Monday, but those courses would come with a higher price tag.

Leadership & Policy

Meharry President Riley Takes Sudden Sabbatical

Meharry Medical College, training ground for many of the nation’s healthcare professionals of color in the last century, announced Monday that Dr. Wayne Riley, its popular president, had chosen immediately to go on sabbatical.

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