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Abilene Christian University Apologizes for Blackface Student Posting
ABILENE, Texas —A Christian university in Texas says some students no longer attend the school after images were posted online of a white student in blackface exclaiming: “I’m a strong black woman.” A student wearing an Abilene Christian University shirt and shorts is seen with her face covered in black. She also applies some oversized […]
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Students, Faculty Ask UVa President not to Quote Jefferson
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. —The University of Virginia president defended her use of Thomas Jefferson quotations after a group of students and professors criticized her, saying Jefferson shouldn’t be used as a “moral compass” because he was a slave owner. School president Teresa Sullivan quoted Jefferson in statements made to the campus community before and after Donald […]
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Regents Name Richard Myers New Kansas State President
MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Kansas Board of Regents on Tuesday made Richard Myers, a retired four-star general and former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, president at Kansas State University, promoting him after he served as interim president since April. The regents voted unanimously to promote Myers to president of the land-grant university in Manhattan, which […]
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Hearing Set on Future of Alabama State President Gwendolyn Boyd
MONTGOMERY, Ala. —Trustees at Alabama State University in Montgomery have decided to hold a hearing that could result in the removal of president Gwendolyn Boyd. The decision came during a board meeting held Monday. Boyd was suspended from work 10 days ago, and the hearing set for Dec. 16 will determine the next step. Board […]
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Iowa State President had Earlier ‘Hard Landing’
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University President Steven Leath damaged a private plane in a hard landing in 2014, 11 months before he banged up a university aircraft in remarkably similar fashion, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. Leath was flying in gusty conditions on Aug. 11, 2014 and “landed hard” in a […]
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Virginia Tech President Wants to Double Minority Enrollments
BLACKSBURG, Va. ― Virginia Tech President Timothy Sands is calling on the university to double its enrollment of underrepresented minority groups over the next six years. The Roanoke Times reports that currently, about 12 percent of Tech’s students are Black, Hispanic or of Pacific Islander descent. Sands said during a board of visitors meeting Monday […]
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Sorority, Fraternity Events Banned at Washington State University
PULLMAN, Wash. ― Officials on Monday banned all Washington State University sorority and fraternity events, from formals to football tailgates, for the rest of the semester. The Pullman school’s Interfraternity Council made the move along with the Panhellenic Council, an umbrella organization for some sororities. The councils made the announcement in a letter to students, […]
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Group of Baylor Supporters Demand Change to Regents
Some of Baylor University’s most prominent supporters, including a former Texas governor and the billionaire businessman whose name adorns the football stadium, called Monday for a shakeup of the school’s board of regents in the wake of the campus sexual assault scandal. The months of criticism over the response by the nation’s largest Baptist university’s […]
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Prosecutor Asks Iowa State University Police to Investigate N.C. Flight
AMES, Iowa ― A prosecutor has asked Iowa State University police to investigate a flight that took President Steven Leath to the North Carolina town where he owns a home. Story County Attorney Jessica Reynolds received a complaint Monday questioning a university plane’s travel to and from Jefferson, North Carolina on March 12 ― the […]
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Polls: Americans Wary of College Costs, Leadership and Value
Overshadowed by the presidential race has been another set of polls this campaign season. These show what Americans increasingly think about higher education.
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Colleges Find Rebooting With Experienced Leadership Paying Off
As several higher ed institutions usher in new presidents and leaders, many look for opportunities to increase diversity, student enrollment and retention.
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Last University Furls Mississippi’s Confederate-themed Flag
JACKSON, Miss. ― The last of Mississippi’’s eight public universities has stopped displaying the state flag that prominently features the Confederate battle emblem. Delta State University President Bill LaForge announced the decision Thursday. He said the university acted because state government hasn’t moved to change the flag. The university called for a different state banner […]
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