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Federal Student Loan Payments Suspended for Two Months Amid Coronavirus

Federal student loan borrowers will have the option to suspend their loan payments for two months due to the coronavirus pandemic because “everyone should be focused on staying safe and healthy, not worrying about their student loan balance growing,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Friday. The move comes a week after President […]

U of Minnesota Suspends A Program After Controversial Coronavirus Skit

The University of Minnesota removed a student from his leadership position at a student program, and then suspended the program, after he directed a controversial skit depicting the coronavirus turning people into zombies, reported Minnesota Daily. What happened was that, in February, students performed a skit that depicted people turning into zombies after a student […]

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Almost $40,000 Raised to Help LGBTQ Students Transfer From Brigham Young University

An organization started by Brigham Young University alumni has raised nearly $40,000 to help LGBTQ students transfer after the school reaffirmed a campus prohibition on open same-sex dating, reported East Idaho News. The university, owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, had in place a ban on homosexual behavior in its […]

Coronavirus Claims Life of U of Washington Professor

The novel coronavirus has claimed the life of a longtime University of Washington pathology professor who was renowned in his field, reported the Associated Press. The professor, Dr. Stephen Schwartz, who died Tuesday, had taught at the university since 1974. He was co-founder of the North American Vascular Biology Organization. It wasn’t clear how or […]

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First Black Graduate of UVA’s School of Law Dies at 87

John F. Merchant, the first Black graduate at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Law and the first African American to serve on the United States Golf Association’s executive committee, died earlier this month at 87, reports The Richmond Free Press. Born in 1933, Merchant paved a way out of poverty by pursuing education. […]

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Maryland Expands Definition of Hate Crime In Honor of Slain Black Student

The Maryland General Assembly passed a bill Monday that would expand the definition of what a hate crime is, ultimately making it easier to convict someone accused of one, reports The Diamondback. Currently, the law reads that a person cannot commit a crime “because of another person’s or group’s race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, […]

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Ex-Jackson State President Caught in Prostitution Sting Pleads Not Guilty

Former Jackson State University (JSU) president William Bynum Jr. and ex-director of JSU Art Galleries Shonda McCarthy have both pleaded not guilty to charges made following a police prostitution sting at a hotel in February, reports the Clarion Ledger. Bynum is charged with procuring the services of a prostitute, false statement of identity and possession […]

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Ed Department Releases Webinar, Fact Sheet On Ensuring Civil Rights During Pandemic

The Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education released a webinar and fact sheet on Tuesday to help educators prevent discrimination and ensure accessibility to online programs for students with disabilities as more and more schools shift their courses to the web amid the coronavirus pandemic. The webinar focuses on the legal […]

Idaho Senate Passes Anti-Affirmative Action Bill

Following a heated debate, the Idaho Senate voted 25-10 in favor of legislation that would forbid any preferences for women or minorities in state or local government hiring, contracting and public education, reported the Idaho Press on Thursday. “People need to be hired by their merits and competencies,” said Sen. Steve Vick, R-Dalton Gardens, the […]

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Asian Students Continue to Face Racism Amid COVID-19 Fears

As fear surrounding COVID-19 continues to grow, Asian students continue to face racist and xenophobic behavior from their peers at various institutions. On Monday, Pipe Dream, the student paper at Binghamton University in New York, reported various recent racist incidents on its campus as a result of the virus. When the Kappa Phi Lambda, an […]

ACT and SAT Postponed to Mitigate Spread of Coronavirus

Spring college admissions tests, such as the ACT and SAT, are being rescheduled or postponed in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus, reported the Associated Press. Meanwhile, Advanced Placement students may be allowed to take their college credit exams from home. The April 4 ACT test has been rescheduled for June 13. […]

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California Assembly Members Introduce Amendment to Repeal Affirmative Action Ban

Two California assembly members have introduced an amendment that would repeal a ban on affirmative action in the state, reported The Daily Californian. The amendment, ACA 5, primarily authored by assembly members Shirley Weber and Mike Gipson, would allow for race and gender to be considered in hiring and college admissions. They are seeking to […]

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