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News Roundup: Page 148

Survey: 40% of Harvard Faculty Know a Sexual Harassment Victim in Their Department

According to a survey conducted by Harvard’s student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson, 40% of respondents from the school’s faculty reported that they know a department colleague who has experienced sexual harassment. Meanwhile, 32% stated that they felt that the university’s Title IX office and Office for Dispute Resolution are “adequately equipped” to deal with sex- […]

$12 Million Campaign Launched in Honor of Bethune-Cookman U Founder

In conjunction with Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU), The National Council of Negro Women Inc. (NCNW) has launched a fundraising campaign with the aim of raising $12 million in scholarship funding for African American students, reported The Black Chronicle. Titled “Advancing the Legacy,” the initiative is “a celebration of the accomplishments of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune,” the […]

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Fresh Bias Incident at Syracuse University

Even as student protests continue against racist incidents of late last year at Syracuse University (SU), a new bias incident was reported on campus Saturday, reported CNY Central. In what was the ninth bias incident this year, a flyer about the coronavirus was found vandalized, with racist invective directed at Chinese people, said the university’s […]

LGBTQ Yeshiva U Students File Discrimination Complaint Against School

A group of seven LGBTQ Yeshiva University (YU) students has filed a discrimination complaint against the New York school over its refusal to allow a gay rights group on campus, reported the New York Post. The students filed “an initial report” with the city Human Rights Commission on Feb. 14, said The YU Alliance, a […]

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Jacque Vaughn Named Head Coach of Brooklyn Nets for Rest of Season

Jacque Vaughn, the 1995 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year, was on Saturday named head coach of the Brooklyn Nets basketball team for the remainder of the season, said an announcement on the team’s Twitter account. Vaughn, assistant coach of the Nets since the 2016-17 season, will take over for Kenny Atkinson, […]

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Mary Baldwin U Freezes Tuition for Third Year in a Row

Mary Baldwin University (MBU) said on Thursday it will freeze tuition for all undergraduate students, both residential and online, in the 2020–21 academic year, making it the third consecutive year the Virginia institution has not raised these rates, reported WHSV3. For residential undergraduates and online students, the annual tuition comes in at under $30,690. The […]

U of Kentucky Bans a Fan of its Basketball Team for Racial Slur

Yesterday, the University of Kentucky said it is banning a fan of its basketball team from all future events of the team for shouting a racial slur at a visiting team’s supporter during a game, reported NBC News. The university also apologized for the incident. “An incident like the one that took place last night […]

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Brigham Young University Says LGBTQ+ Behavior Remains Banned

Brigham Young University (BYU) administrators have asserted that “homosexual behavior” remains banned on campus after recent changes to the honor code had suggested that same-sex relationships would now be tolerated by the school, reported The Hill. In late February, the Mormon university had updated its Church Educational System Honor Code by removing “homosexual feelings” under […]

UT Arlington President Vistasp Karbhari to Step Down From Position

University of Texas Arlington (UT Arlington) president Vistasp Karbhari said on Wednesday that he is stepping down from his leadership position effective Aug. 31. Karbhari became president of UT Arlington in June 2013. Earlier this week, the University of Central Florida said he’s one of the finalists for the job of the institution’s president, reported […]

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Ed Department Urged to Help Erase Debt of Borrowers With Disabilities

Two letters sent to the U.S. Department of Education Tuesday urge Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to help erase the student debt owed by borrowers with disabilities, reported NPR. While these borrowers qualify to have their federal student loans erased, the process to do so is cumbersome, said one letter that was signed by more than […]

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U of Illinois Offers Buyback of ‘Racist’ Mascot Gear

The University of Illinois student government is dedicating $5,250 to host its annual “t-shirt buyback” event, in which it buys “outdated and racist” T-shirts featuring the school’s old “Chief” mascot so they are removed from circulation on campus, reported Campus Reform. In a Facebook post last week, the student body wrote, “Help remove outdated and […]

What U of Utah Has to do to Keep Using ‘Ute’ Name for Sports Teams

Since 1972, the University of Utah been using the name ‘Utes’ for its sports teams. The name is borrowed from the state’s Ute Indian Tribe, which has granted the university permission to use it. Now, to be able to continue using the name, the tribe has stipulated that the university educate all incoming students about […]

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