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News Roundup: Page 173
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Businessman Receives Prison Time for Role in College Admissions Scandal
Jeffrey Bizzack, a California businessman, was sentenced to two months in prison for his role in the college admissions scandal. Bizzack paid $250,000 to get his son admitted to the University of Southern California (USC) as a fake volleyball recruit. He is the 12th parent to be sentenced in the scandal and one of 10 […]
Students
Prince George’s Community College President to Retire Next Year
Dr. Charlene M. Dukes, president of Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) is set to retire June 30, 2020. She became the institution’s first female president in July 2007. Throughout her presidency, Dukes built various partnerships with Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS). She also co-chaired a task force for the development of the Prince George’s […]
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Spelman College Will Be the First HBCU With an Endowed Queer Studies Chair
Spelman College will be the first historically Black college or university to have an endowed chair in Queer Studies, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Currently, the college is running a $2 million fundraising campaign, which will be matched by Arcus Foundation founder Jon Stryker to finance the position. “Spelman College has long been at […]
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University of Michigan to Build Innovation Center in Downtown Detroit
As part of an over $300 million development plan, the University of Michigan will open an innovation center in downtown Detroit, according to The Detroit Free Press. The 190,000 square-foot innovation center will be built on the site of the aborted Wayne County jail project. The construction of the jail was halted in 2013 after […]
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UC System Threatened With Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Standardized Testing
A group of students and community organizations are threatening to sue the University of California system for requiring standardized test scores in its admissions process, citing concerns about inequity. The coalition includes three students, five nonprofits and the Compton Unified School District. Lawyers representing the group sent a letter to the system on Tuesday, arguing […]
Students
Northwestern Journalism School Announces Scholarship Program
Alongside Reuters and the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media and Integrated Marketing Communications announced a new $40,000 scholarship program. The scholarship recipient will receive the financial benefits, an opportunity to join the Reuter’s summer internship program and gain mentors, according to Northwestern. Candidates must be a member […]
Sports
NCAA Votes to Change Rule Regarding Student-Athlete Payment
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) leaders voted unanimously Tuesday in support of adjusting the rule to allow college athletes to profit from their “names, images and likenesses.” This comes after state legislators nationwide looked to change the rule. In September a bill which prohibited California schools from punishing their athletes for accepting endorsement deals was […]
LGBTQ+
University of Memphis Students Say They Were Kicked Out of a Party With Homophobic Slurs
Two students at the University of Memphis were allegedly kicked out of an off-campus party and subjected to homophobic slurs, prompting an investigation, WMC5 Action News reported. The students, Benjamin Buckley and Luke Chapman, say they attended a house party affiliated with a fraternity where they were threatened, called derogatory names, told they didn’t belong […]
Students
Albion College Receives Largest Donation in School History
Albion College received $8 million from former CEO of Eaton Corporation Alexander “Sandy” Cutler and his wife, alumna Sarah “Sally” Cutler, to build a center dedicated to helping underrepresented or first-generation students finish school on time. This donation is the largest in the school’s history. The Cutler Center for Student Success and Academic Achievement will […]
Students
ACLU Calls for Removal of Charges Against UConn Students
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and civil rights groups are attempting to get charges dropped against two University of Connecticut (UConn) students, who yelled racist slurs outside an apartment complex on campus, according to Fox61. After the video of the two students went viral, protests ignited on campus. The students were arrested for hate […]
African-American
Lincoln University to be Honored With Historical Marker on Campus
Lincoln University is set to receive a historical marker on campus Nov. 14 presented by the Toni Morrison Society’s Bench by the Road Project. As part of the ceremony, the school will be awarded with the organization’s 26th bench placement, becoming the second historically Black university in the nation to earn this honor. The Bench […]
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Longest Serving Black Congressman Dies at Age 90
Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. – a Michigan Democrat and the longest-serving Black congressman – died on Sunday at the age 90. Conyers served in Congress from 1964 to 2017. A founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus in 1971, he also successfully pushed to make Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a […]
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