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News Roundup: Page 188
Leadership & Policy
UT Austin Student Center Named After Former President
The University of Texas at Austin will rename its student activity center after William C. Powers, the school’s 28th president, who died in March. Powers served as president from 2006 to 2015. Before his presidency, he was a law school professor for 40 years, and for six of those years he served as dean. After […]
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Some Students Finding Transcription Services a Convenient Job
As a way to make extra money, some college and high school students are opting away from retail stores and restaurants and gravitating toward the convenience of working online. And putting in hours with a transcription service has become a popular way to do that. Due to living costs, around 50 percent of students work […]
Sports
Michigan State Deal with Feds Will Protect Patients
To resolve a federal civil-rights investigation into Dr. Larry Nassar’s abuse of young gymnasts and other athletes under the guise of medical treatment, Michigan State University has agreed to better protect patients from sexual assaults. The three-year agreement, announced Monday, includes a chaperone requirement for sensitive medical exams and covers not only students under Title […]
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CSU Chancellor Defends Reserves
California State University (CSU) chancellor Dr. Timothy White said a state audit that revealed the school withheld $1.5 billion in reserves was “profoundly misleading” but not untrue, the Associated Press reported. The audit was conducted by state auditor Elaine Howle, who found that the legislature was unaware of the money. White claimed that the reserve […]
Students
Teen Artist Wins $30K Google College Scholarship
Arantza Peña Popo, a Georgia high school graduate from Columbia, won a $30,000 college scholarship in a “Doodle for Google” contest. Her high school, Arabia Mountain, will also receive $50,000 for a computer lab or technology program, according to an Associated Press article. For the competition, K-12 students crafted designs for Google’s logo that reflected […]
HBCUs
Morgan State Leads HBCUs in Fulbright Scholars, Adds Three
With three more graduates awarded Fulbright Scholarships, Morgan State University is noting that it tops all historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as the highest recipient producer. In total, there have been 149 Fulbright awardees from Morgan State who have gone to study, teach or research in 44 countries, they reported. Newly awarded Morgan State […]
LGBTQ+
College Removes Transgender Student from Campus Housing After Surgery
A 21-year-old transgender man says Welch College, a private religious school in Tennessee, kicked him out after he got breast-reduction surgery, the Associated Press has reported. Yanna Awtrey says he was outed to school officials, who ordered him to conceal his gender identity and attend Christian therapy. Awtrey said he started transitioning in the spring […]
News Roundup
University of Pennsylvania Launches Cybersecurity Boot Camp For Adults
The University of Pennsylvania is launching a new cybersecurity boot camp on campus focused on adult learners. The program will run for 24 weeks starting on Nov. 12 with the goal of training people for a skill in high demand among employers. U.S. job openings that require a cybersecurity background grew by 35 percent last […]
African-American
New Partnership Funds Textbooks for 1,000 HBCU Students
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has partnered with Cengage, an education and technology company, to provide 1,000 students from historically Black colleges and universities with free access to digital textbooks for a semester. Students chosen by UNCF will get subscriptions to Cengage Unlimited, which comes with test preparation resources, study guides and more than […]
Sports
NCAA Amends Rules, Agents No Longer Need College Degree
The National Collegiate Athletic Association will no longer require a bachelor’s degree for those who will be allowed to represent a student-athlete, backtracking on its new agent certification standards, WPTA21 television has reported. When the certification standards were first revealed last week, the degree requirement drew criticism, including a social media blast by NBA star […]
News Roundup
Study Finds Debt Differences Between Various Degree-Holders
A recent study found that those who have completed a four-year degree or, in some cases, no degree at all, faced less financial challenges than individuals with a two-year degree. The research, Diverging Paths: Youth Debt, College and Family Background, was carried out by the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) alongside Ohio State University […]
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Shenandoah University Welcomes First Muslim Chaplain
Shenandoah University has introduced its first non-Christian chaplain, Hanaa Unus, who will serve as the school’s new Muslim community coordinator. “Shenandoah is open to people of all faiths, or no faith, exploring their belief system and being leaders in this world for the greater good,” said Rev. Dr. Justin Allen, dean of spiritual life. “Hanaa […]
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