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Western Illinois University Awarded Grant for Bobcat Research

Western Illinois University has been awarded a $375,000, two-year grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Associated Press reported. University officials say the grant will help bolster WIU’s research on Illinois’ bobcat population. According to the AP, the funds will support the continued research of Dr. Chris Jacques, a biological sciences professor at WIU. […]

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Groups Stick Up for Grad Students in Letter to Lawmakers

A laundry list of 32 higher education interests, student organizations and science societies this week went to bat for graduate and professional students, calling on the chairs and ranking members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the House Committee on Education and Labor to make graduate education a priority in […]

Drowning Victim Identified as Binghamton University Student

A young man who drowned at Buttermilk Falls State Park near Ithaca, N.Y. has been identified as Binghamton University basketball player Calistus Anyichie, the Burlington Free Press has reported. Anyichie, 19, who would have been a sophomore this fall, drowned Sunday, according to a statement from the university. He was a member of the men’s […]

Eastern Washington University Football Players Injured In Shooting

Two Eastern Washington University football players were shot Saturday in Spokane’s downtown nightlife district. Starting safety Dehonta Hayes, who is 22, and starting defensive tackle Keith Moore, 21, were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after Saturday’s shooting. The Spokane Police Department responded to reports of the shooting near North Division Street and Main Avenue around […]

New York Follows California, Outlaws Bias Against Natural Hair

A bill adding hair styles and traits to New York’s anti-racial discrimination laws was approved Friday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and took effect immediately, days after California enacted a similar law. The measure amends the state’s human rights law and the Dignity For All Students Act with new sections on the definition of race, including […]

Former UCLA Gynecologist Accused of Sexually Assaulting 9 More Women

A former gynecologist who worked for the University of California, Los Angeles has been accused of sexually assaulting nine more women in two lawsuits, according to an Associated Press report. The lawsuits state the women were assaulted by Dr. James Heaps during examinations between 1989 and 2017. Heaps has been criminally charged with the sexual […]

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Education Insiders Among FBI Indictments in Puerto Rico

Two former top officials in Puerto Rico are named in an unsealed corruption indictment for allegedly directing $15.5 million in contracts to favored businesses, edging out other companies for the lucrative government work despite allegations of being unqualified, according to National Public Radio. FBI agents this week arrested Julia Keleher, secretary of the island’s department […]

Dr. Angela Davis Among 2019 Women’s Hall of Fame Inductees

In celebration of the 100th year anniversary of women’s right to vote in New York, The National Women’s Hall of Fame will host a weekend celebrating the achievements of American women in the birthplace of the Women’s Rights Movement in the U.S. The weekend will be punctuated by the induction of 10 women into the […]

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AFT Chief Sues DeVos Over Debt-Forgiveness Program

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has been sued by the American Federation of Teachers for allegedly preventing public employees from accessing a loan-forgiveness program to which they are entitled under federal law. In Weingarten v. DeVos, AFT president Randi Weingarten and seven other plaintiffs state that federal workers have been denied access to the […]

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Senate Confirms Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Bob King to serve as the Department’s Assistant Secretary for the Office of Postsecondary Education. “We are excited to finally have Bob King confirmed by the Senate,” said education secretary Betsy DeVos. “His knowledge and expertise will be a tremendous asset as we continue to rethink higher education in order […]

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Complaints Compel Changes to Brigham Young Honor Code

Following widespread student criticism that its honor code lacks compassion and transparency, Brigham Young University has updated the process, according to The Associated Press. University officials announced the changes this week, updates that include following an “innocent until proven guilty” policy and allowing someone to accompany students in honor code meetings. Honor code office director […]

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Epstein’s Big Harvard Donation Under New Scrutiny

The arrest of billionaire Jeffrey Epstein on sex-trafficking charges has raised new questions about whether Harvard University should return millions he donated more than a decade ago, MarketWatch has reported. Epstein was charged Monday with sexually abusing dozens of girls, some as young as 14, and allegedly paying some victims to recruit other young girls. […]

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