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DeVos-Backed Sex Assault Plan for Colleges Likely to Spark Debate

The Trump administration is finalizing its plan for schools to deal with sexual assault allegations, according to advocacy groups and college officials who have met privately with senior government officials, reports ABC News. The proposal, known as rules for Title IX — the civil rights law that prohibits gender discrimination in a person’s education — […]

Five Universities are Finalists for Degree Completion Award

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) has named five universities as finalists for its 2018 Degree Completion Award. Wayne State University, the University of Nevada-Reno, the University of Rhode Island, the University of Memphis and Arizona State University were selected by a panel of eight reviewers, according to APLU officials. The […]

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Dillard’s College of Nursing Honors 75 Years of Producing Nurses

Dillard University College of Nursing will be honored for 75 years of instructing and producing some of the nation’s first African-American nurses, with an open celebration scholarship gala in the Marriott New Orleans Downtown Convention Center. The event will take place on Friday, Oct. 18 at 7:00 p.m. “We are proud to be at this […]

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California Community Colleges Declares Undocumented Students Week of Action

The California Community Colleges Board of Governors has announced that Oct. 15-19 will be Undocumented Student Week of Action, encouraging its campuses and surrounding communities to participate in events that support undocumented students and asking Congress to establish a way for the group to obtain citizenship. “It is imperative that the California Community Colleges, the […]

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Navajo Technical University Programs Receive ABET Approval

The electrical and industrial engineering programs at Navajo Technical University (NTU) were recently approved for accreditation by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). NTU’s approval makes it the first Tribal College or university (TCU) to offer ABET-accredited engineering programs, according to the Tribal College Journal. The TCU’s accreditation is retroactive and extends back […]

$2.5 Milllion Grant to Aid Students at Notre Dame de Namur U.

A $2.5 million Title V grant was awarded to Notre Dame de Namur University in California to support programs for Latinx, transfer and first-generation-to-college students, according to university officials. The U.S. Department of Education grant will be dispersed over a course of five years to fund the college’s STARS (Success in Transfer and Retention for Students) […]

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day Observed at Montana State

Montana State University celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Bozeman on Monday, according to a report from KRTV in Great Falls, Montana. More than 100 people attended the celebration, including Bozeman Mayor Cyndy Andrus who said the community should be safe and welcoming for students and others of all backgrounds. The college, which was established 125 […]

Key Hearing Tuesday In Borrower Defense Case

A key court hearing is scheduled for Tuesday in a case involving an industry group’s challenge to the U.S. Department of Education’s 2016 borrower defense rule. Last month, a federal judge ruled in a related case that the department had illegally acted to delay the 2016 borrower defense rule, which incorporated critical protections for students. […]

MSU’s Marching Band Selected to Perform in 2019 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Morgan State University’s marching band “Magnificent Marching Machine” has been chosen to represent the state of Maryland and perform in the 2019 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. This will be the band’s first time performing in the parade. “Morgan State University is home to one of the finest and most exciting marching bands in the […]

Buckingham University to Require Students to Sign “Drug-Free” Campus Pledge

Buckingham University, located in England, has announced it will begin asking its incoming students to sign a pledge that says they will not use drugs on campus, in efforts of becoming Britain’s first “drug-free” campus. The new initiative comes after the University of Sheffield was condemned for providing instructions on how to safely take drugs […]

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Indiana U. Trustees Vote to Remove Segregationist’s Name From Building

Trustees at Indiana University voted this month to strip the name of a racial integration opponent from one of the college’s buildings, according to ABC News. The intramural center on the Bloomington campus will no longer carry the name of Ora Wildermuth, who was a trustee at the school from 1925 to 1952. It was […]

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Kavanaugh Confirmed, Sworn In and Dems Vow to Fight

Judge Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as the 114th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday, bringing an end to one of the most contentious confirmation hearings in recent memory. Kavanaugh took his oath of office in a quiet private ceremony after the Senate voted 50-48 to confirm him to the high court. Democrats are already promising to […]

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