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News Roundup: Page 257
News Roundup
University of Minnesota to Host 50th Anniversary Conference of Kerner Commission
In honor of the 50th celebration of the Kerner Commission, the University of Minnesota (UM) will host a free national conference where scholars, politicians and the public are welcome to discuss the controversial report. The Commission, created by President Lyndon B. Johnsonâs commission on civil disorder, sparked controversy with its famous conclusion: âOur nation is [âŚ]
News Roundup
UNC Considers Silent Samâs Future Location
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt said that the university will not return Confederate statue, âSilent Samâ to where it used to reside, but say where the new location will be. âSilent Sam has a place in our history and on our campus where its history can be taught, but not at the [âŚ]
News Roundup
Michael Steele Appointed Brown Faculty Fellow
Conservative political commentator and former chair of the Republican National Committee, Michael Steele, has been appointed as a faculty fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. âMichael Steele has had an extraordinary and ongoing career spanning law, business, politics, public service and journalism,â said Edward Steinfeld, director of the [âŚ]
News Roundup
Howard University Placed on Federal Education List
Howard University is one of the most prestigious historically Black institutions of higher education in the country, but the operations of the school in the nationâs capital have long been troubled in areas such as budget, financial aid, student housing, security, building maintenance and transparency. Now, Howard is facing a huge new problem: The U.S. [âŚ]
News Roundup
DOJ Sides with Asian-Americans in Bias Suit Against Harvard
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicated its strongest support to date for the plaintiffs in a controversial, highly publicized federal lawsuit alleging that Harvard University unfairly discriminates against Asian-American applicants, according to CNN and other reports. On Thursday, the DOJ submitted a statement of interest to the court in opposition to Harvardâs motion for a [âŚ]
Students
American College Studentsâ Usage of Marijuana Is Highest Itâs Been In Three Decades
According to the annual âMonitoring the Future: National Survey Results on Drug Useâstudy, the use of marijuana among college students across America was at the highest level in 2016 and 2017 than in the past three decades. The study is conducted by a team of University of Michigan research professors and was funded by the [âŚ]
MSIs
Civil Rights Leader Makes History on Harvard Kennedy School Faculty
Harvard Kennedy School has appointed to its senior faculty, Cornell William Brooks, the former president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). As a professor, Brooks â who is also a civil rights lawyer â will advise students, teach classes and launch and direct the William Monroe Trotter Collaborative for [âŚ]
HBCUs
Howard Kicks Off âHU Standsâ Campaign
Howard University (HU) is launching a year-long campaign that will engage the campus community around issues of interpersonal violence and sexual assault prevention. The âHU Standsâ campaign kicked-off Wednesday with an event hosted by the Office of Title IX and other campus partners that brought students, faculty and staff to take a pledge to stand [âŚ]
Students
Rep. VelĂĄzquez Urges DeVos To Reverse Student Loan Proposal
U.S Representative Nydia M. VelĂĄzquez D-N.Y sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Department of Education Betsy DeVos this week urging her to reverse a proposal that would make it more difficult for students deceived by colleges and universities to receive loan relief. VelĂĄzquez wrote in the letter that in the state of New [âŚ]
Leadership & Policy
Shalala Wins Democratic Nomination for Florida House Seat
Dr. Donna E. Shalala, a former university administrator and President Clintonâs cabinet secretary, is one step closer to a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives after beating Florida state Rep. David Richardson in the Democrat primary on Tuesday. In her first run for elected office, Shalala, 77, is angling for the 27th District seat [âŚ]
News Roundup
Survey Says Americans Support Teacher Strikes, Higher Pay
After the rise of teacher activism towards higher pay across the nation, data showed that 78 percent of public school parents would support teachers if they were to go on strike. In addition, two-thirds of Americans believe teacher salaries are too low. The data comes from A new report by the Phi Delta Kappa International [âŚ]
Recruitment & Retention
University of Illinois to Offer Free Tuition to Qualified In-State Students
On Monday, the University of Illinois announced it will begin offering eight semesters of free tuition and fees to eligible in-state students whose family income is below $61,000 annually. Depending on the studentâs major, the offer will be worth at least $15,000. The initiative, titled âIllinois Commitmentâ is an effort aimed at encouraging talented students [âŚ]
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