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Syracuse Fraternity Permanently Expelled Over Racist Video

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University announced Saturday that it has permanently expelled a fraternity over an offensive video that fraternity members say was intended as satire. Chancellor Kent Syverud called the Theta Tau video “racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, ableist and sexist” in a video posted on the university’s website. He said disciplinary actions against the individual […]

Fresno State Professor Calls Barbara Bush an ‘Amazing Racist’

FRESNO — A California state university is investigating comments made on Twitter by an English professor who called former first lady Barbara Bush an “amazing racist” shortly after her death Tuesday at age 92. “Barbara Bush was a generous and smart and amazing racist who, along with her husband, raised a war criminal,” Randa Jarrar […]

Syracuse University Fraternity Suspended for Racist Videos

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A university in upstate New York has suspended a fraternity over videos showing racist and sexist behavior. School officials say the videos involved members of the Syracuse University chapter of Theta Tau, a professional engineering fraternity. The school’s chancellor, Ken Syverud, described the behavior in the videos as racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, sexist […]

College Apologizes to Students After Professor Curses

MIDDLETOWN, N.J. — A community college in New Jersey has issued an apology after one of its professors was captured on video cursing at a student who considers himself a conservative. Howard Finkelstein used the vulgarity to Christopher Lyle during a sociology debate about sexual harassment, saying “f— your life.” In a statement released Wednesday, […]

Things to Remember About Barbara Bush

HOUSTON — Here is a look at several things to know about the life of former first lady Barbara Bush, who died Tuesday at the age of 92: LITERACY EFFORTS The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy began during her White House years with a goal to improve the lives of disadvantaged Americans by boosting […]

Will High School Activism Hurt Your College Chances?

Students risked disciplinary action at nearly 3,000 high schools in the first nationwide walkout for gun policy reform in March. But they most likely didn’t risk their hopes for college admission. “Attention HS students: @AdelphiU fully supports your desire to stand up for your beliefs. Participation in non-violent demonstrations has never and will never affect […]

California University Suspends Fraternities, Sororities

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — A California state university has suspended fraternities and sororities after photos surfaced showing a fraternity member in blackface and others dressed up as gang members. Jeffrey D. Armstrong, president of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, announced the action Tuesday. The university had previously suspended one fraternity involved in […]

University of New Mexico Considers Eliminating Sports

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico has authorized its athletic director to eliminate programs in the cash-strapped department. University President Garnett S. Stokes addressed the regents Finance and Facilities Committee on Tuesday, saying athletic director Eddie Nunez has been instructed to propose sport eliminations by this summer. Stokes says student athletes should be […]

Times, New Yorker Win Pulitzer for Weinstein Scandal

NEW YORK — The New York Times and The New Yorker won the Pulitzer Prize for public service Monday for breaking the Harvey Weinstein scandal with reporting that galvanized the #MeToo movement and set off a worldwide reckoning over sexual misconduct in the workplace. The Times and The Washington Post took the award in the […]

Supreme Court Says Sotomayor Breaks Shoulder in Fall at Home

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says Justice Sonia Sotomayor broke her left shoulder in a fall at her Washington home. The court says the 63-year-old Sotomayor will wear a sling for several weeks and undergo physical therapy. She is not expected to miss any time on the bench. The justices are hearing arguments this week […]

Binghamton Student in Custody in Fellow Student’s Death

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — After a daylong search by multiple police agencies, a Binghamton University student was taken into custody as a suspect in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old freshman, police said Monday. Authorities did not disclose the name or any other information about the suspect at a 5 p.m. news conference, other than to […]

Beyonce Gives $100,000 to Four Historically Black Schools

NEW YORK — Beyonce paid tribute to historically Black colleges during her groundbreaking Coachella performance, and now the singer is donating $100,000 to four Black universities. The superstar singer announced Monday the Homecoming Scholars Award Program for the 2018-2019 academic year through her BeyGOOD initiative. She plans to give $25,000 each to Tuskegee University, Bethune-Cookman […]

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