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Students
Forged Racist Emails Cause Stir at University of Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Someone sent racist and anti-Semitic emails to University of Michigan students and made it look like they were from a computer science professor who pushed for presidential election recounts in several states. About 40 students protested early Wednesday outside the home of the school’s president, Mark Schlissel, about the spoofed emails […]
Students
University of Wisconsin Student Abandons Plans for Pro-White Group
MADISON, Wis. — A University of Wisconsin student trying to form a pro-White group has abandoned his efforts after intense backlash from other students and university officials. American Freedom Party National Chairman William Johnson confirmed Monday that Daniel Dropik is no longer forming a Madison chapter after an Associated Press reporter noticed the group’s website […]
African-American
Antebellum Slave Tax has Lingering Effect in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In the late spring or early summer of 1822, a man named Bolling Hall made a list of all his property before taking it to the Autauga County assessor and paying his taxes. On the left side of a piece of parchment, Hall listed hundreds of acres of land he’d acquired since […]
Students
Jackson State Asks Alumni to Give to Offset Cash Crunch
JACKSON, Miss. — Jackson State University’s temporary leader Monday asked alumni to dig into their pockets to overcome the school’s financial challenges. Interim President Rod Paige stated in a letter to graduates that the 10,000-student university’s expenses are exceeding income. He asked graduates to each contribute $100 to an “urgent fundraising campaign” that seeks to […]
Students
Free Tuition? Not the Same as Free College, Students Say
BUFFALO, N.Y. — They don’t mean to sound ungrateful, but … New York public college students who would stand to gain from the nation’s most ambitious free-tuition proposal are quick to point out a sobering reality from their own meager finances: Free tuition doesn’t mean free college. Take Brooklyn College senior Florencia Salinas, who despite […]
Students
Lourdes University to Add Video Gaming to Athletic Offerings
SYLVANIA, Ohio — A private liberal arts university in northwest Ohio is adding competitive video gaming to its athletic programs, joining an association of about 30 other schools across the country that offer so-called eSports. Lourdes University President Mary Ann Gawelek has been advocating for an eSports program at the Sylvania school since she assumed […]
Faculty & Staff
Bill Seeks to End Tenure System in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri lawmaker who is proposing eliminating tenure for professors at all of the state’s two- and four-year public colleges and universities says tenure is an outdated system that is no longer needed to protect teachers from being unjustly fired. Rep. Rick Brattin, a Harrisonville Republican, said eliminating tenure would save […]
Students
Court Filing Details of Former Baylor Coach Art Briles’ Conduct
WACO, Texas — A new court filing detailed allegations that former Baylor University football coach Art Briles ignored sexual assaults by players, failed to alert university officials or discipline athletes and allowed them to continue playing. The filing is in response to a lawsuit against Baylor and several officials including interim President David Garland by […]
Students
Berkeley Campus Chaos Spurs Questions at Free-speech Bastion
BERKELEY, Calif. —Chaos that erupted at the University of California, Berkeley, to oppose right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos was shocking not just for the images of protesters setting fires, smashing windows and hurling explosives at police, but because of where it took place. UC Berkeley is the birthplace of the free-speech movement and has been known […]
Leadership & Policy
Accreditation Agency Raises New Concerns about University of Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A recent letter from an accreditation agency that placed the University of Louisville on probation last year has raised new questions about the university and its separate fundraising arm. Some of the questions relate to policies for compensation for school administrators and whether the relationship between the university and the UofL Foundation […]
Leadership & Policy
Brown University President Reappointed for 2nd 5-year Term
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The president of Brown University has been reappointed, extending her tenure into 2022. The Corporation of Brown University appointed Christina Paxson to a second five-year term. Chancellor Samuel Mencoff says the group is confident in Paxson’s “steady hand, clear vision, energetic leadership and boundless passion for Brown.” He notes that the reappointment […]
Faculty & Staff
University of Alaska President Faces No-confidence Vote
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The University of Alaska’s president is facing a no-confidence vote related to a decision to put the school of education at the Juneau campus instead of in Fairbanks. The Fairbanks Faculty Senate is expected to take up the issue Monday, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. The proposed resolutions declare the faculty do […]
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