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Tennessee State University Raising Admissions Standards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― Tennessee State University is planning to raise admissions standards for the next incoming class in an effort to draw higher-performing students who will have a greater likelihood to graduate. WPLN-FM reports the historically Black university in Nashville has the lowest average freshman ACT scores and graduation rates among the state’s public universities. […]
October 18, 2016
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Suspended at Missouri University S&T
ROLLA, Mo. ― The Missouri University of Science and Technology has suspended the small Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and is making students move out of the fraternity house after two new members were hospitalized. The students were injured Thursday during an event at the fraternity house in Rolla, university spokesman Andrew Careaga said, adding that […]
October 18, 2016
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San Francisco State University Slams Posters Attacking Professor
SAN FRANCISCO ― San Francisco State University officials are condemning posters accusing a professor specializing in Palestinian studies of collaborating with terrorists. The posters by the David Horowitz Freedom Center single out an ethnic studies associate professor Rabab Ibrahim Abdulhadi, The San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday. University President Les Wong sent a campus-wide email Friday […]
October 18, 2016
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Nike Co-founder Phil Knight Pledges $500M to University of Oregon
EUGENE, Ore. ― Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife have pledged $500 million to the University of Oregon toward a new scientific research facility. The Register-Guard reports that the donation is the largest ever awarded to UO and is meant to launch a $1 billion, 10-year effort to build a three-building complex and add […]
October 18, 2016
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Military Friendly Institutions Competing for Veterans
Institutions are striving to compete for the growing number of transitioning military students, estimated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to number 1.1 million.
October 17, 2016
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University of New Mexico Agrees to Reform Sex Assault Response
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ― The U.S. Justice Department says it has reached an agreement with the University of New Mexico to improve how the school handles and investigates sexual harassment and assault cases. The agreement comes six months after the Justice Department released an investigative report saying the school failed to comply with federal law in […]
October 17, 2016
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High School Graduation Rate Hits Record High of 83.2 Percent
WASHINGTON ― The nation’s high school graduation rate reached a record 83.2 percent, continuing a steady increase that shows improvement across all racial and ethnic groups, according to federal data released Monday. President Barack Obama welcomed the higher rate as “good news.” But the gains come against a backdrop of decreasing test scores on national […]
October 17, 2016
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Judge Orders Kentucky Gov. Bevin to Release Money for Universities
FRANKFORT, Ky. ― A state judge has ordered Republican Gov. Matt Bevin to release $17.8 million to most public colleges and universities. Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate signed the order on Monday. It says Bevin must release the money within three days. Bevin had ordered cuts of 2 percent at most public colleges and universities, […]
October 17, 2016
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Miami University of Ohio, Feds Complete Agreement in Blind Student’s Case
CINCINNATI ― Federal authorities said Monday they have completed an agreement with Miami University that resolves allegations in a blind student’s lawsuit that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Justice Department, the Ohio university and Aleeha Dudley jointly filed a motion in Cincinnati asking a U.S. District Court judge to approve a consent […]
October 17, 2016
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Livingstone College on Lockdown After ‘Hundreds’ Involved in Fights
SALISBURY, N.C. ― Police say several hundred students and visitors at Livingston College were involved in several fights, prompting campus police to place the school on temporary lockdown. Salisbury police said in a statement that they were called to the campus of the school early Sunday for a third time because of fights and disorderly […]
October 17, 2016
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Student Loan Debt for Graduates Up 4 Percent in 2015
When students graduated from college in 2014, those who borrowed money to pay for college owed an average of $28,950. Now the average debt is $30,100 — 4 percent higher — for those who graduated in 2015.
October 17, 2016
Lauren Asher is president of The Institute for College Access & Success.
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Guillermo: Accused Students Get Rare Title IX Protection
In the ongoing fight against sexual misconduct on college campuses, those who simply advocate a just and fair system can claim a victory this week in Delaware.
October 16, 2016
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Host Colleges Winners in Presidential Debates
UNLV estimates that being selected as a venue for the final presidential debate has already generated $85 million worth of publicity.
October 16, 2016
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Muslim Woman Settles in at Vermont Military College
NORTHFIELD, Vt. ― Despite being the first woman allowed to wear a Muslim headscarf beneath her military uniform at the nation’s oldest private military college, Sana Hamze says she doesn’t feel like a pioneer. Her focus is on learning details of life as a “rook” at Vermont’s Norwich University, in the school’s Corps of Cadets […]
October 16, 2016
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Rolling Stone Heading to Trial Over Debunked Story of Rape
RICHMOND, Va. ― For the first time since Rolling Stone magazine’s shocking story about a brutal gang rape at the University of Virginia hit shelves two years ago, the public may hear from the young woman at the center of the now discredited article “A Rape on Campus.” A defamation trial against the magazine is […]
October 16, 2016
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Black Lives Matter Homecoming Float Vandalized in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho ― Boise State University’s president says a homecoming float dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement has been vandalized. Bob Kustra released a statement early Sunday morning condemning both the vandals and the attempt to silence constitutionally protected free speech. Kustra added that the school’s security team is investigating the issue, but he […]
October 16, 2016
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South African Police Arrest Student Protest Leader
JOHANNESBURG ― South African police raided a university student residence in Johannesburg early Sunday, arresting a leader of sometimes violent protests for free education who caused an outcry last year when he declared admiration for Adolf Hitler. The arrest of Mcebo Dlamini, a former student council president at the University of the Witwatersrand, followed recent […]
October 16, 2016
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Department of Education, DeVry University Reach Settlement
Critics say the for-profit institution is getting off lightly after making an unsubstantiated claim simply because it has the money to stay in business.
October 13, 2016
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