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Students Protest Racial Incidents at American University
WASHINGTON ― American University students are demanding the suspension of two White students accused of throwing a banana at a Black woman in a dorm this month. An interracial crowd of hundreds gathered Monday to demand changes. Another Black student on the same floor of the dorm, Neah Gray, tells media outlets that she found […]
September 20, 2016
Students
Presidential Politics Tough? Higher Ed Version at FAMU no Less Harsh
In the politics of higher ed, trust and likeability matters as well. Just ask Florida A&M University’s now former president, Elmira Mangum.
September 19, 2016
Students
Department of Education Forgiving Loans of Some Former ITT Tech Students
The Department of Education said today that it would put a maximum of $500 million towards federal loan forgiveness for former ITT Technical Institute students.
September 19, 2016
Students
South Africa says OK to University Fee Hikes, Amid Protests
JOHANNESBURG ― South Africa’s government says universities in the country can increase fees by no more than 8 percent next year, despite student warnings that they would protest against any new hikes. Blade Nzimande, the education minister, said Monday that financial constraints make it impossible to provide free higher education, as some protesters have demanded. […]
September 19, 2016
Students
Experts: Billing of Foreign Students a Gray Area
A group of Alabama State University students from Nigeria are suing over how the university used funds their government paid, but they may face a rocky legal road.
September 18, 2016
Students
College Credit Program Costing Ohio School Districts
COLUMBUS, Ohio ― A statewide program in Ohio that offers free college credit to middle- and high-schoolers may save parents and students money, but taxpayers in school districts will be left with the tab. The College Credit Plus program cost schools in the South-Western City School District in Columbus about $250,000 for the 2015-16 school […]
September 18, 2016
Students
Diverse Docket: Judge Rules Title IX Suit Against University of Kentucky can go Forward
A former University of Kentucky student who claims she was raped in her dorm can pursue a Title IX suit because there was enough evidence that the school repeatedly botched its disciplining of her alleged attacker, a federal judge has ruled.
September 18, 2016
Students
Arizona State Aggressively Opening Doors for First-generation Students
American Dream Academy, an Arizona State University program, works directly with high schools and parents to ensure that first-generation students are admitted to college.
September 18, 2016
Students
Times Change, But Need to Look Beyond Campus Persists
Campus climate cannot be divorced from national events, whether it be police involved killings of Black people, the murders at an Orlando gay nightclub, international politics such as in the Middle East, or the 2016 Election campaign’s violent and incendiary rhetoric.
September 18, 2016
Students
2 Black Athletic Conferences Rethinking Holding Tournaments in North Carolina
Two Black athletic conferences have not moved scheduled championship events out of North Carolina in the wake of the state’s passage of a controversial law restricting transgender bathroom use but have not ruled it out.
September 15, 2016
Students
Mangum Out as Florida A&M University President
Florida A&M University on Thursday announced the departure of Dr. Elmira Mangum, its embattled president of two years, and the immediate appointment of scientist Larry Robinson as interim president.
September 15, 2016
Students
California Puts High School Ethnic Studies Officially on the Books
California’s Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will now mandate the teaching of ethnic studies in every public high school across the state.
September 15, 2016
Students
Laramie County Community College Accused of Discrimination
CHEYENNE, Wyo. ― Laramie County Community College is under federal investigation for a sexual discrimination complaint. The student body was informed Friday that the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation in February into allegations that the college had discriminated on the basis of sex in its response to a complaint […]
September 14, 2016
Students
University of Missouri Aims to Increase Minority Faculty
COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri says it’s putting $1.6 million toward doubling its numbers of minority faculty to 13 percent in four years. University leaders met on the Columbia campus Tuesday to discuss efforts in the past year to improve diversity, inclusion and race relations, The Kansas City Star reports. Kevin McDonald, interim […]
September 14, 2016
Students
Ex-Clark University Student Settles Lawsuit Against School
WORCESTER, Mass. ― A former Clark University student who said he was unfairly expelled after he was accused of rape has reached a preliminary settlement in his lawsuit against the school. The Telegram & Gazette reports that federal court records show a settlement was reached Tuesday and the case was dismissed. If the settlement is […]
September 14, 2016
Students
Yale Challenges Grad Assistants’ Union Bid Before NLRB
Yale University is challenging a bid by some of its graduate assistants to unionize in proceedings this week before the National Labor Relations Board that other private U.S. universities are closely watching.
September 14, 2016
Students
Increasing Equity and Access Through Competency-based Education: What Do We Know?
Gaining access to a fast, flexible path to a degree and a more cost-effective way to learn are attractive propositions.
September 14, 2016
Students
Institutions Turning to Holistic Alcohol Policies
In an effort to combat issues with underage and high-risk drinking on campus, institutions have rolled out new alcohol policies.
September 13, 2016
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