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Protests Hamper South African University’s Effort to Reopen
JOHANNESBURG ― Tear gas and water cannon were fired as hundreds of students protested at a top South African university Monday amid a bitter national dispute with university managers and the government over demonstrators’ demands for free education. The University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, or Wits, had said it was re-opening Monday after being […]
October 10, 2016
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HACU Conference Hones in on Latino Graduation, Retention
At the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities conference, University of Northern Colorado educators shared some successful strategy in assisting one of the fastest growing college-going demographics.
October 9, 2016
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College Campus Sexual Assault Reports Stay Even on Utah Campuses
SALT LAKE CITY ― Sexual assaults reported at the campuses of Utah’s largest colleges in 2015 are about the same as the year before at 58 and still unlikely to accurately represent how many assaults actually occur. Underreporting and a lack of off-campus assault data are factors that some say misrepresent the actual number of […]
October 9, 2016
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Inmates, Parolees can take Advantage of Pilot Program
TULSA, Okla. ― Hundreds of Arkansas inmates and parolees are participating in a three-year federal pilot program that lets state and federal prisoners use financial aid to pay for college. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the program reverses a 1994 congressional ban on students in federal and state prisons from being eligible for Pell grants. Pell […]
October 9, 2016
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Georgetown University Professor’s Ferguson Syllabus Growing Nationwide
Dr. Marcia Chatelain’s no-cost, crowdsourced catalog focuses on race, African-American history, civil rights and policing. It has been augmented by people across the spectrum of academia.
October 6, 2016
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Proposed Accreditation System Factors in Financial Health
A new accreditation system proposed would require education providers to meet “rigorous and ambitious standards for student achievement and financial health,” and give the federal government a stronger oversight role.
October 6, 2016
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Experts: Math, Science Underemphasized in College Prep for Minorities
A groundbreaking report shattered the notion that mere exposure to “college knowledge” will make a meaningful difference in closing racial gaps in college enrollment.
October 5, 2016
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Rodriguez: California Leading Way on Ethnic Studies
A groundbreaking report shattered the notion that mere exposure to “college knowledge” will make a meaningful difference in closing racial gaps in college enrollment.
October 5, 2016
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University of Michigan Rolling Out Diversity, Inclusion Plan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. ― A vice provost has been selected to serve as the University of Michigan’s first chief diversity officer as part of broader efforts to improve diversity on campus, the school’s president announced Wednesday. Robert Sellers’ appointment will go before the school’s Board of Regents on Oct. 20. The position is being created […]
October 5, 2016
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South Africa’s University Protests Show Racial Division
JOHANNESBURG ― In a racially charged scene, a mostly Black group of South African student protesters on Wednesday confronted White students who want demonstrations for free education to stop so they can complete the academic year. The University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg said “many racist remarks” were made when demonstrators disrupted a march there […]
October 5, 2016
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Ex-Baylor Official: School Undermined Sex Assault Probes
DALLAS ― The former Title IX coordinator at Baylor University said Wednesday that top campus leaders undermined her efforts to investigate sexual assault claims and were more concerned with protecting the Baylor “brand” than the students. Patty Crawford told “CBS This Morning” that the university set her up “to fail from the beginning.” Crawford, who […]
October 5, 2016
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East Carolina University Now Prohibits Band’s National Anthem Protest
East Carolina University found itself continuing to deal with the ramifications Tuesday of a protest last Saturday during which 19 members of its marching band took a knee while the national anthem was played at a home football game. The action follows the lead of NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who is protesting racial injustice and […]
October 4, 2016
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Mississippi’s LGBT Community, Objectors Locked in Rights Struggle
Mississippi laws targeting the LGBT community in the name of religious liberty.
October 4, 2016
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Scholars: Take Global Approach to Black Male Crisis
Scholars say that the crisis that Black males face has to be viewed and confronted from a global and international perspective.
October 4, 2016
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China Concerned About Death of Syracuse Student from Beijing
BEIJING ― The Chinese government expressed concern Tuesday about the death of a Syracuse University student from Beijing whose body was found behind an apartment complex near the campus. Yuan Xiaopeng, 23, was found dead after residents nearby reported hearing gunshots Friday. The local sheriff’s office said Saturday that no suspects had been identified. Syracuse […]
October 4, 2016
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Trump-inspired Mural Causes Controversy at University of Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. ― A Donald Trump-inspired mural on the University of Minnesota campus has created a controversy. The university’s College Republicans group painted “Build The Wall” on a campus bridge last week. Student groups paint signs and messages on the Washington Avenue pedestrian bridge every fall. But WCCO-TV reports the mural was soon defaced, […]
October 4, 2016
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South African Police Fight Students Demanding Free Education
JOHANNESBURG ― South African students protesting for free education disrupted lectures at one of the country’s leading universities on Tuesday, clashing with police who tried to disperse crowds with tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades. The violence at the University of the Witwatersrand, or Wits, in Johannesburg erupted despite an appeal from the vice-chancellor, […]
October 4, 2016
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Growing Number of South Dakota law Graduates Fail Bar Exam
VERMILLION, S.D. ― The percentage of University of South Dakota School of Law graduates who fail to pass the state bar exam has increased from about 10 percent in 2013 to about 50 percent this year. The trend is prompting fears that a shortage of lawyers in rural South Dakota could get worse. Most lawyers […]
October 4, 2016
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