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Senate Panel Moves to Strip UT Diversity Funding
A panel of state lawmakers voted Wednesday to strip state funding from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s diversity office following months of outrage from Republican lawmakers over two controversial posts on the office’s website. The Senate Education Committee was reviewing the University of Tennessee system budget proposed by Gov. Bill Haslam when Sen. Delores Gresham, the committee chairwoman, proposed an amendment that […]
March 3, 2016
Students
U. of Southern Indiana Dental Students Provide Free Services to Veterans
EVANSVILLE, Ind. ― Larry Gries joked that a few years ago, he was the University of Southern Indiana dental hygiene students’ guinea pig. Once Gries, 67, retired from being a student housing mail man for USI, he started taking advantage of the dental program’s services. On Monday morning, Gries was one of 36 veterans signed […]
March 2, 2016
Students
No Charges for Students Behind Racial Slurs at Texas A&M
COLLEGE STATION, Texas ― No charges will be filed after an incident at Texas A&M University in which Black high school students touring campus reported being subjected to racial slurs and taunts, the university said Wednesday. University police said in a statement that they closed their investigation into the Feb. 9 incident after interviewing several […]
March 2, 2016
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Higher Ed Advocates Urge Democrats to Beef Up Pell Grants
When Congress moves to reauthorize the Higher Education Act—something it should have done years ago—it should include bigger Pell Grants that reflect today’s cost of college, several panelists testified Wednesday on Capitol Hill.
March 2, 2016
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Bowie State University Leads the Pack for HBCU LGBTQ Inclusion and Diversity
HRC Foundation is pleased to announce that Bowie State University is the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to have a Queer Cultural Studies course approved. This is not the first time that Bowie State University has been at the forefront of LGBTQ inclusion and equality within a HBCU. The school was also the […]
March 2, 2016
Students
Agency Probes Notre Dame for Possible Title IX Violations
SOUTH BEND, Ind. ― The University of Notre Dame is among more than 165 colleges under federal investigation for possible violations of Title IX, a gender-equity law, related to sexual violence on campus. As of Feb. 24, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights was investigating 208 cases for issues of sexual violence […]
March 1, 2016
Students
Missouri Chancellor Condemns Pro-Hitler Flyer Found in Dorm
COLUMBIA, Mo. ― Police on the University of Missouri’s Columbia campus are investigating and the interim chancellor is condemning an anti-Semitic posting on a residence hall’s bulletin board. Police Maj. Brian Weimer said Tuesday the flyer scrawled in magic marker with the words “Hitler rules” was found early Monday on a Gateway Hall bulletin board. […]
March 1, 2016
Students
University of Texas System Police Get Guidelines for Sex Assault Responses
AUSTIN, Texas ― The University of Texas System announced science-based guidelines Tuesday to help police for all 14 campuses better respond to sexual assault victims. UT System officials said in a statement that the 170-page report detailing the guidelines is a “victim-centered blueprint” to assist the system’s 600-person police force in engaging with and understanding […]
March 1, 2016
Students
Funds Cut for Guard Program at 3 Oklahoma Universities
OKLAHOMA CITY ― Budget cuts could end an Oklahoma National Guard leadership program that’s offered at three state universities. Southwestern Oklahoma State University President Randy Beutler announced last week that the university will terminate the Guard Officer Leadership Program at the end of the semester due to federal budget cuts. There are currently programs at […]
March 1, 2016
Students
Black Students Ejected from Trump Rally in Georgia
There are different accounts of who made the decision to eject approximately 30 black students who say they were standing silently at the top of the bleachers at Donald Trump’s rally here Monday evening. Late Monday night, a Trump spokeswoman denied that the incident at Valdosta State University’s campus was initiated “at the request of the candidate” or the […]
March 1, 2016
Students
College Behind Bars: An Old Idea With Some New Energy
Eight years ago, when Noel Caldellis began serving time for killing a university student, his main objective was to make 20-plus years in prison pass as quickly as possible: work out, walk circles in the yard with inmates and watch TV. A few years into his sentence at the Monroe Correctional Complex, Caldellis discovered he […]
March 1, 2016
Students
Chicago State Sends Faculty, Staff and Administrators Layoff Notices
Chicago State University took the unusual step of sending layoff notices to its faculty, staff and administrators last Friday amid ongoing financial difficulties, including not receiving any state funding over the past eight months.
February 28, 2016
Students
Education Secretary Nominee: Curbing Student Loan Debt, Campus Assaults Among Priorities
Student loan debt and the campus sexual assault debate were two of the higher-education-related items on the agenda during the Senate education committee hearing on President Obama’s nominee for secretary of education on Thursday afternoon.
February 25, 2016
Students
Univ. of Missouri Fires Instructor After Student Run-ins
KANSAS CITY, Mo. ― The University of Missouri on Thursday fired an assistant professor who had been suspended after run-ins with student journalists during protests last year, including a videotaped confrontation where she called for “some muscle” to remove a videographer from the Columbia campus. Melissa Click’s actions were “not compatible with university policies and […]
February 25, 2016
Students
Texas Dean Leaving School Because of Campus Carry Law
AUSTIN, Texas ― A prominent dean at the University of Texas said Thursday he is leaving the state for another job in large part because of the new Texas law that will allow concealed handguns in public college classrooms. Fritz Steiner, dean of the Texas School of Architecture, was named dean of the University of […]
February 25, 2016
Students
South Africa: Protesting Students Torch University Buildings
JOHANNESBURG ― Students were ordered on Thursday to abandon a South African university, leaving behind charred, smoldering buildings after protests turned violent. North-West University said protesting students burned an administration building and science center at the campus in Mahikeng (also called Mafikeng) on Wednesday night. Student protests have erupted across South Africa, often aimed at […]
February 25, 2016
Students
Harvard Replaces ‘House Master’ Title with ‘Faculty Dean’
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ― Faculty dorm leaders who were previously called house masters at Harvard will now be called faculty deans. College officials announced the change on Wednesday following complaints that the title “master” had historical ties to slavery. The dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Michael Smith, said in a campus email that […]
February 25, 2016
Students
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY BEEBE
Arkansas University Beebe SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Jonesboro, Arkansas Dr. Deborah Garrett Founded in 1909 Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs www.asub.edu “One of the strengths of Arkansas State University-Beebe Student Support Services is its commitment to professional development that begins as soon as a staff person is hired. As the vice chancellor, I personally conduct […]
February 25, 2016
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