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Lawsuit: Man Treated Unfairly in Drake University Sex Assault Case

DES MOINES, Iowa — A former Drake University student has sued the university claiming it discriminated against him by failing to consider his allegations of sexual assault by a female student but believing her allegations against him. The case centers on a night of drinking in October 2015. The university determined the male student made […]

December 13, 2016

Judge Throws Out Hazing Lawsuit Claims Against Penn State

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A county judge is dismissing a former Penn State student’s claims against the university over allegations of hazing and sharply narrowing his lawsuit against a fraternity. The Legal Intelligencer reported Friday the judge left in place a negligence claim against the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity and gave James Vivenzio 30 days to […]

December 13, 2016

Diverse Conversations: Grading Obama’s Presidency on Higher Ed

High student loan debt, access, accountability, and everything in between were put in President Obama’s lap and have been issues he’s addressed in both terms.

December 12, 2016

President Barack Obama

Ross-Lee Educating and Healing Holistically

At the helm of a new osteopathic school of medicine, Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee seeks to raise the health statuses in Arkansas by using her passion for health care equality and experiences of overcoming as the underdog.

December 12, 2016

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Accreditor of For-profit Colleges Loses Appeal to Stay Alive

WASHINGTON — Federal education officials are standing by their decision to cut ties with the nation’s largest accreditor of for-profit colleges — a ruling that will bar hundreds of schools from providing federal financial aid and likely force some to close. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, which oversees more than 250 institutions […]

December 12, 2016

Guillermo: Sanctuary Campus Movement Stalls in Heartland

While some major players like the University of California and the California State University system have led the way in the call for sanctuary campuses for undocumented students, others appear to be stopping far short.

December 11, 2016

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Columbia Teaching and Research Assistants Vote to Join Union

NEW YORK — Graduate teaching and research assistants at Columbia University have voted to join a union affiliated with the United Auto Workers. The Detroit-based UAW announced Friday the New York Ivy League university students voted 1,602 to 623 in favor of union representation. The voting took place Wednesday and Thursday. The Columbia vote came […]

December 11, 2016

U. of Nebraska-Lincoln Suspends Fraternity, Citing Behavior Problems

LINCOLN, Neb. — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has suspended its Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, citing concerns about alcohol use and other problems. The university said Thursday that frat members likely were involved in problematic alcohol use at the chapter house and at off-campus parties. The university also cited concerns about members’ treatment of pledges and […]

December 11, 2016

Southern Illinois University Approves Campus Alcohol Sales

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Alcohol will soon be on the menu at Southern Illinois University. WSIL-TV reports that the school’s board voted on Thursday to allow the sales of beer and wine at campus events. The decision to join other universities around the state that already allow alcohol sales comes as colleges are trying to find […]

December 11, 2016

Arizona Universities Ask Donald Trump to Protect Immigrant Students

PHOENIX — The board that oversees Arizona’s three state universities voted Friday to urge president-elect Donald Trump to protect students who were illegally brought into the county when they were children, while specifically rejecting efforts to designate the schools as “sanctuary campuses.” The Arizona Board of Regents voted unanimously to send a letter to Trump […]

December 11, 2016

Winona State Program Helps Underserved First-year Students

WINONA, Minn. — A Winona State University mentorship program aims to help traditionally underserved first-year students find success on campus. The Success Coach program, now in its fourth year, pairs first-generation and racially diverse students with coaches to discuss topics relating to life or school. The majority of the coaches are professors. Sixty-eight percent of […]

December 11, 2016

Former Coach Art Briles Sues Baylor Officials for Libel, Conspiracy

AUSTIN, Texas — Former Baylor football coach Art Briles has sued three school regents and a vice president for libel and slander, accusing them of falsely stating he knew of reported assaults and alleged gang rapes by players and didn’t report them. The lawsuit also asserts that Baylor officials conspired to damage his reputation and […]

December 11, 2016

HUD Helping Students in Public Housing with FAFSA

Students in public housing in nine cities are set to get “education navigators” to help them fill out the often onerous form known as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

December 9, 2016

Colleges Pushed to Note Sexual Misconduct on Transcripts

Colleges that expel students whom they suspect of having committed sexual assault are being asked to go further by specifying the reason for expulsion on their transcripts.

December 8, 2016

Rep. Jackie Speier

Programs Focused on Diversifying Medical Pipeline

Special programs dedicate themselves to diversifying the pipeline in the field of medicine.

December 8, 2016

University of Wisconsin Regents OK Tuition Increases, Raise Request

MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin System officials Thursday approved raising tuition for out-of-state, graduate and professional school students by hundreds of dollars at more than a half-dozen campuses as they grapple with a Republican-imposed freeze on in-state undergraduate tuition. The plan calls for increases at UW-Eau Clare, UW-Green Bay, UW-La Crosse, UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Stout […]

December 8, 2016

Diverse Conversations: Educating the Hispanic Community

It’s important to consider how we as a nation can promote and invest in the success of the fastest-growing minority population in the United States.

December 7, 2016

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Harvard Not Adopting Sanctuary Campus Designation

In a move highlighting the uncertainty surrounding the future of undocumented students on college campuses, Harvard University announced that it would not be designated a “sanctuary campus.”

December 7, 2016

Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust