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Four National Groups to Oppose Laws Allowing Guns on Campuses
IOWA CITY, Iowa ā Four national groups representing college educators and trustees said Thursday they would fight a growing push in state legislatures to allow people to carry concealed guns on campuses. The groups also called for the repeal of measures in several states that already allow for so-called campus carry, arguing that academic institutions [ā¦]
November 12, 2015
Students
Howard University Warns of Online Threat to School, Students
WASHINGTON ā Authorities are investigating an online threat against Howard University and its students. In a message to the university community Thursday, President Wayne A. I. Frederick said school officials are aware of the threat and are working with local and federal law enforcement on the āserious matter.ā He says the school has increased security [ā¦]
November 12, 2015
Students
Online Threats Against Blacks Net Arrest at Missouri Campus
A White college student suspected of posting online threats to shoot Black students and faculty at the University of Missouri was arrested Wednesday, adding to the racial tension at the heart of the protests that led two top administrators to resign earlier this week.
November 11, 2015
Students
Regents Approve Albany State, Darton State Merger
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the merger of Albany State University and Darton State College, a move pushed forward by system Chancellor Henry āHankā M. Huckaby. Huckaby, who presides over 30 public colleges and universities across the state and oversees an $8.1 billion annual budget, says that [ā¦]
November 11, 2015
Students
Report Shows High School Dropout Rates Declining
The report found that the number of students who did not graduate from high school dropped from more than 1 million in 2008 to less than 750,000 in 2012.
November 11, 2015
Students
R.I.P.: The Tired Myth of the Apathetic Black Student
We should all be finally noticing the new ā really the old ā Black student activism and itās been a long time coming.
November 11, 2015
Students
Yale Students March Over Concerns About Racial Sensitivity
Hundreds of Yale students and supporters marched across campus Monday to protest what they see as racial insensitivity at the elite Ivy League school
November 9, 2015
Students
Fraternity Files $25M Defamation Suit Against Rolling Stone
The fraternity that was the focus of a debunked Rolling Stone article about a gang rape filed a $25 million lawsuit against the magazine Monday, saying the piece made the frat and its members āthe object of an avalanche of condemnation worldwide.ā
November 9, 2015
Students
Colorado County Bullish on Pot Starts New Weed Scholarship
A Colorado county that boasts the worldās largest outdoor marijuana farm and has been actively courting the new pot industry has approved the worldās first marijuana-funded college scholarship.
November 4, 2015
Students
āInstitution Builderā Professor Terry Kershaw Dies
Dr. Terry Kershaw, a prolific professor of Africana Studies and longtime board member of the National Council of Black Studies, died last Wednesday. He was 63.
November 2, 2015
Students
In Case You Missed Itā¦
Legal Experts Advocate Change in Mindset Toward Policing, Incarceration Filipino History? Ethnic Studies? Ignorance Isnāt Bliss Back to Basics: How Higher Ed Can Best Assist Veteran Students College Athletic Departments Dropping Ball on LGBT Inclusion
October 29, 2015
Students
Obama Administration Looks to New Rules to Curb Student Debt
U.S. colleges will face new restrictions on using debit cards to distribute financial aid, and more people will have income-based options for repaying student loans under a pair of regulations given final approval by the Obama administration on Tuesday.
October 28, 2015
Students
Ole Miss Removes Mississippi Flag with Confederate Emblem
The University of Mississippi quietly removed the state flag with its Confederate battle emblem from its place of honor on campus Monday morning after students and faculty called it a divisive symbol that undermines efforts to promote diversity, tolerance and respect.
October 26, 2015
Students
ELREO CAMPBELL
ELREO CAMPBELL has been appointed an associate dean and director of financial aid at Colby College. He was dean of student financial services at Newbury College. Campbell earned an associate from the Community College of Philadelphia, a bachelorās from Drexel University and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.
October 22, 2015
Students
5 Suspects Charged with Murder in Fraternity Hazing Death
POCONO PINES, Pa. ā Five suspects have been charged with murder in the 2013 hazing death of a New York City college student.
October 21, 2015
Students
COLLEEN SMITH
COLLEEN SMITH has been appointed president of Coconino Community College in Arizona, effective February 1. She is district senior vice president for academic affairs at Collin College in Texas. Smith earned a bachelorās and a masterās from Texas A&M Commerce (formerly East Texas State University), and a doctorate from Texas Womanās University.
October 21, 2015
Students
Government Tightens Payments to For-profit College ITT Tech
WASHINGTON ā U.S. Education Department officials are placing new limits on federal student aid administered by struggling for-profit college chain ITT Educational Services.
October 20, 2015
Students
When Free Speech Becomes Unfree Speech
Practicing free speech comes with the responsibility speaking the whole truth, without false or unproven racist ideas.
October 20, 2015
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