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Diverse Conversations: Why Curriculum Diversity is a Good Plan
Colleges and universities should incorporate diversity learning into all subjects in an effort to better prepare students for careers in their fields.
September 6, 2016
Students
Malveaux Pushes for Advancement of Blacks in Higher Ed, ‘Social Economic Justice’
Former president of Bennett College Dr. Julianne Malveaux has created a legacy of sounding off about injustices against Blacks from the higher ed realm to the political arena.
September 6, 2016
Students
Report: Free College Proposal a Threat to Private Colleges, Diversity
Hillary Clinton’s free college proposal could ultimately cause enrollment at private colleges to drop and diversity at public schools to suffer, according to a new study.
September 6, 2016
Students
Brown University Making Headway on Diversity and Inclusion Plan
Several months after Brown University announced its ambitious plan to improve climate issues at the school, Brown has made significant strides toward its goals.
September 5, 2016
Students
Enrollment Numbers Early Sign of Success for Colleges
Early enrollment numbers emerging on college campuses around the nation are a signal that the 2016-17 school year is helping institutions around the country achieve new goals.
September 5, 2016
Students
Analysis: Child Care Centers Losing Ground at Public Colleges
Despite an increase in the number of college students with children, campus-based child care at public colleges is steadily becoming more scarce, according to a new analysis released Thursday.
September 1, 2016
Students
Clemson Defends Prayer Policy after Man Told to Move
CLEMSON, S.C. ― Clemson University is defending its policy after a staff member asked a man praying on campus last week to remove a sign or leave. Local media reported a man had a “Prayer” sign Aug. 25 when he was asked to remove the sign or file a request to hold an event. Clemson […]
August 31, 2016
Students
Helene Fuld College of Nursing Tops List of Best Community Colleges
In WalletHub’s analysis, New York City’s Helene Fuld College of Nursing was the best community college overall, when looking at all metrics of cost and educational and career outcomes in combination.
August 31, 2016
Students
A Recipe for Success in Educating STEM Leaders
Is there a recipe for success? Nothing beats hard work, we can all agree on that.
August 31, 2016
Students
The Letter No School Administrator Wants to Write
Tim King founded Urban Prep Academies to help Chicago’s young Black men succeed. Each time a current or former student is killed in a shooting, he has the difficult task of delivering the news.
August 31, 2016
Students
GOP Strategist: Free Education a Ploy for Votes
A Republican strategist threw shade on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s plan for free college Tuesday but conceded he had nothing to report on where Republican candidate Donald Trump might be headed with higher education.
August 30, 2016
Students
ITT Technical Institute Halts All Student Enrollment
The company that runs the for-profit ITT Technical Institute has announced it has stopped enrolling all new students.
August 30, 2016
Students
Chicago Native Can’t Escape Feeling of Vulnerability to Violence
Darius Johnson, a Columbia University graduate student, says he left a violent Chicago neighborhood to go to college but says that “feeling completely safe is a luxury I fear I’ll never have, no matter where I am.”
August 30, 2016
Students
Police Probe Brawl that Killed College Student after Party
ITHACA, N.Y. ― An Ithaca College student fatally stabbed at Cornell University was attacked while trying to help a fellow student amid a series of fights after a weekend party, his sister said Monday. Anthony Nazaire, a 19-year-old sophomore from New York City who was majoring in business administration, and his friend were stabbed early […]
August 30, 2016
Students
Texas University President Fired after Controversial Remarks
SAN ANTONIO ― A Texas university has fired its president after he had been placed on medical leave because of “uncharacteristic behavior and comments.” The San Antonio Express-News reports the University of the Incarnate Word’s governing board on Monday announced it had voted to remove Louis Agnese Jr. as president. The newspaper says Agnese’s firing […]
August 30, 2016
Students
New Medical Program Seeks to Diversify Physicians in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. ― Two local University of Nebraska institutions have teamed up to create a program to diversify Omaha’s physician population. The Urban Health Opportunities Program will provide tuition and other benefits to undergraduate students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha who want to be doctors in Omaha, particularly in the northeast and southeast […]
August 30, 2016
Students
Another University furls Confederate-themed Mississippi Flag
JACKSON, Miss. ― Another Mississippi university has stopped flying the state flag that prominently features the Confederate battle emblem. Mississippi State University becomes the sixth of the state’s eight public universities to do so. University spokesman Sid Salter said Tuesday that President Mark Keenum approved deans’ plans to remove the flag from four locations […]
August 30, 2016
Students
Campus Pride Releases New List of Anti-LGBTQ College Campuses
Campus Pride, a Charlotte-based LGBT advocacy group, released a new “Shame List” of college campuses that hold anti-LGBTQ policies.
August 29, 2016
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