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Black Student Union Urges UC Irvine to Dismantle Its Police Department

The Black Student Union at UC Irvine is calling for the university to dismantle its police force, which the student organization alleges has failed to address safety concerns for black students on campus. The group sent a letter to campus administrators Monday demanding that the police department and any additional “paramilitary force presence” be abolished […]

January 30, 2016

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University of Kansas Student Leaders will not be Impeached

LAWRENCE, Kan. ― The University of Kansas Student Senate has voted not to begin impeachment proceedings against three student leaders. The senate voted Wednesday night to allow President Jessie Pringle, Vice President Zach George and Chief of Staff Adam Moon to remain in office. The Lawrence Journal-World reports an impeachment committee found no allegations of […]

January 28, 2016

University of Missouri Suspends Professor in Assault Case

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ― The University of Missouri on Wednesday suspended an assistant professor who is charged with assault in a campus run-in with student journalists during protests in November. The university system’s governing board of curators announced the move in a statement after a special meeting Wednesday night. Melissa Click was charged Monday with […]

January 28, 2016

University of Missouri will Raise Stipends for Some Students

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri plans to raise its minimum stipend for some graduate doctoral students on July 1. Chancellor Hank Foley said Wednesday during his State of the University address that the stipend for those with 20-hour assistantships will go to $15,000 by July 1 and increase to $18,000 next year. The […]

January 28, 2016

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LILLIAN SCHUMACHER was named chancellor of Pennsylvania State University Beaver, effective February 1. She is vice president for academic affairs at Tiffin University in Ohio. Schumacher earned a bachelor’s from Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, and two master’s and a doctorate from Bowling Green State University.

January 28, 2016

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Designing the Future

Skidmore College’s Dr. Amber Wiley and her fellow 2016 Emerging Scholars breaking the bounds of academic convention in profound ways.

January 27, 2016

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Federal Trade Commission Suing DeVry University

DeVry, a for-profit institution, made false claims in television, print, radio and other media advertising, asserting that 90 percent of its graduates found work in their field of study within six months of graduation, the FTC said.

January 27, 2016

Sorority Activities at Duke Suspended After Hospitalization

DURHAM, N.C. ― Sorority activities at Duke University have been suspended after a female student’s alcohol-related hospitalization. Larry Moneta, Duke’s vice president for student affairs, released a statement Wednesday that the suspension comes after the hospitalization and other concerns about the new member recruitment process. Moneta said the student is expected to recover fully. He […]

January 27, 2016

Former Missouri System President Criticizes School Leaders

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― Former University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe is criticizing most officials involved in turmoil at the university’s Columbia campus last year that led to his resignation. The Columbia Daily Tribune obtained an email Wolfe sent to friends after he resigned Nov. 9 following protests aimed mostly at his handling of racial […]

January 27, 2016

America’s Extreme Need for More Black Male Educators

“Recently, a friend sent me a YouTube video of a group of students stepping during homecoming. The video didn’t appear any different than the dozens I have received throughout the year. But after looking closely, I recognized a familiar face. One of my former middle school students was helping her sorority sisters lead a stroll. […]

January 27, 2016

Missouri Lawmakers Consider Concealed Weapons in Colleges

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. ― Missouri lawmakers have begun discussing whether to allow concealed weapons on college campuses. A Senate committee began hearing testimony Wednesday on a bill that would only allow campuses to ban concealed weapons if the school posts armed guards and metal detectors at every entrance to every campus building. Other bills in […]

January 27, 2016

11-Year-Old Girl Starts A Project Called #1000BlackGirlBooks To Get More Diverse Books In Schools

In the past year, Philadelphia native Marley Dias has successfully written a proposal for (and received) a Disney Friends for Change grant, served food to orphans in Ghana and recently launched a book club. Dias is 11 years old. “I’m hoping to show that other girls can do this as well,” Dias told PhillyVoice. “I […]

January 26, 2016

Colleges Must Address Debt Challenges

As the economic and social costs of student-loan debt continue to rise, it is essential for universities to do more to address these debt challenges.

January 25, 2016

Do White College Students Believe Stereotypes About Minorities?

Asian American students are “cold but competent.” Latinos and blacks “need to work harder to move up.” At least, that’s how their white peers at the country’s elite colleges and universities see them, according to a new study by Baylor University researchers. The study uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Freshmen, a survey […]

January 25, 2016

Federal Program Helps Nebraska Students Stay in School

By Associated Press COLUMBUS, Neb. — A federal program at Central Community College in Columbus is helping low-income, first-generation or disabled students remain in school. The Columbus Telegram reports that TRIO is an organization through the U.S. Department of Education with programs designed to identify and help those from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve their educational and […]

January 25, 2016

Inmates study alongside Durham University undergraduates in unique criminology course

“When it comes to learning, nothing can compare to real-life experience – as a group of prisoners has proved in a ground-breaking new university course. Inmates at high-security Frankland Prison in County Durham have been studying alongside undergraduates from Durham University in a unique criminology programme. And it is the prisoners who are coming top […]

January 25, 2016

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Black Academicians Share Advice on How to be Successful in the Academy

Reaching the Mountaintop of the Academy, a new book edited by three prominent education scholars, provides readers with narratives, advice and useful strategies from Black academicians holding distinguished professorships across the nation.

January 24, 2016

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Defending Test-optional Policies in Colleges and Universities

Both the ACT and SAT serve as a barrier to college access for low-income, first-generation and minority students.

January 24, 2016