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Samford Law’s Wendy Greene Uses Lessons of Civil Rights Movement to Fight Current Day Racial Inequality

This Diverse 2014 Emerging Scholar, inspired by the work of Thurgood Marshall and student-led sit-ins during the civil rights movement, is a sought-after speaker on racial and gender inequality in the workplace.

January 27, 2014

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Feds reviewing Pa. student’s bomb arrest

PITTSBURGH (AP) – The FBI and federal prosecutors were reviewing allegations against a college student from Russia who has been charged with possessing bomb-making and marijuana-growing materials, though police acknowledge the suspect told them he wasn’t planning on “blowing anything up.”

January 27, 2014

Richard Sherman, Stanford Communications Major and Super Bowl Lout

You can study communications. But it doesn’t mean you’ve mastered it.

January 26, 2014

U. of Michigan Students Seeking Diversity to Meet With School Officials

University of Michigan students seeking to promote racial diversity at the school are expected to meet with university officials today.

January 23, 2014

Black Scholars: Sincerity Key to Academy’s Dealing With Faculty Prospects

In the blunt, oft times humorous exchanges with colleagues from across the country gathered for the annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, the scholars cordially disagreed on some strategic advice for their peers.

January 23, 2014

Mississippi 2-Year Colleges Plan to Rework Remedial Courses

A new structure for remedial courses at Mississippi’s 15 community colleges could help more students graduate more quickly.

January 22, 2014

African-American Students Step Up #BBUM Campaign at Univ. of Michigan

The group took the consistently trending discussion to another level this week when it presented a list of demands to the school’s Board of Regents.

January 22, 2014

Cheating Uncovered at Kapiolani Community College

Students in radiologic technology program took advantage of email message that included a photo of the multiple-choice test and answers.

January 21, 2014

Arizona State University Fraternity under Scrutiny for MLK Day Party

An Arizona State University fraternity’s operations have been suspended pending an investigation into accusations that the local Tau Kappa Epsilon’s chapter hosted a distasteful party in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

January 21, 2014

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Report: AAPI College Students Primarily Turn to Peers for Academic Advice

Low-income Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) college students tend to seek academic advice from peers rather than from designated support centers on campus because of perceived barriers.

January 21, 2014

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University of North Carolina: Athlete Literacy Research Findings Flawed

North Carolina’s top academic officer said Friday that reading specialist Mary Willingham’s findings on athlete literacy levels are flawed, though she stands firm that her research is “100 percent correct.”

January 19, 2014

Kentucky State Drops Students Over Accounts

Roughly 200 students at Kentucky State University were cutting class this last week, but not getting in trouble for it.

January 19, 2014

Some Schools Working Through MLK Holiday

While most public colleges and universities will be closed today to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a number will be open for business.

January 19, 2014

NC Endowment Offers $10M to Improve College Access

RALEIGH, N.C.—A North Carolina endowment is giving $10 million to improve access to higher education for low-income students in rural North Carolina high schools.

January 16, 2014

New Reports Help Answer Expanding College Opportunity Challenge

The Education Trust organization released a pair of reports highlighting measures institutions can take to boost enrollment and graduation rates of underrepresented minorities and low-income students.

January 16, 2014

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LSU’s Graduation Rate at All-Time High

BATON ROUGE, La.—For the third year in a row LSU has notched an all-time high graduation rate, with 69.1 percent of students walking away from the university with a degree in hand—the highest graduation rate out of all public universities in the state.

January 15, 2014

Baraka’s Legacy: Let’s Not Forget Inaugural Black Studies Professor

A major chapter is often left out in the recent attempts to share Amiri Baraka’s story and define his legacy — pioneering, prominent professor.

January 13, 2014

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Tech Students Get Support from Ga. Governor

Nathan Deal is proposing a separate scholarship for full tuition in the HOPE grant program, one of a handful of higher education proposals designed to create marketable grads.

January 8, 2014