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Arizona State Aggressively Opening Doors for First-generation Students
American Dream Academy, an Arizona State University program, works directly with high schools and parents to ensure that first-generation students are admitted to college.
September 18, 2016
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Times Change, But Need to Look Beyond Campus Persists
Campus climate cannot be divorced from national events, whether it be police involved killings of Black people, the murders at an Orlando gay nightclub, international politics such as in the Middle East, or the 2016 Election campaign’s violent and incendiary rhetoric.
September 18, 2016
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2 Black Athletic Conferences Rethinking Holding Tournaments in North Carolina
Two Black athletic conferences have not moved scheduled championship events out of North Carolina in the wake of the state’s passage of a controversial law restricting transgender bathroom use but have not ruled it out.
September 15, 2016
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Mangum Out as Florida A&M University President
Florida A&M University on Thursday announced the departure of Dr. Elmira Mangum, its embattled president of two years, and the immediate appointment of scientist Larry Robinson as interim president.
September 15, 2016
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California Puts High School Ethnic Studies Officially on the Books
California’s Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will now mandate the teaching of ethnic studies in every public high school across the state.
September 15, 2016
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Laramie County Community College Accused of Discrimination
CHEYENNE, Wyo. ― Laramie County Community College is under federal investigation for a sexual discrimination complaint. The student body was informed Friday that the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation in February into allegations that the college had discriminated on the basis of sex in its response to a complaint […]
September 14, 2016
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University of Missouri Aims to Increase Minority Faculty
COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri says it’s putting $1.6 million toward doubling its numbers of minority faculty to 13 percent in four years. University leaders met on the Columbia campus Tuesday to discuss efforts in the past year to improve diversity, inclusion and race relations, The Kansas City Star reports. Kevin McDonald, interim […]
September 14, 2016
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Ex-Clark University Student Settles Lawsuit Against School
WORCESTER, Mass. ― A former Clark University student who said he was unfairly expelled after he was accused of rape has reached a preliminary settlement in his lawsuit against the school. The Telegram & Gazette reports that federal court records show a settlement was reached Tuesday and the case was dismissed. If the settlement is […]
September 14, 2016
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Yale Challenges Grad Assistants’ Union Bid Before NLRB
Yale University is challenging a bid by some of its graduate assistants to unionize in proceedings this week before the National Labor Relations Board that other private U.S. universities are closely watching.
September 14, 2016
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Increasing Equity and Access Through Competency-based Education: What Do We Know?
Gaining access to a fast, flexible path to a degree and a more cost-effective way to learn are attractive propositions.
September 14, 2016
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Institutions Turning to Holistic Alcohol Policies
In an effort to combat issues with underage and high-risk drinking on campus, institutions have rolled out new alcohol policies.
September 13, 2016
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NCAA President Mark Emmert: We Won’t Push ACC on Bathroom Law
NCAA President Mark Emmert says it is up to the Atlantic Coast Conference to decide whether it wants to follow the association’s lead and pull events out of North Carolina because of a state law that limits anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people. In an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, Emmert said the association expects […]
September 13, 2016
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Help Available for Displaced ITT Tech Students
According to the U.S. Department of Education, students who were attending the now-defunct ITT Tech will have access to closed school loan discharges and can also transfer credits to other institutions.
September 13, 2016
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Study: Successful Students’ Focus not on Wealth
A study by economics professors shows that student in the strivers’ class are more atp to study more hours per week to get the higher GPA they expect, are purpose-driven and express more philanthropic goals.
September 13, 2016
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Western Kentucky University Investigating Racial Incidents on Campus
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. ― Officials at Western Kentucky University are investigating after someone slipped a statement under an assistant dean’s office door, attacking her race. WKU Provost David Lee told the Bowling Green Daily News Monday that Assistant Dean Michelle Jones of the University College recently found the statement in her South Campus office. He […]
September 13, 2016
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Donald Trump Seeks 5-week Delay in Trump University Trial
SAN DIEGO ― Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump wants a five-week delay in a trial over whether the now-defunct Trump University defrauded customers because his lead attorney has a scheduling conflict. Trump attorney Daniel Petrocelli asked a federal judge in San Diego to move the trial from Nov. 28 to Jan. 2. Both dates fall […]
September 13, 2016
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Terre Haute Police Investigate Violent Fraternity Party
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. ― Terre Haute police are investigating a weekend party on the city’s north side that resulted in at least 30 shots fired, two people injured and one arrest. The party at the Indiana National Guard Armory involved Indiana State University’s Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, the Tribune Star reported. Police say thousands of […]
September 13, 2016
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Suit: William Paterson University’s Botched Rape Inquiry Led to Student Suicide
PATERSON, N.J. ― A college student killed herself because the university she attended didn’t properly investigate her rape report, her mother said in a lawsuit. William Paterson University officials knew about, but didn’t address, sexual violence against students, creating a climate in which such misconduct was tolerated, Marquesa Jackson-Locklear alleged. School officials did not immediately […]
September 13, 2016
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