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The Folly of Safe Space on Campus
If college is supposed to prepare one for life “in the real world,” should we continue to expect these things to change on campus?
November 24, 2015
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Washington University Cancels Classes Over Hate Speech
SEATTLE  — After a racist thread on social media sparked outrage on a quiet Washington state campus, college officials sent students home a day early for the Thanksgiving holiday. Western Washington University sent out an alert cancelling classes and an email to students just after 6 a.m. Tuesday from President Bruce Shepard. It is unknown […]
November 24, 2015
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University of Kentucky to Cover Controversial Campus Mural
LEXINGTON, Ky. ― Nine years after his predecessor rejected calls to remove a controversial Great Depression-era campus mural that featured Black workers toiling in a tobacco field, University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto has decided to cover the painting until a more permanent solution is found. Capilouto wrote on the school’s website Monday that he […]
November 24, 2015
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NYC Mayor: Yale Should Drop Name of Slavery Defender
NEW YORK ― New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is siding with his son who wants Yale University to drop the name of a U.S. vice president who defended slavery from a residential hall. The Democratic mayor and Yale alumnus told reporters on Monday he “absolutely” favors stripping the name of John C. Calhoun […]
November 24, 2015
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FIU Fraternity Suspended Following Death of Female Student
MIAMI ― A fraternity at a Florida International University (FIU) has been suspended following the death of a female student who attended an off-campus party the fraternity hosted. Media outlets report the Phi Gamma Delta held a formal event at the Bahia Mar hotel in Fort Lauderdale earlier this month. Kellie Fullilove, a 19-year old […]
November 24, 2015
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Racial Tides Rising on College Campuses
From coast to coast, thousands of young people ― mostly millennials ― have made their voices heard.
November 23, 2015
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A Lesson in Isolation: Being Hopi in Higher Education
I find it difficult to play the token Indian, to be one of the few Native role models and the one voice that fights for the development of programming that meets the needs of our Native students and local tribal communities.
November 23, 2015
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College Presidents Defend Importance of Free Speech
HARTFORD, Conn. ― As debates about race and other social issues flare on campuses, college presidents are increasingly intervening to draw a line when cultural sensitivity conflicts with freedom of speech. At schools including Yale, Williams College and Wesleyan University, leaders have in recent weeks taken steps to assert the importance of the free expression […]
November 22, 2015
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Diverse Conversations: Do Full-ride Scholarships Really Increase College Diversity?
Finances are certainly an obstacle when it comes to creating diverse college campuses but it is not the only issue.
November 18, 2015
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Texas Rejects Letting Academics Vet Public School Textbooks
AUSTIN, Texas ― Top Texas education officials rejected Wednesday letting university experts fact-check textbooks approved for use in public-school classrooms statewide, instead reaffirming a vetting system that has helped spark years of ideological battles over how potentially thorny lessons in history and science are taught. The Board of Education approves textbooks in the nation’s second-largest […]
November 18, 2015
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Fighting Hawks Picked as University of North Dakota Nickname
FARGO, N.D. ― University of North Dakota backers have selected Fighting Hawks as the school’s new nickname, the school announced Wednesday. The predatory bird mascot was declared the winner after receiving 57 percent of the vote compared to 43 percent for Roughriders in the two-nickname runoff. The vote was open to people with UND ties, […]
November 18, 2015
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Michigan State University Sued Over Sexual Assault Claims
EAST LANSING, Mich. ― Four Michigan State University students filed a civil rights lawsuit Wednesday accusing the school and its leadership of a slow and inadequate response to their sexual assault complaints. The women said university administrators acted with “deliberate indifference” by failing to properly investigate and by violating school policies meant to prohibit harassment […]
November 18, 2015
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Kansas Student Leaders Say They’re not ‘mimicking Mizzou’
by Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. — Protest leaders at the University of Kansas said Monday that they’re pushing for changes that ensure problems faced by minority and other “marginalized” students are addressed swiftly and effectively, rather than “mimicking Mizzou” by seeking the ouster of administrators. Leaders of the Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk group in Kansas […]
November 18, 2015
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Dartmouth Fraternity Being Investigated for Hazing
by Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. — A Dartmouth College fraternity put on probation three years ago for expecting pledges to drink saltwater and enter a kiddie pool filled with condiments is under investigation again for hazing. The national Sigma Alpha Epsilon organization released no details, including what the supposed hazing was or when it happened, […]
November 16, 2015
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Brown Vowing Action After Officer Detains Dartmouth Student
by Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I.  – Brown University’s president is promising a full investigation and regular meetings on racial issues after a campus police officer handcuffed a student from another Ivy League school, an encounter officials called “heated and physical.” President Christina Paxson apologized in an email Saturday to the campus community for the “fear […]
November 15, 2015
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Campus Marches Over Student Debt Held Coast-to-Coast
BERKELEY, Calif. ― Students at the University of California, Berkeley and more than a hundred other colleges and universities staged marches Thursday in support of free tuition, a $15 minimum wage for campus workers and the cancellation of debt from student loans. Known as the Million Student March, the demonstrations at schools from Massachusetts to […]
November 13, 2015
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Southern California College Dean Resigns Amid Racial Issues
CLAREMONT, Calif. ― The dean of students at a small Southern California college resigned Thursday after protests linked to racial concerns on campus. Mary Spellman, who held the position at Claremont McKenna College since 2010, announced her resignation in an email to students. “I believe it is the best way to gain closure of a […]
November 13, 2015
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In Case You Missed It…
Where Are All the Black College Faculty? R.I.P.: The Tired Myth of the Apathetic Black Student Controversy Surrounds Push for Albany, Darton Merger At Mizzou, and Across the Country, It’s All About the Bottom Line
November 12, 2015
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