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California Leaders Pledge $30M for Young Immigrants
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Jerry Brown and top lawmakers announced Tuesday that they plan to spend $30 million helping young immigrants with legal services and college financial aid. The announcement comes in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to end a program that gives temporary protection from deportation to people brought to the country […]
September 12, 2017
Students
Indiana University Police Hires Chief Diversity Officer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Indiana University Police Department has appointed its first chief diversity officer. Wayne James became chief diversity officer Sept. 4, The Herald Times reported. University Superintendent of Public Safety Benjamin Hunter said he picked James because of his work as chief of police for the northwest campus. James will continue to serve […]
September 12, 2017
Students
Napolitano Welcomes Other Schools and Universities to Join DACA Lawsuit
As the head of the Department of Homeland Security in the Obama administration, UC President Janet Napolitano knows all about Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
September 11, 2017
Students
20 Years Later, Scholar Says Racism Remains Relevant Discussion in Classroom
Two decades after the release of Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria by Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, the text continues to be used in classrooms across the nation.
September 11, 2017
Students
Rutgers Offers Legal Help to Its Immigrant Students
Rutgers University Law School is introducing a program designed to provide free legal counseling to currently enrolled students on the Camden, New Brunswick and Newark campuses who may be facing immigration-related barriers to their success.
September 11, 2017
Students
Another DeVos Commencement Invitation Meets Resistance
Days after University of Baltimore President Kurt L. Schmoke announced that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos would serve as the school’s fall commencement speaker, thousands of students, several local representatives and UB alumni have expressed resistance and opposition.
September 11, 2017
Students
Naval Academy to Discuss 2 Buildings Named for Confederates
WASHINGTON — A panel on memorials at the U.S. Naval Academy will discuss whether two buildings on the campus grounds should remain named after two American naval officers who fought for the Confederacy, the academy’s superintendent said Monday. Vice Adm. Ted Carter, who briefed the academy’s Board of Visitors about the building names at a […]
September 11, 2017
Students
Former Student Makes Diversity His Business on Campuses
Justin L. Brown created the Diversity Awareness Program (D.A.P.) as a sophomore in 2008 to help facilitate difficult conversations around diversity.
September 7, 2017
Students
DeVos to Overhaul Title IX Guidance on Campus Sexual Assaults
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said that existing federal guidelines on campus sexual assault would be replaced with procedures that would respect the rights of both the accuser and the accused.
September 7, 2017
Students
Author Who Sees Race-intelligence Link Speaks at Harvard
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Students gathered at Harvard University on Wednesday to denounce a speech by an author who co-wrote a book discussing racial differences in intelligence and touched off a boisterous protest earlier this year in Vermont. Chanting “black, brown, Asian, white, Harvard united for human rights” and “you can’t turn us around,” dozens of […]
September 7, 2017
Students
New Report Brings Facts to Light on Minority Serving Institutions
The Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions report, backed by a campaign that utilized 52 data points for 52 weeks, highlights the contributions that MSIs make to higher education.
September 6, 2017
Students
Sweet Briar Preparing for Fresh Start
Sweet Briar College, an all-women’s school located in the Virginia foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is poised to begin yet another chapter of its existence for the 2018-19 academic year.
September 6, 2017
Students
Independence Banners on Hong Kong Campus Renew Tensions
HONG KONG — Banners supporting independence for Chinese-controlled Hong Kong have appeared on a university campus at the start of classes, rekindling tensions over free speech in the semiautonomous city. The black banners declaring “Hong Kong Independence” in English and Chinese were put up around the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s campus on Monday. The […]
September 6, 2017
Students
Judge Dismisses Sex Assault Lawsuit Against Brown University
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought against Brown University by a student from another college, who said her rights were violated when she was allegedly raped by three Brown football players. The judge on Wednesday said the woman, who attended Providence College, cannot bring a Title IX sex discrimination […]
September 6, 2017
Students
After Decades of Pushing Bachelor’s Degrees, U.S. Needs More Tradespeople
FONTANA, Calif. — At a steel factory dwarfed by the adjacent Auto Club Speedway, Fernando Esparza is working toward his next promotion. Esparza is a 46-year-old mechanic for Evolution Fresh, a subsidiary of Starbucks that makes juices and smoothies. He’s taking a class in industrial computing taught by a community college at a local manufacturing […]
September 6, 2017
Students
An Open Letter to College Presidents about DACA
Here are some recommendations for you and your fellow senior administrators on how to humanely handle the DACA announcement.
September 5, 2017
Students
More Women’s Colleges Admitting Transgender Students
A wave of women’s colleges have begun admitting transgender women. But even as many schools embrace shifting views on gender, some have been reluctant to change amid lingering differences over the role of women’s colleges.
September 5, 2017
Students
Trump Puts Future of DACA in Hands of Congress
President Donald J. Trump’s decision to rescind DACA Tuesday drew swift and scathing criticism from various higher education leaders, advocates for immigrants and lawmakers on Capitol Hill — but many remained hopeful that Congress would act to achieve a permanent solution for Dreamers.
September 5, 2017
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