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Police Probe Brawl that Killed College Student after Party
ITHACA, N.Y. ― An Ithaca College student fatally stabbed at Cornell University was attacked while trying to help a fellow student amid a series of fights after a weekend party, his sister said Monday. Anthony Nazaire, a 19-year-old sophomore from New York City who was majoring in business administration, and his friend were stabbed early […]
August 30, 2016
Students
Texas University President Fired after Controversial Remarks
SAN ANTONIO ― A Texas university has fired its president after he had been placed on medical leave because of “uncharacteristic behavior and comments.” The San Antonio Express-News reports the University of the Incarnate Word’s governing board on Monday announced it had voted to remove Louis Agnese Jr. as president. The newspaper says Agnese’s firing […]
August 30, 2016
Students
New Medical Program Seeks to Diversify Physicians in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. ― Two local University of Nebraska institutions have teamed up to create a program to diversify Omaha’s physician population. The Urban Health Opportunities Program will provide tuition and other benefits to undergraduate students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha who want to be doctors in Omaha, particularly in the northeast and southeast […]
August 30, 2016
Students
Another University furls Confederate-themed Mississippi Flag
JACKSON, Miss. ― Another Mississippi university has stopped flying the state flag that prominently features the Confederate battle emblem. Mississippi State University becomes the sixth of the state’s eight public universities to do so. University spokesman Sid Salter said Tuesday that President Mark Keenum approved deans’ plans to remove the flag from four locations […]
August 30, 2016
Students
Campus Pride Releases New List of Anti-LGBTQ College Campuses
Campus Pride, a Charlotte-based LGBT advocacy group, released a new “Shame List” of college campuses that hold anti-LGBTQ policies.
August 29, 2016
Students
Delaware State Using Data Science to Improve Retention
Delaware State University uses data science to not only improve retention rates among students but the overall success of the school.
August 29, 2016
Students
Golden Gate University Ranked No.1 for Adult Learners
Golden Gate University is ranked No. 1 for adult learners in the latest edition of Washington Monthly’s annual best college rankings issue.
August 28, 2016
Students
Would Guns be Allowed in Texas Classrooms if They Were More like Stadiums?
Back-to-school now includes guns, thanks to the new campus carry law that took effect in the state of Texas.
August 28, 2016
Students
Increasing HBCU Retention: It’s the Small Things
Administration may overlook the collection of issues that may lead students to attrition, transferring from an HBCU to a predominantly White institution (PWI), community college or giving up higher education altogether for each individual student.
August 28, 2016
Students
Study: Academic Readiness Gaps Closing but Slowly
Despite the narrowing readiness gaps, they remain large and in fact progress is so slow that at the rate that improvements are occurring, it will take at least 60 years for disparities to be eliminated.
August 28, 2016
Students
Binghamton University Responds to Criticism over #StopWhitePeople2K16
A public university in New York says the #StopWhitePeople2K16 used as the title of a recent training session was chosen for its irony and the session ― about diversity ― wasn’t anti-White. A Binghamton University administrator issued an explanation Wednesday as the title and criticism of it made the rounds on social media. The optional, […]
August 25, 2016
Students
Fraternity Suspends Texas A&M Chapter after Student’s Death
COLLEGE STATION, Texas ― The Sigma Nu fraternity has suspended all activities of its Kappa Sigma chapter at Texas A&M University following the death by drug overdose of a member last weekend. A statement Thursday from the Lexington, Virginia-based fraternity announced the suspension while an investigation into the death of 19-year-old Anton Gridnev of Frisco […]
August 25, 2016
Students
Calif. High School Ethnic Studies in Governor’s Hands Now
A California Bill that would mandate the teaching of ethnic studies in public schools across the state has cleared a legislative hurdled in the senate and assembly and is now headed to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk.
August 25, 2016
Students
Diverse Docket: Ousted Ohio State Band Director Loses Bias Suit
The ousted marching band director at The Ohio State University has lost his Title IX suit accusing the school of gender bias.
August 25, 2016
Students
Colleges Work to be More Family Friendly
Times are changing and colleges and universities are scrambling to keep up — at least when it comes to family benefits for employees.
August 25, 2016
Students
Militants Attack American University in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan ― Militants attacked the American University of Afghanistan on Wednesday, according to an Associated Press photographer who was in class at the time. Massoud Hossaini said he was in a classroom with 15 students when he heard an explosion on the southern flank of the campus. “I went to the window to see […]
August 24, 2016
Students
Ex-University of Arkansas Student Files Lawsuit in Rape Case
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. ― A former student at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the school acted with “deliberate indifference” after she reported that she was raped by another student. The lawsuit was filed Monday, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. It alleges the university violated Title IX, a federal law that […]
August 24, 2016
Students
ACT Scores Show Many Grads not Ready for College-level Work
WASHINGTON ― The latest scores from the ACT college entrance exam suggest many of this year’s high school graduates aren’t ready for college-level course work. In its annual score report released Wednesday, the testing company said only 38 percent of graduating seniors who took the exam hit the college-prepared benchmark in at least three of […]
August 24, 2016
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