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Judge Approves $250K Settlement for College Student’s Death
CLEMSON, S.C. — A judge has approved a $250,000 settlement between Clemson University and the family of a student who died during a fraternity pledge run nearly three years ago. Court records filed Thursday show Judge Robin Stilwell approved the deal reached earlier this month. Clemson promises to create a $50,000 endowment in Tucker Hipps’ […]
August 17, 2017
Students
In Letter to Staff, DeVos Condemns Charlottesville Violence
WASHINGTON — Facing criticism over her muted response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday condemned those “tragic and unthinkable” events and blasted “neo-Nazis and other racist bigots” in a letter to staff. DeVos’ email to Education Department employees came after she was criticized for insufficiently condemning the violence, in […]
August 17, 2017
Students
Michigan State University Rejects White Nationalist Event
DETROIT — Michigan State University has denied a request to rent space to a group headed by white nationalist Richard Spencer. The university said in a statement Thursday that the decision was made “due to significant concerns about public safety.” It cites last weekend’s “tragic violence” in Charlottesville, Virginia. Michigan State officials say they support […]
August 17, 2017
Students
Report: Student Borrowers Mired Deeper in Debt
More student loan borrowers are finding themselves deeper in debt and taking a longer time to pay off their student loans — and an increasing number of student loan borrowers are older than in the past, according to a report released Wednesday from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
August 16, 2017
Students
Unaccredited and Undeterred: Morris Brown Seeks Turnaround
Morris Brown College, a historically Black institution in Atlanta, Georgia, lost its accreditation in April of 2003 but has kept its doors and classrooms open in spite of a significant loss in funding and enrollment.
August 16, 2017
Students
No More Hawaiian Affairs Scholarships for Mainland Colleges
HONOLULU  — Scholarship money from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs will only be going to students at the University of Hawaii system this academic year, officials said. The office gives $500,000 each year to Hawaiian students and could be used in the past by students to help pay for costs at mainland colleges, The Honolulu-Star […]
August 16, 2017
Students
Dorm Overcrowding Affects 500 Students at Georgia State
ATLANTA — Georgia State University must find room for roughly 500 students as more have applied to stay on its Atlanta campus than there are places to live. Local news outlets report that according to the school’s website, the campus’s increasing popularity to live on has led to an unusual increase in the number of […]
August 16, 2017
Students
Charlottesville Rally Participant Withdraws from Boston University
BOSTON — An 18-year-old student who attended the White nationalist rally in Virginia last weekend says he has withdrawn from college in Boston in part because of death threats. Nicholas Fuentes tells The Boston Globe he has received 15 death threats via email and social media. Fuentes said he considered leaving Boston University in January […]
August 16, 2017
Students
Troubled For-profit Law School in North Carolina Closing
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The alumni association president of a troubled, for-profit law school in North Carolina says it’s closing immediately. Lee Robertson Jr. says Charlotte School of Law employees were notified Monday. By Tuesday afternoon, the 11-year-old school’s website had been taken down. Local media report the University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted […]
August 16, 2017
Students
Georgetown to Add GRE Scores to Law School Application Process
Following in the footsteps of Harvard Law School and the University of Arizona, Georgetown Law School has made the decision to no longer allow the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) to be the only factor in determining a potential student’s acceptance.
August 16, 2017
Students
Faculty Chemistry Pays Off at Georgia Gwinnett College
Can you imagine a new state college having a junior faculty member chairing an open rank chemistry search committee?
August 16, 2017
Students
Those Fighting to Save DACA Still Seeking Answers
Now, just a couple of months past the five-year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, supporters of DACA wonder if they can convince President Trump to keep the program amid calls for him to end it.
August 16, 2017
Students
Finances a Troublesome Subject at Many HBCUs
When college leaders across the nation begin rolling out their welcome mats for the coming school year, few are likely to be more anxious about the days ahead than those operating historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
August 14, 2017
Students
Civil Rights Leaders: Higher Ed Needs More Engagement After Charlottesville
President Trump may have taken two days to specifically call out the KKK, neo-Nazis and White supremacists for their role in the Charlottesville tragedy, but a diverse group of civil rights leaders that complained of his slow response were still not satisfied.
August 14, 2017
Students
UVA Standing Firm in Wake of Charlottesville Violence
The nation and American democracy has progressed despite hateful bigotry for more than two centuries, and “hateful actions in Charlottesville or elsewhere will not stop it either,” said Dr. Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia (UVA).
August 14, 2017
Students
Rivier University Continues Job Guarantee Program for Second Year
NASHUA, N.H. — New Hampshire’s Rivier University is continuing with its promise to graduates that they will find employment nine months after graduation. The university’s Employment Promise Program, now i its second year, promises full-time undergraduate students that they will land a job within nine months of graduation. If not, the school will either pay […]
August 14, 2017
Students
Florida University Suspends Fraternity Amid Rape Allegations
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida university has suspended a fraternity after a woman said she was raped during a party. Officials at the University of Central Florida sent letters to Alpha Tau Omega, accusing the fraternity of lying after the woman reported the rape to police last month. It’s unclear whether she’s a student. An […]
August 10, 2017
Students
GWU, Among Urban Colleges Providing Scholarships to Locals
A George Washington University scholarship has eliminated concerns about paying for college — the complicated equation of aid, loans and part-time jobs — for some of D.C.’s residents.
August 9, 2017
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