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This ‘Sister Circle’ of 8 Indiana Women Is Making History
They’re called the “great eight.” They are women, they are African-American, and they are making history this weekend. All are receiving Ph.D. degrees from the Indiana University School of Education. Demetrees Hutchins, Shannon McCullough, Nadrea Njoku, Juhanna Rogers, Johari Shuck and Jasmine Haywood have earned doctorates in the field of higher education and student affairs. Tiffany Kyser and Jada Phelps Moultrie earned doctorates in urban […]
May 8, 2016
Students
Man to Graduate from Tennessee State After 31 Years
Jerry Priddy picked up his cap and gown Monday, and it wasn’t long before his mother persuaded him to slip them on for an impromptu dress rehearsal for his graduation from Tennessee State University. Priddy and his mother laughed together as he posed for pictures — a familiar scene playing out in living rooms and residence halls across […]
May 5, 2016
Students
Missouri House Passes Bill to Allow Guns at College Campuses
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. ― The Missouri House has passed a bill with a number of provisions aimed at expanding access to guns. Members voted 101-28 Thursday to pass the proposal, which was amended to allow fulltime employees to carry guns on college campuses, with some exceptions. The changes mean the bill heads back to the […]
May 5, 2016
Students
Jewish Group Faults Missouri School’s Anti-Semitism Response
KANSAS CITY, Mo. ― The University of Missouri downplayed incidents of anti-Semitism while publicly condemning bigotry against racial minorities during protests last year, a Jewish human rights group told the university system’s top administrator. In a letter this week to interim system president Mike Middleton, officials with the Simon Wiesenthal Center said the university vocally […]
May 5, 2016
Students
N.C. College System’s Federal Funds in Crosshairs of LGBT Law
RALEIGH, N.C. ― North Carolina’s prized public universities could be the biggest losers as state leaders defend a new law limiting the rights of LGBT people. The 17-university system, which includes the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University as well several historically Black colleges, risks losing more than $1.4 […]
May 5, 2016
Students
White Student Sues Diversity Internship For ‘Discrimination’
The Getty Foundation’s Multicultural Internship for arts studies had strict guidelines. Only undergraduate students of African-American, Asian, Latino, Native American, and Pacific Islander descent—groups frequently underrepresented in the arts—were eligible. But one white applicant missed the memo. Samantha Niemann, an undergraduate at Southern Utah University, is suing the Getty Foundation for discrimination, claiming the group […]
May 5, 2016
Students
FSU Student Reps: No Headdresses at Seminoles Games
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. ― Florida State University’s student government has passed a resolution discouraging Seminoles fans from wearing Native American headdresses at games. The Student Government Association approved the nonbinding, formal opinion by a 27-4 vote on April 20 asking the university’s administration to consider adding the wearing of headdresses as a violation of the student […]
May 4, 2016
Students
Police Probe Beating of Black University of Iowa Student
IOWA CITY, Iowa ― A Black University of Iowa freshman told police that he was severely beaten by three White men who shouted racial slurs, investigators said Wednesday. The Iowa City Police Department said that it was investigating the assault of Marcus Owens as a hate crime. Owens, 19, walked in to the department late […]
May 4, 2016
Students
Native American Cultural Centers Imperative to Student Success
Studies find community and cultural ties important, especially to women students.
May 3, 2016
Students
Sakaki Set to Lead Sonoma State as First Asian American President
When Dr. Judy Sakaki becomes president of Sonoma State University (SSU) in July, it will be a milestone in the school’s history.
May 2, 2016
Students
Teen Accepted to All 8 Ivy League Schools Makes Her Choice
A Long Island teen who received acceptance letters from all eight Ivy League schools has decided where she’ll attend college in the fall. Drum roll, please. Surrounded by her classmates donning their own college choice T-shirts, Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna approached the podium and unzipped the black jacket she was wearing to reveal a crimson T-shirt revealing […]
May 2, 2016
Students
Teaching Armed Students is Next to Impossible
Teaching armed students changes the dynamics of a classroom and will alter what you teach and how you teach it.
May 2, 2016
Students
Higher Ed Poem Wins Scholarship
High school student Maya Juman’s unique poetry addresses relevant topics in higher education.
May 1, 2016
Students
Mayor Walsh Launches Free Community College Program in Boston
Boston’s Mayor Marty Walsh has launched a new program that will provide two years of community college to low-income high school students who graduate with at least a 2.2 grade point average.
May 1, 2016
Students
UND Eliminating 138 Positions to Meet Budget Allotments
FARGO, N.D. ― The University of North Dakota plans to eliminate 138 faculty, staff and administration positions to help meet budget cuts ordered by the governor, the school’s interim president told state Board of Higher Education members Thursday. Ed Schafer disclosed the numbers at the meeting, where leaders of the state’s 11 colleges and universities […]
April 28, 2016
Students
Food Assistance Put on Table for Low-Income College Students
The proposal to provide free or reduced price meals to low-income college students as a means of boosting their chances of earning a degree is being presented this week at a national conference on housing and food insecurity among undergraduates.
April 27, 2016
Students
Kansas State University Asked to Examine Off-campus Rapes
MANHATTAN, Kan. ― Kansas State University fraternities are calling on the university to begin investigating episodes of alleged sexual violence that occur off campus. The university’s Interfraternity Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday seeking the university’s involvement in off-campus incidents, The Manhattan Mercury reports. The move comes less than a week after two students sued […]
April 27, 2016
Students
University of Kentucky Suspends Fraternity for Hazing
LEXINGTON, Ky. ― The University of Kentucky has suspended a fraternity for five years for alcohol and hazing violations. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports a letter from Denise Simpson of the university Office of Student Affairs said Phi Kappa Psi engaged in behavior including forcing pledges to drink until they vomited, watch gay pornography and do […]
April 27, 2016
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