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Princeton to Give Students Meningitis B Vaccine
PRINCETON, N.J. ― Princeton University officials decided Monday to make available a meningitis vaccine that hasn’t been approved in the U.S. to stop the spread of the sometimes deadly disease on campus.
November 18, 2013
Students
Survey: Students Forgoing Advisers Who Can Help Them Graduate
At a time when research shows that academic advising is a key to helping college students graduate on time, most say they aren’t getting it.
November 17, 2013
Students
Lawmakers Hold Hearing on UConn Sex Assault Issue
Four women who say they were sexually assaulted as University of Connecticut students told state lawmakers Wednesday that they were further traumatized by the school’s lack of support and called on the university to change its approach to sexual violence.
November 14, 2013
Students
When It Comes to Inclusion, Ohio State’s Lee All In
As chief diversity officer, vice provost for diversity and inclusion and vice president for outreach and engagement at Ohio State, Dr. Valerie Lee manages one of the largest — if not the largest — diversity departments in higher education.
November 14, 2013
Students
Oakland University: Fired Coach Abused Players, Pushed Christianity
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. ― Fired Oakland University women’s basketball coach Beckie Francis physically and emotionally abused her players, was obsessed about their weight and pushed her Christian beliefs on them, the suburban Detroit school says in a court filing. Oakland University, a 19,000-student state university, made the statements Friday in a court brief responding to […]
November 12, 2013
Students
Louisiana Remedial College Education Study Extended
The Louisiana Board of Regents has extended a study of remedial education in community colleges and universities.
November 11, 2013
Students
Clemson Chooses Clements of West Virginia University as New President
Clements succeeds Jim Barker, who announced plans in April to retire after 14 years and become an architecture professor at the school.
November 11, 2013
Students
U.S. International Education Enrollment Reaches All-time High
While a record number of international students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities in 2012-13, more Americans than ever studied abroad at foreign institutions.
November 11, 2013
Students
Fisher Case Isn’t Over: Asian Americans Continue Fight for Affirmative Action at University of Texas
The fight isn’t over yet. And those in favor of affirmative action are ready to defend it. Asian American affirmative action advocates have already filed their amicus brief in support of UT’s “Top Ten” policy as the legal battle continues this week in a Texas appeals court. On behalf of the student association Asian Desi […]
November 10, 2013
Students
Atheist Student Leader OK at Oregon Christian School
EUGENE, Ore. ― Despite a public declaration that he’s an atheist, the student body president of a Christian university in Eugene isn’t in trouble with his school.
November 10, 2013
Students
Siemens, HBCU Partnership Pays Off for Chicago Public School Students
The cheers and applause inside a hotel ballroom in Chicago Friday night meant some 300 public high school seniors were closer to their dream of getting a college education.
November 10, 2013
Students
Napolitano Pledges Monetary Assistance to Undocumented Students
University of California President Janet Napolitano will spend $5 million to help provide financial assistance and counseling services to undocumented college students.
November 7, 2013
Students
Lehigh U. Diversity-focused Residence Hall Vandalized
Officials at Lehigh University said a student residence hall that’s dedicated to campus diversity was egged and defaced with spray paint.
November 6, 2013
Students
Agreement Reached to Reduce Student Arrests in Florida
A deal has been reached between the NAACP, law enforcement and the Broward County Public Schools to cut down the “school-to-prison pipeline.”
November 5, 2013
Students
U. of Mich. Plans Entrepreneurship Education Expansion
The University of Michigan plans to offer formal entrepreneurship education to all of its undergraduates within the next two years, officials announced Monday.
November 4, 2013
Students
Diverse Conversations: Staying Afloat in Financially Turbulent Times
President of Rollins College offers advice on how institutions can strategically manage their resources during these financially turbulent times.
November 4, 2013
Students
Howard University Attempting to Re-establish Ties to Late John H. Johnson
Despite $4 million donation, the former publishing giant’s name had been removed from the university’s School of Communications building.
November 3, 2013
Students
In case you missed it …
Here are some of the key stories in higher education this week reported by Diverse: VI Congressional Leader Fights for Black Boys in Education Time For Higher Ed to Rethink the Questions HBCU Presidents at a New Crossroads Hip Hop Scholars Say Jay Z on Wrong Side of Fine Line in Barneys’ Controversy
October 31, 2013
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