Search | The EDU Ledger

Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! We’ve moved from Diverse.

Welcome to The EDU Ledger! We’ve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.

Section: Students

UNCF Koch Scholars Persist Despite Controversy

Although debate continues to surround UNCF’s decision to partner with the controversial Koch brothers, many students are happy with the outcome.

November 10, 2016

Survey Offers New View of College Millennials in Media

A seminar titled “Millennials in the Newsroom” at the National College Media conference dispelled a few myths about soon-to-be members of a rapidly growing workforce.

November 8, 2016

110916_millennials

UVA Administrator Awarded $3M in Rolling Stone Case

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. ― Jurors awarded a University of Virginia administrator $3 million Monday for her portrayal in a now-discredited Rolling Stone magazine article about the school’s handling of a gang rape a fraternity house. The 10-member jury’s decision came after they concluded Friday that the magazine, its publisher and reporter Sabrina Rubin Erdely were responsible […]

November 8, 2016

Some North Dakota State Students Say They Were Discouraged from Voting

BISMARCK, N.D. ― Election officials are looking into reports that some North Dakota State University students were discouraged from voting at an early voting site on the Fargo campus. Freshman Phoebe Ellis, 18, of Beldenville, Wisconsin, said she and others were told by an unknown person at the Fargodome that voting could threaten their financial […]

November 8, 2016

Virginia Tech President Wants to Double Minority Enrollments

BLACKSBURG, Va. ― Virginia Tech President Timothy Sands is calling on the university to double its enrollment of underrepresented minority groups over the next six years. The Roanoke Times reports that currently, about 12 percent of Tech’s students are Black, Hispanic or of Pacific Islander descent. Sands said during a board of visitors meeting Monday […]

November 8, 2016

Sorority, Fraternity Events Banned at Washington State University

PULLMAN, Wash. ― Officials on Monday banned all Washington State University sorority and fraternity events, from formals to football tailgates, for the rest of the semester. The Pullman school’s Interfraternity Council made the move along with the Panhellenic Council, an umbrella organization for some sororities. The councils made the announcement in a letter to students, […]

November 8, 2016

Ex-student Faces Charges in Rutgers Business School Stabbing

PISCATAWAY, N.J. ― A former Rutgers University student accused of returning to its business school and stabbing a faculty member, another student and himself is facing attempted-murder charges. Middlesex County prosecutors say 25-year-old Joshua Thompson faces two counts of attempted murder and two weapons counts. Bail was set at $1 million. The attack occurred Friday […]

November 7, 2016

Polls: Americans Wary of College Costs, Leadership and Value

Overshadowed by the presidential race has been another set of polls this campaign season. These show what Americans increasingly think about higher education.

November 7, 2016

Gov. LePage: Maine Will Investigate College Students Who Vote

LEWISTON, Maine ― GOP Gov. Paul LePage says the state will investigate college students who vote in Maine to make sure they follow state law. The governor’s comment came after officials at Bates College said orange fliers distributed at dorms and at the dining hall are a “deliberate attempt at voter suppression.” The fliers said […]

November 7, 2016

University of Wisconsin Student Leaders Condemn Response to Noose Costume

MADISON, Wis. ― University of Wisconsin-Madison student leaders are condemning the response to a man who wore an offensive costume to a football game. The man wore what appeared to be a President Barack Obama mask with a noose around its neck to the Oct. 29 game against Nebraska. Security officers asked him to remove […]

November 7, 2016

Colleges Find Rebooting With Experienced Leadership Paying Off

As several higher ed institutions usher in new presidents and leaders, many look for opportunities to increase diversity, student enrollment and retention.

November 6, 2016

110716_teniente-matson

Before Election Day, Harvard Takes a Stand Against Sexist Locker Room Talk

After discovering a salacious scouting report where men’s soccer team members rated women’s team members, Harvard has canceled the team’s remaining season.

November 6, 2016

Passion Pushes Princess Williams to Guide Urban Youth

Kindergarten teacher Princess Williams received the Outstanding Urban Teacher Award at the International Conference on Urban Education last week.

November 6, 2016

Emporia State University Student Government Opposes Guns on Campus

EMPORIA, Kan. ― Student government at Emporia State University is expressing its opposition to guns on campus after lawmakers approved a measure that will allow guns in campus buildings starting in July. The Associated Student Government released a resolution against guns on campus. The group’s president, Elijah Williams, said a recent survey showed that 72 […]

November 6, 2016

Last University Furls Mississippi’s Confederate-themed Flag

JACKSON, Miss. ― The last of Mississippi’’s eight public universities has stopped displaying the state flag that prominently features the Confederate battle emblem. Delta State University President Bill LaForge announced the decision Thursday. He said the university acted because state government hasn’t moved to change the flag. The university called for a different state banner […]

November 6, 2016

Vandals Deface University of Minnesota’s Muslim Students Association Sign

MINNEAPOLIS ― Vandals defaced a sign promoting the University of Minnesota’s Muslim Students Association. Someone scrawled “ISIS” over a hand-painted mural on a bridge connecting the east and west banks of the Twin Cities campus. The acronym is a reference to the Islamic State group. The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is […]

November 6, 2016

Rutgers University: Former Student Stabs 3 people, Including Himself

PISCATAWAY, N.J. ― A former student at Rutgers University returned to its business school and stabbed a faculty member, another student and then himself on Friday, officials said. The university sent out an alert just before 3 p.m. saying there had been a stabbing at the business school and telling people to avoid the area […]

November 6, 2016

For Rolling Stone, ‘Worst Nightmare’ Continues

RICHMOND, Va. ― Days after Rolling Stone magazine published a shocking 9,000-word story about a brutal gang rape at the University of Virginia in November 2014, the magazine’s editors received an email just before 2 a.m. with “Our worst nightmare” in the subject line. They needed to run a retraction, the reporter said. Instead, Rolling […]

November 6, 2016