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Experts: Intimidation at Heart Department of Justice Plan
The U.S. Department of Justice’s recently revealed plan to investigate and sue colleges that wrongly use race in college admissions is a scare tactic meant to dissuade colleges from using race as one of many factors, as permitted by the U.S. Supreme Court.
August 2, 2017
Students
Judge Dismisses Most of Title IX Lawsuit Against Haskell
LAWRENCE, Kansas — A federal judge has dismissed most of a Title IX lawsuit filed against Haskell Indian Nations University by a former student who says she was treated unfairly and ultimately expelled after she reported she was raped in a dormitory three years ago by two football players. In his decision, U.S. District Judge […]
August 2, 2017
Students
SMU Group Unhappy About 9/11 Memorial Relocation
DALLAS — A group at a Texas university is angry they have to move a 9/11 memorial to a less-prominent part of campus. The Young Americans for Freedom group has set up nearly 3,000 flags on Southern Methodist University’s Dallas Hall Lawn annually since 2010, The Dallas Morning News reported . But university officials recently […]
August 2, 2017
Students
Senators Push for Expanded Childcare Support for Low-income Students
Legislation reintroduced in the Senate on Tuesday, the Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) Reauthorization Act, would expand an existing federal program geared at helping low-income parents pay for childcare while in college.
August 1, 2017
Students
Report: Justice Department Plans to Investigate Colleges’ Affirmative Action Admission Policies
The Trump administration plans to have the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division investigate and sue colleges and universities for their affirmative action admissions policies, according to the New York Times.
August 1, 2017
Students
Department of Education Scrapping Plan for Single Student Loan Servicer
The U.S. Department of Education announced late Tuesday that it was reversing course on its plan to award all federal student loans to a single student loan servicer and creating a new “environment” for how it operates.
August 1, 2017
Students
Expert: U.S. Higher Ed a Key Resource for Global Outreach
American colleges and universities are an “essential part of our nation’s diplomatic outreach” and critical to building the cross-cultural relationships necessary to solve the world’s most pressing problems, a U.S. State Department official said at an international education forum.
August 1, 2017
Students
Few Speak Up On Sex Assaults, Harassment at Aussie Campuses
CANBERRA, Australia — A survey of more than 30,000 Australian university students released on Tuesday found that half the respondents had been sexually harassed and almost one in 50 had been sexually assaulted on campuses, but few made formal complaints. The Australian Human Rights Commission, which surveyed students across all 39 universities in 2015-16, concluded […]
August 1, 2017
Students
Penn State Pre-med Sues Over Probe of Sex Misconduct Claim
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A Penn State pre-med student claims in a federal lawsuit that his lifelong goal of being a physician was ended by what he calls an unfair investigation into allegations he sexually abused a female student. The California student identified only as John Doe says in a federal complaint filed last week […]
August 1, 2017
Students
Trinity College Fights Ex-student’s Request for Anonymity in Lawsuit
HARTFORD, Conn. — A former Trinity College student who was suspended in the middle of his final semester for allegedly copying another student’s homework assignments is seeking to remain anonymous as he fights the discipline in a lawsuit against the private liberal arts school in Hartford. Trinity officials are opposing the former student’s request to […]
August 1, 2017
Students
Free Speech, Safe Spaces Hot Topics at Politicon
The unconventional convention Politicon served as the scene for a debate that sparked both praise and criticism of safe spaces on college campuses.
July 31, 2017
Students
Recipients Attest to Impact of Cooke Foundation Scholarships on Journeys
Since its origins in 2000, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has offered a range of grants and scholarships to thousands of low-income students across the country.
July 31, 2017
Students
Colleges Urged to Be Inclusive of International Students
Colleges and universities must begin to think of international students more as part of the overall student population and not as a separate group, attendees at the EducationUSA forum are told.
July 31, 2017
Students
Frat at Missouri Sued Over Alleged Near-fatal Hazing Case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former University of Missouri student is suing a fraternity and its parent organization over an alleged hazing incident he says left him with near-fatal alcohol poisoning while the frat already was on probation for alcohol infractions. Brandon Zingale’s lawsuit filed Thursday in Boone County – home of the Columbia campus […]
July 30, 2017
Students
Guillermo: Undocumented Student Finds Her Golden Door, Hopes to Help Others
Cheska Mae Perez isn’t a Latino name. She’s 19, a Filipino immigrant, whose example speaks to the power of DACA.
July 30, 2017
Students
FAMU Basks in ‘Girls Trip’ Screen Time
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) has joined the list of historically Black colleges that have been represented on the big screen.
July 30, 2017
Students
Apprenticeship Programs Gaining Momentum
President Donald J. Trump and Congress are looking to expand apprenticeship opportunities, lauding the workforce development strategy for giving students a way to make money and affordably educate themselves for bigger and better things.
July 30, 2017
Students
Miami University Joins Diversity, Inclusion Group
Miami University is the latest institution to join the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion, a coalition of CEOs and presidents of corporations, businesses and nonprofits who share strategies to increase inclusion and diversity in the workplace.
July 27, 2017
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