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Boise State Reaches Settlement in Sex Assault Lawsuit

BOISE, Idaho ― Two former Boise State University athletes who accused the school of failing to stop sexually harassment have reached an out-of-court settlement with the university. The former students sued the school in 2014, alleging athletic officials ignored their reports of sexual assault and harassment by a star athlete. The settlement was reached Dec. […]

January 4, 2016

LSU Issues Temporary Ban on Hoverboards on Campus

BATON ROUGE, La. ― Louisiana State University is temporary banning students from using self-balancing two wheeled scooters, also known as Hoverboards, on campus and campus-run housing. WAFB TV reports the LSU Department of Residential Life issued a statement saying they had made the decision to “prohibit the use, possession, or storage of electronic skateboards including […]

January 4, 2016

Tony Elliot Leading Clemson to Victory

Clemson University’s Tony Elliott was once a walk-on for the team he now serves as co-offensive coordinator.

December 30, 2015

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Diverse Charts: 2015-2016 NCAA Bowl Team APRs

Going into the home stretch of college football bowl games, Diverse takes a look at the Academic Progress Rates (APR) among FBS teams. APR is a team-based metric that accounts for the eligibility and retention of a school’s student-athletes for each academic term. A perfect score would be 1,000. 2015-2016 NCAA Bowl Team APRs […]

December 29, 2015

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Campus Activists Unite in Call for Divestments at Colleges

BOSTON ― Campus activists who often fight in parallel with one another for their respective causes are now starting to form alliances as they turn up the pressure on some U.S. colleges to financially divest from industries that run counter to their beliefs. Student groups that have long called on colleges to stop investing in […]

December 29, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Texas Campus Carry Law Gets Green Light

Texas campus carry law gets boost as the new year promises legal shootout over guns in colleges.

December 28, 2015

Orange Bowl Rivals Join Forces on Native American Education

Clemson University and the University of Oklahoma partner to reduce dropout rate of Native American high school students.

December 28, 2015

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Title IX Waivers Used to Discriminate Against LGBT Students

Fifty-six institutions of higher education—mostly religion-affiliated institutions—have sought TItle IX waivers that have allowed institutions to discriminate against LGBT students on campus, according to a recent report by the Human Rights Campaign.

December 27, 2015

Holtzclaw Case & Rape Culture on College Campuses

Is the rape of 13 Black women not a social justice issue? What does the Daniel Holtzclaw case tell us about racist, sexist silence on college campuses?

December 23, 2015

Tennessee State Grad Stays On to Promote ‘Brotherhood’

At 23 years old, Michael D. Johnson has already achieved more than some people twice his age. He’s a college graduate, social entrepreneur, federal government employee, mentor and role model.

December 23, 2015

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Concordia College Ending Football Program

SELMA, Ala. ― Another small college in Alabama is shutting down its football program. The Selma Times-Journal reports that board members at Concordia College announced their decision to end the sport on Tuesday. A spokeswoman says the price of travel, equipment and other expenses became too much of a financial stress on the small, historically […]

December 23, 2015

Success Story

Bunker Hill Community College President Pam Eddinger seeks the best for the 14,000 students she serves.

December 16, 2015

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HBCUs Break Through to Join College Football Bowl Lineup

Historically Black colleges are set to be back in the national spotlight this weekend when the ABC Television Network puts two HBCUs center-stage in this season’s first college football bowl game.

December 16, 2015

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JOYCE JACOBSEN

JOYCE JACOBSEN was appointed interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at Wesleyan University. She is Andrews Professor of Economics at Wesleyan. Jacobsen earned a bachelor’s from Harvard University, a master’s from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a doctorate from Stanford University.

December 16, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Glasper Moves Forward with League of Innovations

Rufus Glasper will become the CEO and president of the Arizona-based League for Innovations next year.

December 15, 2015

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Athletic Directors Embrace Student-Athlete Activism

Several athletic directors at the IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum said they saw a threatened protest by the University of Missouri football team as an example of the positive power of sports.

December 10, 2015

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NCAA to Honor Northern Illinois University for Diversity, Inclusion Efforts

The Northern Illinois University athletics department has been named the winner of the NCAA and Minority Opportunities Athletic Association’s 2016 Award for Diversity and Inclusion.

December 8, 2015

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Minnesota Athletics Probe Largely Clears School

MINNEAPOLIS ― The University of Minnesota athletics department generally doesn’t condone or tolerate sexual harassment and the school had no knowledge of inappropriate conduct by former athletic director Norwood Teague before the allegations that led to his resignation surfaced, according to an external review released Tuesday. Teague stepped down abruptly in August after two high-ranking […]

December 8, 2015