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St. Louis U. Lowers Tuition for First Responders

ST LOUIS ― Saint Louis University will offer a reduced tuition rate for first responders seeking to pursue bachelor’s degrees or certificates in the university’s School of Professional Studies.

August 6, 2015

Couple Alleges Racial Harassment on a Kansas Campus

A black couple who have been working for a small university in eastern Kansas says the school is retaliating against them for complaining about a racial incident.

August 6, 2015

University of Oregon Settles Lawsuit over Rape Allegations

PORTLAND, Ore. ― The University of Oregon has agreed to pay $800,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a student who claimed she was sexually assaulted last year by three basketball players.

August 5, 2015

Georgetown Track Coach Resigns Following Investigations

Georgetown announced the resignation of the director of its track and field and cross country programs following investigations of reports of hazing and sexual misconduct.

August 2, 2015

Six HBCUs Awarded NCAA Academic Support Funds

Historically Black schools receive significant share of more than $4 million awarded to low-resource Division I institutions by the NCAA for helping student-athletes improve academic performance.

July 30, 2015

Leadership & Policy

ANTHONY L. HOLLOMAN

ANTHONY L. HOLLOMAN has been named vice president for institutional advancement of Jackson State University. He was vice president for institutional advancement at Stillman College. He earned a bachelor’s from Johnson C. Smith University and a master’s from the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Alabama.

July 30, 2015

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Deal Makes College Possible for Major League Soccer Players

Major League Soccer is striking a multiyear deal with Southern New Hampshire University that will provide full scholarships for players and internship opportunities for the school’s students.

July 30, 2015

Cashing In?

Institutions struggle with high costs of running competitive Division I athletic programs.

July 29, 2015

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MILTON OVERTON

MILTON OVERTON has been appointed director of intercollegiate athletics at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. He was senior associate athletics director at the University of Alabama. Overton earned a bachelor’s and two master’s degrees from the University of Oklahoma.

July 28, 2015

Injured Football Player to Return to Towson University

Towson University must allow a football player to return to the team after a successful liver transplant and an “amazing recovery,” a federal judge in Maryland has ruled.

July 26, 2015

Educators Competing With Athletics for Low-income Students’ Focus

Workshop panelist Nathan Weigl, a doctoral student at Appalachian State University, suggested that recruiting tactics of college coaches can be borrowed and adapted by GEAR UP practitioners and community partners.

July 23, 2015

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Leadership & Policy

Major Cyber-attack Targets UCLA Hospital System

LOS ANGELES ― A months-long cyberattack on the University of California, Los Angeles hospital system put at risk the personal information for up to 4.5 million people, officials said Friday. UCLA Health said in a statement that, while there’s no evidence hackers acquired personal or medical data, it can’t be ruled out yet. Officials said […]

July 19, 2015

Purdue University Eliminates Chief Diversity Officer Role

A provost at Purdue University will take over the school’s diversity efforts after the school eliminated its chief diversity officer position.

July 14, 2015

The U.S. Women’s National Team’s Ticker-tape Parade Was Not for its Diversity

Sydney Leroux, Christen Press, Amy Rodriguez, all of diverse ethnic heritage, are members of the U.S. Women’s National team.

July 13, 2015

Faculty & Staff

False Hope a Problem in Adult Math Education

In order to achieve better math outcomes in adult education, the field must abandon a series of “false hopes” that essentially have set the system up for failure.

July 13, 2015

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The University of Texas Austin Battles a Tumultuous Legacy

The University of Texas at Austin bears a complicated history toward race.

July 13, 2015

South Carolina’s Action on Flag Leads NCAA to Lift Ban

As a result of the South Carolina’s decision to remove the Confederate battle flag from its capitol grounds, the NCAA is ending a nearly 15-year ban on the state playing host to sanctioned championship events.

July 9, 2015

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BCCC in Good Standing; Sojourner-Douglass Loses Accreditation

Two Baltimore schools recently received good and bad news respectively with regard to their accreditation status.

July 5, 2015

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