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Section: Demographics
Faculty & Staff
Professor Who Tweeted About ‘Future Dead Cops’ is Digging In
NEW YORK — A professor who tweeted about teaching “future dead cops” at a college of criminal justice says he’ll continue to speak out despite being placed on leave. Michael Isaacson tells the Daily News that he refuses to remain silent amid a “coordinated campaign” against him. The adjunct economics professor tweeted Aug. 23 that […]
September 20, 2017
Students
Organizations Call for DeVos to Halt Student Loan Policy Changes
The regulatory changes being pursued by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in the student loan arena could “spell disaster for students of color who are too often exploited in consumer lending,” a group of 39 organizations said in a letter to DeVos.
September 19, 2017
Students
Report: Higher Ed Must Factor In Growing Single Mother Student Population
Even as more single mothers than ever are attending college, services for student parents have been reduced. Many schools have had to close childcare centers on campus due to funding issues.
September 19, 2017
Students
Protests, Investigation Follow Georgia Tech Shooting
On Tuesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation released the recording of the 911 call made by 21 year-old Scout Schultz, the Georgia Tech engineering student who was shot and killed by campus police.
September 19, 2017
Students
Attack on Black Cornell University Student Under Investigation
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University plans to form a task force to address what its president calls “persistent problems of bigotry and intolerance” at the Ivy League school in the wake of the beating of a Black student. Authorities in Ithaca say they’re looking into whether last week’s attack against the student was racially motivated. […]
September 19, 2017
Leadership & Policy
University Head Ousted for ‘Lack of Leadership’ During Irma
PETERSBURG, Fla. — As the University of South Florida’s St. Petersburg campus was preparing for a hit from Hurricane Irma, its leader suggested to her boss in an email that she was still there when she had actually left the state, a newspaper reported. Sophia Wisniewska, regional chancellor for the Tampa-based university, negotiated a resignation […]
September 19, 2017
Students
Czech Appeals Court Upholds Hijab Ban at Nursing School
PRAGUE — A Czech appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that went against a Somali student who accused a nursing school of discrimination because she wears a hijab. Ayan Jamaal Ahmednuur demanded an apology and 60,000 koruna ($2,750) in compensation but the Prague 10 district court ruled in January there was no evidence […]
September 19, 2017
Women
Guillermo: Free Speech for the President, But Not Jemele Hill?
President Trump knows exactly what he’s doing — he’s making everyone question all free speech in America except his own.
September 18, 2017
Students
Swastika, Racist Messages Reported at Drake University
DES MOINES, Iowa — Administrators say a swastika was carved into an elevator on campus at Drake University in Des Moines and a racist message left outside an African-American student’s dorm room in a cowardly attack. The Des Moines Register reports that the message was left on a whiteboard on the door of a first-year […]
September 18, 2017
African-American
Jesse Jackson Invokes History to Encourage Voter Participation
“Keep your eyes on the prize” was the message Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. delivered to audience members at George Mason University (GMU) in an effort to inspire social change and increase voter turnout for the upcoming Virginia elections in November. On Friday evening, Jackson spoke at GMU’s Harris Theater as a part of his […]
September 17, 2017
Students
Expert Wants Institutions to Track Racial Data in Title IX Proceedings
According to Ben Trachtenberg, associate professor at the University of Missouri School of Law, current conversations around Title IX enforcement often skip over one key element: the impact of racial bias on disciplinary outcomes at colleges and universities.
September 14, 2017
Students
Conservative Professors: Where’s Our Inclusion on Campus?
In the academy, liberal or far-left professors outnumber their ideologically opposite colleagues nearly 5 to 1, based on a UCLA survey. If we promote diversity in race, gender and religion within the student body, shouldn’t diversity of thought be just as important?
September 14, 2017
Students
Dowell Taylor Named Interim Band Director at Jackson State
JACKSON, Miss. — Dowell Taylor has been named interim director of bands at Jackson State University. President Dr. William B. Bynum Jr. said Thursday that Taylor will officially assume the role Sept. 18. The Clarion-Ledger reports the university fired O’Neill Sanford as band director just before the football season began, saying it was “undergoing evaluations […]
September 14, 2017
Students
Haddon Helps Rutgers-Camden Bring Out the Best Across the Board
With a family history that ties her to four generations of educators and lawyers, Rutgers University–Camden Chancellor Phoebe A. Haddon exemplifies what it means to bring access to higher education to historically underserved students.
September 13, 2017
Students
Judge Judy Funds Debate Space at Southern Cal
LOS ANGELES — Judy Sheindlin, better known as Judge Judy, is funding a space for public debate at the University of Southern California. The forum, which was to be unveiled Tuesday night, will host the USC Annenberg Debate Series. The university said the series will bring together people with different perspectives, including leaders and students. […]
September 13, 2017
Students
Survey: Millennials Divided Over Goal of Public School Education
A GenForward survey found that millennials are split on the fundamental issue of what the main goal of a public school education should be.
September 12, 2017
Students
Professor Aims to Honor St. Cloud State’s First African-American Alumna
Earlier this summer, Dr. Christopher Lehman, a professor and chair of the Ethnic Studies Department, had the idea to rename the 51 Building after Ruby Cora Webster, the first African-American student to have graduated from St. Cloud State University.
September 12, 2017
Students
Howard University Moves Up in 2018 Best College Rankings
US News & World Report’s annual rankings of the nation’s colleges and universities shows that Howard University, a historically Black college in Washington, D.C., has risen 14 slots since last year to 110th in the National Universities category. “The things that we’ve been doing at the university are really aimed at academic excellence and ensuring […]
September 12, 2017
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