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Students
Baylor: NCAA Investigation ‘Ongoing, Pending’
AUSTIN, Texas — The NCAA is conducting an “ongoing, pending investigation” into Baylor University in the wake of a sexual assault scandal that led to the firing of football coach Art Briles and the departure of the school president, the school’s lawyers confirmed in a federal court filing. Baylor officials acknowledged the investigation while asking […]
June 26, 2017
Students
Mystery of Missing Chinese Scholar Shakes Up University of Illinois
CHICAGO — Yingying Zhang, the daughter of a working-class factory driver from China, took the same career path as many other young Chinese academics before her: She travelled to a university in the U.S. with dreams of one day landing a professorship and being able to help her parents financially. But just weeks after arriving […]
June 26, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Akinleye Named New Chancellor at N.C. Central University
DURHAM, N.C. — Johnson O. Akinleye has been elected the new chancellor at N.C. Central University, where he has served as interim chancellor since January. Akinleye was elected to the position during a special meeting of the UNC Board of Governors on Monday. He was named acting chancellor in August 2016 when then-chancellor Debra Saunders-White […]
June 26, 2017
African-American
Experts: Minority Successes Don’t Mean an End to STEM Diversity Issues
Panelists discussed the state of STEM from the diversity viewpoint last week at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C., after the screening of Crystal Emery’s “Black Women in Medicine.”
June 25, 2017
Crystal Emery’s “Black Women in Medicine.”
Faculty & Staff
Researchers Look to Census Data for Keys to Improving Educational Outcomes
A new report examines racial inequity in education and offers recommendations based off of research which touches on structural barriers that need to be overcome in order to improve educational outcomes for racial groups.
June 25, 2017
Dr. Robert T. Teranishi
Students
Report: Losses Mount at Bethune-Cookman University
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A historically Black university in Florida is dealing with mounting financial problems. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported Sunday a review of tax documents showed annual losses at Bethune-Cookman University have climbed over a three-year period from $254,000 to $17.8 million. The paper said that tax returns show that salaries are increasing […]
June 25, 2017
Sports
Ex-Florida State Star Myron Rolle Ready to Begin Med School Residency
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Myron Rolle has accomplished many things on and off the field. His biggest ones, though, might still be coming up. Rolle’s dream of becoming a doctor came to fruition on May 20 when he graduated from Florida State’s College of Medicine. The former All-American safety and Rhodes Scholar has not had much […]
June 25, 2017
Faculty & Staff
N.J. College: Professor Fired for Racially Insensitive Remarks
NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey community college has fired an adjunct professor after officials say she made racially insensitive comments on Fox News. Essex County College’s president announced the decision Friday, two weeks after Lisa Durden’s appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” College officials said they received complaints about Durden’s interview with Carlson. Durden, who […]
June 25, 2017
Sports
Texas Ex-track Coach’s Discrimination Lawsuit Can Go Forward
AUSTIN, Texas  — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday refused to block a sex and race discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Texas by former women’s track coach Bev Kearney, who was forced out after the school learned of a romantic relationship with one of her athletes a decade earlier. Kearney’s lawsuit claims that […]
June 25, 2017
Sports
Brienne Minor: Michigan’s Tennis Hidden Figure
Brienne Minor is a tennis player at the University of Michigan where she recently won the NCAA Division I women’s singles championship. By the way, she is Black.
June 22, 2017
Asian American Pacific Islander
Scholar Documents Economic War on Chinese Restaurants
University of California, Davis law professor Gabriel “Jack” Chin and research assistant John Ormonde have uncovered evidence of economic bias over the years against Chinese restaurants through a search of digital archives.
June 22, 2017
Gabriel “Jack” Chin
Asian American Pacific Islander
Father of Missing Chinese Scholar: ‘Give My Daughter Back’
URBANA, Ill. — The father of a visiting Chinese scholar missing from the University of Illinois made an emotional appeal on Thursday for his 26-year-old child’s safe return, saying in an interview: “Give my daughter back.” Yingying Zhang was last seen on a surveillance video getting into a black Saturn Astra in Urbana on the […]
June 22, 2017
Leadership & Policy
SUNY Albany Appoints its First Latino President
The State University of New York at Albany has tapped a prominent Latino administrator to lead the state institution. Dr. Havidán Rodríguez becomes the first Hispanic president of any SUNY four-year college.
June 21, 2017
Dr. Havidán Rodríguez
Students
Faust Laid Foundation of Inclusion at Harvard
In the wake of Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust’s recent announcement that she will retire in the spring of 2018, many have stepped forward to praise her leadership.
June 21, 2017
President Drew Gilpin Faust
Leadership & Policy
University of Missouri Might Revoke Cosby’s Honorary Degree
COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri System President Mun Choi wants the university to rescind an honorary degree given to Bill Cosby nearly 20 years ago. The system’s Board of Curators will vote Friday on Choi’s recommendation. A university staff memo sent to the curators says sexual assault allegations against Cosby are “incompatible” with the […]
June 21, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Trinity College Closes Due to Threats Made After Professor’s Post
HARTFORD, Conn. — A private college in Connecticut has closed its campus due to threats made against the school after a professor’s social media post. Trinity College says it received multiple threats related to social media posts by Johnny Eric Williams. The campus of the liberal arts school in Hartford is closed until further notice. […]
June 21, 2017
African-American
Essex County College Professor Questions Suspension Following TV Appearance
NEWARK, N.J. — An adjunct professor at a New Jersey community college is questioning why she was suspended after appearing on Fox News. Lisa Durden says she learned about the suspension June 8 when she arrived to teach a class at Essex County College. Durden, who is Black, had appeared two days earlier on “Tucker […]
June 21, 2017
Students
Title IX Investigation Closed at Liberty University
LYNCHBURG, Va. — The U.S. Office for Civil Rights is closing a Title IX investigation at Liberty University, saying it lacks jurisdiction over an off-campus sex assault allegation against a university employee. In a June 15 letter to university President Jerry Falwell Jr. obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, the office said it’s closing the […]
June 20, 2017
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