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Section: Demographics
Students
UVA Standing Firm in Wake of Charlottesville Violence
The nation and American democracy has progressed despite hateful bigotry for more than two centuries, and āhateful actions in Charlottesville or elsewhere will not stop it either,ā said Dr. Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia (UVA).
August 14, 2017
Asian American Pacific Islander
Former Obama Official Helps to Expand the Civil Rights Agenda
Vanita Gupta is the new president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, taking over the mantle from Wade Henderson, who retired this year after leading the organization for more than two decades.
August 9, 2017
African-American
National HBCU Pre-Law Summit Aimed At Producing More Black Law School Applicants
Hundreds of students are expected to assemble in Greensboro, North Carolina, next month for the nationās only Pre-Law Summit for students and graduates of historically Black colleges and universities.
August 8, 2017
Students
Improved Advising Cited as Invaluable Tool for Tribal College Students
On the final day of the Tribal College and University (TCU) Presidentsā Convening, several Educational Testing Service researchers and higher education experts offered strategic tools to prepare students for long-term career success throughout their matriculation.
August 3, 2017
Women
Rhode Island Names Postsecondary Commissioner
PROVIDENCE, R.I. ā Rhode Islandās acting commissioner of postsecondary education has been approved to fill the position permanently. The Providence Journal reports that the state Board of Education voted Wednesday to approve the appointment of Brenda Dann-Messier. Dann-Messier was unanimously recommended by the Council on Postsecondary Education. She was named acting commission in April after [ā¦]
August 3, 2017
Students
Leaders Turning to Data, Cultural Strategies to Boost Tribal Studentsā Success
The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) and the American Indian College Fund hosted Tribal College and University (TCU) presidents this week in the first TCU Presidentsā Convening in Princeton, New Jersey.
August 2, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Spelman Scholar Extending Trailblazing Author Butlerās Reach
Spelman College offers a course within the English major, which is taught by Dr. Tarshia Stanley and focuses on the work of speculative fiction author, Octavia E. Butler.
August 2, 2017
Students
I Failed the System: Representation, Meritocracy and Changing Education from the Top Down
I couldnāt fit the ācollege moldā, so I just gave up. I thought I failed the system and not the other way around. And, there are many first-generation, working-class youth giving up every day because they feel the same way.
August 2, 2017
Students
Experts: Intimidation at Heart Department of Justice Plan
The U.S. Department of Justiceās 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
Leadership & Policy
Morris Brown Appoints 4 New Board Members
Morris Brown College, a historically Black college in Atlanta, has appointed four new members to its Board of Trustees. The new appointees come from diverse backgrounds in business, education and government. The new trustees are: Clarence Ogletree, a Morris Brown College alumnus and retired General Motors Corporation executive and business consultant; Dr. John Foster, a [ā¦]
August 2, 2017
Students
Judge Dismisses Most of Title IX Lawsuit Against Haskell
LAWRENCE, Kansas ā 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 [ā¦]
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 Collegesā Affirmative Action Admission Policies
The Trump administration plans to have the U.S. Department of Justiceās civil rights division investigate and sue colleges and universities for their affirmative action admissions policies, according to the New York Times.
August 1, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Trinity College Loses Donors, Students After Professorās Posts
HARTFORD, Conn. ā The president of a private Connecticut college says several incoming students have withdrawn and about $200,000 in donations has been lost over a Black professorās social media posts about White supremacy. Trinity College president Joanne Berger-Sweeney said Monday that 16 incoming students and some past donors cited the scandal involving sociology professor [ā¦]
August 1, 2017
Students
Few Speak Up On Sex Assaults, Harassment at Aussie Campuses
CANBERRA, Australia ā 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 [ā¦]
August 1, 2017
Students
Penn State Pre-med Sues Over Probe of Sex Misconduct Claim
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. ā 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 [ā¦]
August 1, 2017
Students
Guillermo: Undocumented Student Finds Her Golden Door, Hopes to Help Others
Cheska Mae Perez isnāt a Latino name. Sheās 19, a Filipino immigrant, whose example speaks to the power of DACA.
July 30, 2017
Students
FAMU Basks in āGirls Tripā 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
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