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Sports
NCAA Board OKs Anti-discrimination Measure for Event Bidding
INDIANAPOLIS ― The NCAA Board of Governors adopted an anti-discrimination measure Wednesday that would affect the way the governing body evaluates bids to host sporting events. The NCAA said the decision came during the board’s quarterly meeting in Indianapolis. In a news release, the NCAA said it requires sites that are hosting events or […]
April 28, 2016
Faculty & Staff
UC Davis Chancellor Says Politics Driving Action Against Her
SAN FRANCISCO ― The chancellor of the University of California, Davis says politics are driving a state decision to put her on paid leave amid an uproar over her service on corporate boards and the school’s hiring of image consultants after campus police used pepper spray against protesters. Melinda Guzman, an attorney for Chancellor Linda […]
April 28, 2016
African-American
National Teacher of the Year: I was a teenage mom, and teachers changed my life
Jahana Hayes always knew she wanted to be a teacher, but she didn’t always believe she could be one. She grew up surrounded by poverty, drugs and violence in the fading industrial city of Waterbury, Conn. But she loved school, and her teachers told her she could someday go to college. Even when she became pregnant at 17, […]
April 28, 2016
African-American
More Than Ever, Parents Weigh Paying Price for College Education
Financial experts say that parents’ decision to finance thousands of dollars to send their child to their “dream” school, may have a devastating impact on their future.
April 27, 2016
Students
Food Assistance Put on Table for Low-Income College Students
The proposal to provide free or reduced price meals to low-income college students as a means of boosting their chances of earning a degree is being presented this week at a national conference on housing and food insecurity among undergraduates.
April 27, 2016
Students
Kansas State University Asked to Examine Off-campus Rapes
MANHATTAN, Kan. ― Kansas State University fraternities are calling on the university to begin investigating episodes of alleged sexual violence that occur off campus. The university’s Interfraternity Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday seeking the university’s involvement in off-campus incidents, The Manhattan Mercury reports. The move comes less than a week after two students sued […]
April 27, 2016
LGBTQ+
Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Allowing Therapists to Turn Away LGBT Patients
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed legislation Wednesday that allows counselors and therapists to turn away clients based on the practitioners’ “sincerely held principles,” a move criticized by professional organizations and LGBT-rights groups alike. House Bill 1840, also known as Senate Bill 1556, shields counselors from being required to provide services to clients if providing those […]
April 27, 2016
Students
Diverse Docket: Judge Dismisses Suit Against Alaska Career College
A federal judge in Anchorage has dismissed a race discrimination and sexual harassment suit against Alaska Career College by a former therapeutic massage program student.
April 26, 2016
Students
Armed Students and Control of the Classroom
Teaching armed students completely changes the dynamics of a classroom and it will alter what you teach and how you teach it. How do I know? Because I’ve done it.
April 26, 2016
Asian American Pacific Islander
Don Nakanishi, Pioneer in Asian American Studies, Dies
Without Nakanishi, whose watershed lawsuit in the 1980s to gain tenure was closely watched by colleagues nationally, the field of Asian American studies might not exist today.
April 26, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Hearing Officer Awards $175K to Harassed MSU-Northern Dean
HAVRE, Mont. ― A hearing officer with the Montana Human Rights Commission has awarded $175,000 to a dean at Montana State University-Northern who complained that the former provost sexually harassed him. Hearing officer Terry Spear said the university owed Randy Bachmeier damages for emotional distress, the Havre Daily News reported. The former Provost, Rosalyn Templeton, […]
April 26, 2016
Students
Southern Illinois University Leader Condemns Racist Video
CARBONDALE, Ill. ― Racial tension on the Southern Illinois University in Carbondale campus is high after a series of recent incidents that include an anonymous video posted on YouTube that called for the lynching and beating of Black students. The video drew condemnation from the university’s leader, and YouTube removed it Monday for violating the […]
April 25, 2016
Faculty & Staff
NCAA Adds Charge, Removes Another from UNC Academic Case
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ― After waiting eight months to find out how the NCAA would revise its list of charges tied to the North Carolina’s long-running academic fraud scandal, the school is in similar position it was before. UNC still faces five serious charges that include lack of institutional control. The governing body added a […]
April 25, 2016
African-American
Prince Pushed the Envelope and Delivered
Prince, at one point The Artist formerly known as Prince before reclaiming his name in 1998, was a complex human being on many levels.
April 25, 2016
African-American
Everybody has a Favorite Prince Song, and Mine Isn’t ‘Purple Rain’
The one song that I think encapsulates Prince is “Controversy,” from the album of the same name.
April 24, 2016
Students
My Brother’s Keeper Hitting Growth Marks
Two years after President Obama established the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Task Force, the initiative is on track to meet and/or surpass its initial goals.
April 24, 2016
Latinx
Experts Determined to Boost Hispanic Business-oriented Ph.D. Attainment
Hispanics remain underrepresented in academe, particularly in terms of business Ph.D. attainment.
April 24, 2016
African-American
Michelle Obama at Jackson State: Lessons in History and Life
First lady Michelle Obama assumed the roles of history professor, civil rights firebrand and fierce defender of her husband’s legacy Saturday as she urged Jackson State University graduates to “devote your life to finding ways to help others.”
April 24, 2016
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