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Section: Demographics
Students
Baylor Draws Record Number of Applications Despite Scandal
WACO, Texas — Baylor University has drawn a record number of freshmen applications despite a lingering sexual assault scandal that’s led to lawsuits and the departure of top administrators. The Houston Chronicle reports the Baptist university has received about 36,000 applications. Students have until May 1 to make a final admission decision. University officials attribute […]
March 20, 2017
African-American
Persistence Puts Turner on Path to Education, Politics
Her mother’s sudden death, left Turner, who was then a 22-year-old sophomore at Cuyahoga Community College, and her police officer husband Jeffery, the task of caring for her six siblings and their own child.
March 19, 2017
Asian American Pacific Islander
Guillermo: Asian American Professors Speak on Suit Against U. of Michigan
What is the situation like for professors of color at major universities, particularly the ones teaching the story of ethnic diversity?
March 19, 2017
Sports
Who’s Winning? Why HBCU Athletic Branding Strategies Matter
If you ask the question “who’s winning?” and routinely cannot answer the question, allow me to answer it. Your team is not winning.
March 19, 2017
Students
New Budget Proposal May Hit Hispanic-Serving Institutions Hardest
So far, President Trump’s budget proposal doesn’t come close to the “aspirational” levels of funding that HBCU advocacy organizations had been seeking.
March 19, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Emanuel Appoints New City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor
CHICAGO — City Colleges of Chicago has a new chancellor. On Friday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that Juan Salgado will take over from Cheryl Hyman. Salgado is now on the Chicago Park District Board of Directors and is the president and CEO of Instituto del Progreso Latino on the city’s West Side. He was also […]
March 19, 2017
Women
UW-La Crosse Dispatcher Fired Over Trump Offered Job Back
LA CROSSE, Wis. — A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse police dispatcher who says she was fired for supporting President Donald Trump’s travel ban will get her job back. Chancellor Joe Gow says the university system’s legal counsel recommended dispatcher Kimberly Dearman be rehired. Dearman was fired on Monday following a university investigation into a complaint […]
March 16, 2017
Students
Cuba Offers Colombia 1,000 Medical School Scholarships
HAVANA — Cuba is offering Colombia 1,000 medical school scholarships to support a peace accord in which the South American country’s largest rebel army will relinquish its weapons. The scholarships will be distributed mostly to members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and those affected by the decades-long conflict. Colombia’s Cuban ambassador Jose Luis […]
March 16, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Carol T. Christ to Become UC Berkeley’s 1st Woman Chancellor
SAN FRANCISCO — Carol T. Christ, a scholar of Victorian literature and former president of Smith College, was named the next chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley on Thursday and the first woman in the school’s 149-year history to hold the position. The UC Board of Regents, the governing board of the system’s 10 […]
March 16, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Plenty of Work Remains in Effort to Close Higher Ed Gender Pay Gap
New evidence suggests some colleges and universities are taking bold steps to even out the playing field when hiring and retaining female faculty and staff.
March 15, 2017
African-American
Federal Judge Rejects Bias Suit Against Portland State
A federal judge in Oregon has rejected a race and national origin discrimination suit by a student who failed a final chemistry exam after Portland State University officials determined he had sent someone else to take the test.
March 15, 2017
Women
Wisconsin-La Crosse Disputes Employee was Fired for Supporting Trump
LA CROSSE, Wis. — A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse police dispatcher says she was fired for supporting President Donald Trump. The La Crosse Tribune reports that university human resources director Madeline Holzem sent a letter sent to Kimberly Dearman on Monday asking her to resign or be terminated. The letter says Dearman was investigated after […]
March 15, 2017
Students
700 Michigan State University Workers Won’t Help Immigration Agents
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Roughly 700 Michigan State University employees have signed a statement vowing not to help federal immigration officials seeking to apprehend or deport students. The Lansing State Journal reported Wednesday the faculty and staff members signed the “statement of solidarity” with students who are refugees, immigrants or children of immigrants. The statement […]
March 15, 2017
Students
Sex Assault Reports Up at Navy, Army Academies
WASHINGTON — Reports of sexual assaults increased at two of the three military academies last year and an anonymous survey suggests sexual misconduct rose across the board at the schools, The Associated Press has learned. The new data underscore the challenge in stemming bad behavior by young people at the military college campuses, despite a […]
March 15, 2017
Sports
Let’s Also Be Mad, and Not Solely Mesmerized by March Madness
Instead of solely being mesmerized by March Madness, we should also be concerned about the pervasive inequalities that exist within revenue-generating collegiate athletics, especially as it pertains to Black male athletes.
March 15, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Amid Controversy, Kentucky State Names Brown President
A divided Board of Regents at Kentucky State University selected a new chief executive to lead the troubled state-controlled, land-grant institution, despite concern that the process of selecting a new leader was flawed and concluded too quickly.
March 14, 2017
Students
Missouri University’s Handling of Rape Cases Under Scrutiny
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — University of Missouri-Kansas City students are expressing ongoing concerns about a lack of transparency following an alleged rape in a dorm last month. The Kansas City Star reports university administrators called a meeting Monday to hear from students, faculty and staff after a protest last week regarding better protection against sexual […]
March 14, 2017
Students
Indiana University Sorority Protesting Closure Order
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.  — An Indiana University sorority is protesting an order from its national organization shutting down the Bloomington chapter. A lawyer for Tri Delta’s Delta Omicron chapter says its members haven’t been given a clear reason for such severe punishment. Indianapolis attorney Peter French says the chapter received little support from the national organization […]
March 14, 2017
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