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University of North Carolina Inviting Ex-Athletes Back to Complete Degrees
North Carolina is inviting former scholarship athletes who left before completing coursework to return and earn their degrees.
July 24, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Chairman of Alabama State University Board Resigning
The chairman of the board of trustees at Alabama State University, Elton Dean, says he’s resigning.
July 24, 2014
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Diverse Conversations: The Importance of Transparency in Governance
Transparency is a vital component of just about any professional enterprise, but it is particularly important in higher education for maintaining positive relationships within the organizational structure.
July 24, 2014
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Ohio State Marching Band Director Fired After Investigation
Jonathan Waters was fired Thursday amid allegations he knew about and ignored “serious cultural issues,” some involving rituals where students were pressured to march in their underwear or participate in sexually themed stunts.
July 24, 2014
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African-American
Law Professor Cashin Makes Case for Building Affirmative Action Anew
In a new book, Georgetown University law professor Sheryll Cashin argues for a new form of affirmative action.
July 24, 2014
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Leadership & Policy
New Mexico State University Regents Approve Higher Admission Standards
New Mexico State University’s admissions requirements will be going up.
July 23, 2014
Students
Awarded a Pell Grant? Better Double-Check
Potentially tens of thousands of students awarded a Pell Grant or other need-based federal aid for the coming school year could find it taken away because of a mistake in filling out the form.
July 23, 2014
Students
Diverse Conversations: Is Higher Education Worth It?
An expert says at some point it will become too expensive to offer luxurious amenities and excellent teachers at a cost that a middle-class American can afford.
July 23, 2014
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At 50, Upward Bound Still Opens Pathway to College
The program served 2,061 participants at 17 locations in 1965; last year it served about 76,000 students at more than 1,000 locations in 50 states.
July 23, 2014
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African-American
Hill Leaving Columbia University for Morehouse College Professorship
The move signals a new effort by Morehouse to aggressively compete with predominantly White institutions for young Black superstar professors.
July 23, 2014
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LGBTQ+
LGBTQ Student Success in Higher Ed: Collaborating with Diverse Practitioners
For many faculty and campus practitioners, the notion of LGBTQ student success is underexplored.
July 23, 2014
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Former S.C. State University Trustee Asks Judge to Drop Convictions
A former South Carolina State University trustee has asked a federal judge to drop his convictions on more than two dozen charges, including racketeering.
July 22, 2014
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Mexican-born Professor Nominated for California High Court
Gov. Jerry Brown nominated a Mexican-born Stanford law professor on Tuesday to the California Supreme Court, continuing a trend to diversify one of the most influential courts in the country.
July 22, 2014
African-American
Appeals Court Rejects Professor’s Disability-Based Bias Claim
A University of Maryland Eastern Shore professor who was terminated after refusing to undergo a mental health evaluation has lost another round in his suit alleging disability-based discrimination.
July 22, 2014
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Community Colleges
Report: Higher Education Behind on Common Core
The findings follow earlier alarms that the people who run higher education have, for the most part, gotten involved only late in the Common Core process.
July 22, 2014
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Johns Hopkins to Pay $190M After Doctor Taped Pelvic Exams
Dr. Nikita Levy, who later committed suicide, had roughly 1,200 videos and 140 images stored in his home.
July 21, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Judge: Students, Staff Can Oppose Corcoran Merger
The Corcoran’s board is seeking to merge the museum founded in 1869 and its college with George Washington University and the National Gallery of Art after years of financial shortfalls and daunting renovation needs.
July 21, 2014
Students
Diversity Oversight? Obama’s Initiative, My Brother’s Keeper, Now Includes All
Program expands for Asian American, Native American boys; involves schools and possible local funding.
July 21, 2014
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