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Sports
Rutgers Player Quits After Coach’s Verbal Abuse
PISCATAWAY, N.J.—Rutgers is dealing with another issue involving a coach’s treatment of a player.
November 17, 2013
Sports
Virginia State Ineligible for Playoffs
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association has declared Virginia State ineligible for the NCAA Division II playoffs after Winston-Salem State’s quarterback was beaten during a bathroom fight between players from the schools.
November 17, 2013
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UT Discrimination Lawsuit Stirs Up Important Questions
Arguments resume in The University of Texas at Austin lawsuit as the 5th Circuit panel of judges review the case for a second time.
November 17, 2013
Students
Survey: Students Forgoing Advisers Who Can Help Them Graduate
At a time when research shows that academic advising is a key to helping college students graduate on time, most say they aren’t getting it.
November 17, 2013
African-American
Poll: Minorities More Likely to Say College Degree is Key to Success
Minorities overwhelmingly believe the U.S. economy will benefit if President Obama’s goal of increasing Americans with postsecondary degrees by 2020 is met.
November 17, 2013
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In case you missed it…
Here are some of the key stories in higher education this week reported by Diverse: Johns Hopkins’ Pioneering Cardiac Surgeon Reflects on Lifetime of Service Neuroscientist Took Unlikely Path to Top Funding Cuts for Undergrad Programs, Research Trouble APLU Parent Plus Loan Tightening Yields Negative Consequences
November 14, 2013
Leadership & Policy
South Texas University, Med School to Get $196M
University of Texas System regents unanimously approved nearly $200 million Thursday for construction projects at the new university and medical school in the Rio Grande Valley near the Texas-Mexico border.
November 14, 2013
Students
Lawmakers Hold Hearing on UConn Sex Assault Issue
Four women who say they were sexually assaulted as University of Connecticut students told state lawmakers Wednesday that they were further traumatized by the school’s lack of support and called on the university to change its approach to sexual violence.
November 14, 2013
LGBTQ+
Showing Intolerance Can Only Lead to More Intolerance
A more radical, less inspirational, semi-Orwellian, hostile, dismissive movement has continued to plague our society.
November 14, 2013
Students
When It Comes to Inclusion, Ohio State’s Lee All In
As chief diversity officer, vice provost for diversity and inclusion and vice president for outreach and engagement at Ohio State, Dr. Valerie Lee manages one of the largest — if not the largest — diversity departments in higher education.
November 14, 2013
Sports
Ex-Track Coach Sues University of Texas Alleging Discrimination
Former Texas women’s track coach Bev Kearney filed a $1 million lawsuit against the school Thursday, alleging race and gender discrimination and retaliation.
November 14, 2013
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University of Pennsylvania-led Team Concludes National MSI Study, Launches New Research Center
As new minority institution research center debuts at the University of Pennsylvania, three-year Model of Success study produces new insights on and strategies for minority-serving schools.
November 14, 2013
Sports
Grambling to Appeal Conference Sanctions Over Forfeiture
Grambling State University announced that it would appeal financial penalties imposed Wednesday by the Southwestern Athletic Conference for the school forfeiting its Oct. 19 football game against Jackson State.
November 13, 2013
HBCUs
Oakland University Must Submit Report on Coach Firing
A judge on Wednesday ordered Oakland University to turn over an unedited internal report on the firing of women’s basketball coach Beckie Francis, who university officials say abused players.
November 13, 2013
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Meharry’s Epps Continues to Break Barriers, Defy the Odds
When veteran academician Dr. Anna Cherrie Epps took on a challenging new role this fall, she shattered the proverbial “glass ceiling” on several fronts.
November 13, 2013
Sports
Ohio State Planned Sensitivity Training for Gee
Ohio State University began planning cultural sensitivity training for then-president Gordon Gee after he made comments jabbing Roman Catholics and Southeastern Conference schools last December.
November 13, 2013
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Group Recommends Expanding Reach of Best Teachers to Close Achievement Gap
Since there aren’t enough highly effective teachers to go around, schools should begin to use “remote teaching” and higher salaries so that an elite cadre of the nation’s best teachers can reach greater numbers of students.
November 13, 2013
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Diverse On The Go
Marketing Manager Sydnée Vann and Director of Advertising Virginia Hendrix are representing Diverse today at the American Marketing Association’s Symposium for the Marketing of Higher Education at the Boston Marriott Copley Place.
November 13, 2013
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