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Inmates Tell Court of Unhealthy Conditions

JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi state prison has unsanitary conditions, is inadequately staffed and provides insufficient health care, three inmates testified in federal court Friday. In its federal suit against the state of Mississippi, the American Civil Liberties Union and Southern Poverty Law Center argue that the state has been aware of East Mississippi Correctional […]

March 12, 2018

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Healthcare Costs Soar While Leaders Fumble

WASHINGTON – It started as a bipartisan attempt to curb soaring health care premiums. But Congress’ effort to stabilize the nation’s insurance markets is faltering amid escalating demands by each party and erratic positions by President Donald Trump. Democrats want bigger federal subsidies for consumers under President Barack Obama’s health care law while Republicans, still […]

March 12, 2018

Sorority Banned from Pennsylvania University Over Scavenger Hunt Involving Drugs, Alcohol, Sex

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A Pennsylvania university has kicked a sorority off campus due to what officials are calling a “reprehensible” scavenger hunt that involved drugs, alcohol and sexual activity. Alpha Chi Omega’s Theta Chi chapter lost its recognition by Lehigh University for two years and will be banned from campus through May 2020. The Lehigh […]

March 12, 2018

Blimp-loving Collector Donates Relics to University of Akron

AKRON, Ohio — An airship aficionado’s memorabilia collection documenting the history of lighter-than-air flight is headed to the hometown of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and birthplace of its iconic blimps. The University of Akron is accepting 100 boxes of rare toys, books, photos and videos from New York City resident Alan Gross, who bills […]

March 12, 2018

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity Shut Down at Kansas

LAWRENCE, Kan. — A fraternity at the University of Kansas has been closed because of several health and safety violations and a failure to meet its national organization’s guidelines. The national Sigma Alpha Epsilon organization announced Thursday that the Kansas chapter will close after 115 years at the university. The national organization didn’t elaborate on […]

March 12, 2018

Black Male Student-Athletes Still Face Harsh Inequities

A report from the University of Southern California Race and Equity Center spotlights the pervasive disparities between graduation rates for Black male student-athletes, student-athletes in general and Black undergraduate men overall.

March 11, 2018

DePaul Law Professor Sues University

Another DePaul University professor is in the news after filing a civil rights lawsuit against the university alleging racial discrimination. College of Law professor Terry Smith contends that university officials retaliated against him due to his advocacy on issues of racial diversity.

March 11, 2018

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Time for Elected Officials to Act Against Gun Violence

School shootings in the United States have made me numb, almost with a sense of hopelessness. Recently, this country has been reduced to the wild west because of senseless acts of violence. It is time for something to be done by elected officials.

March 11, 2018

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UTEP’s New Online Chicano Studies Program Growing

An online multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary program that offers intuitive understanding of the dynamics of the U.S.-Mexico border and the Latino presence in the U.S. is gaining momentum at The University of Texas at El Paso.

March 11, 2018

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Indiana State University to Track Bats in North Carolina

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Indiana State University bat researchers have secured a $900,000 grant to study the distribution and habits of federally endangered gray bats in North Carolina. The school’s Center for Bat Research, Outreach and Conservation received the grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation for a three-year study of the distribution, preferred […]

March 11, 2018

University of Montevallo Receives $3.6M Gift for Business School

MONTEVALLO — The University of Montevallo received the largest gift in the school’s history going toward a new building for its business school. A $3.6-million gift was donated to the University of Montevallo’s Stephens College of Business, Al.com reported. The college is named after Michael E. Stephens, who died last year. The college of business […]

March 11, 2018

N.C. State Subpoenaed in FBI’s College Basketball Probe

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina State spokesman says the school has received a grand jury subpoena from a New York court seeking records. Athletics spokesman Fred Demarest confirmed to The Associated Press that the school’s office of general counsel received the subpoena from the Southern District of New York on Jan. 17. Demarest added […]

March 11, 2018

Blurred Lines

As far as universities go, Kaplan and Purdue could not have been more different. Kaplan University, which operated under parent company Graham Holdings, a $3.2 billion corporation, was part of the troubled for-profit college sector. Purdue is generally considered one of the best public universities in the United States and the world. Be that as […]

March 9, 2018

Grand Canyon U. Regains Non-Profit Status

PHOENIX — Grand Canyon University says the Higher Learning Commission has approved its application to regain its non-profit status. Officials for the Arizona school said Tuesday that the move will help return the university to its roots. Brian Mueller, the university’s president and CEO, says that non-profit status will put the private Christian school on […]

March 9, 2018

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Western Illinois Increases Support for Military Students

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Western Illinois University’s decades-long missions of serving veterans and active duty members of the armed forces continues as new initiatives have been put into place to provide further support to these individuals. “Last fall, in advancing our military relations, Vice President for Quad Cities and Planning Joe Rives worked with nine military […]

March 9, 2018

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Military Nursing Program Graduates First Master’s Student

Some people just like finishing first. For Allison Boyrer, a University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus faculty member in the College of Nursing (CON), that means everything from a Master of Science program to a stint on the “Wheel of Fortune.” Boyrer, MS, MA, BSN, RN, recently became the inaugural master’s degree graduate of a first-of-its-kind CU Anschutz program centered on […]

March 9, 2018

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International Military Student Officers Win Awards

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Seven International Military Student Officers (IMSO) received the 2017 IMSO of the Year Award during the 27th Maritime IMSO Workshop Feb. 27. Civilian and military administrators who work with international military students (IMS) attend the three-day event to network and discuss topics related to the unique requirements of managing international training programs. […]

March 9, 2018

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Call to Duty Doesn’t Stop Their Studies

Jonathan Gourley’s name wasn’t called at MSU Denver’s fall 2017 commencement ceremony, but the physics major’s name was in the program, and he certainly earned his degree. He just missed the ceremony because he had to work. His work is important. Gourley is a sergeant in the Marine Corps Reserve. He was called to active […]

March 9, 2018

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