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College Racial Tensions to Play Out on TV Drama
LOS ANGELES ― A White college student goes out to party costumed as Black rapper Lil Wayne, angering African-Americans who see it as evidence of insidious campus racism. The incident may sound familiar but it’s fictional, part of a five-episode arc in the upcoming season of “Switched at Birth,” the Freeform (formerly ABC Family) channel […]
February 16, 2016
Students
Students, Teachers Protest in India after Nationalist Violence
NEW DELHI ― Students, journalists and teachers protested in the Indian capital Tuesday after a student union leader’s arrest and subsequent violence by Hindu nationalists. The uproar has once again sparked allegations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party are displaying intolerance and cracking down on political dissent in […]
February 16, 2016
Students
University to Give Students Break From Early-morning Classes
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. ― A university in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is giving nearly all students an extra hour in the mornings by no longer teaching classes from 8 to 9 a.m. The Evening News reported Monday that the change is being made by Lake Superior State University. Interim Provost David Finley said in a […]
February 16, 2016
Latinx
Indiana University to Begin Review of Sex Misconduct Cases
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ― Indiana University plans to begin reviewing 18 sexual misconduct cases this week, following allegations that the school’s associate dean of students sexually assaulted a woman at a December conference. In an open letter published Feb. 4, Jill Creighton accused Jason Casares of sexually assaulting her in December at a conference in Fort […]
February 16, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Clarion University Provost Named Frostburg State President
FROSTBURG, Md. ― Frostburg State University has a new president. The University System of Maryland Board of Regents said in a statement Tuesday that it has appointed Ronald Nowaczyk to lead the school in western Maryland. Nowaczyk is provost and vice president for academic affairs at Clarion University in Clarion, Pennsylvania. He succeeds Jonathan Gibralter, […]
February 16, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Finalists Set for University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor
LINCOLN, Neb. ― Three finalists hoping to become the next chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will soon visit the campus, where they might spot the fourth finalist, who already works there. University of Nebraska President Hank Bounds announced the finalists Tuesday in a news release following a national search by a professional recruiting firm. […]
February 16, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Suspended University of Missouri Professor Apologizes
COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri assistant professor who was suspended over a videotaped confrontation with student journalists in November is apologizing again after a new video from October in which she yells at police surfaced. Assistant communications professor Melissa Click said in a statement from Status Labs, the Texas company that’s working to […]
February 16, 2016
Students
Providence College Students Stage Sit-in, Cite Campus Racism
PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― Students at a Catholic college in Rhode Island are occupying the president’s office over allegations of racism on campus. At least 20 Providence College students sat in the office of the Rev. Brian Shanley on Tuesday and plan to stay until he signs an agreement of commitment. The students say Shanley hasn’t […]
February 16, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Malagon Embraces Her Role of Facilitating Brilliance in the Community
Dr. Maria C. Malagon, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, is focused on issues relating to immigration and education.
February 15, 2016
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Students
Back to the Future: 20th Century Issues of Race Still at Forefront
Some of the issues students in the minority face on their campuses are not new. Nor is the activism they used to address their concerns.
February 15, 2016
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Women
Expert Says Diverse Students Subjected to ‘Intellectual Apartheid’
Zaretta Hammond, who is passionate about helping educators across all racial groups better relate to families of color, shared her experiences at a conference that connected neuroscientists and researchers with K-16 educators.
February 15, 2016
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Students
Mount St. Mary’s President Says he Won’t Resign
EMMITSBURG, Md. ― The president of a Catholic college in Maryland is rejecting the faculty’s demand for his resignation. Mount St. Mary’s University President Simon Newman told scores of cheering students at a rally Monday in Emmitsburg, “I’m not going to stop.” The faculty voted overwhelmingly Friday to ask Newman to resign by Monday morning. […]
February 15, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Board Reprimands College President for Plagiarism
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa ― Trustees of an Iowa community college have reprimanded the school president for plagiarizing a portion of his Martin Luther King Day speech last month. Last week the Kirkwood Community College board approved a motion expressing its disappointment that President Mick Starcevich didn’t attribute the source of an anecdote he used. It […]
February 15, 2016
International
Student Leader’s Arrest Leads to Protest at University in India
NEW DELHI ― Massive protests paralyzed one of India’s top universities Monday after the president of the student union was arrested on charges of sedition. Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested Friday over a demonstration days earlier at Jawaharlal Nehru University to mark the anniversary of the 2013 execution of Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri man convicted of […]
February 15, 2016
Leadership & Policy
University of Mary Washington Names Troy Paino President
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. ― The University of Mary Washington has named a new president. The Fredericksburg, Virginia, school said in a statement Monday that Troy D. Paino will be the school’s 10th president. Paino is currently president of the public Truman State University located in Kirksville, Missouri. Paino has a master’s degree and a doctorate in […]
February 15, 2016
Students
Schumer Pushes Legislation to Reduce College Student Debt
SYRACUSE, N.Y. ― Sen. Charles Schumer says a new legislative package he’s promoting will put America on the path to debt-free college. Schumer was at the Syracuse University campus on Monday to promote the package, called the RED ― Reducing Educational Debt ― Act. He said college is a necessity in today’s globally connected economy, […]
February 15, 2016
Leadership & Policy
University of New Orleans Panel Trimming List of its Presidential Finalists
NEW ORLEANS ― A University of New Orleans search committee will hold interviews Wednesday through Friday with candidates to lead the school. The committee will choose at least two finalists on Friday and University of Louisiana System supervisors expect to choose a president next week. Deputy New Orleans Mayor Andrew Kopplin and UNO provost and […]
February 15, 2016
Faculty & Staff
2 Wheelock College Professors Accuse School of Anti-semitism
BOSTON ― Two Jewish professors at Wheelock College have filed federal workplace discrimination complaints against the school alleging they were subject to anti-Semitic discrimination. The Boston Globe reports Gail Dines and Eric Silverman say the school retaliated against them after they co-wrote a letter about a perceived lack of Jewish perspective on campus. The complaint […]
February 15, 2016
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