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Native Americans
Ute Tribe Wants More in Exchange for Use of Name
The Ute Indian Tribe wants more in exchange from the University of Utah to continue allowing them to use the tribe’s name and logo for sports teams.
November 12, 2013
Students
Oakland University: Fired Coach Abused Players, Pushed Christianity
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. ― Fired Oakland University women’s basketball coach Beckie Francis physically and emotionally abused her players, was obsessed about their weight and pushed her Christian beliefs on them, the suburban Detroit school says in a court filing. Oakland University, a 19,000-student state university, made the statements Friday in a court brief responding to […]
November 12, 2013
Community Colleges
Diverse Conversations: Is a Free College Education a Basic American Right?
Society dictates that secondary education is an absolute must for lifetime success, but the cost associated with earning those credentials is debilitating.
November 12, 2013
Home
First Lady Undertakes New Education Initiative
Michelle Obama is joining President Obama’s efforts to get the U.S. on track to have the highest percentage of college graduates by 2020.
November 12, 2013
Leadership & Policy
Parent Plus Loan Tightening Yields Negative Consequences
Paying for college has always been a struggle for Christian Fair, a first-generation computer engineering student at Johnson C. Smith University.
November 12, 2013
Sports
Neuroscientist Took Unlikely Path to Top
Dr. Carl Hart was supposed to be an athlete. Basketball was going to be his ticket and the NBA his reward.
November 12, 2013
Students
Louisiana Remedial College Education Study Extended
The Louisiana Board of Regents has extended a study of remedial education in community colleges and universities.
November 11, 2013
Home
Gonzaga Reviewing Its Weapons Policy in Wake of School Apartment Incident
Gonzaga University has agreed to review its weapons policy as two students who used a pistol to drive an intruder from their apartment appeal their probation for having guns in their university-owned accommodation.
November 11, 2013
Home
Universities Say Sequestration Stymied Research Efforts
Nearly 70 percent of the universities surveyed said that the sequester has hampered their ability to obtain new federal research grants and has caused them to delay already approved research projects.
November 11, 2013
Students
Clemson Chooses Clements of West Virginia University as New President
Clements succeeds Jim Barker, who announced plans in April to retire after 14 years and become an architecture professor at the school.
November 11, 2013
Students
U.S. International Education Enrollment Reaches All-time High
While a record number of international students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities in 2012-13, more Americans than ever studied abroad at foreign institutions.
November 11, 2013
Students
Fisher Case Isn’t Over: Asian Americans Continue Fight for Affirmative Action at University of Texas
The fight isn’t over yet. And those in favor of affirmative action are ready to defend it. Asian American affirmative action advocates have already filed their amicus brief in support of UT’s “Top Ten” policy as the legal battle continues this week in a Texas appeals court. On behalf of the student association Asian Desi […]
November 10, 2013
Students
Atheist Student Leader OK at Oregon Christian School
EUGENE, Ore. ― Despite a public declaration that he’s an atheist, the student body president of a Christian university in Eugene isn’t in trouble with his school.
November 10, 2013
Sports
Judge: Challenges to NCAA Rules Can Move Forward
A federal judge ruled Friday that a lawsuit challenging the way the NCAA has used the images and likenesses of college athletes can move forward, but denied class action status to the plaintiffs that could have potentially put the NCAA on the hook for billions of dollars in damages.
November 10, 2013
Community Colleges
Funding Cuts for Undergrad Programs, Research Trouble APLU
The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities kicked off its annual meeting focused on how to address the challenges that beset public education.
November 10, 2013
Students
Siemens, HBCU Partnership Pays Off for Chicago Public School Students
The cheers and applause inside a hotel ballroom in Chicago Friday night meant some 300 public high school seniors were closer to their dream of getting a college education.
November 10, 2013
African-American
Johns Hopkins’ Pioneering Cardiac Surgeon Reflects on Lifetime of Service
Photo caption: Among his many roles, Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. made himself a pitchman and a champion who was determined to tackle the shortage of minority students and faculty at Hopkins.
November 10, 2013
MSIs
Careers in Higher Education Special Report
In this edition, Diverse features Dr. Arnold Mitchem, who recently stepped down as president of the Council of Opportunity in Education after a long and illustrious career, as well as advocate for TRIO programs. Diverse also reports on Dr. Carl Hart, one of the nation’s top neuroscience researchers on drugs, Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah, philosopher and champion of Black studies, and the number of senior college presidents that are still on the job.
November 8, 2013
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