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Two People Killed, Three Wounded Near Alabama State University

Two people were killed and three wounded in a shooting near Alabama State University campus on Thursday night. University leadership confirmed Friday that one of the victims shot was an Alabama State University student. The student was left unnamed. “My heart is heavy today because it’s difficult to look a parent in the face and […]

August 16, 2019

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Two Nonprofits That Help Low-Income Students Are Merging

College Access Now, a Seattle-based, regionally focused nonprofit, will become a part of College Possible, a national nonprofit focused on college accessibility for low-income students. College Access Now will be renamed College Possible Washington. Leaders of the two organizations, both first-generation college graduates, see the merger as a way to better help students.

August 16, 2019

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Academic Bullying: Higher Education’s Dirty Little Secret

When we think about workplace bullying, we often think of it in terms of the corporate world, not higher education. Yet, academic bullying – workplace bullying that takes place in institutions of higher education – can no longer remain a dirty little secret. It’s a persistent issue in higher education that must be addressed. Once the issue is out in the open, it is the responsibility of the individual institution to work to change their culture.

August 16, 2019

Leadership & Policy

California College President Under Investigation Resigns

Contra Costa College president Dr. Katrina VanderWoude – one of three top administrators under an unspecified investigation – has quit, according to a story in the East Bay Times. At a special meeting Wednesday, the Contra Costa Community College District board approved a resignation agreement signed by VanderWoude . The chancellor, Dr. Fred Wood, told […]

August 16, 2019

Another University to Start Selling Alcohol at Football Games

The University of Tennessee will now be permitted to sell alcoholic beverages at home football games, according to an Associated Press report. Beer will officially be sold at kiosks and concession stands at Neyland Stadium starting Sep. 7, Tennessee’s second home game. Additionally, wine will be available for purchase in the East and West clubs […]

August 16, 2019

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Three Houston Universities Receive Grant to Boost Minority STEM Faculty

For Dr. Yvette Pearson, an associate dean in Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering, the award of a $2.66-million National Science Foundation grant to Rice and two other Houston institutions means that other scholars may not have to experience some of the difficulties she faced early in her career.

August 15, 2019

Advocacy and New AMA Presidency Define Harris’ Career in Psychiatry

Rather than getting career inspiration from her family and friends, Dr. Patrice Harris’ interest in the medical field sparked from watching a television show. Now the West Virginia University alumna is a veteran psychiatrist and the first African-American woman to become president of the American Medical Association.

August 15, 2019

This University Seeking to Trademark the Word ‘The’

Ohio State University wants to trademark the word “The” when it’s used as part of the school’s name on university merchandise, according to an Associated Press story. Ohio State submitted a trademark application this month to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Columbus Dispatch has reported. The application requests a standard character trademark for […]

August 15, 2019

Leadership & Policy

UT Austin Student Center Named After Former President

The University of Texas at Austin will rename its student activity center after William C. Powers, the school’s 28th president, who died in March. Powers served as president from 2006 to 2015. Before his presidency, he was a law school professor for 40 years, and for six of those years he served as dean. After […]

August 15, 2019

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Some Students Finding Transcription Services a Convenient Job

As a way to make extra money, some college and high school students are opting away from retail stores and restaurants and gravitating toward the convenience of working online. And putting in hours with a transcription service has become a popular way to do that. Due to living costs, around 50 percent of students work […]

August 15, 2019

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Three Key Groups Too Often Left Out of Diversity Assessments of Campus Climates

College leaders have begun to realize that assessing their campus climate and culture for diversity is paramount. A crappy climate does not enhance the likelihood that students from diverse backgrounds will enroll, achieve and graduate, and it can constrain the level of interactions that help all members of the campus to feel safe, productive and successful.

August 15, 2019

Michigan State Deal with Feds Will Protect Patients

To resolve a federal civil-rights investigation into Dr. Larry Nassar’s abuse of young gymnasts and other athletes under the guise of medical treatment, Michigan State University has agreed to better protect patients from sexual assaults. The three-year agreement, announced Monday, includes a chaperone requirement for sensitive medical exams and covers not only students under Title […]

August 14, 2019

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Nonprofit to Implement Global Education Program for Girls

Plan International USA, a non-profit organization focused on ending poverty, recently received a $12-million donation to fund a new program to help young girls around the world pursue an education and feel safe within their communities.

August 14, 2019

CSU Chancellor Defends Reserves

California State University (CSU) chancellor Dr. Timothy White said a state audit that revealed the school withheld $1.5 billion in reserves was “profoundly misleading” but not untrue, the Associated Press reported. The audit was conducted by state auditor Elaine Howle, who found that the legislature was unaware of the money. White claimed that the reserve […]

August 14, 2019

Teen Artist Wins $30K Google College Scholarship

Arantza Peña Popo, a Georgia high school graduate from Columbia, won a $30,000 college scholarship in a “Doodle for Google” contest. Her high school, Arabia Mountain, will also receive $50,000 for a computer lab or technology program, according to an Associated Press article. For the competition, K-12 students crafted designs for Google’s logo that reflected […]

August 14, 2019

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Pew Study: Faculty-Student Diversity Divide Persists

Faculty are slowly becoming more racially and ethnically diverse – but not nearly as diverse as their students, a Pew Research Center study found.

August 14, 2019

Is Your School a True Sanctuary?

When I drive through a campus district, or even a whole town or city where the university is a major institution, I always get that special feeling, that sense of comfort. They are sanctuaries, to some degree, at least to me. And if they aren’t for everyone, maybe you should ask your college administration.

August 14, 2019

The Impact of Whiteness on Higher Education Hiring

Many African-Americans grow up knowing that you must be “twice as good to get half as far.” I think that this structure and forced frame of thought is embedded with racism. Why aren’t there opportunities available for everyone based on your own merit and your qualifications for the role? The system of higher education is wired to promote those with a closer proximity to Whiteness while at the same time creating a barrier for men and women alike who look like me.

August 14, 2019