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2 More Get Probation for Alcohol Death of Frat Member
LINCOLN, Neb. ― Two more young men have been given a year of probation for providing booze to an 18-year-old member of a University of Nebraska-Lincoln fraternity who authorities say died of alcohol intoxication. Online court records say 23-year-old Vance Heyer and 20-year-old Thomas Trueblood were sentenced Monday in Lancaster County District Court. They’d pleaded […]
April 26, 2016
Community Colleges
White House Adding $100M Program to Tuition-free Community College Push
The White House will roll out a $100 million program to strengthen tuition-free community college programs across the United States early this summer.
April 25, 2016
Home
The Call to Nationalize Private University Endowments
Any action to nationalize funds ― whether restricted or unrestricted by category ― would have a chilling effect on the entire nonprofit community.
April 25, 2016
Home
Business Leaders Advocate Continuing Education for Employees
Providing educational opportunities for employees is not only a way to do right by workers, they said, but it’s also good for a company’s bottom line.
April 25, 2016
Students
California Assembly Approves Tobacco-free College Campuses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. ― The California Assembly on Monday approved banning tobacco use on all California State University and community college campuses, building on a package of restrictions already awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature. Assemblyman Kevin McCarty’s proposal for tobacco-free campuses received just enough votes to clear the lower legislative chamber, passing 41-23. AB1594 now heads […]
April 25, 2016
Leadership & Policy
South Dakota State Dean Dunn Named University President
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. ― Barry Dunn, the dean of South Dakota State University’s College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, was named the school’s 20th president on Monday. Kathryn Johnson, the South Dakota Board of Regents member who chaired the presidential search committee, said Dunn is a tested and consistently successful leader with a relevant vision […]
April 25, 2016
Students
Southern Illinois University Leader Condemns Racist Video
CARBONDALE, Ill. ― Racial tension on the Southern Illinois University in Carbondale campus is high after a series of recent incidents that include an anonymous video posted on YouTube that called for the lynching and beating of Black students. The video drew condemnation from the university’s leader, and YouTube removed it Monday for violating the […]
April 25, 2016
Faculty & Staff
NCAA Adds Charge, Removes Another from UNC Academic Case
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ― After waiting eight months to find out how the NCAA would revise its list of charges tied to the North Carolina’s long-running academic fraud scandal, the school is in similar position it was before. UNC still faces five serious charges that include lack of institutional control. The governing body added a […]
April 25, 2016
African-American
Prince Pushed the Envelope and Delivered
Prince, at one point The Artist formerly known as Prince before reclaiming his name in 1998, was a complex human being on many levels.
April 25, 2016
African-American
Everybody has a Favorite Prince Song, and Mine Isn’t ‘Purple Rain’
The one song that I think encapsulates Prince is “Controversy,” from the album of the same name.
April 24, 2016
Students
My Brother’s Keeper Hitting Growth Marks
Two years after President Obama established the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Task Force, the initiative is on track to meet and/or surpass its initial goals.
April 24, 2016
Latinx
Experts Determined to Boost Hispanic Business-oriented Ph.D. Attainment
Hispanics remain underrepresented in academe, particularly in terms of business Ph.D. attainment.
April 24, 2016
African-American
Michelle Obama at Jackson State: Lessons in History and Life
First lady Michelle Obama assumed the roles of history professor, civil rights firebrand and fierce defender of her husband’s legacy Saturday as she urged Jackson State University graduates to “devote your life to finding ways to help others.”
April 24, 2016
Students
Bed Bugs Cause Stir at Yale, New Haven City Schools
NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Bed bugs are causing a stir in New Haven, where the blood-sucking parasites have been making unwelcome appearances in places including Yale University. In recent weeks, students at a city high school refused to enter a classroom where the bugs had been spotted and Yale’s School of Medicine had to find […]
April 24, 2016
Students
Purdue Faculty Say Cuts Will Hurt Areas with Most Diversity
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. ― Some Purdue University faculty say a plan to overhaul graduate education negatively affects disciplines with the most minority and female graduate students. A five-year initiative laid out last semester by College of Liberal Arts Dean David Reingold would raise graduate teaching assistants’ pay and trim their teaching loads by reducing incoming […]
April 24, 2016
Students
Meet Kelly Hyles, Who Was Accepted to All 8 Ivy League Schools After Moving From Guyana
When Kelly Hyles was accepted to Cornell, she was in disbelief. Little did she know it was just the beginning. Kelly not only got into one college, she was accepted to 21. And Cornell wasn’t even the only Ivy League school she was accepted to. Kelly received acceptance letters from every Ivy League school in […]
April 24, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Why It’s Important to Say #BlackGirlsMatter
The AERA panel was a production of love, a production of authenticity, and a shared sense of belonging and mattering.
April 22, 2016
African-American
#BlackLivesMatter Movement Should Broaden Perspective
We must be proactive in our communities to stop the violence among us.
April 22, 2016
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