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University Says County GMO Measure Could Impact Research

Oregon State University says a Benton County ballot measure that seeks to ban the cultivation of genetically modified crops in the county could hurt university research projects.

May 4, 2015

College President Upsets Faculty by Opposing Gay Marriage

Some professors say they are upset to learn that Utah Valley University President Matthew Holland signed his name to an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court opposing gay marriage.

May 4, 2015

Massey Bridges Cultural Gap at SAIC

Dr. Walter Massey, president of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, uses his science expertise to spearhead the school’s creative and cultural movement.

May 4, 2015

Community Colleges

Study Fills Void on Wage Data for Community College Grads

Many career technical education programs show “substantial, positive earnings effects,” but a more granular look at the programs — and the characteristics and motives of students who enroll in them — is needed in order to determine which programs yield the best results.

May 4, 2015

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Tufts University Students Stage Hunger Strike

Five Tufts University students have launched a hunger strike to protest a decision to layoff more than two dozen janitors by early next month.

May 4, 2015

Jameis Winston Gets What He Wanted; Did FSU?

Jameis Winston gave everyone a tip-off that he hasn’t learned a thing after breezing through two years of fun and football at Florida State.

May 3, 2015

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Community Colleges

Smith College Votes to Accept Transgender Applicants

Smith College is changing its policy to accept self-identified transgender women.

May 3, 2015

Student Group Pushes for Rape Crisis Center at Purdue

A coalition of student groups at Purdue University is pushing school officials to establish a rape crisis center on campus so that victims can get help sooner without being re-traumatized.

May 3, 2015

Miami Dade Provides Leadership, Foundation For Community Colleges

Miami Dade College’s legacy is far-reaching and continues to serve as a model of excellence for community colleges.

May 3, 2015

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Sub-baccalaureates Seen as Key to Boost Completion

College counselors should do more to steer community college students with poor grades toward sub-baccalaureate credentials that lead to good-paying jobs instead of allowing them to become college dropouts who miss out on the higher earnings associated with a postsecondary credential.

May 3, 2015

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Faculty & Staff

Social Justice and HBCUs: The Fight for Equality in Baltimore

The recent events in Baltimore highlight the economic, political and social disparities that continue to persist in communities throughout the United States.

May 3, 2015

California Producing Too Few Latino College Grads

Broken practices and unproductive policies at California public colleges and universities pose serious barriers to Latino college success and potentially jeopardize the state’s future economy, a new report says.

May 3, 2015

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MAHESH DAAS

MAHESH DAAS has been named dean of the School of Architecture, Design, and Planning at the University of Kansas. He was a professor and chair of the architecture department at Ball State University. Daas earned a bachelor’s from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in India, a master’s from Kansas State University and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.

May 1, 2015

A Day To Remember

Commemorations of various key moments in the U.S. Civil War, which ended 150 years ago, have come and gone, but this month will present occasions for several more. Although Robert E. Lee surrendered to U.S. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, various battles, skirmishes and subsequent surrenders continued through May of that year and beyond.

May 1, 2015

Leadership & Policy

In Case You Missed It…

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May 1, 2015

Good Company

The Diverse staff would like to thank Jim Larimore, chief officer for the advancement of underserved learners with ACT, for spending time with us yesterday. He shared his views on several challenges higher education faces and stressed the importance of disaggregating data in developing strategies for success.

May 1, 2015

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Leadership & Policy

UMass Announces Finalists for Campus System’s Presidency

Former congressman and current UMass-Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan and Harvard Business School professor John Quelch were named Thursday as finalists to become the next leader of the five-campus University of Massachusetts system.

April 30, 2015

Community Colleges

Lawsuit: Educational Cadavers Mishandled at Malcolm X College

For more than a decade, a college in Chicago stored four unidentified human cadavers in cardboard boxes in a locked, unrefrigerated closet, then fired a doctor who raised questions about it, according to a recently filed lawsuit.

April 30, 2015