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Ex-West Point Cadet Loses Suit vs. LaBelle’s Staff
A former West Point cadet has lost a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against members of R&B singer Patti LaBelle’s entourage whom he accused of beating him as he waited for a ride outside a Houston airport terminal.
September 24, 2014
Students
Clemson Suspends Fraternities’ Activities After Death of Student
One day after a student fatally fell from a bridge after a run with his fraternity brothers, Clemson University suspended activities for all of its fraternities, citing reports of alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct but stopping short of tying the ban to the death.
September 24, 2014
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New Alliance Seeks Improved Graduation Rates at Public Research Universities
Eleven public research universities have joined together in the University Innovation Alliance to develop new practices to improve retention and graduation rates.
September 24, 2014
Sports
Man Charged With Abducting University of Virginia Student Apprehended
Police say they have captured the man charged in the disappearance of a University of Virginia student Hannah Graham.
September 24, 2014
Students
When a Privileged Scholar Tries to Examine Privilege
I don’t think it’s intellectually honest to discuss how elite education reproduces more elite without considering how race, societal values or the study of primarily White canons help to reproduce this status quo.
September 24, 2014
Students
Federal Student Loan Default Rate Drops But Critics Question Data
The rate at which students default on federal student loans after three years dropped to 13.7 percent for students who began repaying their loans in fiscal 2011 — a full percentage point lower than the previous year’s cohort.
September 24, 2014
Students
Miss America Admits She was Forced Out of Sorority
Miss America Kira Kazantsev said Tuesday that she was removed from her college sorority over a letter that made light of hazing, but she denied a report that she was involved in aggressively hazing fellow students.
September 23, 2014
Students
Fraternities to Train Members to Help Stop Assault
Eight college fraternities announced Tuesday an effort to work together on new training aimed at combating sexual misconduct, hazing and binge drinking.
September 23, 2014
Opinion
Miss Americas Are Ordinary, Complex Human Beings, Too
It has been almost two weeks since Kira Kazantsev, Miss New York, won the Miss America crown on September 15 in Atlantic City convention hall. Kazantsev was the third Miss New York in a row to win the title.
September 23, 2014
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During College Admissions Process, Little Things Can Tip the Balance
Of all the things that can help a student get accepted into the college of choice, few things can do the trick like a good story about passion and hard work.
September 23, 2014
Community Colleges
Study Shows College Degree Doesn’t Guarantee Increased Earnings
New research has exposed an exception to the higher-education mantra that people with degrees earn more than people without them.
September 23, 2014
Leadership & Policy
HBCU Advocates Riding Wave of Wariness Over Proposed College Ratings System
In wake of Parent Plus loan “debacle,” Department of Education trying to quell anxiety as it moves toward the anticipated rollout of the system.
September 23, 2014
Asian American Pacific Islander
Hong Kong Students on Strike in Democracy Battle
Thousands of Hong Kong college and university students boycotted classes Monday to protest Beijing’s decision to restrict voting reforms, the start of a weeklong strike that marks the latest phase in the battle for democracy in the southern Chinese city.
September 22, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Marc Morial: Not Interested in Succeeding Francis at Xavier University
Dr. Norman C. Francis’ decision to step down as president of Xavier University in New Orleans next year—a job that he’s held for nearly 47 years—has led to widespread speculation across the academic community over who might be his replacement.
September 22, 2014
Sports
Man Seen With Missing University of Virginia Student Sought
A man authorities believe is the last person seen with a University of Virginia student before she disappeared is being sought on arrest warrants charging him with reckless driving.
September 22, 2014
Sports
Recent Attention on Athletes Not an Indictment of Black Men
Recent high-profile legal struggles of NFL running backs Ray Rice (formerly of the Baltimore Ravens) and Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings) and Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy have ignited new rounds of discourse about aggression—in professional athletes and among Black males in general.
September 22, 2014
Students
Wesleyan University Orders Fraternities to Become Coed
Wesleyan University in Connecticut on Monday ordered its fraternities with houses on campus to become coeducational within the next three years.
September 22, 2014
HBCUs
Diverse on the Go!
The Diverse staff will be out in full force at the White House Initiative on HBCUs national conference at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park today. Reporter Catherine Moss and Director of Advertising Virginia Hendrix will be among the staffers in attendance.
September 22, 2014
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