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Advocates for Diversity in STEM Still Priming Pump for Pipeline

National Urban League President Marc Morial, in his keynote address at the STEM Solutions National Leadership Conference, made an impassioned call for change in the STEM fields.

May 22, 2016

Dr. Dawn-Elissa Fischer Moving Up Hip-Hop Academic Charts

Dr. Dawn-Elissa Fischer is a scholar on the rise in the hip-hop academic field.

May 22, 2016

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Asian American Pacific Islander

End Racial Profiling of Asian American Scientists and Academics

Joyce Xi now knows what it is to be Asian American, undergoing the extreme xenophobia of her own country.

May 22, 2016

Tennessee Law Strips University Diversity Office Funding

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― A bill to strip funding from the diversity office at Tennessee’s flagship public university became law without Gov. Bill Haslam’s signature on Friday. Lawmakers had been angered by the University of Tennessee’s diversity office recommendations to use gender-neutral pronouns for transgender students and to avoid religious-themed holiday parties. So they voted to […]

May 22, 2016

Yale’s Gender Neutral Bathrooms Part of Changing Climate

NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Visitors at Yale University’s 315th commencement will notice something new on campus this year ― gender-neutral bathrooms in 23 buildings. The school is promoting them on its website for Monday’s commencement, complete with a link to a map showing where they can be found. It is one of several changes made […]

May 22, 2016

Suit Seeks Testimony from ex-Texas Coach Mack Brown, Others

AUSTIN, Texas ― A former University of Texas track coach’s sex and race discrimination lawsuit has new life, and her lawyers are still pursuing long-sought testimony from former football coach Mack Brown and prominent current and former administrators as they dig into one of college sports’ highest-profile athletic departments. Former women’s track coach Bev Kearney […]

May 22, 2016

Former Harlem Drug Dealer Celebrates Columbia University Graduation After Long Road Back From Prison

After 67 years, two prison stints and so many arrests he’s lost count, a former Harlem drug dealer graduated from Columbia University as the oldest member of his class. David Norman shed his dark past for a cap and gown Wednesday after earning his long-awaited bachelor’s degree in philosophy. “It’s always possible to pursue your […]

May 22, 2016

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Community Colleges

Community Colleges Opening Doors Wider With 4-Year Degrees

Community colleges have stepped up to meet workforce opportunities in areas such as nursing and technology by offering four-year degrees.

May 19, 2016

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Do You Love What You Do as a Black Educator in Higher Ed?

The flexibility, the benefits, and the ability that I have to help people accomplish their dreams of attaining a higher education degree are truly a blessing and honor in so many ways.

May 19, 2016

Professors Group Faults Firing of Missouri Professor

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― An investigation by a national professors group has found that the University of Missouri Board of Curator likely bowed to political pressure when it fired an assistant professor over her role last year in a race-related student protest. The American Association of University Professors said a three-member investigating committee of professors from […]

May 19, 2016

BYU Launches Sexual Assault Policy Feedback Website

SALT LAKE CITY ― Brigham Young University launched a website for people to provide feedback on the school’s sexual assault policy, and is looking into revisions such as an amnesty clause that could give victims immunity from honor code violations committed in the lead-up to a sexual assault. The Mormon-owned school launched the website Thursday, […]

May 19, 2016

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African-American Chess Masters Making Move to Next Level

The three high school seniors revealed that next fall they are all headed to Webster University—home of the No. 1 ranked collegiate chess team in the USA—on full or partial scholarships.

May 19, 2016

Catch the Vision

Dr. Ervin Griffin sees role of college president as touching all corners of an institution.

May 19, 2016

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Charlotte to Celebrate Black Male High School Grads at City-wide Baccalaureate

The city of Charlotte will pay tribute to its Black male high school graduates in an inaugural baccalaureate service scheduled to take place next month at Johnson C. Smith University.

May 18, 2016

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Colleges Advised to be More Transparent with Key Data on Outcomes

LSU President F. King Alexander made his remarks at a forum titled “Envisioning the National Postsecondary Data Infrastructure in the 21st Century.”

May 18, 2016

Denied Tenure at Dartmouth, Aimee Bahng Feels Diversity Efforts Ring Hollow

Who is awarded tenure in the competitive environment of contemporary colleges and universities is one of the more hotly contested issues in academe today.

May 18, 2016

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Wisconsin SAE Chapter Suspended Over Racist, Bigoted Slurs

MADISON, Wis. ― The University of Wisconsin has suspended the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at its flagship campus after finding that members of the fraternity repeatedly used racist and bigoted slurs and ostracized a Black member who tried to stop it. The suspension handed down Tuesday by the school’s Committee on Student Organizations comes a […]

May 18, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Ex-lieutenant Governor Picked as Ivy Tech’s New President

INDIANAPOLIS ― Former Indiana Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann was selected Wednesday as the next president for the state’s community college system. Ivy Tech Community College trustees voted 11-0 to hire Ellspermann, who for months has been considered the leading candidate to replace outgoing school President Thomas Snyder. She will begin in the new position on […]

May 18, 2016