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American Indian Higher Education Consortium Celebrates 40 Years; Prepares for Future

The American Indian Higher Education Consortium addresses student retention, international partnerships and language preservation at annual conference in Santa Fe.

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Leadership & Policy

NCAA Getting Out of Jersey-Selling Business

NCAA President Mark Emmert said Thursday it would stop the practice immediately after reports this week that team jerseys and other items linked to individual schools could be found on its own website by searching for specific player names.

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Leadership & Policy

West Virginia State Asked to Renovate Aging Dorms

Preservationists are asking West Virginia State University to renovate its aging residence halls instead of tearing them down.

Hillsdale College President Refers to ‘Dark Ones’

The leader of a small Michigan college referred to the faces of minorities on his campus as “dark ones” during an appearance Wednesday before a legislative subcommittee in Lansing but later issued an apology.

Black Head Coaches in Position to Make Run at College Football National Title

When the college football season starts on August 29 it will mark the first time that two Black head coaches begin the season ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25.

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Witness: Paterno Said Penn State Erred on Sandusky

Longtime Penn State head coach Joe Paterno said that the university mishandled its response to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, a former assistant coach testified Monday during a hearing for three top school officials accused of covering up an allegation against the imprisoned ex-coach.

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Va. College Settles Class Action Suit for $5M

RICHMOND Va.—A federal judge has approved a $5 million class action settlement between a two-year college and thousands of primarily African-American students saddled with loans in return for what their attorneys called a sham education in which teachers sometimes failed to show up for classes. The settlement involves the former Richmond School of Health and […]

Urban League Issues a Call to Action for Education, Jobs, Voting Rights

Civil rights leaders united at the National Urban League Conference to discuss education reform, job creation, racial profiling and voting rights protection.

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Commissioners Call for NCAA Changes Without Confrontation

HARTFORD Conn.—Larry Scott of the Pac-12 joined the chorus of commissioners calling for sweeping change in the NCAA, and said it can happen without confrontation and with the five most powerful football conferences still competing on the field with the other five. Scott was the last of the leaders of the big five conferences to […]

Rutgers Should Take Control of Sports, Report Says

A report commissioned by Rutgers University after a scandal led to the ousting of its basketball coach and athletic director finds breakdowns in communication as the university learned about the coach’s physical and verbal abuse of players.

Aetna Brochure Labels Contain U.Va. Students’ Info

The University of Virginia is notifying 18,700 students that their Social Security numbers were accidentally printed on address labels of health insurance brochures, U.Va. spokesman McGregor McCance said.

Claflin University Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Track Coach Resign

Claflin University Athletics Director Dr. Jerome Fitch announced Wednesday the resignation of head coaches Scott Monarch and Christopher Woods from the men’s basketball and men’s and women’s track programs, respectively.

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