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Experts: Intimidation at Heart Department of Justice Plan

The U.S. Department of Justice’s recently revealed plan to investigate and sue colleges that wrongly use race in college admissions is a scare tactic meant to dissuade colleges from using race as one of many factors, as permitted by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Judge Dismisses Most of Title IX Lawsuit Against Haskell

LAWRENCE, Kansas — A federal judge has dismissed most of a Title IX lawsuit filed against Haskell Indian Nations University by a former student who says she was treated unfairly and ultimately expelled after she reported she was raped in a dormitory three years ago by two football players. In his decision, U.S. District Judge […]

SMU Group Unhappy About 9/11 Memorial Relocation

DALLAS — A group at a Texas university is angry they have to move a 9/11 memorial to a less-prominent part of campus. The Young Americans for Freedom group has set up nearly 3,000 flags on Southern Methodist University’s Dallas Hall Lawn annually since 2010, The Dallas Morning News reported . But university officials recently […]

Senators Push for Expanded Childcare Support for Low-income Students

Legislation reintroduced in the Senate on Tuesday, the Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) Reauthorization Act, would expand an existing federal program geared at helping low-income parents pay for childcare while in college.

Sen. Patty Murray

Report: Justice Department Plans to Investigate Colleges’ Affirmative Action Admission Policies

The Trump administration plans to have the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division investigate and sue colleges and universities for their affirmative action admissions policies, according to the New York Times.

Department of Education Scrapping Plan for Single Student Loan Servicer

The U.S. Department of Education announced late Tuesday that it was reversing course on its plan to award all federal student loans to a single student loan servicer and creating a new “environment” for how it operates.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren

Expert: U.S. Higher Ed a Key Resource for Global Outreach

American colleges and universities are an “essential part of our nation’s diplomatic outreach” and critical to building the cross-cultural relationships necessary to solve the world’s most pressing problems, a U.S. State Department official said at an international education forum.

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Few Speak Up On Sex Assaults, Harassment at Aussie Campuses

CANBERRA, Australia — A survey of more than 30,000 Australian university students released on Tuesday found that half the respondents had been sexually harassed and almost one in 50 had been sexually assaulted on campuses, but few made formal complaints. The Australian Human Rights Commission, which surveyed students across all 39 universities in 2015-16, concluded […]

Penn State Pre-med Sues Over Probe of Sex Misconduct Claim

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A Penn State pre-med student claims in a federal lawsuit that his lifelong goal of being a physician was ended by what he calls an unfair investigation into allegations he sexually abused a female student. The California student identified only as John Doe says in a federal complaint filed last week […]

Trinity College Fights Ex-student’s Request for Anonymity in Lawsuit

HARTFORD, Conn. — A former Trinity College student who was suspended in the middle of his final semester for allegedly copying another student’s homework assignments is seeking to remain anonymous as he fights the discipline in a lawsuit against the private liberal arts school in Hartford. Trinity officials are opposing the former student’s request to […]

Free Speech, Safe Spaces Hot Topics at Politicon

The unconventional convention Politicon served as the scene for a debate that sparked both praise and criticism of safe spaces on college campuses.

Recipients Attest to Impact of Cooke Foundation Scholarships on Journeys

Since its origins in 2000, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has offered a range of grants and scholarships to thousands of low-income students across the country.

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