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Survey: Hiring on Upswing for Recent College Grads

Employers are expected to hire five percent more recent college graduates this year, according to a new study.

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In Maryland Desegregation Case, Black Colleges Seek Protected ‘Academic Niches’

Historically Black colleges in Maryland should have the right to offer unique, high-demand courses that cannot be duplicated at nearby traditionally White colleges, lawyers argued Thursday in the closing remarks of the remedy phase of a desegregation case.

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Morehouse Interim President Taggart Dies

The Morehouse College community woke on Thursday morning to the news that William Taggart, interim president of the historically Black institution in Atlanta, had died Wednesday night.

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NY College Students Begin Applying for Free Tuition Program

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state has begun accepting applications for its new tuition-free college program. More than 3,000 people signed up for the Excelsior scholarship Wednesday, the first day the applications were available. They’ll be accepted through July 21. Applicants should know within a week whether they’re eligible to receive funding. The tuition initiative […]

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New Program Aims to Help Indiana Foster Kids in College

INDIANAPOLIS — About 50 Indiana foster children who are entering college will receive additional instruction this summer though a program intended to boost the number of foster kids finishing degrees. The nonprofit Indiana Connected by 25 is working with Purdue University Northwest, where the incoming freshman will stay in dorms while receiving eight weeks of […]

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MIT Gets $140M Donation from Anonymous Alumnus

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is getting a $140 million donation from a former student. Officials at the elite school said Wednesday that the donation comes from an alumnus who wants to remain anonymous. The gift is an unrestricted donation, meaning it can be used in any way to support MIT’s research […]

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University of Michigan Wins Right to Ban Guns on Campus

While the vast majority of the nation’s colleges and universities continue to prohibit the carrying of firearms on their campuses, the rift over policy as to whether guns belong at higher education institutions roils on.

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McBride Taking Equity, Access Advocacy to Next Level

When it comes to LGBTQ and queer studies, Dr. Dwight A. McBride has been a pioneering theorist, churning out groundbreaking scholarship that examines the intersection of race and sexuality.

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Senators Take DeVos to Task Over Proposed Budget

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos appeared before a Senate education subcommittee Tuesday to defend a proposed 2018 budget amid charges that it would make college less affordable and increase student debt.

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University of Puerto Rico Reopening as Students End Protest

After more than 50 days of a sustained strike that suspended campus activities altogether, students at the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras campus voted to end the protest on Monday. Classes are expected to begin again next week.

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Ambar Sees Her Achievements as Paths to Empowering Others

Dr. Carmen Ambar, named last week as the first African American president in Oberlin College’s 184 years of existence, said that making history is affirming to African American children that they can do anything.

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Excellence Does Not Shield Black Students from Racism

Excellence does not shield Black students from the challenges of being Black in America.

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