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A2MEND Growing into its Empowerment Role

The African American Male Education Network and Development organization (A2MEND) conference marked its 10th anniversary last week by attracting more than 1,000 attendees and more than doubling the total amount of scholarship money awarded last year.

Dr. Dyrell Foster

Maricopa Community Colleges Giving ‘Step’ Compensation System the Boot

Maricopa Community Colleges seeks to usher in a new system that will change the way the school system compensates, recognizes and rewards its employees.

LaCoya Shelton-Johnson is vice chancellor for human resources at Maricopa Community Colleges. (Photo courtesy of LaCoya Shelton-Johnson)

Experts: Trump’s New Travel Ban a Blow to International Study

President Trump’s issuance of a revised executive order placing tight restrictions on the entry into the United States of some foreigners received a guarded reception from higher education leaders and frontline college and university officials involved in international higher ed efforts.

Scalia Family Donates Justice’s Papers to Harvard Law School

WASHINGTON — The family of the late Justice Antonin Scalia will donate his personal papers to Harvard Law School’s library, the school announced Monday, but it could be years before the public can see documents that offer a glimpse into high court deliberations. The school said that the collection would include Scalia’s writings from his […]

Sorority at Indiana University Shut Down after Investigation

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A sorority chapter at Indiana University is being shut by its national organization following an investigation into activities of its members. Sorority President Kimberlee Di Fede Sullivan released a statement over the weekend saying the organization made the decision to withdraw Delta Omicron’s charter at the Bloomington school. Sullivan says the decision […]

Saint Louis University Says 250 Jobs to be Cut

ST. LOUIS — Saint Louis University says it’s cutting 120 current positions and an additional 130 that aren’t currently filled. The university’s president, Fred Pestello, says in a letter to students and staff that employees will find out Tuesday where the cuts will happen. KSDK-TV reports that drop-offs in revenue and enrollment have left the […]

Southern Grad Schools See Need to Tap into Diversity Boom

As the United States moves toward a future where the population will be “majority minority” — a milestone demographic shift expected to occur by 2040 — graduate schools across the nation are evolving to meet the demands of current student and to anticipate their needs in the future.

Dr. William A. Person

Guillermo: How to Solve the Issue of Free Speech on Campus

Anyone who can show a receipt from the bursar has a right to say anything they want well beyond the everyday. If you are a student, you have paid the price of admission.

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Research Counters Trump View of Immigration

Monica Gomez Isaac, executive director of the Institute for Immigration Research at George Mason University, says, “The contributions of immigrants permeate nearly every facet of American society.”

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University of Wyoming President Reaches Out to Reservation Schools

RIVERTON, Wyo. — University of Wyoming President Laurie Nichols visited Wind River Indian Reservation schools this week as part of an outreach effort to promote new programs available for American Indian students attending UW. Her visit Wednesday also included a stop at the chambers of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho business councils. The Ranger […]

Harvard Publicly Acknowledges Historical Ties to Slavery

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University publicly acknowledged its deep ties to colonial-era slavery on Friday, casting a light on parts of its history that long remained in the shadows. At a conference that Harvard organized to explore the relationship between colleges and slavery, university President Drew Faust said the school must confront the grimmer parts […]

Lecturer at Middlebury College Calls Protesting Students ‘Seriously Scary’

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — A libertarian author who has been called a white nationalist said college students who protested his guest lecture this week were “scary.” Middlebury College said a professor was injured by a protester following a demonstration against guest speaker Charles Murray on Thursday. The Southern Poverty Law Center considers Murray a White nationalist […]

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