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College Students Finding Their Roots

Colleges and universities are using AfricanAncestry.com to connect students with their background and heritage.

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Elon University President to Step Down When Successor Picked

ELON, N.C. — The president of Elon University plans to leave the post when a replacement is found. The school said in a news release Monday that Leo Lambert has decided to step down and will take a year off. He will serve as president emeritus and a professor after the sabbatical. Lambert has been […]

Iowa State University Loses Appeal in Marijuana T-shirt Case

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa State University has lost an appeal in a federal free speech lawsuit that affirms student rights regardless of political viewpoint. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday that ISU administrators including President Steven Leath violated First Amendment rights of two students who were top officers of the ISU […]

The Continued Undermining of Black History

President Trump in his awkward and ill-informed efforts to salute the accomplishments of Black Americans actually managed to marginalize and obscure the important contributions that were made by these individuals and their contemporaries.

Yale Removes Slave Proponent’s Name from Residence Hall

After a wave of student protests, Yale University announced over the weekend that it would remove the name of John C. Calhoun—a Yale alumnus—who was a proponent of slavery, from an undergraduate residence hall.

Guillermo: Under Trump, Education Loses Out to Distractions

After just three weeks, you’ve got to hand it to Trump 45. He’s terrorized us all and shaken up politics in America.

President Donald Trump

Appellate Court Overturns College Tuition-payment Order

CAMDEN, N.J. — A divorced couple cannot be forced to pay college tuition for their estranged daughter, a state appellate court ruled. Caitlyn Ricci has argued that her parents should pay portions of the costs she incurred while attending the former Gloucester County College and later, Temple University, where she enrolled without her parents’ blessings. […]

Central Michigan U. Says Hitler Card Wasn’t Made by Student

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Central Michigan University says a Valentine’s Day card that mocked Jews who died in the Holocaust was created by a woman who doesn’t attend the school. The university released a statement Friday saying the woman apparently knew members of the College Republicans, which unwittingly distributed the valentine in a gift bag […]

Keeping Black History Alive for Future Generations

Just as Black History Month has been kept alive for you, you must now keep it alive for future generations.

Blacks, Hispanics Losing Out on LSAT-based Financial Aid

The result of privileging LSAT scores through merit-based scholarships is what some call a “reverse Robin Hood” effect, in which students from less privileged backgrounds end up shouldering more of the cost of law school.

Kyle McEntee is executive director and co-founder of Law School Transparency

Sides Not Close in Maryland HBCU Remedy Trial

The plaintiffs and those representing the state of Maryland are still apparently far apart when it comes to how to remedy a segregated higher ed system that has disadvantaged Maryland’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU). In the ongoing remedial bench trial in Baltimore, testimony on behalf of the state has put the price tag […]

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Central Michigan U. Republicans Sorry for Hitler-themed Valentine’s Card

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — A Central Michigan University Republican student group is apologizing for a Valentine’s Day card that mocks Jews who died in the Holocaust. The College Republicans group handed out gift bags to students Wednesday night, including one with a card that said “my love 4 u burns like 6,000 jews.” It had […]

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