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Western Kentucky U. Sues 2 Student Publications

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Western Kentucky University has sued two student publications in response to an opinion by Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear that found school officials should have turned over records related to sexual misconduct investigations. The Daily News of Bowling Green reports that Western filed suit Friday in Warren Circuit Court against its […]

Addressing Common Misperceptions to Diversify the STEM Talent Pipeline

As we work to bridge the gap between the labor force and the needs of employers, we must also work to diversify the talent pool that will fill this gap.

Dillard President: What President Trump Needs to Hear

We’ve seen federal and state divestment in education, making the idea of education as the path to the American Dream more of a hallucination for the poor and disenfranchised.

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Miami Dade College Personalizes High School Outreach

Miami Dade College officials overhauled their high school outreach and freshman orientation to make services and activities more personalized.

Dr. Lenore Rodicio, Miami Dade College’s executive vice president and provost, said one of the steps taken toward improving the outreach experience was “moving the talking heads onto an online platform.”

Tennessee Finds Remedial Education Reform Success

A new report from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University sheds light on why developmental education may not be working at the community college level and offers some solutions.

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HBCUs, Advocates Looking for Help from Trump on Funding

WASHINGTON — The nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are pushing for President Donald Trump to set aside more federal contracts and grants for their schools, and take a greater hand in their welfare by moving responsibility for a key program for those colleges to the White House. The presidents of the nation’s 100-plus […]

Republican Proposes Raising University of Wisconsin Tuition by Inflation, Income

MADISON, Wis. — A key Republican legislator says Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to cut University of Wisconsin System tuition could hurt taxpayers and lawmakers should instead consider letting the system raise tuition according to inflation or income increases. Rep. Dale Kooyenga, a member of the Legislature’s powerful budget committee, wrote on the Right Wisconsin website […]

Advocates Question Plan for College for Foster Care Youth

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Some child advocates say a plan by a nonprofit group to convert a southern West Virginia campus into a college specifically for children transitioning out of the foster care system is not a good idea. Tina Faber is based at West Virginia University in Morgantown and runs a state program called Mentoring […]

Professor Slashed with Box Cutter Allegedly Groped Woman

RICHMOND, Va. — According to a police report a Reynolds Community College professor allegedly touched a 24-year-old woman’s buttocks before she slashed him with a box cutter. The Richmond Times Dispatch reports that a Virginia State Police complaint states that the woman, Brittany Leigh Burfield, went to the officer of Douglas Gava at about 12:30 […]

Graduate Students Vote to Unionize at Yale University

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Graduate students from a half-dozen departments at Yale University have voted to form unions, setting up negotiations for contracts with the Ivy League school. The National Labor Relations Board administered elections Thursday for graduate students in nine departments. Students from the departments of English, geology and geophysics, history, history of art, […]

6 Charged in Death of UConn Student Run Over After Party

STORRS, Conn. — Six University of Connecticut students were charged Friday with alcohol-related offenses connected to the death of a student who was run over by a fire department vehicle after leaving a party last fall. The students had been hosting an off-campus party at a fraternity-affiliated house Oct. 16 during homecoming weekend. One of […]

Ricks’ Teen Pregnancy Work Born Out of Personal Experience

When she was just 15, Dr. Nila Ricks, selected by Diverse as a member of the 2017 Class of Emerging Scholars, discovered that she was pregnant. For many, this might have meant the end of high school and the end of any college aspirations.

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