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Our Struggle to Overcome Must Begin With You and Me

Let us strive to be our brother’s and sister’s keeper. We need more dignity and more respect when it comes to each other.

By Redefining Diversity, Trump Making America Small Again

The size of the audience in Washington aside, the vision of the inaugural speech of Donald J. Trump, 45th president of the United States, was definitely small.

Rights Activists: Fight Just Getting Started

Speakers said that mobilizing for protests and marches is critical, but sustained activism would be necessary for effecting actual change.

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Researcher Who Lost Arm in Blast Sues University of Hawaii

HONOLULU — A postdoctoral fellow who lost her right arm in a University of Hawaii laboratory explosion has sued the school and the researchers she worked for. Thea Ekins-Coward and her wife, who are both from the United Kingdom, filed the lawsuit in state court in Honolulu this month. The complaint alleges the university and […]

Some Ohio Colleges Won’t act on State’s Concealed Carry Law

CLEVELAND — Officials at some public and private colleges in Ohio say they don’t plan to take action on a new state law taking effect this spring that allows permit holders to carry a concealed firearm on campus. Under the bill signed by Republican Gov. John Kasich last month, firearms are allowed only if a […]

Jackson State’s Interim Chief Looks to Cut Expenses

JACKSON, Miss. — Interim Jackson State University President Rod Paige says his main priority is to get the university’s finances in order, which includes hiring a chief financial officer. Paige, speaking to The Clarion-Ledger editorial board, said he is trying to get his hands wrapped around issues at his alma mater, but the main financial […]

University of West Florida Professor Gives School $1M for Scholarships

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A University of West Florida professor has contributed $1 million to the school for scholarships for sophomore students. The donation came from Bob Kimball, a professor of marketing and economics who ran his own successful business before becoming a college professor. Kimball has taught at West Florida for 30 years. The Pensacola […]

HBCUs, Trump, and Student Development: The Band Played On

Perhaps one of the most salient topics that serve as grist for the college student development mill is the Talladega College band controversy — whether these students should participate in the presidential inauguration ceremony.

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Florida Community College Students Experience Washington Politics Up Close

For the past two weeks, a group of Miami Dade College students and faculty advisors has joined students at a number of select institutions participating in The Washington Center’s 2017 Presidential Inauguration Academic Seminar.

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Trump Pays $25M to Settle Trump University Cases

SAN DIEGO — President-elect Donald Trump has paid $25 million to settle three lawsuits against his now-defunct Trump University, signaling that a judge’s approval of a settlement agreement remains on track for March 30. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative LLC paid the money into escrow ahead of Wednesday’s deadline, said plaintiff attorney Jason Forge, who represented people […]

Bowling Green State University President Won’t Support ‘Sanctuary Campus’

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — The president of a northwest Ohio college says she won’t support making it a so-called “sanctuary campus” to help protect immigrant students potentially facing deportation because she’s worried about jeopardizing the school’s federal funding. The Blade reports Bowling Green State University President Mary Ellen Mazey announced Tuesday she wouldn’t go against […]

Outgoing U.S. Treasury Secretary to Join Columbia University Faculty

NEW YORK — Columbia University says outgoing Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew will join its School of International and Public Affairs faculty as a visiting professor. Columbia said Thursday that Lew will lecture, teach graduate students and work with faculty on the subjects of international economics, fiscal and trade policy, and other public policy issues. Lew […]

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