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Sen. Warren Troubled by Trump Pick for Education Secretary

BOSTON — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she’s troubled by the record of Donald Trump’s choice for education secretary. In a letter sent to Betsy DeVos on Monday, the Massachusetts Democrat said DeVos’ advocacy for school choice, charter schools and school voucher programs should raise alarm bells for supporters of public education. Warren pointed to […]

Guillermo: To Talladega Band, What Kind of March Would MLK Attend?

Call the inaugural what it is. It is the celebration of an incoming administration that threatens everything a college founded by slaves stands for.

Talladega College President Billy C. Hawkins

MLA: Practitioners Failing to Tout Value of Humanities

The outgoing president of the Modern Language Association (MLA), called on scholarly organizations such as MLA to do a better job of making the case for why a liberal arts education still matters.

Kwame Anthony Appiah. (Princeton University)

Woman Sues Old Dominion Over Rape Response

RICHMOND, Va. — A woman who says Old Dominion University police interrogated her for nearly eight hours before allowing her to get a medical exam to preserve evidence of her reported rape filed a federal lawsuit against the school Friday. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Norfolk and obtained by The Associated Press, […]

Title IX Investigation Opened at Liberty University

LYNCHBURG, Va. — The U.S. Office for Civil Rights has opened a Title IX investigation at Liberty University that the school says is related to an off-campus sex assault allegation against an employee. Dorie Nolt, a spokeswoman for the Department of Education, said Friday the investigation was opened Nov. 28 “based on a complaint about […]

University of California System Proposes First Tuition Increase in 6 Years

SAN FRANCISCO — Undergraduate students at the University of California may face a tuition increase for the first time in six years under a proposal to be considered by the university’s board of regents this month. UC officials unveiled the plan Wednesday, saying that proposed increases in tuition and fees represent a modest way to […]

Ex-ITT Students Want to be Creditors in Bankruptcy Case

CARMEL, Ind. — Former students of ITT Educational Services Inc. are asking to be considered creditors in the for-profit college operator’s bankruptcy case. The Indianapolis Business Journal reports that five former students filed the motion Tuesday asking that they and thousands of other students be recognized as creditors as the bankruptcy case moves forward. The […]

College Grad Sentenced for Assaulting Sleeping Frat Brothers

READING, Pa. — A graduate of a Pennsylvania college has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for sexually assaulting two of his fraternity brothers as they slept. The Reading Eagle reports Robert Convery Jr., of Williamstown, New Jersey, was convicted of assaulting the two Albright College students. Each attack occurred after the […]

Talladega College Forging Ahead to Perform at Trump Inauguration

Following several days of controversy, Talladega College President Billy Hawkins announced on Thursday morning that the college’s marching band will perform in President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inaugural parade.

Talladega President Billy Hawkins

Diverse Conversations: How Trump Presidency Will Affect HBCUs, HSIs

Looking at his proposed ideas and policies, here are some ways that these institutions could be affected once President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

President-elect Donald Trump

New York Gov. Cuomo Proposes Free Tuition for Lower Income Students

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled a plan to offer free tuition to low and middle income college students attending public colleges and universities in the state.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Talladega College Might Be on Right Side of History

More than a century ago, Booker T. Washington—the most prominent product of an HBCU at that point—accepted an invitation to The White House that was just as controversial.

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