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Mississippi Initiative to Help Former College Students Finish Degrees

JACKSON, Miss. —Leaders of Mississippi’s universities and community colleges say as many as 67,000 Mississippians who never graduated may have passed enough courses for a degree. They announced a plan Thursday to encourage those people to obtain degrees, as well as another 200,000 who dropped out short of the needed classwork over the last 15 […]

College Students Protest Donald Trump’s Deportation Plans

College students at campuses around the United States marched and rallied Wednesday, urging administrators to protect students and employees against immigration action under a Donald Trump presidency. Rallying supporters on social media with the hashtag #SanctuaryCampus, organizers said actions were planned at more than 80 schools, including Vermont’s Middlebury College, where about 400 people gathered, […]

Department of Education Officials Recount Gains as Uncertainty Looms

What the future holds for U.S. Department of Education initiatives and the higher education sector as a whole under a Trump administration is not yet clear.

For-profit Colleges Decry ‘Demonization’ by Obama Administration

As speculation continued over how a Trump administration might treat for-profit colleges, supporters and critics of the institutions sparred Thursday over whether the institutions got a bum rap under the Obama administration.

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Experts: Trump’s Election May Slow Influx of International Students at U.S. Colleges

In the midst of concerns about President-elect Donald Trump, survey suggests that students who feel less welcome here may choose to study elsewhere.

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Partnership with Northern Arizona University Boosts Native Americans’ Educational Opportunities

Tribal colleges partner with Northern Arizona University to improve educational opportunities for Native Americans in the region.

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Merryman Says Respect for Sensitivities of LGBT Students Must Travel Well

Kent State associate professor says there’s not much information available about vetting chaperones and partnering organizations in regard to “study-abroad programs overall.”

Oklahoma Student in Penn Racist Chat ‘No Longer Enrolled’

NORMAN, Okla. — University of Oklahoma President David Boren says a student involved in a racist incident at the University of Pennsylvania “is no longer enrolled” at OU. Boren said in a statement Tuesday that the university has “zero tolerance” for those who take part in racism. Boren said OU will maintain a strong sense […]

Abilene Christian University Apologizes for Blackface Student Posting

ABILENE, Texas —A Christian university in Texas says some students no longer attend the school after images were posted online of a white student in blackface exclaiming: “I’m a strong black woman.” A student wearing an Abilene Christian University shirt and shorts is seen with her face covered in black. She also applies some oversized […]

Woman Sues Utah State after Sexual Assault at Fraternity Party

OGDEN, Utah — A former Utah State University student has sued the school, claiming officials knew about reports of sexual assault and heavy drinking at fraternity parties but failed to take serious action before she was raped by a fraternity brother who had been accused multiple times before. The lawsuit filed last week contends women […]

Students, Faculty Ask UVa President not to Quote Jefferson

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. —The University of Virginia president defended her use of Thomas Jefferson quotations after a group of students and professors criticized her, saying Jefferson shouldn’t be used as a “moral compass” because he was a slave owner. School president Teresa Sullivan quoted Jefferson in statements made to the campus community before and after Donald […]

Regents Name Richard Myers New Kansas State President

MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Kansas Board of Regents on Tuesday made Richard Myers, a retired four-star general and former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, president at Kansas State University, promoting him after he served as interim president since April. The regents voted unanimously to promote Myers to president of the land-grant university in Manhattan, which […]

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