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East Carolina University Now Prohibits Band’s National Anthem Protest

East Carolina University found itself continuing to deal with the ramifications Tuesday of a protest last Saturday during which 19 members of its marching band took a knee while the national anthem was played at a home football game. The action follows the lead of NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who is protesting racial injustice and […]

Mississippi’s LGBT Community, Objectors Locked in Rights Struggle

Mississippi laws targeting the LGBT community in the name of religious liberty.

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Scholars: Take Global Approach to Black Male Crisis

Scholars say that the crisis that Black males face has to be viewed and confronted from a global and international perspective.

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China Concerned About Death of Syracuse Student from Beijing

BEIJING ― The Chinese government expressed concern Tuesday about the death of a Syracuse University student from Beijing whose body was found behind an apartment complex near the campus. Yuan Xiaopeng, 23, was found dead after residents nearby reported hearing gunshots Friday. The local sheriff’s office said Saturday that no suspects had been identified. Syracuse […]

Trump-inspired Mural Causes Controversy at University of Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. ― A Donald Trump-inspired mural on the University of Minnesota campus has created a controversy. The university’s College Republicans group painted “Build The Wall” on a campus bridge last week. Student groups paint signs and messages on the Washington Avenue pedestrian bridge every fall. But WCCO-TV reports the mural was soon defaced, […]

South African Police Fight Students Demanding Free Education

JOHANNESBURG ― South African students protesting for free education disrupted lectures at one of the country’s leading universities on Tuesday, clashing with police who tried to disperse crowds with tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades. The violence at the University of the Witwatersrand, or Wits, in Johannesburg erupted despite an appeal from the vice-chancellor, […]

Growing Number of South Dakota law Graduates Fail Bar Exam

VERMILLION, S.D. ― The percentage of University of South Dakota School of Law graduates who fail to pass the state bar exam has increased from about 10 percent in 2013 to about 50 percent this year. The trend is prompting fears that a shortage of lawyers in rural South Dakota could get worse. Most lawyers […]

Montana Tech Faculty Seek Changes After Students Expelled

BUTTE, Mont. ― Montana Tech faculty members want to revise the school’s “academic dishonesty” policy and undergo safety training after a summer in which they battled organized cheating by dozens of Middle Eastern students. The school announced in August that it had expelled 15 summer school students. The Montana Standard obtained a Faculty Senate report […]

White Towson University Student Accused of Using Racial Slur

TOWSON, Md. ― A Black Towson University student has accused a white student of calling her a racial slur while arguing over a parking space last week. The Baltimore Sun reports that university officials are investigating the incident, which gained attention on social media after the Black student tweeted about it. University officials have declined […]

Guillermo: Close Tax Loopholes to Finance Free College Tuition Plan

The revelation of Donald Trump’s loss of nearly a billion dollars in 1995, according to his tax records obtained by the New York Times, may bolster the visibility of the free-college tuition issue on the campaign trail. Trump’s declared losses of $916 million on his 1995 return would have allowed him not to pay any […]

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Colleges may get Help Fighting ‘Revenge Porn’

A proposed law that would punish people who publish “revenge porn” online will likely be put forth in the next Congress, but how effective ― if passed ― will the measure be in combating the practice on college campuses?

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South Africa’s Zuma says Protests Put Universities in Peril

JOHANNESBURG ― Recent violent protests at some South African universities have caused about $44 million in property damage and threaten to sabotage the country’s system of higher education, President Jacob Zuma said Monday. Zuma spoke at a national education forum as the University of Cape Town re-opened despite some disruptions by students who said they […]

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