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Diverse Docket: Judge Rules Title IX Suit Against University of Kentucky can go Forward

A former University of Kentucky student who claims she was raped in her dorm can pursue a Title IX suit because there was enough evidence that the school repeatedly botched its disciplining of her alleged attacker, a federal judge has ruled.

Arizona State Aggressively Opening Doors for First-generation Students

American Dream Academy, an Arizona State University program, works directly with high schools and parents to ensure that first-generation students are admitted to college.

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Times Change, But Need to Look Beyond Campus Persists

Campus climate cannot be divorced from national events, whether it be police involved killings of Black people, the murders at an Orlando gay nightclub, international politics such as in the Middle East, or the 2016 Election campaign’s violent and incendiary rhetoric.

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2 Black Athletic Conferences Rethinking Holding Tournaments in North Carolina

Two Black athletic conferences have not moved scheduled championship events out of North Carolina in the wake of the state’s passage of a controversial law restricting transgender bathroom use but have not ruled it out.

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Mangum Out as Florida A&M University President

Florida A&M University on Thursday announced the departure of Dr. Elmira Mangum, its embattled president of two years, and the immediate appointment of scientist Larry Robinson as interim president.

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California Puts High School Ethnic Studies Officially on the Books

California’s Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will now mandate the teaching of ethnic studies in every public high school across the state.

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Laramie County Community College Accused of Discrimination

CHEYENNE, Wyo. ― Laramie County Community College is under federal investigation for a sexual discrimination complaint. The student body was informed Friday that the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation in February into allegations that the college had discriminated on the basis of sex in its response to a complaint […]

University of Missouri Aims to Increase Minority Faculty

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri says it’s putting $1.6 million toward doubling its numbers of minority faculty to 13 percent in four years. University leaders met on the Columbia campus Tuesday to discuss efforts in the past year to improve diversity, inclusion and race relations, The Kansas City Star reports. Kevin McDonald, interim […]

Ex-Clark University Student Settles Lawsuit Against School

WORCESTER, Mass. ― A former Clark University student who said he was unfairly expelled after he was accused of rape has reached a preliminary settlement in his lawsuit against the school. The Telegram & Gazette reports that federal court records show a settlement was reached Tuesday and the case was dismissed. If the settlement is […]

Yale Challenges Grad Assistants’ Union Bid Before NLRB

Yale University is challenging a bid by some of its graduate assistants to unionize in proceedings this week before the National Labor Relations Board that other private U.S. universities are closely watching.

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Increasing Equity and Access Through Competency-based Education: What Do We Know?

Gaining access to a fast, flexible path to a degree and a more cost-effective way to learn are attractive propositions.

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Institutions Turning to Holistic Alcohol Policies

In an effort to combat issues with underage and high-risk drinking on campus, institutions have rolled out new alcohol policies.

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