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Police: 30 Hurt in Off-campus Deck Collapse in Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn. ― A pair of crowded decks collapsed during a party at an off-campus house near Trinity College in Connecticut, injuring about 30 people, Hartford police said Sunday. College spokeswoman Kathy Andrews said 28 students were taken to hospitals after the Saturday collapse and most of them were treated and released by Sunday morning. […]

Several Concerns at University of Missouri Medical School

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri School of Medicine is noncompliant in several areas and must address them within two years to maintain its accreditation, according to a report by a national group that accredits medical degree programs. Among the findings in a June report by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education is that […]

South Carolina School Says Open Records Request will Cost $250K

CHARLESTON, S.C. ― A South Carolina medical school and research hospital says it will cost most than a quarter million dollars to fulfill a newspaper’s open records request into allegations that two students cheated on exams. The Post and Courier reports an attorney for the Medical University of South Carolina told the paper it could […]

Higher Ed Solution? ITT Technical Institute Wasn’t It

The problem is when you relinquish the role of education from the non-profits to the for-profits, you’re not just talking about education anymore.

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University of Oregon Removing Klan-affiliated Name from Building

The University of Oregon’s board of trustees has voted to remove the name of a classics professor from a student dormitory on campus because of his affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan.

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Higher Ed Gets Opportunity to Benchmark Diversity

The Global Diversity & Inclusion Benchmark tool — also known as the GDIB — is being made available for the first time in its 10-year history to colleges and universities.

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University of Texas Honoring First Blacks who Enrolled

AUSTIN, Texas ― When Nathaniel Bradford enrolled at the University of Texas in 1963, he couldn’t join the band. Or a fraternity. Or play on the football team. The reason: He’s Black. The Austin American-Statesman reports the campus was slow to integrate, waiting until 1956 to enroll African-American undergraduates even though the U.S. Supreme Court […]

Presidential Candidates not Registering with College Students

With the 2016 presidential election approaching, campus leaders at some schools say neither candidate seems well-connected to issues that matter to college students.

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Renewed Focus Needed on Intangible Factors for Students

As students begin the 2016-17 school year, there is a need for a fresh effort to encourage students to develop key intangibles and invest in their inner development.

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Tribal Culture, Oil Access Collide in North Dakota

Members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and their supporters, who have been protesting the construction of the pipeline daily, are attempting to peacefully stop the bulldozing of the site.

Diverse Conversations: How Black Colleges Can Win Against Tough Competition

How will HBCUs compete against PWIs that now accept and actively recruit minority students and have more resources to serve them?

Ky. Attorney General Intervenes in University Suit Against School Paper

FRANKFORT, Ky. ― Kentucky’s attorney general has ratcheted up his dispute with the state’s flagship university in an open-records case that spurred the school to sue its campus newspaper after it asked for investigative documents pertaining to a professor under investigation for alleged sexual harassment. In the latest twist, Attorney General Andy Beshear said Wednesday […]

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