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Brown University Making Bold Bid to Assure Diversity and Inclusion

Brown University introduces a comprehensive new program to address issues with diversity and inclusion on the campus.

Christian Groups Challenge N.C. University’s Speech Permits

RALEIGH, N.C. ― A federal judge on Thursday quizzed attorneys for North Carolina’s largest public university why constitutional free-speech protections allow the school to require students who want to engage others in extended debate or proselytizing to secure a permit. Lawyers for North Carolina State University argued in court that the rules are in place […]

Fraternity Returns to Tennessee After Ban Over Alcohol

KNOXVILLE ― A fraternity suspended from a Tennessee university after a student was hospitalized from what police said was an alcohol enema is returning this fall. The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity said in a statement Thursday that it will be back on the University of Tennessee campus for the fall semester after a four-year absence. […]

UCLA Shooter’s ‘Kill List’ had Dead Minnesota Woman, 2 Professors

LOS ANGELES ― A former UCLA graduate student killed a woman in Minnesota before carrying two semi-automatic pistols and a grudge back to the Los Angeles campus, where he fatally shot a young professor he once called a mentor then killed himself, police said Thursday. The attack came after Mainak Sarkar, 38, had composed a […]

College Graduate Says She Went From ‘Rejection’ to Interning at White House

A recent college graduate wrote in a now-viral Facebook post that after skipping her high school graduation because her parents couldn’t attend, she’s proud to graduate from college, especially after interning at the White House with first lady Michelle Obama. Sequoia Baker, a first-generation college student from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, thought about also skipping her college […]

NCORE Director Kathleen Wong(Lau): Path to Inclusion Must Be Carefully Mapped Out

Dr. Kathleen Wong(Lau), who has launched faculty training institutes and administrator training on management and leadership on diversity and innovation, says the curriculum should address participants “from where they are and the theoretical premise of where you want them to go.”

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Utah Police Reviewing BYU’s Handling of Sexual Assault Cases

SALT LAKE CITY ― Utah’s Department of Public Safety has launched an investigation into whether Brigham Young University’s police department is appropriately sharing sexual assault case information. BYU’s police department asked for the investigation so that an external party could examine whether it is correctly sharing these reports with other departments in the school and […]

Only Solution for Baylor University—Dump “Big-Time” Sports

The best way for Baylor University to rectify a scandal over its failure to implement Title IX standards throughout the university is to get rid of “big-time” sports.

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Meet the First Black Valedictorian at the World’s First School of Dentistry

Established in 1840 as the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, the University of Maryland School of Dentistry is known as the first dental college in the world. This past week, the school again made history when it graduated the first black valedictorian in its 176-year existence. As graduation approached, Tera Poole knew she was among the top […]

Poor Responses to Sex Assault Cases Sink Baylor President Ken Starr, Football Coach Art Briles

A scathing report as the result of an independent investigation into Baylor University’s handling of student sex assault allegations has led to the ouster of President Kenneth Starr and the suspension of football coach Art Briles with his firing expected to follow.

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Refugees and Scholars: Colleges Offer War-torn a Route to U.S.

BOSTON ― Colleges in the U.S. are opening their doors ― and their financial aid ― to Syrian refugees. Over the past year, at least a dozen schools have promised to cover full or partial tuition for Syrian refugees who are accepted for enrollment. They join a coalition of more than 60 colleges that have […]

Scholars Find Texas Automatic Admissions Create College Mismatches

The researchers found that overmatch rates among Blacks and Hispanics were 29 and 25 percent, respectively, while overmatch rates for Asians and Whites were 15 and 13 percent, respectively.

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