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Providence College Vows Inclusivity After Sit-in Over Racism

PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― The president of a Catholic college in Rhode Island is promising to create a more inclusive environment as part of a deal reached with students who staged a 13-hour sit-in over complaints of campus racism. About 50 students at Providence College occupied the Rev. Brian Shanley’s office until he signed the agreement […]

Lawsuit Accuses Harvard of Mishandling Sex Assault Complaint

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ― A 2015 graduate of Harvard is suing the school over allegations that it forced her to live in the same building as a student who sexually assaulted her and that officials failed to act on her complaints. Alyssa Leader filed the lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in Massachusetts. The lawsuit says Leader […]

PWIs Need to Stop Preaching and Start Providing

Wheaton College maintains that they are committed to creating a diverse community, but how can they expect to achieve diversity if they remain unwilling to listen to differing voices?

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Texas A&M leaders Visit School, Apologize for Race Incident

DALLAS ― Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp apologized Tuesday to high school students for racial insults that some minority students say they heard while visiting the College Station campus last week. Sharp and Texas A&M President Michael Young met privately with the junior class at Uplift Hampton Preparatory, according to a statement from […]

College Racial Tensions to Play Out on TV Drama

LOS ANGELES ― A White college student goes out to party costumed as Black rapper Lil Wayne, angering African-Americans who see it as evidence of insidious campus racism. The incident may sound familiar but it’s fictional, part of a five-episode arc in the upcoming season of “Switched at Birth,” the Freeform (formerly ABC Family) channel […]

Students, Teachers Protest in India after Nationalist Violence

NEW DELHI ― Students, journalists and teachers protested in the Indian capital Tuesday after a student union leader’s arrest and subsequent violence by Hindu nationalists. The uproar has once again sparked allegations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party are displaying intolerance and cracking down on political dissent in […]

University to Give Students Break From Early-morning Classes

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. ― A university in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is giving nearly all students an extra hour in the mornings by no longer teaching classes from 8 to 9 a.m. The Evening News reported Monday that the change is being made by Lake Superior State University. Interim Provost David Finley said in a […]

Providence College Students Stage Sit-in, Cite Campus Racism

PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― Students at a Catholic college in Rhode Island are occupying the president’s office over allegations of racism on campus. At least 20 Providence College students sat in the office of the Rev. Brian Shanley on Tuesday and plan to stay until he signs an agreement of commitment. The students say Shanley hasn’t […]

Back to the Future: 20th Century Issues of Race Still at Forefront

Some of the issues students in the minority face on their campuses are not new. Nor is the activism they used to address their concerns.

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Mount St. Mary’s President Says he Won’t Resign

EMMITSBURG, Md. ― The president of a Catholic college in Maryland is rejecting the faculty’s demand for his resignation. Mount St. Mary’s University President Simon Newman told scores of cheering students at a rally Monday in Emmitsburg, “I’m not going to stop.” The faculty voted overwhelmingly Friday to ask Newman to resign by Monday morning. […]

Schumer Pushes Legislation to Reduce College Student Debt

SYRACUSE, N.Y. ― Sen. Charles Schumer says a new legislative package he’s promoting will put America on the path to debt-free college. Schumer was at the Syracuse University campus on Monday to promote the package, called the RED ― Reducing Educational Debt ― Act. He said college is a necessity in today’s globally connected economy, […]

Allen Doing His Part to Change Face of Science

Allen, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, credits Jackson State University with being a supportive environment but also challenging on his road to becoming a soldier and a scholar.

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