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AG: No Hazing Charges in Penn State-Altoona Frat Suicide

PITTSBURGH ― A state grand jury is recommending no criminal charges for fraternity hazing that one family claims led to the suicide of a Penn State-Altoona student. The grand jury report released Tuesday indicates 18-year-old Marquise Braham left notes indicating he had contemplated suicide since he was a child. It also says there’s no evidence […]

Higginbotham Dedicated to Ensuring History of Blacks Valued

This month, Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham takes the reins of the venerable ASALH and seek to educate the masses about the importance of Black history.

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Boise State Reaches Settlement in Sex Assault Lawsuit

BOISE, Idaho ― Two former Boise State University athletes who accused the school of failing to stop sexually harassment have reached an out-of-court settlement with the university. The former students sued the school in 2014, alleging athletic officials ignored their reports of sexual assault and harassment by a star athlete. The settlement was reached Dec. […]

Clemson University Responds to Lawsuit over Student’s Death

GREENVILLE, S.C. ― Clemson University is denying allegations made in lawsuits about the death of a student who died during a fraternity run in September 2014. The Greenville News reports the school filed the documents in the past week, answering allegations made by the parents of Tucker Hipps in an earlier lawsuit, including that he […]

Claflin University Promoting Female Entrepreneurship in India

Claflin University will partner with the University of Calcutta to promote female entrepreneurship in West Bengal, India.

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More Chinese Students Seeking U.S. Community College Degrees

LOS ANGELES ― Wealthy Chinese undergraduates aren’t the only ones looking to get a college degree in the U.S. So are a growing number of Chinese students from lower middle-class families who are enrolling in community colleges. The number of Chinese students in U.S. community colleges has increased from 2,500 in 2007 to more than […]

The Marshall Scholarship: An Investment in a Modern and Diverse Special Relationship

Earlier this month, the British Government announced the latest winners of the Marshall Scholarship, our flagship award that funds graduate study in the UK for university students across the United States.

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Tennessee State Grad Stays On to Promote ‘Brotherhood’

At 23 years old, Michael D. Johnson has already achieved more than some people twice his age. He’s a college graduate, social entrepreneur, federal government employee, mentor and role model.

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Indiana Lt. Gov. Eyeing Job Leading Ivy Tech CC System

INDIANAPOLIS ― Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has raised the possibility of an unusual split with his 2012 running mate, suggesting that Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann would be an “ideal” candidate to take over the embattled Ivy Tech Community College system. The proposal has raised eyebrows among Indiana political observers who question why someone would […]

Concordia College Ending Football Program

SELMA, Ala. ― Another small college in Alabama is shutting down its football program. The Selma Times-Journal reports that board members at Concordia College announced their decision to end the sport on Tuesday. A spokeswoman says the price of travel, equipment and other expenses became too much of a financial stress on the small, historically […]

International Students’ Issue About Food at Oberlin College Boiling Over

CLEVELAND ― A ruckus over the cultural sensitivity of cafeteria food at Ohio’s Oberlin College has led to heaping servings of both derision and sympathy. The complaints of some international students were first published in the Oberlin Review, the college newspaper, in early November. The article discussed a Japanese student’s complaint that rice used in […]

University of Kansas Names Director of Multicultural Affairs

LAWRENCE, Kan. ― A longtime member of the Office of Multicultural Affairs at the University of Kansas has been named permanent director of the department, fulfilling one demand of a student group seeking increased attention to diversity issues at the school. Precious Porras, who was named interim director of OMA in May after the department’s […]

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