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MILTON OVERTON

MILTON OVERTON has been appointed director of intercollegiate athletics at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. He was senior associate athletics director at the University of Alabama. Overton earned a bachelor’s and two master’s degrees from the University of Oklahoma.

Wabash College Works to Retain Minority Students

A small, male-only liberal arts college in western Indiana is hosting 30 students this summer as part of an effort to improve its retention and graduation rates for minority and first-generation college students.

U. of Richmond Suspends Fraternity for Policy Violations

Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s chapter at the University of Richmond has been indefinitely suspended for violating the school’s policies.

Educators Competing With Athletics for Low-income Students’ Focus

Workshop panelist Nathan Weigl, a doctoral student at Appalachian State University, suggested that recruiting tactics of college coaches can be borrowed and adapted by GEAR UP practitioners and community partners.

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Professor: Student Debt Threatening American Dream

William Elliott said stakeholders must ask whether students who go to college and get debt can “achieve similar long-term outcomes as someone who didn’t take out debt.”

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Tony Brown Going into Black Journalists’ Hall of Fame

Tony Brown, a renowned journalist and educator, has been selected for induction into the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Hall of Fame, the organization announced Wednesday.

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Johns Hopkins Sued Over Purported Frat Rape

BALTIMORE — The parents of a 16-year-old who says she was sexually assaulted at an off-campus fraternity party are suing Johns Hopkins University for $20 million.

Va. Faith-based School Drops Same-Sex Marriage Hiring Ban

Eastern Mennonite University says it will no longer discriminate against job prospects who are in same-sex marriages.

Black Students Outpacing Other Groups for Loans

Students of all races and ethnicities are taking out loans, but a larger percentage of Black undergraduates took out students loans than any other demographic group in 2011-12.

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Georgia University Using Grant to Support Migrant Education

DAHLONEGA, Ga. ― The University of North Georgia is planning to use millions of dollars in grant funding to help expand educational opportunities for the children of migrant and seasonal workers.

Purdue University Eliminates Chief Diversity Officer Role

A provost at Purdue University will take over the school’s diversity efforts after the school eliminated its chief diversity officer position.

South Carolina’s Action on Flag Leads NCAA to Lift Ban

As a result of the South Carolina’s decision to remove the Confederate battle flag from its capitol grounds, the NCAA is ending a nearly 15-year ban on the state playing host to sanctioned championship events.

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