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Agreement Reached to Reduce Student Arrests in Florida

A deal has been reached between the NAACP, law enforcement and the Broward County Public Schools to cut down the “school-to-prison pipeline.”

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U. of Mich. Plans Entrepreneurship Education Expansion

The University of Michigan plans to offer formal entrepreneurship education to all of its undergraduates within the next two years, officials announced Monday.

Diverse Conversations: Staying Afloat in Financially Turbulent Times

President of Rollins College offers advice on how institutions can strategically manage their resources during these financially turbulent times.

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Howard University Attempting to Re-establish Ties to Late John H. Johnson

Despite $4 million donation, the former publishing giant’s name had been removed from the university’s School of Communications building.

In case you missed it …

Here are some of the key stories in higher education this week reported by Diverse: VI Congressional Leader Fights for Black Boys in Education Time For Higher Ed to Rethink the Questions HBCU Presidents at a New Crossroads Hip Hop Scholars Say Jay Z on Wrong Side of Fine Line in Barneys’ Controversy

Maine Lawmakers Aim to Tackle Student Debt

Maine lawmakers are seeking to tackle the problem of mounting student debt in their next session, including exploring plans that could make college tuition free for students who agree to pay back the state after they graduate and get a job.

University of Tennessee Says New Tuition Model Paying Off

Officials at the University of Tennessee say a new tuition model that charges new students for 15 credit hours instead of 12 is paying off in more ways than one.

Students Block Access to Bulgarian University

Several hundred students blocked access to Bulgaria’s largest university on Monday, demanding the dissolution of Parliament, calling for new elections and bemoaning a lack of “moral values” at high levels. University administrators pleaded with them to re-open the campus and allow classes to resume.

Diverse Conversations: Military Veterans, College Life and Mental Illness

Returning veterans will need a supportive environment as they transition back to college or begin taking college courses.

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Time For Higher Ed to Rethink the Questions

If quality characterizes the history of American higher education, then the most critical intersection in the future will be the point at which people, programs and facilities come together.

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Initiative Aims to Raise the Bar for Teacher Prep Programs

The Network for Transforming Educator Preparation is a two-year pilot project that will focus on reform in teacher licensure, program approval and collecting and analyzing more data to improve teacher prep programs.

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Health Sciences Special Focus

In this edition, Diverse features Dr. Levi Watkins, a pioneer in the medical field, as well as diversity champion for minority enrollment, staffing and programs at Johns Hopkins University. Diverse also reports on the decline in African-American enrollment in medical schools and the impact the cost to attend is having on this trend, the nursing shortage in America and the accelerated programs available to increase the number of nurses entering this profession from diverse backgrounds, and the expansion of services at student health centers to include mental health care and wellness services.

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