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Diverse in India: College Students Help Propel Anna Hazare Anti-corruption Movement

While many Indian citizens complain they are forced to grease the palms of bureaucrats just to get things done, protesting students in New Delhi say the path to higher education in India is allegedly paved with bribes.

After Student’s Death, Cornell Moves to End Risky Greek Society Pledging Practices

Cornell University is moving to eradicate risky pledging practices at campus fraternities and sororities to avert hazing mishaps like the one in February in which a New York City sophomore died after an induction ritual involving coerced drinking.

Southern University at Baton Rouge Pushes Its Faculty for Pay Cuts

Some faculty members at the historically Black Louisiana school are balking at furlough requests, essentially creating a standoff with Southern’s administration which is ready to declare a financial emergency.

Tennessean Editorial Page Editor Dwight Lewis Retiring After 40 Years in Journalism

Veteran journalist and educator interviewed well-known people from boxing great Muhammad Ali to convicted assassin James Earl Ray to President Obama.

San Francisco State Journalism Professor Yumi Wilson’s Multicultural Heritage Helps Connect People

The former reporter for The Associated Press and the San Francisco Chronicle was a Fulbright Scholar and holds an MFA in creative nonfiction writing from the University of San Francisco.

For-profit Colleges Respond to Increased Scrutiny

Now, the industry will see if it can still make healthy profits from its challenging demographic — low-income workers, older students and those with spotty academic backgrounds — while being much more accountable for its results.

Morehouse To Pay $1.2 Million After Federal Probe

At issue are funds provided by NASA and the National Science Foundation to help Morehouse students enroll in scientific fields.

Morehouse College

Maintaining Journalism Tradition, Education at HBCUs

Many HBCUs must contend with limited resources and students who have little desire to write as they fight to keep print and digital media alive on their campuses.

Journalism Project Honors Work of Slain Editor Chauncey Bailey

Four years since the death of journalist Chauncey Bailey, the work of the Chauncey Bailey Project arguably serves as reminder of how journalists inform and educate the public.

Chauncey Bailey

Md. Lawsuit Filed To Allow In-state Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants

Maryland college students and an immigrant services group are going to court in defense of a state law that would grant in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn Signs College Scholarship Bill

The Illinois Dream Act creates a nine-member commission to establish scholarships for immigrant children with private donations, not taxpayer money.

Perspective: Top Five Ways Universities Can Innovate To Thrive

America’s colleges and universities are facing a period of “disruptive innovation,” with new ideas and technologies potentially sweeping away established institutions.

Clayton Christensen

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