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Experts Tell Congress Free Speech on Campus ‘Essential’

Higher education leaders and government officials must resist efforts to restrict free speech on campus and keep colleges as places of “ongoing intellectual challenge,” a university president testified at a Congressional hearing Thursday.

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Iowa State Faces Lawsuit Over Sexual Assault Policies

DES MOINES, Iowa — A former Iowa State University administrator is suing the school, saying it gives students accused of sexual assault more protection than victims. The lawsuit filed by Robinette Kelley alleges the university blocked her attempts to properly investigate sexual assault complaints and stopped her from ensuring the university was Title IX compliant. […]

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Clemson Student Vice President Impeached, to Face Trial

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson University’s student senate has voted to impeach the student government’s vice president, a Black man who recently refused to stand during the Pledge of Allegiance. But Clemson spokesman John Gouch said Thursday the impeachment proceedings started before the pledge protest by Jaren Stewart. Student Senator Miller Hoffman, who is White, introduced […]

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University of Minnesota Aims to Attract Minority Students

MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota is increasing efforts to recruit students of color to its Twin Cities campus. The university’s admissions office is scheduling campus tours, sending out recruiters and delivering applications to potential students, Minnesota Public Radio reported. The office has five staff members dedicated to recruiting students of color. The university is […]

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Certain For-profit Colleges Leave Veterans in a Bind

Certain for-profit colleges have targeted veterans’ GI Bill dollars and have sold them worthless degrees.

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‘Yes’ Team Wins Debate Over Paying College Athletes

Two sides with decidedly different opinions on whether college athletes should be paid participated in a public debate on Tuesday night in New York City.

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Following Campus Shooting, Grambling President Assures Safety

Grambling State University’s administration decided to continue classes and homecoming events in the aftermath of two men being shot to death on campus around midnight Tuesday.

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Lawrence Activist Banned from University Building Hired

LAWRENCE, Kan. — A Lawrence activist who’s banned from one building at the University of Kansas for making students and staff feel unsafe has been hired to teach students on another part of the university’s campus. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Caleb Stephens was banned from the university’s School of Social Welfare building after a […]

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Georgia Appeals Court Rules Against Immigrants Over In-state Tuition

ATLANTA — Immigrants who have been granted temporary status to stay in the U.S. will have to keep paying out-of-state tuition after an appeals court ruled against them, saying state colleges and universities in Georgia aren’t required to let them pay in-state tuition. Georgia’s state colleges and universities require verification of “lawful presence” in the […]

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Brown University Enrolls Students from Puerto Rico Tuition Free

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University is enrolling up to 50 students from the University of Puerto Rico tuition free following the destruction of Hurricane Maria. The Ivy League school in Providence will help the students find housing, as many still have no power or running water at their homes in Puerto Rico. Brown has already […]

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Private Missouri College Creates Mandatory Patriotism Class

POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. — An evangelical Christian college in Missouri is now requiring freshman to take a class aimed at encouraging patriotism. The College of the Ozarks has unveiled a military science class called Patriotic Education and Fitness. The course aims to educate students on modern military customs, U.S. politics and flag protocol and procedures. […]

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TMCF Names Harry Williams President/CEO

At its 30th Anniversary Awards Gala on Monday evening, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund named Dr. Harry Williams as its new president and CEO.

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