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Students

Ivory Toldson Leaving White House Initiative on HBCUs Post

Dr. Ivory A. Toldson is leaving his post as executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities at the end of the month.

June 17, 2016

Students

Fraternity Returns to Tennessee After Ban Over Alcohol

KNOXVILLE ― A fraternity suspended from a Tennessee university after a student was hospitalized from what police said was an alcohol enema is returning this fall. The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity said in a statement Thursday that it will be back on the University of Tennessee campus for the fall semester after a four-year absence. […]

June 2, 2016

Women

Harvard Club of Boston Elects its 1st Female President

BOSTON ― The 108-year-old Harvard Club of Boston has elected its first female president, and she says her election is the beginning of many changes for the alumni group. Karen Van Winkle was elected Monday. She tells The Boston Globe her priority during her three-year term is to make the club more welcoming to women […]

May 25, 2016

Students

Wisconsin SAE Chapter Suspended Over Racist, Bigoted Slurs

MADISON, Wis. ― The University of Wisconsin has suspended the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at its flagship campus after finding that members of the fraternity repeatedly used racist and bigoted slurs and ostracized a Black member who tried to stop it. The suspension handed down Tuesday by the school’s Committee on Student Organizations comes a […]

May 18, 2016

Community Colleges

Mitchell: U.S. College System Underperforming

The United States has some of the best colleges and universities in the world but is underperforming as a system, Education Undersecretary Ted Mitchell said at the Education Writers Association (EWA) national seminar in Boston on Monday.

May 2, 2016

LGBTQ+

Bill Would Require Colleges to Reveal Religious Exemptions

BOSTON — Congresswoman Katherine Clark is pushing legislation she says will help members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community make more informed decisions about college. Clark’s bill would require the U.S. Department of Education to publicize colleges and universities that apply for or receive exemptions from federal civil rights protections for students on […]

May 2, 2016

Students

Kansas State University Asked to Examine Off-campus Rapes

MANHATTAN, Kan. ― Kansas State University fraternities are calling on the university to begin investigating episodes of alleged sexual violence that occur off campus. The university’s Interfraternity Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday seeking the university’s involvement in off-campus incidents, The Manhattan Mercury reports. The move comes less than a week after two students sued […]

April 27, 2016

Students

2 More Get Probation for Alcohol Death of Frat Member

LINCOLN, Neb. ― Two more young men have been given a year of probation for providing booze to an 18-year-old member of a University of Nebraska-Lincoln fraternity who authorities say died of alcohol intoxication. Online court records say 23-year-old Vance Heyer and 20-year-old Thomas Trueblood were sentenced Monday in Lancaster County District Court. They’d pleaded […]

April 26, 2016

African-American

Dolezal’s Visit to Omaha University Draws Backlash

OMAHA, Neb. ― Omaha residents have raised concerns about a visit from Rachel Dolezal, who resigned as president of an NAACP chapter in Washington last year after it was revealed that she is White. The Omaha World-Herald reports that University of Nebraska Medical Center professor Dr. Renaisa S. Anthony’s decision to bring her to […]

April 21, 2016

Sports

APR Scores Show Money Remains Big Factor in College Sports

INDIANAPOLIS ― The wealthiest schools in college sports are cashing in with high academic performances. Others are paying a stiff price for sub-par scores. The NCAA’s latest Academic Progress Rate numbers, released Wednesday, show that schools with less money continue to play catch-up even as athletes remain in school and work toward degrees at record […]

April 20, 2016

Students

Secret Harvard Club Breaks Silence, Followed by an Apology

BOSTON — A Boston business chief who broke the public silence of a 225-year-old Harvard all-male club apologized after critics said his comments blamed women for sexual assault. Charlie Storey, the president of Boston’s Harpoon Brewery, wrote a letter to Harvard’s student newspaper defending the school’s social clubs for refusing to accept women. He was […]

April 14, 2016

Students

Penn State Survey Finds Sexual Misconduct is Common

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A survey of sexual misconduct at Penn State’s main campus found that more than three-quarters of undergraduate women have experienced offensive or harassing behavior from other students, university officials announced Wednesday. The Penn State Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey was completed in fall 2015 by nearly 3,000 of the campus’ approximately 40,000 […]

April 13, 2016