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Faculty & Staff

Defending the Relevance, Importance of HBCUs in a White Privileged Society

There are some HBCUs that are struggling to survive and there are some thriving as well. The same applies to PWIs. However, unlike HBCUs, these institutions are not lumped into one category and treated as monolithic.

December 2, 2015

Students

Muslim Students Seek Permanent Prayer Space at Iowa Colleges

by Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — Muslim students at Iowa’s three public universities are seeking permanent spaces for daily and weekly religious observances. Motier Haskins, faculty adviser to the University of Iowa’s Muslim Student Association, says he’s scheduled to meet this week with the school’s vice president for student life to again discuss a […]

November 30, 2015

Disabilties

Report: Clear Path from Community Colleges to 4-Year Institutions

The Edvance Foundation issued a report that lays out a series of recommendations on how to smooth the transfer pathway from community colleges to four-year institutions.

November 19, 2015

Students

Fighting Hawks Picked as University of North Dakota Nickname

FARGO, N.D. ― University of North Dakota backers have selected Fighting Hawks as the school’s new nickname, the school announced Wednesday. The predatory bird mascot was declared the winner after receiving 57 percent of the vote compared to 43 percent for Roughriders in the two-nickname runoff. The vote was open to people with UND ties, […]

November 18, 2015

Students

Four National Groups to Oppose Laws Allowing Guns on Campuses

IOWA CITY, Iowa ― Four national groups representing college educators and trustees said Thursday they would fight a growing push in state legislatures to allow people to carry concealed guns on campuses. The groups also called for the repeal of measures in several states that already allow for so-called campus carry, arguing that academic institutions […]

November 12, 2015

Sports

Yale University Officials Respond to Discrimination Concerns

Yale University officials have responded to complaints regarding a perceived antagonistic atmosphere toward minority students at the prestigious Ivy League institution.

November 8, 2015

Sports

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November 6, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Union Push Gains Steam Among Yale, Harvard Grad Students

Efforts to unionize graduate students at private universities are gaining momentum as the National Labor Relations Board shows new openness to arguments that they are not just students, but also school employees.

November 5, 2015

Students

Educators Seeking Means to Open Doors for First-generation Students

Supporting first-generation students is a priority that many institutions have identified, but not many have mastered.

October 12, 2015

Students

Seeing Student Success

Cal State Fullerton among institutions employing a host of interventions to help students persist, graduate.

October 7, 2015

Students

Analysis: Scrutiny Adds Context to Graduation Rate of Pell Grant Recipients

An unprecedented look at Pell Grant graduation rates from 1,149 schools shows that, despite a large national gap, low-income students at some schools do as well as their classmates.

September 24, 2015

Students

Survey: 1 in 4 College Women Report Unwanted Sexual Contact

Nearly a quarter of undergraduate women surveyed at more than two dozen universities say they experienced unwanted sexual contact sometime during college, according to a report released Monday.

September 21, 2015