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South African Police Arrest Student Protest Leader

JOHANNESBURG ― South African police raided a university student residence in Johannesburg early Sunday, arresting a leader of sometimes violent protests for free education who caused an outcry last year when he declared admiration for Adolf Hitler. The arrest of Mcebo Dlamini, a former student council president at the University of the Witwatersrand, followed recent […]

October 16, 2016

Students

Department of Education, DeVry University Reach Settlement

Critics say the for-profit institution is getting off lightly after making an unsubstantiated claim simply because it has the money to stay in business.

October 13, 2016

Students

Diverse Conversations: Should Diversity of a College be Ranked?

Using diversity as a college ranking benchmark would force colleges to step up their game, recruiting more diverse student and faculty populations.

October 13, 2016

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Female Student: I Endured 8-hour Interrogation after Rape at Old Dominion University

RICHMOND, Va. ― An Old Dominion University student who reported she was raped in her dorm room is charging that campus police prevented her from getting a medical exam to preserve evidence until after she was interrogated for almost eight hours. Her complaint to federal education officials about the October 2014 episode also says she […]

October 13, 2016

Students

Lawsuit says Brown University Protected Trustee’s Son in Drugging Case

PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― A female former Brown University student is suing the Ivy League school over how it handled her allegations that she was drugged at a fraternity party and later sexually assaulted. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Providence, raises the question of whether Brown dropped a disciplinary proceeding against the […]

October 13, 2016

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LeBron James’ Foundation Opens Institute to Aid College Students

AKRON, Ohio ― LeBron James isn’t just helping kids afford college. He wants them to stay there and leave with diplomas. The Cleveland Cavaliers superstar, whose foundation announced a partnership with the University of Akron last year to pay for four years of tuition for inner-city public high school graduates who meet certain criteria, has […]

October 13, 2016

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Lecturer Apologizes for Comparing Black Lives Matter to KKK

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. ― A lecturer at the University of Virginia has apologized after comparing the Black Lives Matter movement to the Ku Klux Klan on social media. The Daily Progress reports that adjunct lecturer Douglas Muir apologized after responding to a Facebook post about Black Lives Matter, calling the movement the biggest racist organization since […]

October 13, 2016

Students

Obama Administration Puts Teeth into Teacher Prep Ratings

New federal regulations will rate teacher prep programs according to how many of their graduates get jobs, how long they stay in those jobs, and how well they do those jobs as measured by student academic performance.

October 12, 2016

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BYU-Hawaii Student Files Lawsuit over Honor Code, Assault

SALT LAKE CITY ― A former Brigham Young University-Hawaii student has filed a lawsuit alleging the school’s honor code prevented her from seeking help after she was sexually assaulted. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the lawsuit, filed Sept. 30 in Honolulu, claims the Mormon-owned school’s rules banning unmarried students from sexual activity made the […]

October 12, 2016

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Trump’s Lewd Remarks Concern Campuses Fighting Sex Assault

NEW LONDON, Conn. ― At Connecticut College, as at a growing number of campuses nationwide, students are encouraged to speak up if they hear remarks celebrating or condoning sexual aggression against women. In one training scenario, male students ask a peer if he really means it when he boasts of such conduct. So when news […]

October 12, 2016

Students

At HBCU, Obama Encourages Students to be Agents of Change

At a town hall meeting at North Carolina A&T State University, President Obama discussed national issues facing Black communities as well as historically Black colleges and universities.

October 12, 2016

Students

Presidents: Diversity, Inclusion Everybody’s Job on Campus

What role do presidents have to play in shaping campus policy to be inclusive of all students but particularly Hispanic students at institutions that serve a predominantly Hispanic student population?

October 11, 2016