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New For-profit Medical Schools Springing Up Across U.S.

BOISE, Idaho ― For-profit medical schools are starting to pop up around the country, promising to create new family doctors for underserved rural regions. Rural states like Idaho need more general practitioners, with the baby boom generation aging and expanded insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act making health care more accessible. But critics of […]

June 22, 2016

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U of Missouri Dismissive of Grad Student Unionization Effort

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri asserts in a court filing that graduate students have no rights to collective bargaining. And if they do have that right, they are doing it wrong, attorney Michael Kaemmerer wrote in a brief filed last week in Boone County Circuit Court, the Columbia Daily Tribune reported. The filing […]

June 21, 2016

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Chancellor Jimmy Cheek Resigning at University of Tennessee in Knoxville

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ― Jimmy Cheek, the chancellor of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, is resigning to rejoin the faculty. In a Tuesday announcement, the university praised Cheek for increased diversity at the school, record fundraising and $1 billion in new construction and renovation. Cheek has also faced numerous challenges during his tenure. They include […]

June 21, 2016

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Fired LSU Band Director’s Lawsuit Heads to Federal Court

BATON ROUGE, La. ― The legal battle between fired Golden Band from Tigerland director Roy King and Louisiana State University will be played out in federal court. King sued the university last month in state district court, but LSU filed notice seeking to have the case moved to U.S. District Court because King’s lawsuit alleges […]

June 20, 2016

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Police Reopen Investigation into Virginia Tech’s Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

BLACKSBURG, Va. ― Blacksburg police said they have reopened a criminal investigation into hazing allegations against Virginia Tech’s first Black Greek organization after new information was turned over by the university. Police had already conducted an investigation into the incident involving the Theta Iota chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and decided not to […]

June 20, 2016

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Will LeBron James’ Assist Actually Get Disadvantaged Youth Through College?

Though the first group of students in the Akron I PROMISE program won’t graduate high school until 2021, educators and administrators at the foundation say they lack a fully-developed game plan.

June 19, 2016

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Film Illuminates Dark Chapter in Florida Gay History

ORLANDO, Fla. ― Soon after the mass shooting as Pulse nightclub, another dark chapter in Florida gay history is getting a national showcase. “The Committee,” a documentary about politics and homosexuality, will air on more than 70 public TV stations across the country, including WUCF. It airs locally at 10 p.m. Monday, June 20. The […]

June 19, 2016

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Fired Coach Art Briles Lambastes Baylor University

AUSTIN, Texas ― Fired Baylor coach Art Briles is ripping his former employer, accusing the school of wrongful termination and indicating he has no interest in settling a federal lawsuit filed against him and the university by a woman who was raped by a football player. In a motion filed Thursday as part of the […]

June 17, 2016

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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

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South Carolina State University Off Accreditation Probation

South Carolina State won a significant vote of confidence Thursday when the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges removed the institution from probation, ending nearly a decade of troubles with the college peer accrediting group.

June 16, 2016

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Experts Say Internships Getting Tougher to Work Out

Recruiters and college career officers are expressing concern that internships may be in trouble for a variety of reasons, not all of which are fully understood.

June 16, 2016

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Experts Say Internships Getting Tougher to Work Out

Recruiters and college career officers are expressing concern that internships may be in trouble for a variety of reasons, not all of which are fully understood.

June 16, 2016