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Missouri House Passes Bill to Allow Guns at College Campuses

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. ― The Missouri House has passed a bill with a number of provisions aimed at expanding access to guns. Members voted 101-28 Thursday to pass the proposal, which was amended to allow fulltime employees to carry guns on college campuses, with some exceptions. The changes mean the bill heads back to the […]

May 5, 2016

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Jewish Group Faults Missouri School’s Anti-Semitism Response

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ― The University of Missouri downplayed incidents of anti-Semitism while publicly condemning bigotry against racial minorities during protests last year, a Jewish human rights group told the university system’s top administrator. In a letter this week to interim system president Mike Middleton, officials with the Simon Wiesenthal Center said the university vocally […]

May 5, 2016

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N.C. College System’s Federal Funds in Crosshairs of LGBT Law

RALEIGH, N.C. ― North Carolina’s prized public universities could be the biggest losers as state leaders defend a new law limiting the rights of LGBT people. The 17-university system, which includes the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University as well several historically Black colleges, risks losing more than $1.4 […]

May 5, 2016

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White Student Sues Diversity Internship For ‘Discrimination’

The Getty Foundation’s Multicultural Internship for arts studies had strict guidelines. Only undergraduate students of African-American, Asian, Latino, Native American, and Pacific Islander descent—groups frequently underrepresented in the arts—were eligible. But one white applicant missed the memo. Samantha Niemann, an undergraduate at Southern Utah University, is suing the Getty Foundation for discrimination, claiming the group […]

May 5, 2016

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FSU Student Reps: No Headdresses at Seminoles Games

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. ― Florida State University’s student government has passed a resolution discouraging Seminoles fans from wearing Native American headdresses at games. The Student Government Association approved the nonbinding, formal opinion by a 27-4 vote on April 20 asking the university’s administration to consider adding the wearing of headdresses as a violation of the student […]

May 4, 2016

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Police Probe Beating of Black University of Iowa Student

IOWA CITY, Iowa ― A Black University of Iowa freshman told police that he was severely beaten by three White men who shouted racial slurs, investigators said Wednesday. The Iowa City Police Department said that it was investigating the assault of Marcus Owens as a hate crime. Owens, 19, walked in to the department late […]

May 4, 2016

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Native American Cultural Centers Imperative to Student Success

Studies find community and cultural ties important, especially to women students.

May 3, 2016

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Sakaki Set to Lead Sonoma State as First Asian American President

When Dr. Judy Sakaki becomes president of Sonoma State University (SSU) in July, it will be a milestone in the school’s history.

May 2, 2016

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Teen Accepted to All 8 Ivy League Schools Makes Her Choice

A Long Island teen who received acceptance letters from all eight Ivy League schools has decided where she’ll attend college in the fall. Drum roll, please. Surrounded by her classmates donning their own college choice T-shirts, Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna approached the podium and unzipped the black jacket she was wearing to reveal a crimson T-shirt revealing […]

May 2, 2016

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Teaching Armed Students is Next to Impossible

Teaching armed students changes the dynamics of a classroom and will alter what you teach and how you teach it.

May 2, 2016

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Higher Ed Poem Wins Scholarship

High school student Maya Juman’s unique poetry addresses relevant topics in higher education.

May 1, 2016

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Mayor Walsh Launches Free Community College Program in Boston

Boston’s Mayor Marty Walsh has launched a new program that will provide two years of community college to low-income high school students who graduate with at least a 2.2 grade point average.

May 1, 2016