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UVA Student Group Supporting Undocumented Students Finds Its Footing

A new student group at the University of Virginia—DREAMers on Grounds—is working to create a support network for students who are either undocumented or who have received DACA benefits.

March 30, 2016

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Pitt Settles Locker Room Case with Transgender Student

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. ― The University of Pittsburgh has settled a lawsuit brought by a transgender student who said he was wrongfully expelled from its Johnstown campus after a dispute over his use of a men’s locker room. Television station WJAC first reported the settlement Wednesday between the university and Seamus Johnston. Settlement terms haven’t been […]

March 30, 2016

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Lawmakers Fight Over Free Tuition for National Guardsmen

AUGUSTA, Maine ― The Maine House is divided along party lines over how to fund a program that gives National Guard soldiers and airmen free tuition in the state’s higher education system. Republicans say the University of Maine System and the Maine Community College System can pay for their tuition out of the agency’s existing […]

March 30, 2016

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Chicago State Backs Off Request that Employees Turn in Keys

CHICAGO ― Chicago State University backtracked Wednesday from a plan to collect keys from faculty and staff members, instead announcing that it would take an inventory of keys that might have to be collected should layoffs be necessary amid the state’s financial crisis. Administrator Aleshia Renee Terry had asked deans on Monday to begin collecting […]

March 30, 2016

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Group Calls Remedial Education ‘Bridge to Nowhere’

Complete College America, dedicated to improving graduation rates nationally, has dubbed remedial education a “bridge to nowhere” because the majority of students who begin remedial education never make it to credit-bearing courses.

March 29, 2016

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HBCUs One Answer to Selective Public High Schools’ ‘Diversity Problem’

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have a longstanding commitment to social justice issues—such as educational equity and opportunity.

March 28, 2016

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Fraternity Suspended at University of South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. ― The University of South Carolina says the Sigma Chi fraternity has been suspended temporarily from the Columbia campus. It’s the fifth chapter closed or suspended since fall 2014. The reason for the suspension has not been released. USC spokesman Wes Hickman told local media that the school has been told by the […]

March 28, 2016

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Faculty Criticize UC Berkeley Over Sexual Harassment Claims

BERKELEY, Calif. ― University of California, Berkeley faculty members are condemning the university’s handling of yet another sexual harassment case. The San Francisco Chronicle reports Monday that in a letter to Vice Provost Janet Broughton, tenured professors in Berkeley’s South and Southeast Asian Studies department say they are frustrated that numerous complaints against an assistant […]

March 28, 2016

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Student Who Says He Was Expelled for Rough Sex Wins Lawsuit

McLEAN, Va. ― A student who said he was wrongly expelled from George Mason University for engaging in consensual, sadomasochistic sex has won a federal lawsuit demanding his reinstatement. The student, who is identified only as John Doe in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, was expelled in 2014. His ex-girlfriend said […]

March 28, 2016

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U. of California Boss to Monitor Campus’ Anti-harassment Plan

BERKELEY, Calif. ― University of California President Janet Napolitano announced Saturday it will closely monitor UC Berkeley’s efforts to address sexual harassment complaints and assaults on campus following an outcry over what some saw as light-handed discipline of faculty members who sexually harassed students and staff. Napolitano said in a statement that UC Berkeley Chancellor […]

March 27, 2016

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Chicago State U. Students Left Adrift Amid Budget Impasse

The uncertainty surrounding the south Chicago institution’s future can be demoralizing, CSU students said.

March 27, 2016

Students

Mizzou Diversity Officer Ready ‘to Help Effect Transformational Change’

Dr. Kevin McDonald’s appointment comes amid a challenging year for the University of Missouri System.

March 27, 2016