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Univ. of Missouri Fires Instructor After Student Run-ins

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ― The University of Missouri on Thursday fired an assistant professor who had been suspended after run-ins with student journalists during protests last year, including a videotaped confrontation where she called for “some muscle” to remove a videographer from the Columbia campus. Melissa Click’s actions were “not compatible with university policies and […]

February 25, 2016

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Texas Dean Leaving School Because of Campus Carry Law

AUSTIN, Texas ― A prominent dean at the University of Texas said Thursday he is leaving the state for another job in large part because of the new Texas law that will allow concealed handguns in public college classrooms. Fritz Steiner, dean of the Texas School of Architecture, was named dean of the University of […]

February 25, 2016

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South Africa: Protesting Students Torch University Buildings

JOHANNESBURG ― Students were ordered on Thursday to abandon a South African university, leaving behind charred, smoldering buildings after protests turned violent. North-West University said protesting students burned an administration building and science center at the campus in Mahikeng (also called Mafikeng) on Wednesday night. Student protests have erupted across South Africa, often aimed at […]

February 25, 2016

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Harvard Replaces ‘House Master’ Title with ‘Faculty Dean’

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ― Faculty dorm leaders who were previously called house masters at Harvard will now be called faculty deans. College officials announced the change on Wednesday following complaints that the title “master” had historical ties to slavery. The dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Michael Smith, said in a campus email that […]

February 25, 2016

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INDIANA UNIVERSITY–PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS

IUPUI SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Indianapolis, Indiana Dr. Zebulun R. Davenport Established: 1969 Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs www.iupui.edu “I am humbled by the recognition as one of the 2016 Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs. In the Division of Student Affairs at IUPUI, we work diligently to create spaces that recognize, respect […]

February 25, 2016

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THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

The Ohio State University SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Columbus, Ohio Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston Established: 1870 Vice President for Student Life www.osu.edu “Supporting students is challenging but rewarding, and cannot occur without a staff that is whole-heartedly devoted to creating the extraordinary student experience. Our team at Ohio State is simply phenomenal and I am proud […]

February 25, 2016

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4 Students Sue Providence for Ban on Renting House Together

PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― Four college students are suing the city of Providence, Rhode Island, over an ordinance that bans them from living together in a single-family home. The Johnson & Wales University students are joined in the suit filed Tuesday by their landlord, and backed by the American Civil Liberties Union. The city council passed […]

February 24, 2016

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Stanford Creates World’s Biggest Scholars Program

PALO ALTO, Calif. ― Nike co-founder Phil Knight is donating $400 million to Stanford University to help create the largest fully-endowed scholarship in the world with the goal of preparing a new generation of global leaders, university officials said Wednesday. With Knight’s gift and donations from alumni and Stanford’s Board of Trustees members, the Knight-Hennessy […]

February 24, 2016

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Chicago State to End School Year Early to Save Money

CHICAGO ― Chicago State University has told students and faculty that it was eliminating spring break and shortening the semester because it may have to close down because of a lack of funding amid the prolonged stalemate over a state budget. In a memo to faculty and students on Tuesday, university President Thomas Calhoun said […]

February 24, 2016

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Florida State Frat Suspended Following Hazing Investigation

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. ― Florida State officials have suspended the school’s Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity following a police investigation into hazing allegations. The university reported in a news release Wednesday that the complaint was filed in January through the school’s hazing website. The TKE member said pledges were forced to participate in a drinking game called […]

February 24, 2016

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How Low-Income Students Are Fitting in at Elite Colleges

In recent years, college campuses have been rocked by black students protesting racial bigotry, and women’s groups denouncing sexual harassment. But in the age of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump’s class-based politics, we’re beginning to see something new: the rise of low-income and working-class students protesting longstanding inequalities on campus that in the previous decades […]

February 24, 2016

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New Program to Fund Graduate Education for 100 International Students Each Year

Stanford University announced Tuesday the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program, a graduate-level scholarship to prepare a new generation of global leaders with the skills to address the increasingly complex challenges facing the world. The program is named for alumnus Philip H. Knight, MBA ’62, philanthropist, American businessman and co-founder of Nike Inc., who is contributing $400 million, […]

February 24, 2016