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Rodriguez: A Lesson the USA Could Learn from Mexico

Primary process and principio are complex issues, but it is the general idea of revolting and then returning to one’s original roots.

January 31, 2017

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Make Room for the ‘Dean’s List Subversives’

As a professor, I encouraged students to join Women’s March events, but I stayed in the classroom. However, I am not silent when I use my classroom to normalize diversity.

January 31, 2017

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Travel Ban Throws Research, Academic Exchange into Turmoil

BOSTON — Universities across the nation say President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven Muslim countries is disrupting vital research projects and academic exchanges in such fields as medicine, public health and engineering, with untold numbers of scholars blocked from entering the U.S. For years, schools in the U.S. have worked to widen exchanges […]

January 31, 2017

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DeVry University to Pay $2.5M in New York Settlement

NEW YORK — New York’s attorney general says DeVry University will pay $2.25 million following allegations that it exaggerated graduates’ job and salary prospects. Eric Schneiderman said Tuesday that a settlement also requires the school – which operates locally as DeVry College of New York – to pay $500,000 in penalties and fees. Graduates eligible […]

January 31, 2017

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Claim Accuses Wells Fargo of Denying Loans to Young Migrants

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal lawsuit filed Monday accuses banking giant Wells Fargo of illegally denying student loans to young immigrants who are protected from deportation and allowed to work and study in the U.S. under a program created by former President Barack Obama. Wells Fargo said it was disappointed the plaintiffs sued instead of […]

January 31, 2017

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President Gates Black: Labor Market Sets Course for Community College

As she prepares to transition from Tarrant County College District in Texas to assume the leadership of Delaware County Community College, Dr. L. Joy Gates Black reflects on changes in the community college sector.

January 30, 2017

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Study: Sanctuary City Stats Belie Negative Narrative

As President Donald Trump starts implementing controversial immigration protocol, a new report suggests that so-called sanctuary counties boast less crime and stronger economies than do their nonsanctuary counterparts.

January 30, 2017

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Higher Ed Seeks Footing Amid Immigration Policy Chaos

Questions about the implementation and reach of President Trump’s executive order on immigration and refugee rights still roil, three days after it was signed.

January 30, 2017

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University of South Carolina to Erect Statue of First African-American Professor

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The University of South Carolina wants to erect a statue in honor of the school’s first African-American professor. The university hosted a celebration about Richard T. Greener’s life Monday afternoon. The State of Columbia reported university officials hope to raise money for the statue and an endowment that would pay for future […]

January 30, 2017

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Justice Sotomayor Says Universities Need More Diversity

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday said future diversity on college campuses is a key to diversifying society at large, noting that the number of Black students at the University of Michigan is a “real problem.” Sotomayor received an honorary degree and participated in a forum about the future […]

January 30, 2017

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AAC&U Says Liberal Arts Education Not Just for the Elite

The liberal arts education should not be reserved for just the elite but should be embraced by all colleges and universities, according to its advocates.

January 29, 2017

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Education Reformer: Charter Schools Can Be ‘Culturally Affirming,’ Not Segregated

Though some critics say charter schools that serve predominantly minority students are “segregated,” others say such schools can be “culturally affirming” and should not be lumped with schools that are segregated in the traditional sense of the word.

January 29, 2017