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Talladega College Marching Band Heads to Trump Inaugural after Raising $620K

TALLADEGA, Ala. — The Talladega College Marching Tornadoes got a big send-off Wednesday as it left to perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural parade Friday in Washington. Some alumni criticized the trip and did’t want students at the historically Black college founded by former slaves performing for Trump. Some alumni didn’t want the school being […]

January 18, 2017

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University of North Carolina: Job Candidates Say No, Citing Bathroom Law

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Academics being recruited by North Carolina’s public university system have ruled out moving to the state because of a law limiting legal protections for gay, lesbian and transgender people. That’s according to University of North Carolina President Margaret Spellings, who also told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday she’s unaware […]

January 18, 2017

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DeVos Calls for Higher Ed Reset at Factious Hearing

In a contentious Senate confirmation hearing in which Democrats cast her as unqualified to be secretary of education but Republicans and supporters portrayed her as a much-needed change agent.

January 18, 2017

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Morehouse Students, Faculty Shut Out of Process of Ousting President

Student and faculty trustees at Morehouse College decry lack of input in board of trustees’ decision over the weekend not to renew the contract of President John Wilson.

January 17, 2017

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Rodriguez: Arizona Moves to Ban Social Justice and Academic Freedom

Lawmakers have introduced legislation that would have the effect of banning social justice classes, activities and events, from K-12, to colleges and universities statewide.

January 17, 2017

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The Case for Rebranding Minority-serving Institutions

“Equity-oriented institutions” should replace “minority-serving institutions” in our lexicon.

January 17, 2017

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Immaculata University to Cut Tuition by 23% for 2017-18

MALVERN, Pa. — A Catholic college in suburban Philadelphia has announced plans to reduce its tuition by 23 percent for the 2017-18 academic year to offset the rising cost of higher education. Tuition to Immaculata University in Chester County will be reset from $34,410 to $26,500 next year. Without the reduction, university officials say tuition […]

January 17, 2017

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Kansas House Committee Will Consider Halting Campus Carry

TOPEKA, Kan. — Several Kansas lawmakers are seeking to weaken a law that will allow concealed guns on state college campuses starting this summer. A bill introduced Tuesday would permanently exempt several types of health care facilities and colleges from the law that allows guns in public buildings. That exemption will otherwise expire July 1. […]

January 17, 2017

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Activists Get Head Start on Opposing Trump

The activists rallying this past weekend called for criminal justice and police reform and urged policymakers to safeguard the Affordable Care Act and funding for education.

January 16, 2017

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Norwich University Band to Perform at Trump Inauguration

NORTHFIELD, Vermont — A university band from Vermont will participate in President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Norwich University Regimental Band and Drill Team will march along Pennsylvania Avenue after Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20. The Burlington Free Press reports band director Todd Edwards say the group is “proud to represent the university and […]

January 16, 2017

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University of Minnesota President: Sexual Misconduct Training not Getting Through

ST. PAUL, Minn. — University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler says his school needs to do a better job of training its student-athletes on sexual assault and harassment issues because something isn’t getting through. In an interview published Saturday in the St. Paul Pioneer Press in the wake of the football team’s sexual assault scandal, […]

January 16, 2017

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Donors Solve Talladega College’s Inaugural Parade Funding Issue

Talladega College said it needed $75,000 to carry out the controversial decision to have its marching band perform in President-electDonald J. Trump’s inaugural parade Friday. As of Monday, donors have pledged more than $400,000 on the Alabama school’s GoFundMe page and an appearance by the historically Black college’s President Billy C. Hawkins last Friday on […]

January 16, 2017