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Guillermo: Stanford Sexual Assault Case Another Example of Broken System

The New York Times’ front page treatment of a college sexual assault case once again shines a spotlight on what has become the biggest higher ed issue of our times.

January 2, 2017

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Talladega College Under Fire for Accepting Role in Trump Inauguration

As the only HBCU to accept an invitation so far, Talladega College’s decision to participate in the parade has elicited a particularly strong reaction on social media.

January 2, 2017

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Faculty Engaging More in New Era of Activism

Staff and faculty are attempting to understand and even participate in student activism.

January 2, 2017

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University of Wyoming Eyes Increasing Transfer Students to Boost Enrollment

LARAMIE, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming is looking to boost enrollment by increasing transfer students. The Laramie Boomerang reports that Outreach School Interim Dean Alyson Hagy said at a public listening session regarding the school’s five-year strategic plan that there’s been a considerable dip in the number of transfer students attending UW in recent […]

December 29, 2016

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Haskell Indian Nations University’s Attorneys: School not Subject to Title IX

The university’s attorneys — contesting a lawsuit filed by a former student over an alleged rape — argue that the school is not subject to Title IX, which prohibits gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual violence in education.

December 29, 2016

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Leaders Anticipate Need to Convey Higher Ed’s ROI to Trump Administration

Leaders across the nation remain hopeful that the Trump administration will usher in a new era for the state of higher education.

December 29, 2016

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‘Obama’s Legacy’ Portrays President as a Force for Good Government

By objective measures, Barack Obama has been one of the most consequential presidents in the modern era, according to author Michael Days.

December 28, 2016

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Education Partnership Providing Pipeline for Success in Los Angeles

GO East LA, a cradle-to-college project in East Los Angeles, is showing early success in eliminating education gaps between underserved students and their better-resourced peers.

December 28, 2016

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Johns Hopkins’ Student Tutors Offer Youngsters Glimpse of Possibilities

The Johns Hopkins Tutorial Project is a program in which elementary school students get one-on-one help in reading and math from Hopkins students who volunteer.

December 28, 2016

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Maine Students Headed to Cuba to Learn about Tourism, Health

PORTLAND, Maine — Two groups of University of Southern Maine students are headed for Cuba to learn about the country’s tourism and health care industries. The trip is the first of its kind and involves undergraduate and graduate students in tourism and nursing. The students depart Tuesday. The Portland Press Herald reports the students will […]

December 27, 2016

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Guillermo: Anti-affirmative Action Foes Continue with Fake Conclusions

Conservatives fighting affirmative action think they’ve learned from the Fisher case and are essentially relitigating it, this time with an emphasis on Asian American “victims.”

December 27, 2016

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Lawsuit Accuses Charlotte School of Law of Hiding Problems

CHARLOTTE, N.C. —Two Charlotte School of Law students are suing the for-profit school, saying its leaders hid academic problems to keep tuition coming. Lawyers for Robert Barchiesi and Lejla Hadzic filed the lawsuit in federal court Friday against the school and its parent company, InfiLaw Corp., seeking class-action status. It claims the school’s administrators ignored […]

December 26, 2016