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Students

Agreement Reached to Reduce Student Arrests in Florida

A deal has been reached between the NAACP, law enforcement and the Broward County Public Schools to cut down the “school-to-prison pipeline.”

November 5, 2013

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Gay Marriage Debate Draws in Higher Ed Leaders

In the Indiana higher education community, a world meant to promote free thinking and debate, a seemingly lower-level question of how university officials weigh in on hot-button issues is being pondered.

November 3, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Hall Willing to Testify But Wants Subpoena

University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall’s attorney has told state lawmakers that Hall is willing to answer questions at his next impeachment hearing, but wants to be subpoenaed to testify under oath.

October 30, 2013

African-American

What Not to Wear on Halloween — Blackface

Julianne Hough’s star burns less brightly after ill-advised get-up.

October 28, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Penn State: 26 People Get $59.7M Over Sandusky

Penn State said Monday it is paying $59.7 million to 26 young men over claims of child sexual abuse at the hands of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

October 28, 2013

Disabilties

Michigan Schools Sue Over Contraception Mandate

Two Christian schools, Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids and Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, filed a federal lawsuit this week arguing that they should not have to comply with the contraception provision in the federal health care law.

October 24, 2013

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ASU Files Suit Over Critical Audit Report

Alabama State University has filed a lawsuit against a company that prepared a preliminary audit report that criticized the university’s finances.

October 22, 2013

Students

Grambling Players Have No Regrets about Boycott

After ending their boycott and agreeing to resume practice, Grambling player Naquan Smith says team “took a stance on what we thought was right.”

October 21, 2013

Students

Ala. Governor Calls Special Meeting of ASU Board

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has called a special meeting of the Alabama State University Board of Trustees to discuss the search for a new school president and an audit critical of the university’s finances.

October 20, 2013

Students

Firmly in Place, Elizabeth City State Student/Councilman On the Move

One of Montrvias King’s first orders of business is to further establish and cultivate the relationship between ECSU and the city.

October 17, 2013

Students

Judge Hears Voting Lawsuit Involving University of Alabama Greeks

University of Alabama sorority and fraternity members, many of whom registered to vote illegally, wrongly swayed a city election after being urged to the polls by illegal offers of booze, concert tickets and peer pressure, a lawyer for a failed candidate told a judge Tuesday.

October 15, 2013

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Supreme Court Likely to Uphold Michigan Measure on Race

The Supreme Court seemed prepared Tuesday to uphold a voter-approved ban on taking account of race in college admissions.

October 15, 2013