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Students

Legislation May Cause Difficulty for NC Student Voters

Local elections boards in two North Carolina college towns made moves that could make it harder for students to vote.

August 15, 2013

Students

Coming to Terms with Fisher

Law professors discuss using race in admissions policies following the Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin.

August 13, 2013

Students

Program to Pay Tuition Cost for 2-year Degree

Graduating high school seniors will be able to attend a community college tuition-free thanks to a program that’s expanding to Davidson County.

August 12, 2013

Students

On Slate, the Washington Football Team and ‘N’ Wording the ‘R’ Word

Slate strips Washington, D.C.’s resident football team of its controversial name.

August 11, 2013

Faculty & Staff

University of North Carolina System Schools Facing Layoffs

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and North Carolina A&T are facing layoffs due to budget cuts.

August 11, 2013

Health

Feds, Family Reach Deal on Use of DNA Information

Some 60 years ago, a doctor in Baltimore removed cancer cells from a poor black patient named Henrietta Lacks without her knowledge or consent.

August 7, 2013

Home

Judge: 3 Penn State Officials Must Stand Trial

The ex-president and two former top school administrators were ordered to stand trial on charges accusing them of a cover-up in a child sex abuse scandal.

July 30, 2013

Students

Va. College Settles Class Action Suit for $5M

RICHMOND Va.—A federal judge has approved a $5 million class action settlement between a two-year college and thousands of primarily African-American students saddled with loans in return for what their attorneys called a sham education in which teachers sometimes failed to show up for classes. The settlement involves the former Richmond School of Health and […]

July 28, 2013

Sports

Urban League Issues a Call to Action for Education, Jobs, Voting Rights

Civil rights leaders united at the National Urban League Conference to discuss education reform, job creation, racial profiling and voting rights protection.

July 28, 2013

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Md. Judge Won’t Dismiss Morgan State’s Beating Lawsuit

A lawsuit accusing a Maryland college of ignoring signs that a student was violent will go forward after a judge refused Monday to dismiss it, saying there were warnings before the student attacked a visitor with a baseball bat.

July 22, 2013

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Special Issue: Top 100 Graduate and Professional Degree Producers

In Part 3 of the annual Top 100 Degree Producers editions, Diverse ranks the leading institutions awarding the most graduate and professional degrees to minorities, as well as reporting on the Supreme Court’s decision on the Fisher v. University of Texas case.

July 22, 2013

Native Americans

Delaware State University to Review Hiring Practices, Audit Finances

Delaware State University officials say the school is reviewing its hiring practices and auditing financial records from the tenure of a former dean who has embezzlement and forgery convictions.

July 21, 2013