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Leadership & Policy

Moody’s Revises NCAA Credit Outlook to Negative

The NCAA’s credit outlook has been revised to negative by ratings agency Moody’s as the governing body of college sports deals with an anti-trust lawsuit about the use of athletes’ images and likenesses.

June 25, 2013

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Supreme Court Deals Voting Rights Act Serious Blow

Civil rights advocates are expressing dismay in the wake of the decision to strike down the section that designated that parts of the country must have changes to their voting laws cleared by the federal government or the federal courts.

June 25, 2013

Leadership & Policy

North Dakota State University President Accused of Deleting 45K Emails

The North Dakota Legislative Council is asking Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem to determine whether the president of North Dakota State University broke the law by deleting more than 45,000 emails that may have been subject to an open records request.

June 24, 2013

Latinx

Supreme Court’s Ruling Means Affirmative Action Safe for Now

I always thought Abigail Fisher’s case wasn’t quite good enough to bring down what has been the most successful tool for racial equity in history.

June 24, 2013

Opinion

Supreme Court’s ‘Ostrich’ Logic on Affirmative Action

At least we have one U.S. Supreme Court justice interested in justice, who has the courage to judge and is willing to stand up for truth.

June 24, 2013

African-American

Supreme Court Puts Affirmative Action Case Back in Lower Courts’ Hands

Court backs use of race in higher education admissions process, but makes it more difficult to use the policies to achieve diversity.

June 24, 2013

Students

UNCF Launches New Campaign to Invest in African-American Students

The college fund has updated its memorable tagline to stress the value of African-American education.

June 16, 2013

African-American

University of Washington Students Must Take Diversity Course

Students at the University of Washington will be required to take a course in some area of social, political or economic diversity before they can graduate.

June 10, 2013

Students

Judge Tosses Lawsuit by Pa. Governor Against NCAA

A federal judge on Thursday threw out the governor’s lawsuit against the NCAA over sanctions against Penn State related to Jerry Sandusky, calling his argument “a Hail Mary pass” that easily warranted dismissal.

June 6, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Move to Quash Journalism Center Bashed

A conservative radio talk show host and a moderate Republican state senator on Thursday both bashed a move to quash an investigative journalism center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

June 6, 2013

Students

Ohio State President Retires in Wake of Notre Dame Jabs

Gee came under fire for jokingly referring to “those damn Catholics” at Notre Dame and poking fun at the academic quality of other schools.

June 4, 2013

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Former Yale Lecturer Called Suspect Settles Lawsuit

A former Yale University lecturer who was named as a suspect but never charged in the 1998 killing of a student has settled his lawsuit against the university and New Haven police, attorneys involved in the case and the university said Monday.

June 3, 2013