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Sports

From Jail to Juris Doctor

James King’s experience on the undesirable side of the legal system spurred his drive to become a lawyer and help the disadvantaged.

October 10, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Florida Ponders Higher Education Tuition Increases

Gov. Rick Scott’s task force says part of the reason higher tuition is needed is to pay top professors more to stem the tide of other states luring them away.

October 9, 2012

Asian American Pacific Islander

Asian-American, Pacific Islanders Flying Under Radar as a Political Force

The group the Democrats take for granted and the Republicans totally ignore could make a difference in 2012 election.

October 8, 2012

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Guinier: Affirmative Action Assessment Goes Down Wrong, Narrow Path

Panel debates viability and purpose of the race-conscious policy as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on the issue.

October 7, 2012

LGBTQ+

Another Big Supreme Court Term Gets Underway

The Supreme Court is starting a new term that is shaping up to be as important as the last one, with the prospect of major rulings about affirmative action, gay marriage and voting rights.

October 1, 2012

Students

Obama Encourages Ohio College Students To Vote

President Barack Obama’s latest trip to Ohio wasn’t just about getting his message across. He wanted to make sure college students and 20-somethings are going to vote in big numbers, just like four years ago when they backed him by a wide margin.

September 26, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Ex-prof Gets Life in Prison for Meeting Rampage

A Harvard-educated biologist was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday after being convicted of going on a shooting rampage during a faculty meeting at an Alabama university, killing three colleagues and wounding three others in 2010.

September 24, 2012

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Forum: Scholars Explore Affirmative Action’s Impact on Higher Education

At a Brookings Institution forum on affirmative action, economist Glenn Loury urged higher education institutions to seek diversity as the “unfinished business of dealing with the consequences of our racial history.”

September 23, 2012

Students

Pennsylvania Court: College Can be Told of Juvenile Record

In a case that poses questions about whether a juvenile record should follow a student to college, a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled that it was OK for a university to be told that an incoming freshman had disseminated child pornography.

September 19, 2012

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Panel: American Society Not ‘Post-Racial,’ despite African-American President

Despite the fact that an African-American occupies the Oval Office, negative Black male images persist in the American media, making everyday encounters for Black men drastically more dangerous than they would otherwise be.

September 16, 2012

Leadership & Policy

FAMU Says It’s Not Responsible for Hazing Death

Florida A&M University, which has been rocked by a hazing scandal for nearly a year, insists in legal papers filed Monday that it is not to blame for the tragic death last year of drum major Robert Champion.

September 11, 2012

Students

State College in Colorado Won’t Be Investigated for Obama Course

A conservative group that took issue with a Colorado college offering credit for campaigning for President Barack Obama isn’t happy with the response from state officials.

September 10, 2012