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African-American

University of Texas Moving Statue of Jefferson Davis

The University of Texas will move a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis away from the center of campus, but statues of other Confederate figures will remain, school president Greg Fenves announced Thursday.

August 13, 2015

Faculty & Staff

U. of Illinois to Dismiss Chancellor, Reject $400K Bonus

University Of Illinois trustees plan to begin the process of firing Chancellor Phyllis Wise rather than accept her resignation and pay her a $400,000 bonus she had negotiated.

August 12, 2015

Latinx

Michigan Schools on Hook for Native American Tuition Program

Michigan’s public colleges and universities are on the hook for millions of dollars each year because a program that provides free tuition to Native American students isn’t fully funded.

August 12, 2015

Asian American Pacific Islander

Teens, Blacks See Job Gains for July

It looks as though lots of teenagers landed summer jobs in July.

August 11, 2015

Leadership & Policy

TABATHA “TAMMY” TERRELL-BROOKS

TABATHA “TAMMY” TERRELL-BROOKS has been named director of alumni and constituency relations at Jackson State University. She was special assistant to the vice president for institutional advancement at Jackson State. Terrell-Brooks earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Jackson State.

August 10, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Symbols Shape What We Think and Believe in America

Now that the exhilaration of the removal of the Confederate battle flag has subsided a bit, let’s reflect upon it and pose a question or two.

August 5, 2015

Students

UConn Expands Tuition Benefits for Veterans

STORRS, Conn. ― The University of Connecticut’s Board of Trustees has voted to expand a program that gives tuition breaks to some veterans and their dependents.

August 5, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Cosby’s Lawyer Remains Chairman of Temple University Trustees

Bill Cosby, once the very public pride of Temple University, parted ways with the school last year amid allegations that he had drugged and sexually assaulted women.

July 23, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Lincoln University Professor’s Facebook Comments Stir Controversy

Lincoln University professor Dr. Kaukab Siddique has made waves over anti-Semitic, misogynistic and homophobic comments on his Facebook page.

July 23, 2015

African-American

Congress Pondering How to Catch Up With Education

As Congress moves towards reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (HEA), members of a Senate committee said that they would hope to encourage innovation in higher education.

July 22, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Cal State University Approves 2 Percent Raise for Executives

California State University presidents and other executives will receive an across-the-board 2 percent pay increase, a raise faculty union leaders brandished as part of a trend of “misplaced priorities.”

July 21, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Clemson Trustees Call Tillman ‘Repugnant,’ Fail to Remove Name

COLUMBIA, S.C. ― Clemson University trustees passed a resolution Friday calling the racist views of one of its founders, Benjamin Tillman, “repugnant to our values and our fundamental purpose,” but did not call for removing the name of the late governor and U.S. senator from a key campus building. Instead, the trustees unanimously agreed to […]

July 19, 2015