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Students

Ortiz Works to Make Underrepresented Feel They Belong

Dr. Elizabeth Ortiz of DePaul University says “imposter syndrome” permeates all levels of the university community that feel marginalized.

October 9, 2017

Students

University of New Mexico’s Chicano Studies Eyes Grad Degrees

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico’s Chicana and Chicano Studies Department has submitted a proposal aimed at allowing the program to issue graduate degrees. Department chair Irene Vasquez announced last week that the program turned in a preliminary plan to expand the university’s program that focuses on Mexican-American history and literature. Chicana and […]

October 9, 2017

Students

Jewish Structure on Kansas State Campus Vandalized, Rebuilt

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Authorities are investigating the vandalism of a temporary dwelling erected outside a Kansas State University residential complex for the Jewish harvest festival Sukkot. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the sukkah was found late Friday wrapped around the car of graduate student Glen Buickerood, damaging the vehicle. Buickerood, who doesn’t identify as Jewish, […]

October 9, 2017

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University of Hawaii Gets Donation That Could Equal $7B

HONOLULU — University of Hawaii alumnus and real estate investor Jay Shidler has donated a collection of mainland commercial properties to his alma mater’s business school, which could earn the university $7 billion throughout the next century. The 71-year-old’s donation is the largest University of Hawaii has received in its 110-year history. Shidler, who the […]

October 5, 2017

Students

Former University of Oklahoma Student Sues Fraternity

NORMAN, Okla. — A former University of Oklahoma student has filed a lawsuit alleging he was beaten during a fraternity’s 2015 initiation. Blake Novacek is suing the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and others over an incident he alleges happened after pledges were called to the fraternity’s house in Norman on Oct. 11, 2015. Novacek says […]

October 5, 2017

Students

Texas University Head Wants to Stop Donald Trump Jr. Speech

DALLAS — The president of a Texas university wrote in an email to a professor that he is trying to prevent Donald Trump Jr. from giving a speech later this month at an event arranged by major donors to the school. University of North Texas President Neal Smatresk wrote in August that he was “trying […]

October 5, 2017

Leadership & Policy

University of Maryland Receives $220 Million Donation

An alumnus broke records at the University of Maryland on Wednesday when his foundation gifted the institution with $220 million dollars.

October 4, 2017

Students

Johnson C. Smith University Names Armbrister President

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Johnson C. Smith University has named a new president. The historically Black institution said in a news release Wednesday that Clarence D. “Clay” Armbrister will become the university’s 14th president on Jan. 1. Armbrister is currently president of Philadelphia’s Girard College, an independent college preparatory school for students from economically disadvantaged families. […]

October 4, 2017

Students

University of Maryland Gets $220M Gift for More Scholarships

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — To help double need-based scholarships, the University of Maryland is getting a $220 million gift from the foundation of a billionaire alumnus whose own education was made possible by a scholarship. The university announced the gift from the A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation on Wednesday. Clark, who hitchhiked from […]

October 4, 2017

Leadership & Policy

University of Montana Selects GE Executive as Next President

MISSOULA, Mont. — General Electric executive Seth Bodnar has accepted a preliminary offer to become the 18th president of the University of Montana. The Missoulian reports that Bodnar accepted the offer on Tuesday. The official start date for the new president is Jan. 1. Bodnar was considered the nontraditional candidate among four finalists. He was […]

October 4, 2017

Students

Call to Action Sent Sánchez Down Path to Presidency

A protest as an undergraduate student prompted Frank Sánchez to look into master’s and Ph.D. programs. That educational curiosity eventually would lead to his being named president of Rhode Island College.

October 4, 2017

Latinx

Carmen Suarez: Diversity and Inclusion Work Evolving

Dr. Carmen Suarez, vice president for global diversity and inclusion at Portland State University, has been among those leading the charge to make school environments more welcoming to students of all backgrounds and identities.

October 3, 2017