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Students

Ex-Dixie State Professor Sues Over Firing

ST. GEORGE, Utah — A former Dixie State University theater professor who was found not guilty of assaulting a student is suing university faculty and staff members for more than $22 million over his termination. The Spectrum of St. George reports Varlo Davenport is seeking reinstatement to his job. The suit filed Friday comes six […]

January 9, 2017

Students

Sen. Warren Troubled by Trump Pick for Education Secretary

BOSTON — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she’s troubled by the record of Donald Trump’s choice for education secretary. In a letter sent to Betsy DeVos on Monday, the Massachusetts Democrat said DeVos’ advocacy for school choice, charter schools and school voucher programs should raise alarm bells for supporters of public education. Warren pointed to […]

January 9, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Diversity Scholar Shaun Harper Leaving Penn for Southern Cal

Dr. Shaun R. Harper, an expert on campus climate and racial equity, is leaving the University of Pennsylvania to join the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California.

January 8, 2017

African-American

Kim Burrell’s Words Show Homophobia Alive and Well in Black Community

Kim Burrell has added her undeniably controversial perspective on an issue that has been an ongoing source of contention within the Black community — homophobia.

January 8, 2017

Students

Guillermo: To Talladega Band, What Kind of March Would MLK Attend?

Call the inaugural what it is. It is the celebration of an incoming administration that threatens everything a college founded by slaves stands for.

January 8, 2017

Students

MLA: Practitioners Failing to Tout Value of Humanities

The outgoing president of the Modern Language Association (MLA), called on scholarly organizations such as MLA to do a better job of making the case for why a liberal arts education still matters.

January 8, 2017

Students

Woman Sues Old Dominion Over Rape Response

RICHMOND, Va. — A woman who says Old Dominion University police interrogated her for nearly eight hours before allowing her to get a medical exam to preserve evidence of her reported rape filed a federal lawsuit against the school Friday. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Norfolk and obtained by The Associated Press, […]

January 8, 2017

Students

Title IX Investigation Opened at Liberty University

LYNCHBURG, Va. — The U.S. Office for Civil Rights has opened a Title IX investigation at Liberty University that the school says is related to an off-campus sex assault allegation against an employee. Dorie Nolt, a spokeswoman for the Department of Education, said Friday the investigation was opened Nov. 28 “based on a complaint about […]

January 8, 2017

Sports

Column: Amid Abuses, College Sports Sometimes Gets it Right

TAMPA, Fla. — Deshaun Watson wanted to be first. We’re not talking about anything he’s done on the football field. The Clemson quarterback may be going for a national championship Monday night, but he’s already scored one of the biggest victories of his life. In just three years, Watson became the first member of his […]

January 8, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Salem State President Stepping Down after 10 Years

SALEM, Mass. — Salem State University is looking for a new president. Patricia Maguire Meservey says she will retire after about a decade at the helm of the school. The board of trustees says a search committee will be set up to find a successor, and Meservey plans to remain until the transition to new […]

January 8, 2017

African-American

Observers: Omarosa Faces Huge Challenges as Trump Advocate for Underserved

Even though she is known for her reality TV persona as a “villain,” in her new role within the incoming Trump Administration, Omarosa is expected to be an advocate for “suffering and struggling” communities.

January 5, 2017

Home

Experts Pushing for Diversification of Senior Staffs in U.S. Senate

Citing a paucity of senior staffers of color in the U.S. Senate, a National Urban League representative called for legislative action to keep better track of the issue.

January 5, 2017