Tag: Diversity: Page 149

Students

Winona State Program Helps Underserved First-year Students

WINONA, Minn. — A Winona State University mentorship program aims to help traditionally underserved first-year students find success on campus. The Success Coach program, now in its fourth year, pairs first-generation and racially diverse students with coaches to discuss topics relating to life or school. The majority of the coaches are professors. Sixty-eight percent of […]

December 11, 2016

Students

Former Coach Art Briles Sues Baylor Officials for Libel, Conspiracy

AUSTIN, Texas — Former Baylor football coach Art Briles has sued three school regents and a vice president for libel and slander, accusing them of falsely stating he knew of reported assaults and alleged gang rapes by players and didn’t report them. The lawsuit also asserts that Baylor officials conspired to damage his reputation and […]

December 11, 2016

Students

HUD Helping Students in Public Housing with FAFSA

Students in public housing in nine cities are set to get “education navigators” to help them fill out the often onerous form known as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

December 9, 2016

Students

Colleges Pushed to Note Sexual Misconduct on Transcripts

Colleges that expel students whom they suspect of having committed sexual assault are being asked to go further by specifying the reason for expulsion on their transcripts.

December 8, 2016

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Rodriguez: Faith in the Electoral College or the Path to Apartheid?

While most of the electorate believes that the president-elect will be handed the keys to the White House, others are holding out hope that the Electoral College could still disqualify him.

December 8, 2016

African-American

How HBCUs Can Better Meet the Needs of Students with Disabilities

A dearth of research has explored the experiences and need of students with disabilities at HBCUs.

December 8, 2016

Students

Programs Focused on Diversifying Medical Pipeline

Special programs dedicate themselves to diversifying the pipeline in the field of medicine.

December 8, 2016

Sports

Lawsuit: University of Dayton Covered Up Football Team Hazing Claims

DAYTON, Ohio  — A new lawsuit claims the University of Dayton covered up allegations of hazing connected to the school’s football team by ensuring that a UD police investigation never reached local officials. Max Engelhart, a former UD student and offensive lineman, filed the lawsuit against the western Ohio school, its football coach and others […]

December 8, 2016

Students

University of Wisconsin Regents OK Tuition Increases, Raise Request

MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin System officials Thursday approved raising tuition for out-of-state, graduate and professional school students by hundreds of dollars at more than a half-dozen campuses as they grapple with a Republican-imposed freeze on in-state undergraduate tuition. The plan calls for increases at UW-Eau Clare, UW-Green Bay, UW-La Crosse, UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Stout […]

December 8, 2016

News Roundup

Feds OK Sale of University of Phoenix Parent, if Terms Met

The federal government will allow one of the nation’s largest for-profit college companies to be sold only if the new owners put up $385 million as insurance and agree not to increase enrollment, among other terms. Apollo Education Group, the parent company of the University of Phoenix, agreed in February to be bought by a […]

December 8, 2016

Students

Diverse Conversations: Educating the Hispanic Community

It’s important to consider how we as a nation can promote and invest in the success of the fastest-growing minority population in the United States.

December 7, 2016

Students

Harvard Not Adopting Sanctuary Campus Designation

In a move highlighting the uncertainty surrounding the future of undocumented students on college campuses, Harvard University announced that it would not be designated a “sanctuary campus.”

December 7, 2016