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Students

Secret Harvard Club Breaks Silence, Followed by an Apology

BOSTON — A Boston business chief who broke the public silence of a 225-year-old Harvard all-male club apologized after critics said his comments blamed women for sexual assault. Charlie Storey, the president of Boston’s Harpoon Brewery, wrote a letter to Harvard’s student newspaper defending the school’s social clubs for refusing to accept women. He was […]

April 14, 2016

Leadership & Policy

President Obama to Deliver Howard University Commencement Address

President Barack Obama will deliver the commencement address at Howard University in Washington next month, the university announced Thursday. The president, who will deliver the remarks May 7, will be speaking at commencement of a historically Black college or university for the third time during his administration. He also has been the featured speaker at […]

April 14, 2016

Students

John Kerry Urges Miami College Students to Embrace Diversity

Secretary of State John Kerry exhorted Miami Dade Honors College students to pursue an inclusive American dream that includes “what our country stands for internationally.” To encourage freedom, he said, the United States wants to help “the Cuban people to begin a new chapter in their history.” He acknowledged that there are critics who believe […]

April 14, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Michigan College President Could be Fired Over Spending

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — A college in southwestern Michigan says the school’s new president was suspended and could be fired because of unapproved spending and improper management. Jennifer Spielvogel was suspended with pay Friday at Lake Michigan College, near Benton Harbor. She started in January after working at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland. Lake Michigan […]

April 13, 2016

International

Israeli Scholar Advocates for Class-based Affirmative Action

Sigal Alon compared the quality and effectiveness of affirmative action policies in the United States and Israel, and arrived at conclusions that have caused American administrators to take notice.

April 12, 2016

Students

Excelencia: Community Colleges Need to Embrace Latino Role

President Sarita Brown said she believes community colleges can play a critical role in assuring Latino students’ academic success.

April 12, 2016

African-American

Children Donate $250K to Tennessee State in Parents’ Honor

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The children of a couple who met at Tennessee State University in the 1930s have donated $250,000 to the schools in their parents’ honor. University officials say it is among the five largest donations from a family in the university’s history. The university said Damon Lee III and Kimberly Lee-Lamb made the […]

April 12, 2016

Sports

Illinois Settles with Former Athletes, ex Coach Tim Beckman

CHICAGO — The University of Illinois said Tuesday that it will pay $375,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by seven former female basketball players and another $250,000 to resolve any legal claims made by fired football coach Tim Beckman. The players will split the one-time payment, campus officials said, and the university Board of […]

April 12, 2016

Students

Egypt’s Oldest Secular University Honors Saudi Monarch

CAIRO — Egypt’s oldest secular university on Monday granted King Salman of Saudi Arabia an honorary doctorate for his “unique services” to Arabs and Muslims, the final function in a five-day visit clouded by opposition to Cairo’s intention to hand over control of two Red Sea islands to Riyadh. In its citation, Cairo University said […]

April 11, 2016

Students

UNC President: Campuses Must Follow Transgender Law

RALEIGH, N.C. — The 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system will follow the state’s new law about transgender people by requiring all bathrooms to be designated for use by people based on their biological sex, the system president wrote in a memo to chancellors. President Margaret Spellings said in the memo that […]

April 7, 2016

Students

Ex-Indianapolis Mayor Drops Bid for Ivy Tech President

INDIANAPOLIS ― One prominent candidate is out of the running to head up Indiana’s statewide community college system, with former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard withdrawing his name. Ballard and former Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann were among more than 30 applicants to become the new president of Ivy Tech Community College. Ballard said in a statement […]

April 6, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Report: 19 UC Berkeley Employees Violated Harassment Policy

BERKELEY, Calif. ― Documents released by the University of California, Berkeley show 19 employees, including six faculty members, were found to have sexually harassed students, employees or both since 2011. The records obtained Tuesday by the East Bay Times after a Public Records Act request reveal 11 new cases that had not been disclosed during […]

April 6, 2016