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Rodriguez: Re-indigenization is Underway

To understand the significance of re-indigenization, one needs to understand its anti-thesis: the 500-year process of de-indigenization.

March 22, 2017

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Experts: Tread Lightly Searching Social Media in Hiring Process

One of the biggest dilemmas that human resources officials face in the digital age, as they seek to hire candidates, is deciding what — if anything — they should consider from an applicant’s online profile and activities on social media.

March 20, 2017

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New Budget Proposal May Hit Hispanic-Serving Institutions Hardest

So far, President Trump’s budget proposal doesn’t come close to the “aspirational” levels of funding that HBCU advocacy organizations had been seeking.

March 19, 2017

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Diverse Conversations: Improving College Diversity

If we want to make a positive difference for the future of America, change begins with education. Emphasis must be placed on inclusion of all students, regardless of gender, ethnicity or economic status.

March 16, 2017

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Scholars: Student Hunger, Homelessness Underrecognized

A new report focuses on college student hunger and homelessness in an effort to stimulate policy solutions.

March 15, 2017

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700 Michigan State University Workers Won’t Help Immigration Agents

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Roughly 700 Michigan State University employees have signed a statement vowing not to help federal immigration officials seeking to apprehend or deport students. The Lansing State Journal reported Wednesday the faculty and staff members signed the “statement of solidarity” with students who are refugees, immigrants or children of immigrants. The statement […]

March 15, 2017

Sports

Bill Proposes Commission to Protect California’s College Athletes

LOS ANGELES — A California legislator is proposing that the state create a commission to protect the health and safety of collegiate athletes, something the bill says the NCAA and school athletic departments have failed to do. The commission and its rules would apply to every competing college athlete in the state, from a community […]

March 15, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Guillermo: Asian American Professors Suit May Expose University of Michigan

A married Asian American couple — both a former and current faculty member of the University of Michigan — have charged the school with violations of the Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.

March 12, 2017

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Rhode Island’s Free College Tuition Proposal Off to Rocky Start

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo’s signature initiative this year – a proposal for two years of free tuition at the state’s public colleges — is off to a rocky start. House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, a fellow Democrat, took to Twitter last month to call it “unsustainable and fiscally irresponsible.” Other lawmakers have […]

March 12, 2017

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Arkansas College Grant Provides 2 years of Tuition and Fees

JONESBORO, Ark. — Kyler Daniels has not yet graduated from Walnut Ridge High School, but the 19-year-old is already working as a certified nursing assistant. He has also earned needed certifications to work in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC). For the past two years, Daniels has taken advantage of electives offered at his school’s […]

March 12, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Stakeholders Divided Over Expected Elimination of Teacher Prep Regulations

The teacher prep regulations that the Obama administration pushed for years to establish in order to hold schools of education more accountable for the K-12 teachers they produce are now one presidential pen stroke away from becoming history. The organization that represents educator preparation programs could not be more delighted with the U.S. Senate’s vote […]

March 8, 2017

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Expert: 3-pronged Approach Key to Closing Black-White Graduation Gap

According to Dr. Andrew H. Nichols, The Education Trust’s director of higher education research and data analytics, closing the graduation gap will require three systemic changes.

March 1, 2017