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Students

University of New Mexico Professors Seeking Immigrant Student Protections

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A group of professors at the largest university in the nation’s most Hispanic state are asking for more protection of immigrant students joining a movement of campuses around the country. Professors and instructors at the University of New Mexico delivered a letter Friday to the school’s president, Bob Frank, amid uncertainty from […]

November 20, 2016

Students

College Students Protest Donald Trump’s Deportation Plans

College students at campuses around the United States marched and rallied Wednesday, urging administrators to protect students and employees against immigration action under a Donald Trump presidency. Rallying supporters on social media with the hashtag #SanctuaryCampus, organizers said actions were planned at more than 80 schools, including Vermont’s Middlebury College, where about 400 people gathered, […]

November 17, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Eduardo Padrón to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

Dr. Eduardo Padrón reached another milestone in his celebrated career in higher education when it was announced Wednesday that he will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.

November 16, 2016

Students

Experts: Trump’s Election May Slow Influx of International Students at U.S. Colleges

In the midst of concerns about President-elect Donald Trump, survey suggests that students who feel less welcome here may choose to study elsewhere.

November 15, 2016

Students

Partnership with Northern Arizona University Boosts Native Americans’ Educational Opportunities

Tribal colleges partner with Northern Arizona University to improve educational opportunities for Native Americans in the region.

November 15, 2016

Students

Merryman Says Respect for Sensitivities of LGBT Students Must Travel Well

Kent State associate professor says there’s not much information available about vetting chaperones and partnering organizations in regard to “study-abroad programs overall.”

November 15, 2016

Students

Oklahoma Student in Penn Racist Chat ‘No Longer Enrolled’

NORMAN, Okla. — University of Oklahoma President David Boren says a student involved in a racist incident at the University of Pennsylvania “is no longer enrolled” at OU. Boren said in a statement Tuesday that the university has “zero tolerance” for those who take part in racism. Boren said OU will maintain a strong sense […]

November 15, 2016

Students

Abilene Christian University Apologizes for Blackface Student Posting

ABILENE, Texas —A Christian university in Texas says some students no longer attend the school after images were posted online of a white student in blackface exclaiming: “I’m a strong black woman.” A student wearing an Abilene Christian University shirt and shorts is seen with her face covered in black. She also applies some oversized […]

November 15, 2016

Students

Students, Faculty Ask UVa President not to Quote Jefferson

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. —The University of Virginia president defended her use of Thomas Jefferson quotations after a group of students and professors criticized her, saying Jefferson shouldn’t be used as a “moral compass” because he was a slave owner. School president Teresa Sullivan quoted Jefferson in statements made to the campus community before and after Donald […]

November 15, 2016

Students

U.S. Colleges Look Outside China for New Foreign Students

BOSTON —As a surge of students from China begins to level off, many U.S. colleges are expanding recruiting efforts in the Middle East, South Asia and Latin America in part to boost budgets that have come to rely on tuition dollars from international students. The number of Chinese students at U.S. colleges rose from 62,000 […]

November 14, 2016

Students

Smoking Pot, No College may not Bar You from Police Work

HARTFORD, Conn. —Police departments are relaxing age-old standards for accepting recruits, from lowering educational requirements to forgiving some prior drug use, to try to attract more people to their ranks. The changes are designed to deal with decreased interest in a job that offers low pay, rigorous physical demands and the possibility of getting killed […]

November 14, 2016

Students

Diverse Conversations: Colleges’ Post-election Diversity Responsibilities

The nation’s youngest adults are not all enlightened when it comes to diversity and equality.

November 14, 2016