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Proposed University of California System Tuition Hike Ignites Firestorm

The State Assembly voted to significantly raise tuition costs for out-of-state students at UC schools and cap the enrollment number of those students at 10 percent in a bid to expand access to low-income California students.

June 9, 2016

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Vanderbilt Adds Transgender Surgeries to Student Insurance

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― Vanderbilt University officials say the school’s student insurance will start covering transgender-related surgeries in order to make the campus a more inclusive environment for students who previously had gone without necessary care. Vanderbilt Vice Provost for Learning and Residential Affairs Cynthia Cyrus tells The Tennessean that the change was made after a […]

June 9, 2016

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As a Black Female College Professor in Texas, Should I Get a Gun?

I’m unsettled by the notion of entire university communities being motivated by fear to take up arms. I also wonder how people will react to Black students, staff and faculty who choose to arm themselves.

June 7, 2016

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Dartmouth Taking Comprehensive Approach to Achieving Inclusion

The Ivy League college in New Hampshire is making efforts to increase diversity and inclusion on its campus.

June 7, 2016

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Faculty of Color Urged to Heed Call of Activism

Numerous NCORE attendees agreed that it’s imperative for faculty and staff of color to find ways to stand in solidarity with today’s underrepresented and disadvantaged students amid racial tensions, escalating tuition and national political rhetoric that is often anti-minority, anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim.

June 6, 2016

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Brown University Making Bold Bid to Assure Diversity and Inclusion

Brown University introduces a comprehensive new program to address issues with diversity and inclusion on the campus.

June 5, 2016

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College Graduate Says She Went From ‘Rejection’ to Interning at White House

A recent college graduate wrote in a now-viral Facebook post that after skipping her high school graduation because her parents couldn’t attend, she’s proud to graduate from college, especially after interning at the White House with first lady Michelle Obama. Sequoia Baker, a first-generation college student from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, thought about also skipping her college […]

June 2, 2016

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Refugees and Scholars: Colleges Offer War-torn a Route to U.S.

BOSTON ― Colleges in the U.S. are opening their doors ― and their financial aid ― to Syrian refugees. Over the past year, at least a dozen schools have promised to cover full or partial tuition for Syrian refugees who are accepted for enrollment. They join a coalition of more than 60 colleges that have […]

May 25, 2016

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Utah Valley University Changing Landscape with Latino Initiative

UVU also tripled its annual number of Latino graduates from 2004 to 2014, thanks to support and outreach by many university staff and faculty.

May 23, 2016

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Wisconsin SAE Chapter Suspended Over Racist, Bigoted Slurs

MADISON, Wis. ― The University of Wisconsin has suspended the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at its flagship campus after finding that members of the fraternity repeatedly used racist and bigoted slurs and ostracized a Black member who tried to stop it. The suspension handed down Tuesday by the school’s Committee on Student Organizations comes a […]

May 18, 2016

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Diverse Conversations: How Racial Stereotyping Hurts College Campuses

Racial profiling happens and it’s dangerous ― even on college campuses, which are often advertised as some of the most progressive places in the country.

May 12, 2016

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Jewish Group Faults Missouri School’s Anti-Semitism Response

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ― The University of Missouri downplayed incidents of anti-Semitism while publicly condemning bigotry against racial minorities during protests last year, a Jewish human rights group told the university system’s top administrator. In a letter this week to interim system president Mike Middleton, officials with the Simon Wiesenthal Center said the university vocally […]

May 5, 2016