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Students

NY Launching Underage Drinking Crackdown in College Towns

ALBANY, N.Y. — State authorities say they’re launching an effort to crack down on underage drinking on college campuses and in college towns now that the fall semester is beginning for schools across New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday the State Liquor Authority and the Department of Motor Vehicles are coordinating with local law […]

August 24, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Duquesne Professor Pleads Guilty in Car-key Vandalism Case

BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania professor known for her expertise on consumer trends has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for keying her neighbors’ cars. Online court records show 62-year-old Duquesne University professor Audrey Guskey pleaded guilty to three summary citations on Monday, paid $897 in fines and court costs, and agreed to pay more than […]

August 24, 2017

Students

Princeton Review Does a Disservice to Prospective LGBTQ+ Students

The “LGBTQ Unfriendly” list does a great disservice to our prospective students by giving a grossly incomplete picture of institutional commitment to LGBTQ+ individuals.

August 23, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Howard University Appoints Comey to Endowed Chair

In a move seen as a win for HBCUs and a potential boon for diversity in America’s intelligence community, Howard University on Wednesday announced that recently ousted FBI director James Comey has been appointed to an endowed chair on public policy.

August 23, 2017

Students

Baylor Settlements Could Signal Trend of More to Come

AUSTIN, Texas — Baylor University’s recent settlement of a high-profile federal lawsuit suggests the nation’s largest Baptist school may be willing to reach more deals to help move past its sexual assault scandal. Federal lawsuits have piled up over the last year as the scandal mounted with allegations of a football program that acted above […]

August 23, 2017

African-American

Pennsylvania to Forgive $30M in Loans to Cheyney University

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s state-owned university system has agreed to forgive $30 million in loans to a financially struggling historically black college if the school can maintain a balanced budget over the next four years. The chairwoman of the system’s board of governors says the plan approved Tuesday gives Cheyney University a “path forward” as […]

August 23, 2017

Students

New Approach to Criminal Justice Education

The challenges that confront law enforcement these days are great and heading towards a crisis.

August 22, 2017

Students

Obama Chief of Staff Joins Notre Dame Global Affairs Faculty

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — One of former President Barack Obama’s top White House aides is joining the University of Notre Dame’s international affairs program. The university says Denis McDonough will be an instructor for the first class of graduate students in master of global affairs program. McDonough became the White House chief of staff in […]

August 22, 2017

Students

New Lawsuit Alleges Baylor Failures Under New Rape Policies

WACO, Texas — A woman who reported that she’d been sexually assaulted filed a lawsuit Monday against Baylor University, alleging questions she faced from the university shifted blame away from her attacker toward her. The lawsuit filed in a Waco federal court on Monday alleges Baylor’s response to the attack violated federal Title IX laws […]

August 22, 2017

Students

Lawmakers Press Justice Dept. on Intentions Regarding Higher Ed Inclusion

Several Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration for clarity on the question of whether the Department of Justice plans to “launch an attack on racial diversity and inclusion in higher education.”

August 21, 2017

Students

Civil Rights Leaders: Higher Ed Needs More Engagement After Charlottesville

President Trump may have taken two days to specifically call out the KKK, neo-Nazis and White supremacists for their role in the Charlottesville tragedy, but a diverse group of civil rights leaders that complained of his slow response were still not satisfied.

August 14, 2017

Students

Private Colleges Say Collaboration Would Drive Down Tuition

The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) has proposed that Congress temporarily ease federal antitrust laws that currently prohibit private colleges from discussing prices and student aid.

August 3, 2017