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News Roundup

At Liberal Columbia U, Gorsuch Raised a Conservative Voice

NEW YORK — As a conservative student at Columbia University in the mid-1980s, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch was a political odd man out, and he was determined to speak up. “It is not fashionable at Columbia to be anything other than a pro-Sandinista, anti-Reagan” protester, the then-sophomore wrote in a campus newspaper. “Only in […]

February 5, 2017

Students

Georgia Debates Bill at Odds with U.S. Rules on Campus Assault

ATLANTA — A panel of Georgia lawmakers has approved a bill requiring college officials and employees to report sexual violence and other crimes to law enforcement, clashing with existing federal guidance laying out specific requirements under civil rights law. The bill also would bar schools from taking any disciplinary steps such as suspending a student […]

February 2, 2017

International

Iranian Researcher Blocked from Entering U.S. Sues Trump

BOSTON — An Iranian scientist heading to Boston to take a job at a Harvard Medical School lab has sued President Donald Trump after she was denied entry into the U.S. Samira Asgari says in her lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court that she was denied entry to the U.S. even though she had […]

February 2, 2017

Students

Rodriguez: A Lesson the USA Could Learn from Mexico

Primary process and principio are complex issues, but it is the general idea of revolting and then returning to one’s original roots.

January 31, 2017

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DeVos Moves Forward but Opposition Closely Follows

Despite protestations from Democrats who said Betsy DeVos will have an adverse impact on higher education, the Senate education committee voted to move forward with the confirmation of the billionaire philanthropist as education secretary.

January 31, 2017

Students

Travel Ban Throws Research, Academic Exchange into Turmoil

BOSTON — Universities across the nation say President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven Muslim countries is disrupting vital research projects and academic exchanges in such fields as medicine, public health and engineering, with untold numbers of scholars blocked from entering the U.S. For years, schools in the U.S. have worked to widen exchanges […]

January 31, 2017

Students

DeVry University to Pay $2.5M in New York Settlement

NEW YORK — New York’s attorney general says DeVry University will pay $2.25 million following allegations that it exaggerated graduates’ job and salary prospects. Eric Schneiderman said Tuesday that a settlement also requires the school – which operates locally as DeVry College of New York – to pay $500,000 in penalties and fees. Graduates eligible […]

January 31, 2017

Students

Claim Accuses Wells Fargo of Denying Loans to Young Migrants

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal lawsuit filed Monday accuses banking giant Wells Fargo of illegally denying student loans to young immigrants who are protected from deportation and allowed to work and study in the U.S. under a program created by former President Barack Obama. Wells Fargo said it was disappointed the plaintiffs sued instead of […]

January 31, 2017

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Study: Sanctuary City Stats Belie Negative Narrative

As President Donald Trump starts implementing controversial immigration protocol, a new report suggests that so-called sanctuary counties boast less crime and stronger economies than do their nonsanctuary counterparts.

January 30, 2017

Students

Higher Ed Seeks Footing Amid Immigration Policy Chaos

Questions about the implementation and reach of President Trump’s executive order on immigration and refugee rights still roil, three days after it was signed.

January 30, 2017

African-American

New Till Detail Underscores Lack of Humanity Afforded to Black People

The death of Emmett Till resurfaced back into the public sphere last week with the bombshell revelation that the woman who was at the center of the horrendous saga, Carolyn Bryant, admitted to fabricating much of her account of happened. A new book titled The Blood of Emmett Till, written by Timothy Tyson, a senior […]

January 29, 2017

Students

Education Reformer: Charter Schools Can Be ‘Culturally Affirming,’ Not Segregated

Though some critics say charter schools that serve predominantly minority students are “segregated,” others say such schools can be “culturally affirming” and should not be lumped with schools that are segregated in the traditional sense of the word.

January 29, 2017