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CIAA Keeps Basketball Tournaments in Charlotte
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, overwhelmingly comprised of historically Black colleges and universities, announced Friday that it will not move its basketball championship tournaments from Charlotte, North Carolina next February in the wake of a state law that restricts the rights of LGBT people. Stating that “relocation would not be in the best interest” of […]
October 2, 2016
Students
Egyptian Lawmaker’s Call for Virginity Tests Draws Fire
CAIRO ― A women’s rights group has filed a legal complaint against an Egyptian lawmaker who called for mandatory virginity tests for women seeking university admission, the Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper reported Sunday. It quoted Maya Morsi, head of the state-sanctioned National Council for Women, as saying the complaint demands the expulsion from parliament of Ilhami […]
October 2, 2016
Students
Diverse Docket: Dominican College Wins Title VI Suit
A federal judge in New York City has cleared Dominican College in a Title VI suit by an African American former student who was dropped from its occupational therapy program for low grades in a required course.
September 28, 2016
Students
Institutions Need to Better Serve American Indian/Alaskan Native Students
Institutions must make systemic changes to improve outreach efforts, accessibility, retention programs, and better serve American Indian/Alaskan Native students to eliminate educational achievement gaps.
September 28, 2016
Students
Court: Portland State Student Wrongfully Booted over Threat
PORTLAND, Ore. ― The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that Portland State University wrongfully expelled a graduate student who was accused of threatening violence. The university banned Henry Liu from campus four years ago after a classmate reported to police that the student was upset with a professor and talked about guns in the […]
September 28, 2016
Students
In Essence, Racism on Trial in Arizona’s Ethnic Studies Suit
The Arce v Douglas ethnic studies trial, in Tucson’s Federal Court, is expected to commence in early 2017. The suit was filed against the state of Arizona, as a result of the state passing an anti-Ethnic Studies HB 2281 legislation in 2010. Yet for all intents and purposes, it is the discipline itself and, specifically, […]
September 26, 2016
Students
Scholars Unsure Potential Young Latino Voters Engaged
Even though young Latino voters have much at stake in the 2016 presidential election — from immigration reform to free college — it remains unclear as to whether they will turn out to the polls in large numbers this November.
September 26, 2016
Sports
Colin Kaepernick Controversy Puts Presidential Debate in Perspective
Fans don’t realize it, but Colin Kaepernick knows there are more important things in life than football
September 25, 2016
Campus Climate
Hofstra Pushes Front-line Learning with Presidential Debate
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. ― Monday night’s verbal smackdown between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is a hot ticket on the campus of Hofstra University. About 7,500 students, or more than two-thirds of the student body, entered the lottery for only a few hundred tickets to witness the cycle’s first presidential debate, being held Monday night in […]
September 25, 2016
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Professor: Islam Viewed Through Distorted Lens
Georgetown University professor says Islam gets viewed through a distorted lens that impacts foreign policy.
September 22, 2016
Students
Ky. Supreme Court says Gov. Bevin Cannot Cut University Budgets
FRANKFORT, Ky. ― Kentucky’s highest court says the state’s Republican governor cannot cut the budgets of public colleges and universities without the approval of the state legislature. The 5-2 ruling by the state Supreme Court on Thursday reverses a lower court ruling earlier this year that said Gov. Matt Bevin had the power to order […]
September 22, 2016
Students
Amid Scrutiny, For-profit Colleges See Enrollment Slide
Some of the nation’s largest for-profit colleges are suffering steep declines in enrollment amid growing competition, new regulation and government pressure that led to the collapse this month of one of the industry’s biggest players, ITT Technical Institute. The industry has been losing students for the past six years, but the crisis appears to be […]
September 22, 2016
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