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Students

MARCUS A. WHITEHURST

MARCUS A. WHITEHURST has been named vice provost for educational equity at Pennsylvania State University. He was interim vice provost for educational equity at Penn State. Whitehurst holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from Binghamton University, State University of New York, and a master’s and a doctorate from Penn State.

September 9, 2015

African-American

Black Lives Matter Movement Crucial in Drawing Attention to Issues

It has been all but impossible to not to notice the Black Lives Matter movement

September 2, 2015

Military

West Point Professor Who Called Legal Scholars Treasonous Resigns

A West Point professor criticized for writing an article calling some legal scholars treasonous and “lawful targets” for the U.S. military in its war on terrorism has resigned a month after he was hired to teach a law course.

September 1, 2015

Home

Doctor Claims College Wanted to Fire Her Over Facebook Posts

A new doctor in a University of Texas residency training program has sued the school, claiming she faced possible dismissal after complaining on Facebook about having to work 100 hours or more per week.

August 31, 2015

Home

University of Texas Removes Jefferson Davis Statue

A statue of the president of the secessionist pro-slavery Southern states was removed from its pedestal Sunday on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin, days after a court rejected an appeal from a Confederate heritage group.

August 30, 2015

HBCUs

Judge Denies Attempt to Stop Removal of UT Davis Statue

A judge has denied efforts to prevent the University of Texas from removing a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis from the main area of campus.

August 27, 2015

Students

New Law Requires Colleges Take Steps to Address Sex Assault

A new state law will require Illinois colleges to take steps to prevent and respond to sexual assault.

August 23, 2015

Faculty & Staff

University of Virginia Setting Up Endowed Position in Julian Bond’s Honor

The University of Virginia has announced that it will establish a permanent position in the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences in honor of Julian Bond, the civil rights leader and social activist who died Saturday at age 75.

August 18, 2015

HBCUs

Grad Student Employees Lose Health Insurance Subsidy

The University of Missouri said it is eliminating subsidies that help pay health insurance costs for graduate students employed by the school.

August 17, 2015

Opinion

By Julian Bond’s Example, We all Need to do So Much More

It was 1:03 a.m., California time, early Sunday morning. That’s when my cell phone alerted me with the news bulletin that Julian Bond, the long-time fighter for civil rights, had died.

August 17, 2015

Latinx

Michigan Schools on Hook for Native American Tuition Program

Michigan’s public colleges and universities are on the hook for millions of dollars each year because a program that provides free tuition to Native American students isn’t fully funded.

August 12, 2015

Leadership & Policy

TABATHA “TAMMY” TERRELL-BROOKS

TABATHA “TAMMY” TERRELL-BROOKS has been named director of alumni and constituency relations at Jackson State University. She was special assistant to the vice president for institutional advancement at Jackson State. Terrell-Brooks earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Jackson State.

August 10, 2015