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Leadership & Policy

Bill Allowing Concealed Weapons at South Dakota Colleges Moves to House

Over the objections of some student representatives and South Dakota’s Board of Regents, a legislative panel approved Thursday and sent to the full state House a proposal to allow people 21 years or older to carry a concealed weapon on the six public university campuses.

February 12, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Harvard Bans Professors from Having Sex with Undergraduates

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University has instituted a total ban on professors having sex with undergraduate students, strengthening language it said didn’t reflect expectations on relationships between faculty members and students.

February 5, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Scholars: Police, Black Community Disconnect Unresolved

Reports of a Norfolk State University student’s attack by a police dog last week has again brought the issue of police violence against the African-American community to the forefront.

February 5, 2015

Students

A Division Committed to Diversity and Social Justice

Founded in 1870 by the Roman Catholic Society of Jesus under the name of St. Ignatius College, Loyola University Chicago has grown to be the largest of the 28 Jesuit universities in the United States.

February 5, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Top UNC Leader Cites Coincidence in Ross Replacement Timing

It was a coincidence that the oversight board for North Carolina’s public university system began rewriting its 18-year-old rules for finding a new president just before the current leader was forced out, the board’s chairman said Tuesday.

January 27, 2015

Faculty & Staff

2 on Leave at University of Oregon After Records Illegally Released

The University of Oregon has put two unnamed employees on leave after the illegal release of 22,000 pages of records from the president’s office.

January 21, 2015

Faculty & Staff

University of North Carolina System Head Tom Ross Pushed Out of Job

Members of the UNC board emphasized their decision to replace President Tom Ross next year was not due to job performance or that he turns 65 in June.

January 18, 2015

Home

At King Celebration, Sharpton Bridges Eras of Activism

Civil rights activist spoke of how Selma gave insight into the numerous behind-the-scenes struggles of many who ended up working together for the cause.

January 15, 2015

Students

‘Spare Parts’ Movie Could Move Along Undocumented Immigrant Conversation

Surrounding the story is the reality of low expectations for students in struggling schools and the constant threat of deportation for undocumented students.

January 14, 2015

African-American

Race Relations at Forefront of National Debate

A poll indicated that 13% of those interviewed believed that race relations are the most important issue facing the nation.

January 13, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Ringleader in FAMU Hazing Death Sentenced to 6 Years

A former Florida A&M University band member was sentenced Friday to more than six years in prison for manslaughter and felony hazing in the death of a drum major, making him the first to receive prison time in the case.

January 11, 2015

Community Colleges

Education Company Settles with Justice Department

An education company will pay about $1.3 million under a civil settlement with the U.S. Justice Department to resolve allegations it employed unqualified instructors at its Texas campuses.

January 6, 2015