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Students

North Dakota State Turns Over Deleted Emails of School President

North Dakota State University has turned over to the state’s Legislative Council nearly 2,000 pages of emails deleted from President Dean Bresciani’s account.

July 7, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Alabama State University Awarded $800,000 for Voting Rights Center

Alabama State University receives funding to build the third Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights Interpretive Center, which is slated to open in March 2015.

July 2, 2013

HBCUs

Civil War in Book

As we celebrate the birth of the nation on July 4, it seems appropriate to reflect on the era in which the United States stood in danger of an irreversible divide

June 30, 2013

Leadership & Policy

North Dakota State University President Accused of Deleting 45K Emails

The North Dakota Legislative Council is asking Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem to determine whether the president of North Dakota State University broke the law by deleting more than 45,000 emails that may have been subject to an open records request.

June 24, 2013

Latinx

Supreme Court’s Ruling Means Affirmative Action Safe for Now

I always thought Abigail Fisher’s case wasn’t quite good enough to bring down what has been the most successful tool for racial equity in history.

June 24, 2013

Disabilties

Chinese Activist, Fellow Says NYU is Forcing Him Out

Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, who was allowed to travel to the U.S. after escaping from house arrest, said Monday that New York University is forcing him and his family to leave at the end of this month because of pressure from the Chinese government

June 17, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Alcorn State Celebrates Medgar Evers’ Civil Rights Legacy

The thriving land-grant institution in rural Mississippi hosted the last leg of celebrations in the state honoring Evers 50 years after his assassination.

June 13, 2013

Home

Alabama State Pays $240,000 in Legal Fees in 7 Months

Alabama State University paid more than $240,000 in legal fees in the seven months between November and May.

June 12, 2013

Sports

Man Charged in Florida A&M Hazing Case Gets No Jail Time

By Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — The roommate of the Florida A&M drum major who died after undergoing a hazing ritual in 2011 won’t spend any time in jail for his role in the hazing death. Rikki Wills was sentenced Friday to one year of house arrest and five years probation. Wills previously pleaded no […]

June 9, 2013

Students

Judge Tosses Lawsuit by Pa. Governor Against NCAA

A federal judge on Thursday threw out the governor’s lawsuit against the NCAA over sanctions against Penn State related to Jerry Sandusky, calling his argument “a Hail Mary pass” that easily warranted dismissal.

June 6, 2013

African-American

Freedom Deferred

The 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation was celebrated at the beginning of this year, but, as most scholars know, freedom did not come immediately for most African-Americans who were held in slavery.

June 4, 2013

Home

Arkansas, Arkansas State Opt Out of Campus Gun Law

Arkansas’ two largest university systems voted Thursday to ban faculty and staff from carrying concealed handguns on campus, joining a growing number of schools in the state opting out of a new law allowing the firearms.

May 23, 2013