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Students

All Immigrants Not Included

The statements with messages of building and protecting an inclusive community are great to see, but the reality is not all campuses have included undocumented and DACA students in their statements.

March 2, 2017

Students

Scholars: DREAMer’s Arrest a Threat to Rights of All

Experts say the arrest of a DREAMer and aspirant university math professor who had just spoken out about the impact that immigration enforcement was having on her family has had a chilling effect on other DREAMers and is likely to reverberate beyond the community of undocumented students.

March 2, 2017

Students

Dubuque Students Apologize for Photo of Them in Blackface

DUBUQUE, Iowa — More than 150 people gathered at the University of Dubuque to discuss how to respond after two students posted a photo of themselves in blackface on social media, sparking outrage at the school and surrounding communities. The two-hour discussion Wednesday allowed students and faculty members to speak their minds, the Telegraph Herald […]

March 2, 2017

Students

Pence, not Trump, to Give Notre Dame Commencement Address

INDIANAPOLIS — Vice President Mike Pence will deliver the commencement address this spring at the University of Notre Dame, the school announced Thursday, an honor customarily reserved for newly elected U.S. presidents. Notre Dame’s president, the Rev. John Jenkins, had criticized President Donald Trump over his executive order limiting travel and refugees from some Muslim-majority […]

March 2, 2017

Students

College Students Protest Speaker Branded White Nationalist

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Hundreds of Vermont college students have protested a lecture by a speaker they call a white nationalist, forcing the college to move his talk to an undisclosed location on campus. Speaker Charles Murray wrote “The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life” and “Coming Apart: The State of White America, […]

March 2, 2017

Students

Expert: 3-pronged Approach Key to Closing Black-White Graduation Gap

According to Dr. Andrew H. Nichols, The Education Trust’s director of higher education research and data analytics, closing the graduation gap will require three systemic changes.

March 1, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Jenkins: HBCU Presidents Couldn’t Afford to Miss White House Meeting

While it is always an honor to meet the leader of the free world, I must admit I had reservations. My reservations drove me to make a list of pros and cons and in the end my decision to attend was based on several factors.

March 1, 2017

Students

UMB Students Enjoy Day of Discovery

Four University of Maryland, Baltimore students spent the last day of Black History Month adding important pieces to the puzzles of their ancestry.

March 1, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Union: University of Oregon Planning 75 Layoffs of Faculty

EUGENE, Ore. — A labor union representing University of Oregon employees says the school is considering a plan to lay off 75 nontenured faculty members. The Register-Guard reports that United Academics says the reductions will affect employees of the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and other university units. The plans come […]

March 1, 2017

Students

University of California Releases Details on 113 Employee Sexual Misconduct Cases

BERKELEY, Calif. — The University of California said it investigated 113 cases of sexual misconduct involving staff and faculty at its 10 campuses over a recent three-year period, according to hundreds of pages of internal documents released Tuesday. The information was released to The Associated Press and other news organizations following a public records request […]

March 1, 2017

Students

After Backlash, University of Iowa Restores Scholarships

IOWA CITY, Iowa — After facing lawsuits and days of criticism, the University of Iowa is shelving a plan to eliminate scholarships promised to thousands of current and incoming students. UI President Bruce Harreld announced Wednesday that he was reinstating the Iowa Heritage Award and four other smaller scholarship programs for current students and those […]

March 1, 2017

Latinx

Rodriguez: Time for Brown Berets to be Seen in Court?

What has not been litigated is whether Mexicans in this country are part of a foreign and illegitimate culture. With the recent arrest of the Brown Berets, perhaps it is time to take that assertion to court.

February 28, 2017