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Leadership & Policy

New Fisk President Brings Optimism Aboard

Fisk University is one of many historically Black schools that have felt the pain of financial issues over the years. However, under the leadership of new president, Dr. Kevin Rome, these issues may soon diminish.

August 17, 2017

Students

St. Philip’s College Embraces Dual Identity

Artemisia Bowden St. Philip’s College has the distinction of being both a historically Black college and a Hispanic serving institution.

August 17, 2017

News Roundup

Veterans Get Expanded College Assistance Under Trump

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Military veterans are getting unlimited access to college assistance under legislation President Donald Trump has signed into law. The Forever GI Act removed a 15-year limit on using the benefits, effective immediately. The measure increases financial assistance for National Guard and Reserve members, building on a 2008 law that guaranteed veterans a […]

August 17, 2017

Students

Judge Approves $250K Settlement for College Student’s Death

CLEMSON, S.C. — A judge has approved a $250,000 settlement between Clemson University and the family of a student who died during a fraternity pledge run nearly three years ago. Court records filed Thursday show Judge Robin Stilwell approved the deal reached earlier this month. Clemson promises to create a $50,000 endowment in Tucker Hipps’ […]

August 17, 2017

Students

In Letter to Staff, DeVos Condemns Charlottesville Violence

WASHINGTON — Facing criticism over her muted response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday condemned those “tragic and unthinkable” events and blasted “neo-Nazis and other racist bigots” in a letter to staff. DeVos’ email to Education Department employees came after she was criticized for insufficiently condemning the violence, in […]

August 17, 2017

Students

Michigan State University Rejects White Nationalist Event

DETROIT — Michigan State University has denied a request to rent space to a group headed by white nationalist Richard Spencer. The university said in a statement Thursday that the decision was made “due to significant concerns about public safety.” It cites last weekend’s “tragic violence” in Charlottesville, Virginia. Michigan State officials say they support […]

August 17, 2017

Leadership & Policy

University of Florida Denies White Nationalists’ Event Request

University of Florida President W. Kent Fuchs said that he weighed the First Amendment rights of White nationalists against the risk to the safety of his students in denying a request by the group to rent space on campus for an event.

August 16, 2017

Students

Report: Student Borrowers Mired Deeper in Debt

More student loan borrowers are finding themselves deeper in debt and taking a longer time to pay off their student loans — and an increasing number of student loan borrowers are older than in the past, according to a report released Wednesday from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

August 16, 2017

Students

Unaccredited and Undeterred: Morris Brown Seeks Turnaround

Morris Brown College, a historically Black institution in Atlanta, Georgia, lost its accreditation in April of 2003 but has kept its doors and classrooms open in spite of a significant loss in funding and enrollment.

August 16, 2017

Students

No More Hawaiian Affairs Scholarships for Mainland Colleges

HONOLULU  — Scholarship money from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs will only be going to students at the University of Hawaii system this academic year, officials said. The office gives $500,000 each year to Hawaiian students and could be used in the past by students to help pay for costs at mainland colleges, The Honolulu-Star […]

August 16, 2017

Students

Dorm Overcrowding Affects 500 Students at Georgia State

ATLANTA — Georgia State University must find room for roughly 500 students as more have applied to stay on its Atlanta campus than there are places to live. Local news outlets report that according to the school’s website, the campus’s increasing popularity to live on has led to an unusual increase in the number of […]

August 16, 2017

Students

Charlottesville Rally Participant Withdraws from Boston University

BOSTON — An 18-year-old student who attended the White nationalist rally in Virginia last weekend says he has withdrawn from college in Boston in part because of death threats. Nicholas Fuentes tells The Boston Globe he has received 15 death threats via email and social media. Fuentes said he considered leaving Boston University in January […]

August 16, 2017