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Students

Threat Closes Evergreen State College After Protests Over Race

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A small college in Washington state closed abruptly Thursday in response to a threat following a recent series of protests that have drawn national attention to student allegations of racism on the progressive campus. It comes as many defenders of the First Amendment say they see signs that free speech is losing […]

June 1, 2017

Women

Muslim Activist Critical of Israel is Cheered at Graduation

NEW YORK — A Muslim-American activist whose role as a commencement speaker had come under protest from critics opposing her stance on Israel was given a standing ovation by graduating students Thursday after she told them they must commit to demanding change. “We in this room together must commit to never being bystanders to poverty, […]

June 1, 2017

STEM

Universities: Trump Climate Decision Creates Uncertainty

BOULDER, Colo. — A consortium of U.S. universities that manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research says President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the nation out of an international agreement on climate creates new uncertainties. In a statement Thursday, Antonio Busalacchi, president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, stopped short of explicitly criticizing the […]

June 1, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Cox Appointed to Alabama A&M Board of Trustees

Dr. William E. Cox, president & CEO of Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, has been appointed to the board of trustees of his alma mater, Alabama A&M University.

May 31, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Pogue Retires from Cheyney University, Ready for Next Challenge

A successful veteran higher-education executive who has been characterized by peers as among a group of “presidents-for-rent” has retired for the fifth time, saying he already has plans to continue working in higher ed.

May 31, 2017

Students

NCORE Kicks Off with Call to Activism

The proliferation of racist incidents on college campuses, as well as the spate of police shootings of unarmed Black men and efforts by some states to engage in voter suppression were cited as reasons why NCORE still needs to exist.

May 31, 2017

Women

Daughter of Woman Central to South Korea Scandal Returns to Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea — She is probably the most loathed 20-year-old in South Korea, the privileged daughter of the woman at the center of a political scandal that brought down a president. After several months in detention in Denmark, Chung Yoo-ra returned to her home country in a hoodie and handcuffs Wednesday to be questioned […]

May 31, 2017

Students

State Committee Signs Off on U. of Wisconsin Free Speech Bill

MADISON, Wis. — Assembly Republicans moved closer to creating tougher penalties for University of Wisconsin student protesters Tuesday, advancing a bill that would suspend or expel students who disrupt speakers. The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities approved the bill on an 8-6 vote. The sends the bill to the Assembly floor, which hopes to […]

May 31, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Bynum Named Jackson State President Despite Opposition

JACKSON, Miss. — College Board trustees are naming William Bynum as the next president of Jackson State University despite opposition from some students and alumni. The board had already named Bynum, now president of Mississippi Valley State University, as its preferred candidate last week. Bynum says he can lead Jackson State out of financial difficulties, […]

May 31, 2017

Students

Gender-inclusive Locker Room Planned for UC Berkeley

BERKELEY, Calif. — The University of California, Berkeley plans to build a gender-inclusive locker room at its campus gym. When the locker room opens next year it will include private changing rooms, showers, lockers and bathrooms stalls. It will also serve as a gender-neutral access point to the campus swim facility. Campus officials say men, […]

May 31, 2017

Students

Poll: 2 in 3 Tennessee Voters Favor Immigrant Tuition Break

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — About two out of three registered voters in the state think Tennessee students whose parents brought or kept them in the country illegally should be eligible for in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities, according to a poll released by Vanderbilt University on Tuesday. The wide support for extending the tuition […]

May 30, 2017

Students

Connecticut Teachers, Students Protest DeVos’ Comments

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Teachers, students and parents at a Connecticut high school on Tuesday protested remarks made by U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who quoted a former student in calling the school “nothing more than adult day care … a dangerous day care.” Connecticut Democratic U.S. Rep. John Larson and Democratic Gov. Dannel P. […]

May 30, 2017