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African-American

Audit: Chicago State University Improperly Reported Awards

CHICAGO — An audit of Chicago State University by Illinois’ auditor general has found that the embattled school improperly reported nearly $52 million in federal awards. The report by the state’s Auditor General Frank Mautino says the university didn’t properly prepare expenditure reports, as required by federal law, for federal awards of more than $51.7 […]

March 30, 2017

Students

Diverse Conversations: What Minority High School Students Need to Know About College

What minority students are taught in high school about the college experience has a major impact on their decisions. So, what should we be teaching them about college?

March 29, 2017

Home

Diverse Docket: Court Backs Goddard College in Bias Suit

A federal appeals court has declined to reinstate a national origin discrimination suit by a former faculty member of Japanese ancestry against Goddard College in Vermont.

March 29, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Johnnetta Cole Contemplates Next Challenge

Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, who transcends boundaries through her dedication and love for higher education, is stepping down as director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art.

March 29, 2017

Students

Hungary: Soros-founded University Vows Resistance to New Law

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The rector of Central European University said Wednesday that the institution will resist legal amendments proposed by the Hungarian government, regarding them as discriminatory. CEU, opened in 1991, was founded by Hungarian-born billionaire philanthropist George Soros, considered an ideological opponent by Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The proposal was considered an extension of […]

March 29, 2017

Students

Rollins College Student Suspended for Treatment of Muslim Professor

WINTER PARK, Fla. — A student at Rollins College in Florida has been suspended temporarily for his treatment of his Muslim professor. The Christian student says he is the victim of religious discrimination. A disciplinary hearing was held Tuesday for Rollins student Marshall Polston. The outcome is pending. The Orlando Sentinel reports that professor Areej […]

March 29, 2017

Students

Bill Proposed to Put Dropouts Back on Educational Path

Rep. Bobby Scott has introduced legislation aimed to help out-of-school youth. Advocates say it is needed to help “disconnected” access higher ed.

March 28, 2017

Students

Naturalization Expert Weaves Ethnic Studies into Civics

Whenever Daisy Herrera spots fearful facial tics or hears anxiety in the voices of students she reassures them that the process of becoming U.S. citizens doesn’t require them to renounce their Latina/o heritage and culture.

March 28, 2017

Students

Project Aims to Help School Nurses Tackle Suicide Rates

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Researchers in New Mexico, California and Maryland are working with public school nurses in hopes of curbing suicide rates within the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community by making school grounds safer. University of New Mexico pediatrics professor Mary Ramos and colleagues at the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation and the […]

March 28, 2017

News Roundup

New York College Alters Sign Bearing Trump Ally’s Name

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — A New York college has altered the sign at a student apartment building bearing the name of a major benefactor and Donald Trump supporter who insulted President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama. The sign outside the building on the St. Bonaventure University campus had read “Paladino House.” Carl Paladino is a Buffalo […]

March 28, 2017

African-American

Activist, Journalist Roger Wilkins Dies

Civil rights activist and noted journalist Roger Wilkins, who led the Community Relations Service in the Johnson administration in the 1960s, has died at age 85.

March 27, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Morehouse No-confidence Vote Aimed at Checking the Board

Morehouse faculty says that their recent vote of no confidence in the college’s board chair reflects the concerns about the board’s governance style after viewing external audit documents from entities tasked with evaluating the board.

March 27, 2017