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University of Michigan Rolling Out Diversity, Inclusion Plan

ANN ARBOR, Mich. ― A vice provost has been selected to serve as the University of Michigan’s first chief diversity officer as part of broader efforts to improve diversity on campus, the school’s president announced Wednesday. Robert Sellers’ appointment will go before the school’s Board of Regents on Oct. 20. The position is being created […]

October 5, 2016

Students

East Carolina University Now Prohibits Band’s National Anthem Protest

East Carolina University found itself continuing to deal with the ramifications Tuesday of a protest last Saturday during which 19 members of its marching band took a knee while the national anthem was played at a home football game. The action follows the lead of NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who is protesting racial injustice and […]

October 4, 2016

Students

Mississippi’s LGBT Community, Objectors Locked in Rights Struggle

Mississippi laws targeting the LGBT community in the name of religious liberty.

October 4, 2016

Students

Trump-inspired Mural Causes Controversy at University of Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. ― A Donald Trump-inspired mural on the University of Minnesota campus has created a controversy. The university’s College Republicans group painted “Build The Wall” on a campus bridge last week. Student groups paint signs and messages on the Washington Avenue pedestrian bridge every fall. But WCCO-TV reports the mural was soon defaced, […]

October 4, 2016

Students

Ga. Attorney General Sam Olens Seeking Kennesaw State Presidency

ATLANTA ― Attorney General Sam Olens will interview this week to become president of Kennesaw State University, according to Georgia’s top higher education official. University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby said in a letter sent Monday to students and faculty of Georgia’s third-largest university that a committee of the university system’s governing Board of […]

October 3, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Gallaudet University Inaugurates President Roberta Cordano

Gallaudet University inaugurated its first deaf female president on Friday afternoon.

October 2, 2016

Students

American University Turns to ‘Roadmap’ for Inclusion

After campus protests that followed an incident in which a banana was thrown at a Black female student, American University officials announced plans to take action this week to develop a “roadmap” that will “radically impact the campus climate.”

October 2, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Georgetown, Harvard Embrace Role in Slavery Atonement

Colleges and universities have a significant role to play in investigating and reconciling the nation’s legacy of slavery, the presidents of Georgetown University and Harvard University said Thursday.

September 29, 2016

Students

Students Protest Conditions at Lincoln University

Several dozen Lincoln University students staged a sit-in this week to protest deteriorating conditions at the historically Black institution located about 45 miles outside of Philadelphia.

September 29, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Former Tuskegee University President Benjamin Payton Dies

Dr. Benjamin F. Payton, who served as Tuskegee University’s president for nearly 30 years, died Wednesday at Fort Myers, Fla., at age 83.

September 29, 2016

Students

Missouri Fraternity Suspended Over Reports of Racial Slurs

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri temporarily suspended a fraternity on Wednesday over accusations of racial slurs directed toward black students, in the latest incident of racial tension that has roiled the campus for nearly a year. The university action followed the national organization of Delta Upsilon fraternity, which suspended the chapter earlier on […]

September 29, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Oakland University in Suburban Detroit Won’t Keep President

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. ― Oakland University in suburban Detroit is searching for a new president. The school’s governing board said Thursday it will not renew the contract of George Hynd next summer. He was hired in 2014. Board chairman Richard DeVore says Hynd brought stability to Oakland after a period of “fragmented leadership.” He described […]

September 29, 2016