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Students

Daughter’s Suit Over Tuition Goes to Higher Court

A higher court will be handling the case of whether a divorced New Jersey couple must pay their daughter’s college tuition even though they both disagree with where she’s going to school.

December 23, 2014

LGBTQ+

MIT Pulls Online Lectures Over Harassment Claim

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has removed a retired physics professor’s lectures from an online learning platform because the school concluded he had sexually harassed a woman, university officials said.

December 9, 2014

Students

Court Rejects Fired Iowa Professor’s Appeal

IOWA CITY, Iowa ― An appeals court upheld the firing of a University of Iowa radiology professor Wednesday, rejecting claims that he did not receive a fair hearing.

November 26, 2014

Students

I Voted Already. Did You?

Value your vote before the second coming of Jim Crow strips it from you.

November 2, 2014

African-American

Voting is a Privilege and an Opportunity for Civic Engagement

Early voting started recently and will continue until November 4. It is our opportunity to vote for the candidates of our choice.

October 23, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Darker-Skinned African-American Students Suspended More Frequently

A new study—titled “The Relationship Between Skin Tone and School Suspension for African Americans”—found that darker-skinned African-American students were more likely to be suspended than those with lighter skin tones.

October 6, 2014

Leadership & Policy

University of Illinois Trustees Vote Against Hiring Controversial Professor

University of Illinois trustees on Thursday voted not to hire a professor whose anti-Israel Twitter messages were deemed anti-Semitic by some, raising the likelihood of a lawsuit and further campus protests.

September 11, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Appeals Court: Course Syllabi Not Public Records

A federal appeals court has ruled that course syllabi are exempt from Missouri’s open records law because they are the intellectual property of faculty members.

August 27, 2014

Students

University of California Exercising a Form of Economic Affirmative Action?

System gouging the out-of-staters to shore up revenues.

July 28, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Time No Barrier to Law Professor Ronald Sullivan Getting to Truth

Harvard educator is a consultant on Brooklyn’s Conviction Review Unit that seeks to bring the innocent to justice and restore faith in the legal system.

July 21, 2014

Students

Appeals Court Rules University of Texas Can Use Race in Admissions

In a 2-1 ruling, judges from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that barring the university from using race would ultimately lead to a less diverse student body.

July 15, 2014

Students

Howard University Commemorates 50 Years of the Civil Rights Act

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, activists and senior government officials gathered at Howard University to celebrate past achievements and look to the future of racial equality.

July 15, 2014