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Leadership & Policy

David Gipp Named Representative of American Indian College Fund

The chancellor of the tribal college in Bismarck has been named as a representative of a scholarship program that is part of a $3.4 billion government settlement with Native American landowners.

August 12, 2014

African-American

Holley-Walker Eagerly Leads Law Students into Redefined Realms

Newly appointed dean of Howard University School of Law preparing students to tap into the opportunities and responsibilities of sometimes being “the only voice in the room for people who look like them and things that might interest them.”

August 11, 2014

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Newly Appointed Alabama State University Trustees Seated

Gov. Robert Bentley put his stamp on the Alabama State University board of trustees on Friday as his new appointees were sworn in, replacing members he asked to resign or be removed.

August 10, 2014

Students

Ohio State University Band Director’s Firing Sets Off Clash

The new president of Ohio State University and supporters of the school’s storied marching band are clashing over the unexpected firing of a band director with deep roots in the organization.

August 3, 2014

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Former Alabama State University Trustee Wiggins Threatens to Sue Governor

Circuit Judge Marvin Wiggins is threatening to sue Gov. Robert Bentley for removing him as a trustee of Alabama State University.

July 30, 2014

MSIs

Department of Defense to Oversee Plagiarism Probe

The Department of Defense has taken the unusual step of overseeing a plagiarism investigation being conducted by the U.S. Army War College against Sen. John Walsh of Montana, the college’s provost said Tuesday.

July 29, 2014

Students

UW Bothell Chancellor Sees Abundance of Opportunity for Underserved on His Campus

Bjong Wolf Yeigh says that about half of the student body is made up of first-generation college attendees and that about 43 percent of the student body are students of color.

July 29, 2014

Sports

NBA Players Union Elects Michele Roberts as New Executive Director

The National Basketball Players Association has elected Michele Roberts as executive director, making her the first woman to lead a North American pro sports union.

July 29, 2014

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Ohio State Marching Band Director Fired After Investigation

Jonathan Waters was fired Thursday amid allegations he knew about and ignored “serious cultural issues,” some involving rituals where students were pressured to march in their underwear or participate in sexually themed stunts.

July 24, 2014

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Mexican-born Professor Nominated for California High Court

Gov. Jerry Brown nominated a Mexican-born Stanford law professor on Tuesday to the California Supreme Court, continuing a trend to diversify one of the most influential courts in the country.

July 22, 2014

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Texas Chancellor: No Trust in Campus President

The chancellor of the University of Texas System says that a breakdown of trust and communication led him to demand the resignation of the flagship campus’ president, not pressure from members of the Austin school’s governing board.

July 17, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Tumult at University of Texas May Hurt Hiring of New Leaders

It could complicate a search for two of the most powerful higher education jobs in the state: a new UT system chancellor and a president of the 50,000-student flagship campus.

July 13, 2014