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- Trump Relegates Transgender Americans to Ranks of Second-Class Citizens
  by G.E. Branch III
  On July 26, 2017, President Donald J. Trump announced — via Twitter, of course — that transgender people will be banned from serving in the military in any capacity.
  
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  ‘Just in Case,’ Is That Our New Anthem These Days?
  by James B. Ewers Jr.
  In 2017, Black men in America walk a dangerous walk. The relationship between Black men and the police is problematic, at best.
  
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  Frozen Place University
  by Marcus Bright
  I wrote in March about the concept of “The Sunken Place” as portrayed in the movie “Get Out.” This piece will lay out some of the characteristics of a “Frozen Place,” where a person feels stuck in a certain position or station and is unable to progress.
  
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  Brienne Minor: Michigan’s Tennis Hidden Figure
  
  Sex and Higher Ed? Pitino’s Light Punishment Says It All
  
  Bill Maher Controversy Needs to be Kept in Perspective
  
  Excellence Does Not Shield Black Students from Racism
News
- Briar Cliff University President Intends to Leave Post
  by Associated Press
  
  SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The president of Briar Cliff University in Sioux City intends to leave his position at the end of the upcoming fall semester after serving less than two years. Hamid Shirvani said in a college news release Wednesday that the decision “is a result of a combination of family, personal and professional […]
  
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  11 Professors Accept University of Montana’s Buyout Offers
  by Associated Press
  MISSOULA, Mont. — Eleven University of Montana professors have accepted buyout offers during its first round. The Missoulian reports the university offered a total of 48 buyout offers to faculty members in May. Officials previously said 14 tenured professors over the age of 65 expressed interest in the offers during the first round. Kevin McRae […]
  
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  3 Rowan University Diversity Programs Awarded NSF Grants
  by Monica Levitan
  
  Three programs at Rowan University with goals to promote diversity and equality for underrepresented races and sexualities on and off campus recently have been awarded grants by the National Science Foundation to aid those efforts.
  
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  Duquesne University Professor Charged With Keying Neighbors’ Cars
  
  University of Missouri to Investigate Potential Embezzlement
  
  University of Alaska Fairbanks to Eliminate Economics Degree
  
  Former Panthers President Morrison Returns to Teaching
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Community College
- 2 Ohio Schools Utilize Transfer Partnership to Help Students Step Up
  by Catherine Morris
  
  This past fall, the University of Dayton and Sinclair Community College welcomed the first cohort of six students to the UD Sinclair Academy, a new joint venture intended to bridge the distance between the two schools.
  
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  Louisville Tries Different Course to Close Black Male Achievement Gap
  by Monica Levitan
  In an effort to improve academic achievement among African Americans, a Kentucky school board has approved the creation of an academy tailored to Black male students in Louisville.
  
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  Ohio Empowers Community Colleges to Address Industry Needs
  by Catherine Morris
  
  Ohio has become the 24th state to allow its community colleges to offer four-year degrees.
  
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  Money Woes Forcing Oregon to Alter Community College Promise
  
  Industry Pitching In to Support Higher Ed ESL
  
  Mississippi’s Largest Community College Warned by Accreditor
  
  AAUP Adds 2 Institutions, Removes 2 From Censure List
Disabilities
- Students With Disabilities: We Want Our Fair Chance at College
  by Ya-Marie Sesay
  
  Students with disabilities deserve access to higher education to achieve their dreams and goals like everyone else. That is the message several panelists delivered Thursday at a session on the Improving Access to Higher Education Act.
  
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  MBA for Mom Who Went to All Classes with Quadriplegic Son
  by Associated Press
  ORANGE, Calif. — A Southern California university has awarded an honorary degree to the mother of a quadriplegic student after she attended every class with him and took his notes while he pursued his Master of Business Administration. Judy O’Connor, a retired elementary school teacher, pushed her son Marty in his wheelchair for him to […]
  
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  Diverse Docket: College’s Religious Affiliation no Shield Against Bias Complaint
  by Eric Freedman
  
  A private college’s religious affiliation doesn’t automatically shield it from liability for racial discrimination, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ruled.
  
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  Blind Chemist Creates STEM Curriculum for Sightless Children
  
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  Diverse Docket: Court Rules Kankakee CC Did Not Violate Religious Rights
  
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International
- Southern New Hampshire U. Showing Refugees A New Path
  by Tiffany Pennamon
  
  Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is paving the way as one of the first American institutions to grant online degrees to students living in refugee camps.
  
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  Report: International Student Yield for U.S. Colleges Holds Steady
  by Jamaal Abdul-Alim
  Despite fears that international students might stay away from the U.S. because of President Donald Trump’s proposed travel ban, which has been partially permitted pending Supreme Court review, that doesn’t appear to be happening this fall, a new survey has found.
  
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  Syrian Doctor Caught in Travel Ban Gives Up, Moves to Canada
  by Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Syrian doctor says he won’t return to the United States to finish his studies at Brown University because of the Trump administration’s travel ban. Khaled Almilaji said Wednesday there’s too much uncertainty, even though he possibly could get a student visa under the scaled-back version of the ban. The administration has […]
  
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  Father of Missing Chinese Scholar: ‘Give My Daughter Back’
  
  Guillermo: Diversity Loses When Public Schools Go ‘Private’
  
  South Korean Police Arrest Suspect in University Explosion
  
  Paris Prosecutor Charges Notre Dame Attacker
Sports
- Baylor University Ordered to Provide Sex Assault Reports Dating to 2003
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  WACO, Texas — A judge has ordered Baylor University to turn over to plaintiffs’ attorneys records of all cases of sexual assault and harassment since 2003 in a lawsuit against the nation’s largest Baptist school. A group of women is suing Baylor, claiming the school in Texas mishandled or ignored claims of sexual assault for […]
  
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  Baylor Settles Lawsuit with Woman Who Alleged Sexual Assault
  by Jim Vertuno, Associated Press
  AUSTIN, Texas — Baylor University has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit with a former student who accused the nation’s largest Baptist school of fostering a “hunting ground for sexual predators” and mishandling her alleged attack in 2015. A settlement notice was filed in federal court in Waco, Texas on Thursday. No details were released, […]
  
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  Ex-Florida State Star Myron Rolle Ready to Begin Med School Residency
  by Joe Reedy, Associated Press
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Myron Rolle has accomplished many things on and off the field. His biggest ones, though, might still be coming up. Rolle’s dream of becoming a doctor came to fruition on May 20 when he graduated from Florida State’s College of Medicine. The former All-American safety and Rhodes Scholar has not had much […]
  
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  NCAA Suspends Pitino After Escort Investigation
  
  University of Delaware Opens Concussion Clinic
  
  Audit: Iowa Athletics IT Director Submitted False Invoices
  
  UNC Responds to 3rd Set of NCAA Charges in Academic Case
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African-Americans
- Music Therapy Proving to be Sound Choice for Howard Student
  by Tiffany Pennamon and Ya-Marie Sesay
  Maya Rogers, a graduate student focusing on music therapy at Howard University, has been named one of four student recipients of the $25,000 Beyoncé Knowles-Carter Formation Scholars Award.
  
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  HBCU Leaders Aim to Make Campuses More LGBTQ Inclusive
  by Gia Savage
  HBCU presidents and executives convened a summit to develop more strategic ways to turn their campuses into safe spaces for students that identify as LGBTQ.
  
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  Black Former Professor Files Pay Bias Complaint Against Campbell University
  by Walter Hudson
  A Black former law professor whose discrimination battle against Campbell University boiled over into Christian radio and social media on July 7, has filed a new federal complaint against the Raleigh, N.C. law school.
  
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  Shaw University Names Dillard Interim President
  
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  For Burnim, Integrity at Heart of Success
  
  Moses C. Norman Dies; Retired Clark Atlanta University Dean
Native Americans
- Experts: Colleges’ Media Messages Need Diverse Appeal
  by Catherine Morris
  As the U.S. looks ahead to a “majority-minority” future, colleges and universities ought to make an effort to broaden their outreach to diverse audiences, according to Alberto Avendano, Washington bureau chief of the National Association of Hispanic Publications.
  
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  ‘New Life’ Initiative to Recruit American Indian Students
  by James Nord, Associated Press
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota State University President Barry Dunn says he can see a future in which reservation hospitals and health centers across South Dakota employ pharmacists and lab scientists educated at his school, with doctors and administrators also trained at institutions in the state. The land-grant university is pursuing a new initiative […]
  
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  Law School Program Provides Free Wills to Native Americans
  by Associated Press
  UPPER FRUITLAND, N.M. — A University of Denver program is helping Native Americans draft wills, helping overcome a cultural aversion to discuss death. About 20 law students from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law visited the Upper Fruitland Chapter of the Navajo Nation to help tribe members draft wills, The Daily Times reported. […]
  
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  Ponca Tribe’s History Played Key Role at Conference
  
  University of Wyoming President Reaches Out to Reservation Schools
  
  Mique’l Dangeli Puts Indigenous Art on Center Stage
  
  Haskell Indian Nations University’s Attorneys: School not Subject to Title IX
Asian/Pacific Islanders
- Teens From 15 States Learn Mandarin Chinese in Mississippi
  by Associated Press
  OXFORD, Miss. — Thirty American teenagers are learning to speak Mandarin Chinese during an intensive summer program at the University of Mississippi. Now in its 11th year, Mississippi StarTalk is a federally funded program for students who will be high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. A university news release says language classes are taught at […]
  
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  Man Held in Chinese Scholar’s Kidnapping was Grad Student
  by Sara Burnett, Associated Press
  CHICAGO — The 28-year-old Illinois man charged with kidnapping a Chinese scholar now believed to be dead was among a select few admitted to the University of Illinois’ highly competitive physics graduate program in 2013. Brendt Allen Christensen originally planned to earn a doctorate degree, but told his graduate adviser in 2016 he had changed […]
  
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  Experts: Colleges’ Media Messages Need Diverse Appeal
  by Catherine Morris
  As the U.S. looks ahead to a “majority-minority” future, colleges and universities ought to make an effort to broaden their outreach to diverse audiences, according to Alberto Avendano, Washington bureau chief of the National Association of Hispanic Publications.
  
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  Mystery of Missing Chinese Scholar Shakes Up University of Illinois
  
  Researchers Look to Census Data for Keys to Improving Educational Outcomes
  
  Scholar Documents Economic War on Chinese Restaurants
  
  Father of Missing Chinese Scholar: ‘Give My Daughter Back’
Latinos
- Program to Help Guide Hispanic Prep Students to College
  by Gia Savage
  The Hispanic Student College Institute is aimed at helping students become better prepared for applying to colleges by learning about the search and application process, essay writing, resume building, and developing leadership and public speaking skills.
  
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  National Council of La Raza Changes Its Name to UnidosUS
  by Gia Savage
  One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organization has changed its name in an effort to appeal to a younger generation. The National Council of La Raza (NCLR)—known for its advocacy civil rights work on behalf of Hispanic communities—is now called “UnidosUS,” which is translated to mean “united.” The name change is an effort by […]
  
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  Alabama Program Aims to Recruit Hispanic Nurses
  by Associated Press
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama is launching a program to increase the number of Hispanic nurses involved in health care. The Capstone College of Nursing has received a $1.7 million grant for the Bama-Latino Project, which aims to recruit Hispanics into baccalaureate nursing programs. Alabama nursing professor Normal Cuellar says in a statement […]
  
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  CCNY, UTEP Team Up to Increase Hispanic Faculty in STEM
  
  Experts: Colleges’ Media Messages Need Diverse Appeal
  
  Researchers Look to Census Data for Keys to Improving Educational Outcomes
  
  SUNY Albany Appoints its First Latino President
LGBT
- HBCU Leaders Aim to Make Campuses More LGBTQ Inclusive
  by Gia Savage
  HBCU presidents and executives convened a summit to develop more strategic ways to turn their campuses into safe spaces for students that identify as LGBTQ.
  
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  Higgins’ Ouster at Claremont Colleges Reignites Faculty Speech Controversy
  by Gia Savage
  Dr. Jonathan Higgins, an educator and advocate for social justice issues that affect the Black and LGBTQ community, was recently fired from his position with the Queer Resource Center of Claremont Colleges in California, because of his “tweets and social media presence.”
  
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  Student Group Sues College in Michigan Over Speech Policy
  by Associated Press
  CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A conservative nonprofit student group at a community college in southeastern Michigan has sued the school, saying its policy of requiring permission for public speech violates members’ First Amendment rights. Attorneys representing Turning Point USA say the Macomb Community College chapter is challenging the school’s expressive activity policy in a federal […]
  
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  Northwestern Opens Gender-neutral, Multi-stall Bathroom
  
  Yale Sues Connecticut Over Gender-neutral Restrooms
  
  University of Kansas Dorm Wing to Cater to LGBT Students
  
  Campus Minister No Longer Faces Discipline for Same-sex Wedding
MILITARY
- Veterans Groups’ Objective: Defend Educational Protections
  by Monica Levitan
  After hearing that the Trump Administration is taking action to decrease students’ financial rights, 33 veterans and military service organizations have been voicing their concerns of how badly these actions will harm veterans and their families.
  
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  Military Hero Bill McRaven Having Trouble as Texas Chancellor
  by Jim Vertuno, Associated Press
  AUSTIN, Texas — Bill McRaven came to Texas an American military hero, charged with leading one of the country’s largest public university systems at a time it needed a steady hand. The retired Navy Admiral and former special operations leader, who planned the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden, now faces an uncertain future as […]
  
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  Case Western Offering Military Ethics Graduate Degree
  by Associated Press
  CLEVELAND — Officials with Case Western Reserve University say the Ohio school’s new graduate program in military ethics is the first of its kind in the country. Cleveland.com reports the Master of Arts in Military Ethics program allows students to earn a specialized degree that would prepare them for careers in military ethics, law, foreign […]
  
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  University of Memphis Plans Veterans Care Center on Campus
  
  White Military Veterans Settling in at HBCUs
  
  Texas Program ‘Guarantees’ Technical Jobs After Graduation
  
  Regents Name Richard Myers New Kansas State President
Women
- Music Therapy Proving to be Sound Choice for Howard Student
  by Tiffany Pennamon and Ya-Marie Sesay
  Maya Rogers, a graduate student focusing on music therapy at Howard University, has been named one of four student recipients of the $25,000 Beyoncé Knowles-Carter Formation Scholars Award.
  
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  3 Rowan University Diversity Programs Awarded NSF Grants
  by Monica Levitan
  Three programs at Rowan University with goals to promote diversity and equality for underrepresented races and sexualities on and off campus recently have been awarded grants by the National Science Foundation to aid those efforts.
  
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  Women Breaking Through as Leaders in Theology Programs
  by Ya-Marie Sesay
  Dr. Keri Day, Dr. Margaret Aymer, and Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas are among the African American women advancing in the field of theology, and creating an example for their communities.
  
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  BYU-Idaho Professor Fired After Showing LGBT Support on Facebook
  
  Student Leaders Want to Ban Athletes Convicted of Sex Crime
  
  Diversity Pacesetter Maryam Mirzakhani Dies
  
  Shaw University Names Dillard Interim President

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