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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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  Sex and Higher Ed? Pitino’s Light Punishment Says It All
  by Emil Guillermo
  The NCAA Committee on Infractions just showed how its moral compass sort of points the right way. It just didn’t have the guts to mete out the punishment deserving of the crime.
  
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  Excellence Does Not Shield Black Students from Racism
  by candice bledsoe
  Excellence does not shield Black students from the challenges of being Black in America.
  
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  NCORE a Logical Place to Advance Conversations About Race
  
  Inclusion as a Process for Embracing Diversity Toward Better Learning
  
  Too Many Men are Socially Isolated
  
  Bethune-Cookman and Notre Dame’s Common Denominator
News
- 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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  Marshall University to Fire Professor in Kickback Scheme
  by Associated Press
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The termination process has begun for a university professor who recently pleaded guilty to tax fraud charges in connection with a kickback scheme involving the West Virginia Department of Transportation. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that a Marshall University official said on Monday the school plans to fire civil engineering professor Andrew P. […]
  
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  Board Eschews Search, Names John Miller Williston State President
  by Associated Press
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Board of Higher Education has named John Miller president at Williston State University. Miller has been acting president at the school since June 2016, when Ray Nadolny abruptly walked away from the job after originally planning to stay through the 2017 school year. Miller came to Williston State in […]
  
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  Campus ‘Free Speech’ Bill Struck Down by Louisiana Governor
  
  Panel: New Jersey Colleges Offered Plan to Stem Sex Assaults
  
  Adjunct Who Posted About N. Korea Detainee Won’t Be Rehired
  
  Iowa Program Aims to Inspire Minority Teachers
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Community College
- Industry Pitching In to Support Higher Ed ESL
  by Lois Elfman
  
  At the request of companies within its community, Bucks County Community College in Pennsylvania developed customized ESL programs designed to improve communication, increase employee retention and put workers on track for promotion.
  
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  AAUP Adds 2 Institutions, Removes 2 From Censure List
  by Tiffany Pennamon
  The American Association of University Professors’ censure list, currently composed of 56 institutions, is a compilation of college administrations that have been cited for violating principles and standards of academic freedom.
  
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  Mississippi Community Colleges Make Cut, Raise Tuition
  by Jeff Amy, Associated Press
  
  JACKSON, Miss. — Community colleges statewide are eliminating nearly 250 jobs for the upcoming year to close budget gaps, and five are dropping at least one intercollegiate sport. The move comes as colleges increase tuition by an average of 13 percent, mostly because state funding has fallen. Community College Board Executive Director Andrea Mayfield said […]
  
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  Bias Suit Against Community College of Philadelphia Tossed
  
  Boston Announces Tuition-free College Pilot Program
  
  Texas OKs Bill Increasing Community Colleges Offering 4-year Degrees
  
  Rural Regional College Approved for Northwest Pennsylvania
Disabilities
- 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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  Vega’s Poor Start Benefits At-risk Population
  by Jamal Eric Watson
  
  Poverty isn’t some abstract idea to Dr. Desireé Vega, selected by Diverse as a member of the 2017 Class of Emerging Scholars. She’s experienced it firsthand.
  
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  Diverse Docket: Court Rules Kankakee CC Did Not Violate Religious Rights
  
  Diverse Docket: Appeals Court Backs Lamar Institute of Technology
  
  How HBCUs Can Better Meet the Needs of Students with Disabilities
  
  Diverse Docket: Gender Bias Suit Against Slippery Rock not Reinstated
International
- Father of Missing Chinese Scholar: ‘Give My Daughter Back’
  by Associated Press
  
  URBANA, Ill. — The father of a visiting Chinese scholar missing from the University of Illinois made an emotional appeal on Thursday for his 26-year-old child’s safe return, saying in an interview: “Give my daughter back.” Yingying Zhang was last seen on a surveillance video getting into a black Saturn Astra in Urbana on the […]
  
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  South Korean Police Arrest Suspect in University Explosion
  by Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press
  SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean police on Tuesday detained a 25-year-old graduate student for allegedly placing a concealed explosive device that injured a professor at a university office in Seoul. An official from Seoul’s Seodaemun district police station said the suspect confessed after being tracked down by police who examined security video and secured […]
  
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  Israel University Heads Lash Out at Code of Ethics Plan
  by Associated Press
  
  JERUSALEM — Israel’s university leaders have lashed out at the nationalist education minister’s plan to impose a code of ethics they say is aimed at limiting their academic freedom. The umbrella organization of Israel’s university heads says they “vehemently object” to Education Minister Naftali Bennett’s guidelines calling on professors to refrain from expressing political opinions […]
  
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  Suspect in Notre Dame Attack was Ex-journalist, Student
  
  University of Puerto Rico Reopening as Students End Protest
  
  University of Wisconsin Sees More International Student Interest
  
  Daughter of Woman Central to South Korea Scandal Returns to Seoul
Sports
- Baylor: NCAA Investigation ‘Ongoing, Pending’
  by Jim Vertuno, Associated Press
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — The NCAA is conducting an “ongoing, pending investigation” into Baylor University in the wake of a sexual assault scandal that led to the firing of football coach Art Briles and the departure of the school president, the school’s lawyers confirmed in a federal court filing. Baylor officials acknowledged the investigation while asking […]
  
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  NCAA Suspends Pitino After Escort Investigation
  by Gary B. Graves, Associated Press
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The NCAA has suspended Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino for five Atlantic Coast Conference games following its sex scandal investigation. The governing body also Thursday placed the basketball program on four years’ probation, vacated wins in which ineligible players participated and handed down a 10-year show-cause order for former basketball operations director […]
  
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  Audit: Iowa Athletics IT Director Submitted False Invoices
  by Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa athletics department’s information technology director spent school money on personal items for his home and then submitted false invoices to cover his tracks, according to a state audit released Thursday. The employee, Patrick Delin, also spent thousands of dollars traveling to a conference in Colorado that wasn’t […]
  
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  UNC Responds to 3rd Set of NCAA Charges in Academic Case
  
  Report: Minnesota Athletics Official Broke Harassment Policy
  
  Knight Commission Tackles White, Male Problem in College Sports
  
  Saudi Council Rejects Proposal for Female Sports Colleges
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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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  Loyal Allen Returns to Dream Job at Highline College
  by A.K. Brunini
  Loyal Allen Jr. is on a mission to make Highline College more accessible to residents all across the Northwest coast, even though it’s already considered to be one of the most diverse community colleges in the state of Washington.
  
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  Experts: Minority Successes Don’t Mean an End to STEM Diversity Issues
  by Ya-Marie Sesay
  Panelists discussed the state of STEM from the diversity viewpoint last week at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C., after the screening of Crystal Emery’s “Black Women in Medicine.”
  
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  Report: Losses Mount at Bethune-Cookman University
  
  Ex-Florida State Star Myron Rolle Ready to Begin Med School Residency
  
  N.J. College: Professor Fired for Racially Insensitive Remarks
  
  University of Missouri Might Revoke Cosby’s Honorary Degree
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
- 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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  Researchers Look to Census Data for Keys to Improving Educational Outcomes
  by Monica Levitan
  A new report examines racial inequity in education and offers recommendations based off of research which touches on structural barriers that need to be overcome in order to improve educational outcomes for racial groups.
  
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  Father of Missing Chinese Scholar: ‘Give My Daughter Back’
  by Associated Press
  URBANA, Ill. — The father of a visiting Chinese scholar missing from the University of Illinois made an emotional appeal on Thursday for his 26-year-old child’s safe return, saying in an interview: “Give my daughter back.” Yingying Zhang was last seen on a surveillance video getting into a black Saturn Astra in Urbana on the […]
  
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  University of Missouri Might Revoke Cosby’s Honorary Degree
  
  BYU Professor Denied Spot in GOP Race for Chaffetz Seat
  
  Yale Dean Placed on Leave Over Offensive Yelp Reviews
  
  Woo Ushering in New Era at Sweet Briar College
Latinos
- 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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  SUNY Albany Appoints its First Latino President
  by Gia Savage
  The State University of New York at Albany has tapped a prominent Latino administrator to lead the state institution. Dr. Havidán Rodríguez becomes the first Hispanic president of any SUNY four-year college.
  
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  Rodriguez: The X in LatinX
  by Roberto Rodriguez
  This development has happened due to issues relating to the fluidity of gender — a recognition that there is not simply a male-female binary.
  
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  University of Puerto Rico Reopening as Students End Protest
  
  Rodriguez: Affirming a Macehual or Gente de Maiz Identity
  
  Rodriguez: Arizona Court to Decide What We Can Learn
  
  Leaders of Minority-Serving Institutions Ask Congress to Bolster Pell Grant
LGBT
- Yale Sues Connecticut Over Gender-neutral Restrooms
  by Associated Press
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University is suing Connecticut over its plan to turn single-user restrooms into gender-neutral bathrooms at its law school. The New Haven Register reports the state building inspector’s office previously denied the school’s request for an exemption from the state building code requiring that a certain number of bathrooms in every […]
  
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  Campus Minister No Longer Faces Discipline for Same-sex Wedding
  by Associated Press
  IOWA CITY, Iowa — A United Methodist Church organization has decided not to discipline a University of Iowa campus minister who performed a same-sex wedding. The Appointive Cabinet of the Iowa Conference had filed a complaint against the Rev. Anna Blaedel, charging her with practices considered “to be incompatible with Christian teaching.” She’s executive director […]
  
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  LGBTQ Group at Fordham Says No to Chick-fil-A
  by A.K. Brunini
  Fordham University — one of America’s oldest Jesuit institutions — has rejected a proposal to build a Chick-fil-A on its campus in protest of comments made by Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy about same-sex marriage.
  
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  Some Notre Dame Students Plan to Walk Out During Pence Speech
  
  Montreat College Mandates Staff Opposition to Gay Marriage
  
  Athletic Director: Complaints, Not Bias, Led to Iowa Coach’s Firing
  
  ACC Extends Deals With North Carolina Sites after Law Revision
MILITARY
- 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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  White Military Veterans Settling in at HBCUs
  by Gregory Clay
  According to a 2015 study, approximately 25 percent of the nation’s 105 HBCUs feature at least a 20 percent non-Black student population. White veterans’ numbers are growing thanks to the post-Sept. 11 G.I. Bill.
  
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  Texas Program ‘Guarantees’ Technical Jobs After Graduation
  
  Regents Name Richard Myers New Kansas State President
  
  Posse Foundation Veterans Program Offers Path to Elite Colleges
  
  ITT Tech’s Closing Leaves Many Veterans in Limbo
Women
- Panel: New Jersey Colleges Offered Plan to Stem Sex Assaults
  by Associated Press
  TRENTON, N.J. — Colleges need to gather data about sexual violence at their schools, set up clear reporting procedures and establish investigation models if they are to address high rates of on-campus assaults, a New Jersey task force said in a Monday report. Republican Gov. Chris Christie and the state Legislature formed the Task Force […]
  
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  Baylor: NCAA Investigation ‘Ongoing, Pending’
  by Jim Vertuno, Associated Press
  AUSTIN, Texas — The NCAA is conducting an “ongoing, pending investigation” into Baylor University in the wake of a sexual assault scandal that led to the firing of football coach Art Briles and the departure of the school president, the school’s lawyers confirmed in a federal court filing. Baylor officials acknowledged the investigation while asking […]
  
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  N.J. College: Professor Fired for Racially Insensitive Remarks
  by Associated Press
  NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey community college has fired an adjunct professor after officials say she made racially insensitive comments on Fox News. Essex County College’s president announced the decision Friday, two weeks after Lisa Durden’s appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” College officials said they received complaints about Durden’s interview with Carlson. Durden, who […]
  
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  Texas Ex-track Coach’s Discrimination Lawsuit Can Go Forward
  
  Faust Laid Foundation of Inclusion at Harvard
  
  Trinity College Closes Due to Threats Made After Professor’s Post
  
  Essex County College Professor Questions Suspension Following TV Appearance

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Background vs. Behaviors: Understanding Underserved Populations through Noncognitive Assessment

Transforming Minority Student Success from the Top Down and Bottom Up

Understanding the Impact of Your Curriculum on Student Learning

Background vs. Behaviors:
Understanding Underserved Populations through Noncognitive Assessment

Transforming Minority
Student Success
from the Top Down
and Bottom Up