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Diverse Conversations: The Importance of Transparency in Governance

Transparency is a vital component of just about any professional enterprise, but it is particularly important in higher education for maintaining positive relationships within the organizational structure.

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Ohio State Marching Band Director Fired After Investigation

July 24, 2014 Comments Off

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.

Diverse Conversations: Is Higher Education Worth It?

July 23, 2014 Comments Off

An expert says at some point it will become too expensive to offer luxurious amenities and excellent teachers at a cost that a middle-class American can afford.

At 50, Upward Bound Still Opens Pathway to College

July 23, 2014 Comments Off

The program served 2,061 participants at 17 locations in 1965; last year it served about 76,000 students at more than 1,000 locations in 50 states.

Appeals Court Rejects Professor’s Disability-Based Bias Claim

July 22, 2014 Comments Off

A University of Maryland Eastern Shore professor who was terminated after refusing to undergo a mental health evaluation has lost another round in his suit alleging disability-based discrimination.

Report: Higher Education Behind on Common Core

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The findings follow earlier alarms that the people who run higher education have, for the most part, gotten involved only late in the Common Core process.

Time No Barrier to Law Professor Ronald Sullivan Getting to Truth

July 21, 2014 Comments Off

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.

President Obama Touts Expansion of Program for Minority Boys

July 21, 2014 Comments Off

Obama announced a major expansion of his initiative to improve the lives of boys and young men of color, with educators, star athletes, companies and foundations announcing partnerships to help minority boys in conjunction with his My Brother’s Keeper program.

Wilberforce University Selects New President

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Over the weekend, Wilberforce University trustees selected the president they hope would restore the badly ailing school.

University of Connecticut Settles Sex Assault Lawsuit

July 20, 2014 Comments Off

The University of Connecticut will pay $1.3 million to settle a lawsuit by five women who alleged the school did not take seriously their claims of sexual assaults on campus.

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