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- Racism, Bullying Best Defeated by a Team
  by Andre Perry
  Current controversial exchanges between President Trump and those protesting against police brutality and social inequality drives home the point that Black athletes can teach us about more than just sports.
  
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  Survival Tips for Faculty of Color
  by Cedric Hackett
  With the advent of social media, faculty of color who utilize culturally responsive and relevant teaching pedagogies or who challenge discriminatory practices become the targets of conservative uproar.
  
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  Helping the College Applicants Who Need It the Most
  by Andrew Moe
  Where does a high school senior whose parents didn’t go to college turn to understand the application process? What resources are available to a student from a remote rural area if she wants to apply to college?
  
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  Charlottesville Evokes Memories of the Sixties
  Trump Relegates Transgender Americans to Ranks of Second-Class Citizens
  Math Big Factor in Diversifying STEM Pipeline
  ‘Just in Case,’ Is That Our New Anthem These Days?
News
- Idaho Initiative Helps Admit 20,000 Students to College
  by Associated Press
  BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho State Board of Education has announced that more than 20,000 high school students have been admitted to Idaho’s public colleges and universities. According to the board, this is the third year students with qualifying grades and test scores have automatically been admitted to Boise State University, University of Idaho, Idaho […]
  
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  Washington State President Declines to Punish College Republicans
  by Associated Press
  PULLMAN, Wash. — The president of Washington State University is declining to withdraw official recognition and support for the WSU College Republicans group. President Kirk Schulz says all registered student organizations must adhere to university policies to remain in good standing. Last week, a dozen Democratic state legislators from Western Washington sent Schulz a letter […]
  
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  Report: University of Kansas Women Faculty Still Minority
  by Associated Press
  LAWRENCE, Kan. — A recent report says women faculty are still in the minority at the University of Kansas, where they’re also twice as likely to resign from their posts as male colleagues. The Lawrence Journal-World says university economics professor Donna Ginther headed the committee tasked with investigating and identifying potential gender inequities among students, […]
  
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  ETS Survey Aimed at Diversifying Teaching Field
  Audit Calls on WGU to Return $713 Million to Department of Education
  DeVos Rolls Back Obama Title IX Rules on Campus Sexual Assault
  DeVos Reach for Fairness May Not Be Enough for Campus Sexual Assault Cases
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- Idaho Initiative Helps Admit 20,000 Students to College
  by Associated Press
  BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho State Board of Education has announced that more than 20,000 high school students have been admitted to Idaho’s public colleges and universities. According to the board, this is the third year students with qualifying grades and test scores have automatically been admitted to Boise State University, University of Idaho, Idaho […]
  
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  Kalamazoo Valley Community College President Plans to Retire
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The longtime president of Kalamazoo Valley Community College plans to retire. The Kalamazoo Gazette reports that Marilyn Schlack, who has held the post since 1982, submitted a letter of retirement at the school’s board of trustees meeting Tuesday. Schlack, 81, says in an email to faculty and staff that “innovation and the […]
  
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  West Virginia College Gets Eviction Letter Over Rent
  by Associated Press
  SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The head of a business park in South Charleston says a community college is being evicted from its campus in a rent dispute. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports West Virginia Regional Technology Park Executive Director and CEO Russell Kruzelock sent a letter to BridgeValley Community and Technical College on Friday that an […]
  
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  Community College System Sets New Graduate Record
  Maine Community College Tuition Frozen for Upcoming Year
  Rhode Island Joins Free Community College Movement
  Santa Fe Community College President to Retire
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
  Vega’s Poor Start Benefits At-risk Population
  Diverse Docket: Court Rules Kankakee CC Did Not Violate Religious Rights
  Diverse Docket: Appeals Court Backs Lamar Institute of Technology
International
- Independence Banners on Hong Kong Campus Renew Tensions
  by Associated Press
  HONG KONG — Banners supporting independence for Chinese-controlled Hong Kong have appeared on a university campus at the start of classes, rekindling tensions over free speech in the semiautonomous city. The black banners declaring “Hong Kong Independence” in English and Chinese were put up around the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s campus on Monday. The […]
  
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  Obama Chief of Staff Joins Notre Dame Global Affairs Faculty
  by Associated Press
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. — One of former President Barack Obama’s top White House aides is joining the University of Notre Dame’s international affairs program. The university says Denis McDonough will be an instructor for the first class of graduate students in master of global affairs program. McDonough became the White House chief of staff in […]
  
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  ‘China Quarterly’ Editor Says Cambridge University Press to Restore Articles
  by Associated Press
  LONDON — The editor of “The China Quarterly” says Cambridge University Press has agreed to restore more than 300 politically sensitive articles that had been removed from the publisher’s website in China at the behest of authorities. Quarterly editor Tim Pringle told The Associated Press on Monday that the publisher agreed to repost the articles […]
  
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  Few Speak Up On Sex Assaults, Harassment at Aussie Campuses
  Southern New Hampshire U. Showing Refugees A New Path
  When Study Abroad Ends in Death, U.S. Parents Find Few Answers
  Report: International Student Yield for U.S. Colleges Holds Steady
Sports
- University of New Mexico Expands Drug Testing for Athletes
  by Associated Press
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico will be expanding drug and alcohol testing for its athletes. Interim University President Chaouki Abdallah met with coaches Tuesday and announced the expanded program. University officials told the Albuquerque Journal that expanding the program was the right thing to do. The new initiative will be an additional […]
  
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  Colorado Coach Sued Over Handling of Abuse Allegations
  by Associated Press
  DENVER — A woman who accused a former University of Colorado assistant football coach of domestic violence is suing the head coach and several university officials, claiming they knew of the abuse and tried to cover it up. The woman filed the lawsuit in federal court in Denver on Wednesday against head coach Mike MacIntyre […]
  
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  Baylor Settles Suit That Alleged Rape ‘Culture of Violence’
  by Jim Vertuno, Associated Press
  AUSTIN, Texas — Baylor University has settled a federal lawsuit filed by a former student who said she was gang raped by two football players and alleged the program at the nation’s largest Baptist school fostered a “culture of violence.” The settlement is one of several in recent weeks as Baylor moves to close out […]
  
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  Florida State Answers Report Alleging Academic Favoritism
  London Delivers Epic Upset in Debut as Howard University Coach
  Arizona State Unveils Tillman Statue at Sun Devil Stadium
  NCAA President Emmert in Tokyo to Offer Advice on College Sports Body
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African-Americans
- UCLA Course to Examine Race Through Lens of Black Horror Films, Literature
  by Tiffany Pennamon
  Tananarive Due is bringing a highly anticipated Get Out-inspired course to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) this semester.
  
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  Cornell Student Charged in Attack Apologizes for Behavior
  by Associated Press
  ITHACA, N.Y. — A White Cornell University student charged with beating a Black student has apologized for the language he used during an attack that police say may have been racially motivated. Nineteen-year-old John Greenwood issued a statement Thursday saying that last Friday in Ithaca he was involved in a “verbal exchange” that he regrets. […]
  
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  Frat at Cornell University to Close Amid Beating Probe
  by Associated Press
  ITHACA, N.Y. — A national fraternity says it will close its Cornell University chapter in the wake of an investigation into an attack against a Black student by a white student that police say may have been racially motivated. Psi Upsilon’s alumni board of governors told the Ivy League school on Tuesday that the chapter […]
  
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  Organizations Call for DeVos to Halt Student Loan Policy Changes
  Attack on Black Cornell University Student Under Investigation
  Swastika, Racist Messages Reported at Drake University
  Jesse Jackson Invokes History to Encourage Voter Participation
Native Americans
- ETS Survey Aimed at Diversifying Teaching Field
  by Gia Savage
  ETS also has partnered with three Tribal Colleges to go even deeper than the survey, conducting phone interviews and site visits to further explore the challenges that schools face in admitting and retaining minority, specifically Native American, teacher candidates.
  
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  Yale to Remove Carving with Gun Pointed at Native American
  by Dave Collins, Associated Press
  Yale University said it will remove a “problematic” doorway stone carving that depicts a Puritan settler aiming a musket at a Native American, a decision that follows criticism for initially covering up the musket with removable stonework.
  
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  Leaders Turning to Data, Cultural Strategies to Boost Tribal Students’ Success
  by Tiffany Pennamon
  The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) and the American Indian College Fund hosted Tribal College and University (TCU) presidents this week in the first TCU Presidents’ Convening in Princeton, New Jersey.
  
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  Judge Dismisses Most of Title IX Lawsuit Against Haskell
  Experts: Colleges’ Media Messages Need Diverse Appeal
  Montana State U., Tribal College Students to Seek Answers Together
  ‘New Life’ Initiative to Recruit American Indian Students
Asian/Pacific Islanders
- Survey: Millennials Divided Over Goal of Public School Education
  by Catherine Morris
  A GenForward survey found that millennials are split on the fundamental issue of what the main goal of a public school education should be.
  
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  ‘China Quarterly’ Editor Says Cambridge University Press to Restore Articles
  by Associated Press
  LONDON — The editor of “The China Quarterly” says Cambridge University Press has agreed to restore more than 300 politically sensitive articles that had been removed from the publisher’s website in China at the behest of authorities. Quarterly editor Tim Pringle told The Associated Press on Monday that the publisher agreed to repost the articles […]
  
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  Guillermo: Undocumented Student Finds Her Golden Door, Hopes to Help Others
  by By Emil Guillermo
  Cheska Mae Perez isn’t a Latino name. She’s 19, a Filipino immigrant, whose example speaks to the power of DACA.
  
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  Teens From 15 States Learn Mandarin Chinese in Mississippi
  Ivy League Historian Returns Prize After Citations Questions
  Man Held in Chinese Scholar’s Kidnapping was Grad Student
  Supporters Stop Where Scholar Last Seen in Illinois
Latinos
- Accessibility Is Hallmark of Vargas Presidency
  by Joseph Hong
  Dr. Carlos Vargas-Aburto, president of Southeast Missouri State University and a new citizen, believes in being accessible and transparent.
  
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  Organizations Call for DeVos to Halt Student Loan Policy Changes
  by Jamaal Abdul-Alim
  The regulatory changes being pursued by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in the student loan arena could “spell disaster for students of color who are too often exploited in consumer lending,” a group of 39 organizations said in a letter to DeVos.
  
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  California Leaders Pledge $30M for Young Immigrants
  by Sophia Bollag, Associated Press
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Jerry Brown and top lawmakers announced Tuesday that they plan to spend $30 million helping young immigrants with legal services and college financial aid. The announcement comes in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to end a program that gives temporary protection from deportation to people brought to the country […]
  
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  Trump Leaks Darken DACA Future
  Undocumented Serrano Puts His Fear Out Front
  Guillermo: Trump Must Not Shut Off Dream of DACA
  Garcia Feels Most Effective on Front Lines of Higher Education
LGBT
- More Women’s Colleges Admitting Transgender Students
  by Collin Binkley, Associated Press
  A wave of women’s colleges have begun admitting transgender women. But even as many schools embrace shifting views on gender, some have been reluctant to change amid lingering differences over the role of women’s colleges.
  
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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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  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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  Samford to Forego Funds from Baptist Group After LGBT Flap
  Student Group Sues College in Michigan Over Speech Policy
  Northwestern Opens Gender-neutral, Multi-stall Bathroom
  Yale Sues Connecticut Over Gender-neutral Restrooms
MILITARY
- Veterans Get Expanded College Assistance Under Trump
  by Darlene Superville, Associated Press
  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Military veterans are getting unlimited access to college assistance under legislation President Donald Trump has signed into law. The Forever GI Act removed a 15-year limit on using the benefits, effective immediately. The measure increases financial assistance for National Guard and Reserve members, building on a 2008 law that guaranteed veterans a […]
  
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  House Reaches Deal to Greatly Expand GI Bill
  by Hope Yen, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans and Democrats have reached initial agreement on the biggest expansion of college aid for military veterans in a decade, removing a 15-year time limit to tap into benefits and boosting money for thousands in the National Guard and Reserve. The deal being announced early Thursday is a sweeping effort to fill […]
  
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  Veterans Groups Pushing for Post-9/11 GI Bill Improvements
  by Monica Levitan
  Veterans associations want to revise the Post-9/11 GI Bill so that it benefits a wider range of veterans who are transitioning into higher education or future careers.
  
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  Case Western Offering Military Ethics Graduate Degree
  University of Memphis Plans Veterans Care Center on Campus
  White Military Veterans Settling in at HBCUs
  Texas Program ‘Guarantees’ Technical Jobs After Graduation
Women
- Handling of Sexual Violence Examined at Hampton U., William and Mary
  by Associated Press
  HAMPTON, Va. — Federal officials are investigating the handling of campus sexual violence at Hampton University and the College of William and Mary. The Daily Press reports that the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating under Title IX, which protects against discrimination in educational programs that receive federal funding. It was not […]
  
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  U.S. Appeals Court Agrees That University of Cincinnati Can’t Suspend Student Accused of Sexual Assault
  by Dan Sewell, Associated Press
  A federal appeals court panel Monday upheld blocking a university’s suspension of a male student who argues he was completely denied his right to confront a female student accusing him of sexual assault.
  
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  UNC Students Protesting Silent Sam Launch Economic Boycott
  by Associated Press
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Student organizers seeking the removal of a Confederate soldier statue at North Carolina’s flagship public university have embarked on a monthlong boycott of commercial goods on campus. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports the boycott launched Monday at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a social media […]
  
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  Professor Who Tweeted About ‘Future Dead Cops’ is Digging In
  Report: Higher Ed Must Factor In Growing Single Mother Student Population
  Attack on Black Cornell University Student Under Investigation
  University Head Ousted for ‘Lack of Leadership’ During Irma

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Activist Angela Davis to speak at Ball State

Activist Angela Davis to speak at Ball State

by Associated Press | September 12, 2017
MUNCIE, Ind. — Social activist Angela Davis is coming to Ball State University to discuss ins [...] Read more

Kalamazoo Valley Community College President Plans to Retire

Kalamazoo Valley Community College President Plans to Retire

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The longtime president of Kalamazoo Valley Community College plans to reti [...] Read more

Runstedtler Thrives at Intersection of Race, History and Sports

Runstedtler Thrives at Intersection of Race, History and Sports

by Tiffany Pennamon | September 6, 2017
Dr. Theresa Runstedtler has led Critical Race, Gender and Culture Studies Collaborative at Amer [...] Read more

Judge Dismisses Sex Assault Lawsuit Against Brown University

Judge Dismisses Sex Assault Lawsuit Against Brown University

by Associated Press |
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought against Brown University [...] Read more

Former Winthrop President Drops Lawsuit Against School

Former Winthrop President Drops Lawsuit Against School

by Associated Press | September 5, 2017
ROCK HILL, S.C. — A former university president in South Carolina has dropped her lawsuit aga [...] Read more

Baylor Settles Suit That Alleged Rape ‘Culture of Violence’

Baylor Settles Suit That Alleged Rape ‘Culture of Violence’

by Jim Vertuno, Associated Press |
AUSTIN, Texas — Baylor University has settled a federal lawsuit filed by a former student who [...] Read more

Judge: Student Accused of Sex Assault Can Return to College

Judge: Student Accused of Sex Assault Can Return to College

by Associated Press | August 30, 2017
OXFORD, Ohio — A federal judge has ruled a student barred from a southwest Ohio college becau [...] Read more

Experts: True Equality for Women Still not a Reality

Experts: True Equality for Women Still not a Reality

by Tiffany Pennamon | August 27, 2017
Despite 97 years of progress fighting for gender equality in political offices, in the workplac [...] Read more

Bryn Mawr College Scrubs Name of Founder with Racist Views

Bryn Mawr College Scrubs Name of Founder with Racist Views

by Associated Press | August 24, 2017
BRYN MAWR, Pa. — A private college in suburban Philadelphia says it will remove references to [...] Read more

Duquesne Professor Pleads Guilty in Car-key Vandalism Case

Duquesne Professor Pleads Guilty in Car-key Vandalism Case

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BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania professor known for her expertise on consumer trends has pl [...] Read more

Garcia Feels Most Effective on Front Lines of Higher Education

Garcia Feels Most Effective on Front Lines of Higher Education

by Monica Levitan | August 23, 2017
Although Dr. Gina Ann Garcia is an advocate for equity and diversity, she didn’t always know [...] Read more

Baylor Settlements Could Signal Trend of More to Come

Baylor Settlements Could Signal Trend of More to Come

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AUSTIN, Texas — Baylor University’s recent settlement of a high-profile federal lawsuit sug [...] Read more

New Lawsuit Alleges Baylor Failures Under New Rape Policies

New Lawsuit Alleges Baylor Failures Under New Rape Policies

by Associated Press | August 22, 2017
WACO, Texas — A woman who reported that she’d been sexually assaulted filed a lawsuit Monda [...] Read more

William Paterson University President to Retire

William Paterson University President to Retire

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WAYNE, N.J. — William Paterson University’s president is retiring. Kathleen Waldron announc [...] Read more

Rhode Island Names Postsecondary Commissioner

Rhode Island Names Postsecondary Commissioner

by Associated Press | August 3, 2017
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island’s acting commissioner of postsecondary education has been a [...] Read more

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