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- Facts Favor Jemele Hill Over Trump
  by Elwood Watson
  The primary question at the center of the controversy is: Was Hill wrong in her assessment of President Trump as a White supremacist? Let’s examine the evidence.
  
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  Napolitano Welcomes Other Schools and Universities to Join DACA Lawsuit
  by Emil Guillermo
  As the head of the Department of Homeland Security in the Obama administration, UC President Janet Napolitano knows all about Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
  
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  Charlottesville Evokes Memories of the Sixties
  by James B. Ewers Jr.
  I am a product of the 1960s and grew up in a Southern city. Segregation, separate but equal, we sat upstairs and they sat downstairs at the movies all happened during my early years. However, it didn’t stop us from believing and achieving.
  
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  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?
  
  The Value of ‘an HBCU Experience’
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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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  Court Reinstates Lawsuit Over Debunked Rolling Stone Story
  by Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
  NEW YORK — A defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone over the magazine’s debunked article about a University of Virginia gang rape was reinstated Tuesday by an appeals court in a manner that one judge says would allow any member of a school fraternity to join the lawsuit. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said […]
  
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  Wheaton College Football Players Accused in 2016 Hazing Face Felony Charges
  by Associated Press
  
  WHEATON, Ill. — Suburban Chicago authorities say five members of a Christian college’s football team accused of hazing face felony charges. The DuPage County State’s Attorney’s office announced Monday that the five Wheaton College players are charged with aggravated battery, mob action and unlawful restraint. A judge signed arrest warrants and set $50,000 bonds for […]
  
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  Czech Appeals Court Upholds Hijab Ban at Nursing School
  
  Cabrini University, Police Probing Slur on Student’s Door
  
  Fraternity Ends Louisiana State Chapter After Student Death
  
  Swastika, Racist Messages Reported at Drake University
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Community College
- 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
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  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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  Maine Community College Tuition Frozen for Upcoming Year
  by Associated Press
  
  PORTLAND, Maine — Tuition is being frozen at Maine’s seven community colleges for the coming academic year. Officials say the tuition freeze was made possible by an increase in state appropriations requested by trustees of the Maine Community College System. System President Derek Langhauser says Maine’s community colleges already have the lowest tuition in New […]
  
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  Rhode Island Joins Free Community College Movement
  
  Santa Fe Community College President to Retire
  
  Tennessee Community College Cuts 28 Employees
  
  2 Ohio Schools Utilize Transfer Partnership to Help Students Step Up
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
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  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
- Wheaton College Football Players Accused in 2016 Hazing Face Felony Charges
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  WHEATON, Ill. — Suburban Chicago authorities say five members of a Christian college’s football team accused of hazing face felony charges. The DuPage County State’s Attorney’s office announced Monday that the five Wheaton College players are charged with aggravated battery, mob action and unlawful restraint. A judge signed arrest warrants and set $50,000 bonds for […]
  
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  Craig Littlepage Retiring as University of Virginia’s Athletic Director
  by Hank Kurz Jr., Associated Press
  Craig Littlepage is retiring after 16 years as Virginia’s athletic director. Littlepage made the announcement Tuesday and added that he will remain in the job until a replacement is hired, then transition into a role in the university president’s office. He became the first Black athletic director in Atlantic Coast Conference history when he was […]
  
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  Florida State Answers Report Alleging Academic Favoritism
  by Joe Reedy, Associated Press
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State University once again finds itself answering allegations of academic fraud involving its football program. The New York Times on Friday reported that six players on the 2013 National Championship team received special treatment in online courses. The university said in an email to The Associated Press that an independent investigation […]
  
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  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
  
  After Hearing, UNC Awaits NCAA Ruling in Academic Case
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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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  Swastika, Racist Messages Reported at Drake University
  by Associated Press
  DES MOINES, Iowa — Administrators say a swastika was carved into an elevator on campus at Drake University in Des Moines and a racist message left outside an African-American student’s dorm room in a cowardly attack. The Des Moines Register reports that the message was left on a whiteboard on the door of a first-year […]
  
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  Dowell Taylor Named Interim Band Director at Jackson State
  by Associated Press
  JACKSON, Miss. — Dowell Taylor has been named interim director of bands at Jackson State University. President Dr. William B. Bynum Jr. said Thursday that Taylor will officially assume the role Sept. 18. The Clarion-Ledger reports the university fired O’Neill Sanford as band director just before the football season began, saying it was “undergoing evaluations […]
  
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  Haddon Helps Rutgers-Camden Bring Out the Best Across the Board
  
  Survey: Millennials Divided Over Goal of Public School Education
  
  Professor Aims to Honor St. Cloud State’s First African-American Alumna
  
  Howard University Moves Up in 2018 Best College Rankings
Native Americans
- New Report Brings Facts to Light on Minority Serving Institutions
  by Gia Savage
  The Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions report, backed by a campaign that utilized 52 data points for 52 weeks, highlights the contributions that MSIs make to higher education.
  
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  Improved Advising Cited as Invaluable Tool for Tribal College Students
  by Tiffany Pennamon
  On the final day of the Tribal College and University (TCU) Presidents’ Convening, several Educational Testing Service researchers and higher education experts offered strategic tools to prepare students for long-term career success throughout their matriculation.
  
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  Judge Dismisses Most of Title IX Lawsuit Against Haskell
  by Associated Press
  LAWRENCE, Kansas — A federal judge has dismissed most of a Title IX lawsuit filed against Haskell Indian Nations University by a former student who says she was treated unfairly and ultimately expelled after she reported she was raped in a dormitory three years ago by two football players. In his decision, U.S. District Judge […]
  
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  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
  
  University of Wyoming to Open Native American Student Center
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
- 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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  Undocumented Serrano Puts His Fear Out Front
  by Gia Savage
  Moises Serrano’s Forbidden: Undocumented and Queer in Rural America depicts portions of his life, as he navigates society as a queer and undocumented man.
  
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  Guillermo: Trump Must Not Shut Off Dream of DACA
  
  Garcia Feels Most Effective on Front Lines of Higher Education
  
  Program to Help Guide Hispanic Prep Students to College
  
  Fight Flares in Arizona Over Tuition for Young Immigrants
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
- Report: Higher Ed Must Factor In Growing Single Mother Student Population
  by Catherine Morris
  Even as more single mothers than ever are attending college, services for student parents have been reduced. Many schools have had to close childcare centers on campus due to funding issues.
  
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  University Head Ousted for ‘Lack of Leadership’ During Irma
  by Associated Press
  PETERSBURG, Fla. — As the University of South Florida’s St. Petersburg campus was preparing for a hit from Hurricane Irma, its leader suggested to her boss in an email that she was still there when she had actually left the state, a newspaper reported. Sophia Wisniewska, regional chancellor for the Tampa-based university, negotiated a resignation […]
  
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  Guillermo: Free Speech for the President, But Not Jemele Hill?
  by Emil Guillermo
  President Trump knows exactly what he’s doing — he’s making everyone question all free speech in America except his own.
  
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  Expert Wants Institutions to Track Racial Data in Title IX Proceedings
  
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  Judge Judy Funds Debate Space at Southern Cal
  
  Professor Aims to Honor St. Cloud State’s First African-American Alumna

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Background vs. Behaviors:
Understanding Underserved Populations through Noncognitive Assessment

Transforming Minority
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