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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’
News
- Audit Calls on WGU to Return $713 Million to Department of Education
  by Catherine Morris
  An audit from the Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General concluded that Western Governors University (WGU) should return nearly $713 million to the department.
  
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  DeVos Reach for Fairness May Not Be Enough for Campus Sexual Assault Cases
  by Emil Guillermo
  Let me state my basic bias from the beginning.
  
  I don’t care for Betsy DeVos as an Education Secretary. The woman who made her name advocating for vouchers and the free market knows nothing about education, K-to-forever
  
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  New Magazine Focuses on Research at HBCUs
  by Gia Savage
  Developed with the stories of the HBCU community in mind, a new magazine will share the innovative and inspiring work of scientists at historically Black colleges and universities across the nation. Celebrating the launch at the Newseum in the nation’s capital during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual conference, HBCU Research magazine made its debut. […]
  
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  Comey’s Speech at Howard Prompts Protests
  Accessibility Is Hallmark of Vargas Presidency
  Brigham Young University Ends Ban on Caffeinated Soda Sales
  Former Obama Officials Launch Legal Group to Challenge DeVos
DIVERSE HIRING
Community College
- Advocates: Support Vital for Students From Foster Care System
  by Catherine Morris
  When it comes to accessing college, students who have experienced the foster care system have a steep hill to climb. Studies indicate that while the majority of foster youth say that they want to go to college few will ever attain a degree.
  
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  After Decades of Pushing Bachelor’s Degrees, U.S. Needs More Tradespeople
  by Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report
  FONTANA, Calif. — At a steel factory dwarfed by the adjacent Auto Club Speedway, Fernando Esparza is working toward his next promotion. Esparza is a 46-year-old mechanic for Evolution Fresh, a subsidiary of Starbucks that makes juices and smoothies. He’s taking a class in industrial computing taught by a community college at a local manufacturing […]
  
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  Community College System Sets New Graduate Record
  VERSAILLES, Ky. — The Kentucky Community and Technical College System says it has set a new high mark of graduates and credentials awarded. For the 2016-17 academic year, 16,146 students graduated from the college system. That’s a nine percent increase over the previous year. The previous high was 15,958 in 2013-14. The college system says […]
  
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  Maine Community College Tuition Frozen for Upcoming Year
  Rhode Island Joins Free Community College Movement
  Santa Fe Community College President to Retire
  Tennessee Community College Cuts 28 Employees
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
- 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
- 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
- A First at Fisk: Tanya Torres Steps Into Groundbreaking Role
  by Reginald Stuart
  As the 2017-18 school year starts, Tanya Torres debuts as president of Fisk’s Student Government Association (SGA), making her the first Hispanic to serve as the elected student leader of the 151-year-old historically Black university.
  
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  Professor Who Tweeted About ‘Future Dead Cops’ is Digging In
  by Associated Press
  NEW YORK — A professor who tweeted about teaching “future dead cops” at a college of criminal justice says he’ll continue to speak out despite being placed on leave. Michael Isaacson tells the Daily News that he refuses to remain silent amid a “coordinated campaign” against him. The adjunct economics professor tweeted Aug. 23 that […]
  
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  Attack on Black Cornell University Student Under Investigation
  by Associated Press
  ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University plans to form a task force to address what its president calls “persistent problems of bigotry and intolerance” at the Ivy League school in the wake of the beating of a Black student. Authorities in Ithaca say they’re looking into whether last week’s attack against the student was racially motivated. […]
  
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  University Head Ousted for ‘Lack of Leadership’ During Irma
  Czech Appeals Court Upholds Hijab Ban at Nursing School
  Guillermo: Free Speech for the President, But Not Jemele Hill?
  Expert Wants Institutions to Track Racial Data in Title IX Proceedings

All Immigrants Not Included

Presidents Hope Funding Follows White House Taking Lead on HBCUs

Guillermo: Asian American History Shows Why Travel Ban Unjust

Advocates Cautiously Optimistic About Potential Executive Order on HBCUs

Higher Ed Seeks Footing Amid Immigration Policy Chaos

Background vs. Behaviors: Understanding Underserved Populations through Noncognitive Assessment

Transforming Minority Student Success from the Top Down and Bottom Up

Helping Underserved Populations: Assessing Skills and Behaviors to Improve Student Success

Background vs. Behaviors:
Understanding Underserved Populations through Noncognitive Assessment

Transforming Minority
Student Success
from the Top Down
and Bottom Up