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Three University of South Alabama Professors Put on Leave After Racist Pictures Emerge

Three tenured professors at the University of South Alabama have been placed on leave after photos of them wearing and holding racist symbols at a 2014 campus event surfaced, CNN reported. South Alabama students started a petition –garnering more than 3,000 signatures – that call for their firing. The three faculty are Bob Wood, Alex […]

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Rutgers U, UPenn Work to Educate Public About Institutions’ Historical Slavery Ties

Rutgers University and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) are attempting to educate the public about their campuses’ ties to slavery, The Press of Atlantic City reported. Rutgers plans to place four historical plaques on its New Brunswick campus in the spring. These markers will show how school figures — such as Rutgers’ first president, Jacob […]

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Academia’s Role in Fighting Mental Illness Stigma

Though we are in an era of growing anti-intellectualism, colleges and universities still retain a large amount of influence in educating vast sectors of society and shaping public discourse, and can play a large role in destigmatizing mental illness. Stigma is one of the primary barriers to diagnosis and treatment, and given the prevalence of mental illness across demographic groups, fighting it should be a cause that everyone can get behind.

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Dr. Enobong “Anna” Branch Appointed Vice President of Equity at Rutgers

Rutgers University appointed Dr. Enobong “Anna” Branch as its first vice president of equity in September, NJ.com reported. One goal the school has, with Branch leading the effort, is to increase inclusivity and connection across campus life. “We are a diverse community of students. But diversity isn’t the goal, right?” Branch said. “It’s to have […]

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University of Maryland Administrators Partner With Black Student Leaders on Campus Climate

The University of Maryland recently assembled a group of Black student leaders, representing about 30 student organizations, to help advise university leaders on how to set an “anti-racist agenda,” announced Dr. Darryll Pines, the university’s president.

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Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College and Spelman College to Allow Some Students on Campus in Spring

Atlanta’s three largest historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) plan to allow some students on campus for the spring semester, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College and Spelman College held only virtual classes this fall. Despite the recent COVID-19 surge, the schools are optimistic for their spring semester plans. Reverting to exclusively […]

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University of West Georgia Faculty Pass No Confidence Vote Against President

University of West Georgia faculty passed a non-binding, no confidence resolution against its president Dr. Brendan B. Kelly, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The resolution passed Monday, 263 to 129, with 55 abstentions. Several faculty members have criticized Kelly over matters including lack of transparency from his office. The vote is meant to get the state’s […]

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Female Student Sues Lycoming College For Tolerating Sexual Misconduct

Lycoming College is being sued for creating a climate tolerant and encouraging of sexual misconduct of female students, Penn Live reported. The plaintiff – a female student identified just as Jane Doe and has since transferred schools – claims she “was sexually assaulted by a men’s basketball player in his dorm room two years ago,” […]

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How Should Higher Education Campuses Prepare for Life After the US Presidential Election?

It would not be at the forefront of one’s mind to think that the outcome of the US Presidential Election could have heavy implications on the role of university presidents across the country.

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Assumption University Faculty Demand an Apology and Support for LGBTQ+ Students

Over 80 professors, including retired faculty members at Assumption University, have joined the student campaign to pressure the school’s leadership to apologize for an election document sent out earlier this month that addressed gay marriage, among other issues, according to The Telegram. Faculty are now calling for the university to make changes in the wake […]

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UC San Diego Receives Two Grants to Improve Faculty Diversity

The University of California at San Diego (UCSD) has been given two grants totaling $700,000 to improve its faculty diversity. The grants were funded by the University of California Office of the President through the UC Advancing Faculty Diversity grant program, according to UCSD. According to UCSD, the first grant – a one-time fund of […]

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Rankings Find UChicago Best, DePauw Worst Campuses for Free Speech

A 2020 list focused on free speech on college campuses found that the University of Chicago ranked highest, followed in sequence by Kansas State University, Texas A&M University, University of California, Los Angeles and Arizona State University, the FIRE reported. The 2020 report titled, “What’s the Climate for Free Speech on America’s College Campuses”? was […]

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