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Ethnic Studies Faculty Embrace Academic Twitter

When Harvard University denied tenure to renowned Latinx scholar Dr. Lorgia García Peña, a small group of faculty took García Peña’s plight to perhaps the largest academic forum of them all — academic Twitter.

An NYU Professor Ups the Ante on LGBTQ Nursing Research

Although an estimated 11 million people in the U.S. identify as LGBTQ, nursing research and scholarship on the community’s health needs has historically lagged that of other demographics. New York’s Dr. Caroline Dorsen is changing that.

Research on STEM Graduation and Enrollment Rates to be Discussed at Clemson Summit

Clemson University’s Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education recently published an infographic highlighting graduation and enrollment rates among underrepresented males in science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields.

UT Austin Will Now Fire Employees Found Guilty of Sexual Misconduct

The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) on Monday announced it would fire faculty or staff found to have committed sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking or interpersonal violence. What’s more, information would be made public about any faculty or staff found to have committed such acts but not fired because of mitigating factors, said Dr. Gregory Fenves, UT Austin’s president, in a letter to the UT community.

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Bias Complaints at SUNY Brockport Reach New Level With Firing of Diversity Chief

A series of events at the College at Brockport, including the abrupt dismissal of its chief diversity officer, the resignation of another diversity official, and an EEOC discrimination complaint filed by an administrative staff member have sparked weeks of racial turmoil on the SUNY campus in upstate New York.

NSSE Report: Student Engagement Has Increased over Time

Marking its 20th year, the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) shows positive trends, notably that the percentage of first-year students engaging with professors about topics other than coursework has increased as much as 10% from 2004 to 2019.

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CIEE and Boston Latin School Announce Study Abroad Scholarships for High School Students

The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) and Boston Latin School (BLS) recently announced the creation of the Robert and Joanne Fallon Global Scholarship. Through this scholarship program, the full cost of one of CIEE Global Navigator Summer High School programs will be covered for three students. For this upcoming summer, students can choose between various programs in Japan, South Korea or Thailand where topics range from language, culture, pop culture and environmental justice.

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DOJ Files Amicus Brief Saying Harvard’s Admissions Policy Violates Civil Rights Law

The U.S. Department of Justice, in an amicus brief filed on Tuesday to a federal appeals court, is arguing against a ruling from last October, which defended Harvard’s use of affirmative action in its admission process.

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Cultural Spaces on Campus Reduce Minority Students’ Stress, Says Author

A recent comment from a Black student at the University of Virginia that there were “too many White people” at a multicultural student center brought forward long-simmering racial grievances on campuses around the country, but a new book says that such centers help reduce stress in minority and underrepresented students.

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Syracuse University Hires Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch to ‘Review’ Campus Police

Syracuse University said on Monday it has hired former Attorney General Loretta Lynch to lead an independent review of the institution’s Department of Public Safety after criticism over last week’s suspension — revoked a day later — of 30 students protesting racial incidents on campus and their alleged mistreatment by DPS police officers.

Study: Gender Inequality Persists in Science Careers and Publishing

In any given year, the amount of published scientific research from women and men is about the same, but when examined over time, gender inequality persists. Four scientists, Dr. Albert-László Barabási, Dr. Alexander J. Gates, Dr. Roberta Sinatra and Dr. Junming Huang, have taken a new approach to examining gender differences in scientific disciplines in […]

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Report: Robust Returns for Early College High School Programs

American Institutes for Research said in a recent policy brief, based on studies it conducted, that early college high school programs have a positive, lasting impact on postsecondary enrollment and success.

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