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Experts: Players and Coaches Face Dramatically Different Judgments

The three-game suspension of Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer has not only drawn criticism for being inadequate given the circumstances, but has cast a spotlight on the disparate punishments assessed players and coaches.

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New Semester, Old Challenges for Fraternities, Sororities

A new semester brings new activities for thousands of fraternity and sorority members on college campuses across the nation – and opportunity for untold others to join their ranks. Although camaraderie, leadership opportunities and service projects are a big part of Greek-letter life, nothing gets their names in the news faster than a scandal.

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Brookhaven’s DART Student GoPass Reduces Financial Challenges

In an effort to address financial insecurities, Brookhaven College in Dallas offers students the opportunity to use a Student GoPass to ride the city’s Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) system for free.

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Michelle R. Howard-Vital, a Seasoned Administrator, Dies

Dr. Michelle R. Howard-Vital, a seasoned administrator who held leadership positions at institutions in four states—Illinois, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Florida—died on Tuesday evening after a long battle with cancer She was 66.

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Overcoming Challenges, Scholar is Making a Difference

Being a young scholar in higher education has come with its own set of challenges for Dr. Nicholas D. Hartlep, an associate professor of urban education and the chair of the early childhood and elementary education department at Metropolitan State University.

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Brighid Dwyer: Advancing Diversity and Building Bridges Through Intergroup Dialogue

Dr. Brighid Dwyer specializes in helping people talk to each other. Not at each other or past each other, but across lines of division ranging from age, race and gender to religion, sexual orientation and political views.

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Four Bethune-Cookman University Trustees Resign Amid Financial, Academic Crisis

Four members of Bethune-Cookman University’s (B-CU) Board of Trustees resigned after a letter from the president of the university’s alumni association circulated calling for the ouster of several board members due to the university’s “current financial and academic crisis.”

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Remembering U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan, who became the first U.N. secretary general from sub-Saharan Africa, rose through the ranks of career U.S. diplomat to become the secretary general of the U.S. from 1997 to 2006. Along the way, he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in fighting the AIDS epidemic and international terrorism.

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Sterling Stuckey, Renowned Historian, Dies

Dr. Sterling Stuckey, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Riverside and a prominent scholar of African-American history, has died.

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Gender Pay Gap Wide Among Graduates of Elite Schools

The gender wage gap is real – even when looking at pay differences between men and women who graduate from America’s leading colleges and universities, according to a recent study that found a 19-percent difference in annual earnings.

Clark Atlanta ‘Housing Crisis’ Hints at Institutions Relying on Tuition Revenue

While Wednesday marked the first day of classes at Clark Atlanta University, nearly 150 students were still waiting Tuesday for answers about their housing accommodations on campus.

Guide Serves as Resource for Prospective Minority Ph.D. Students

A new guide out this week from the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) at the University of Pennsylvania is giving students a free, easy-to-use framework to begin their journey to a Ph.D.

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