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Indiana University Police Hires Chief Diversity Officer

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Indiana University Police Department has appointed its first chief diversity officer. Wayne James became chief diversity officer Sept. 4, The Herald Times reported. University Superintendent of Public Safety Benjamin Hunter said he picked James because of his work as chief of police for the northwest campus. James will continue to serve […]

September 12, 2017

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Napolitano Welcomes Other Schools and Universities to Join DACA Lawsuit

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.

September 11, 2017

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20 Years Later, Scholar Says Racism Remains Relevant Discussion in Classroom

Two decades after the release of Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria by Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, the text continues to be used in classrooms across the nation.

September 11, 2017

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Rutgers Offers Legal Help to Its Immigrant Students

Rutgers University Law School is introducing a program designed to provide free legal counseling to currently enrolled students on the Camden, New Brunswick and Newark campuses who may be facing immigration-related barriers to their success.

September 11, 2017

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Another DeVos Commencement Invitation Meets Resistance

Days after University of Baltimore President Kurt L. Schmoke announced that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos would serve as the school’s fall commencement speaker, thousands of students, several local representatives and UB alumni have expressed resistance and opposition.

September 11, 2017

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Naval Academy to Discuss 2 Buildings Named for Confederates

WASHINGTON — A panel on memorials at the U.S. Naval Academy will discuss whether two buildings on the campus grounds should remain named after two American naval officers who fought for the Confederacy, the academy’s superintendent said Monday. Vice Adm. Ted Carter, who briefed the academy’s Board of Visitors about the building names at a […]

September 11, 2017

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Former Student Makes Diversity His Business on Campuses

Justin L. Brown created the Diversity Awareness Program (D.A.P.) as a sophomore in 2008 to help facilitate difficult conversations around diversity.

September 7, 2017

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DeVos to Overhaul Title IX Guidance on Campus Sexual Assaults

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said that existing federal guidelines on campus sexual assault would be replaced with procedures that would respect the rights of both the accuser and the accused.

September 7, 2017

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Author Who Sees Race-intelligence Link Speaks at Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Students gathered at Harvard University on Wednesday to denounce a speech by an author who co-wrote a book discussing racial differences in intelligence and touched off a boisterous protest earlier this year in Vermont. Chanting “black, brown, Asian, white, Harvard united for human rights” and “you can’t turn us around,” dozens of […]

September 7, 2017

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New Report Brings Facts to Light on Minority Serving Institutions

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.

September 6, 2017

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Sweet Briar Preparing for Fresh Start

Sweet Briar College, an all-women’s school located in the Virginia foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is poised to begin yet another chapter of its existence for the 2018-19 academic year.

September 6, 2017

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Independence Banners on Hong Kong Campus Renew Tensions

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 […]

September 6, 2017