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Faculty & Staff

Northwest Christian U. Wants Lawsuit by Unwed Mother Dismissed

A private Christian university in Eugene is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former assistant professor who says she was fired for becoming pregnant out of wedlock.

October 25, 2015

African-American

South African President to Meet Students Protesting Tuition Hikes

Thousands of South African university students demonstrated outside the headquarters of the country’s ruling African National Congress party and a courthouse on Thursday, pressing a nationwide campaign against tuition hikes that they say should be scrapped.

October 22, 2015

Community Colleges

Franklin & Marshall Latest to Rescind Cosby Honorary Degree

LANCASTER, Pa. — A Pennsylvania college has become the latest school to rescind an honorary degree awarded to Bill Cosby.

October 20, 2015

Students

When Free Speech Becomes Unfree Speech

Practicing free speech comes with the responsibility speaking the whole truth, without false or unproven racist ideas.

October 20, 2015

African-American

In Case You Missed It…

STEM Initiative to Focus on Minority Women, Girls Race a Factor in Access to Education in Latin American Diaspora Colleges, Corporations Work Together on Inclusion History Leads to Diversity When it Comes to Asian Americans

October 9, 2015

Sports

Bryant U. Basketball Assistant Coach Chris Burns Comes Out

Division I men’s basketball has its first openly gay coach.

October 8, 2015

Students

Judge Rejects Renaming College After Billionaire’s Wife

A New York judge denied a college’s petition to add the wife of a Wall Street billionaire to its name, citing the will of the founding donor.

October 7, 2015

Students

In Case You Missed It…

Education Secretary Bluntly Addresses Racial Disparities Dr. Sybil Mobley, Founder of FAMU School of Business, Dies Tough Road Ahead for HBCU Initiative Boss Toldson An Asian American Coming of Age Tale: Campus Racism

October 1, 2015

Students

Court Strikes Down Possible Payments to College Athletes

A federal appeals court struck down a plan to pay college football and basketball players in a ruling that NCAA leaders believe supports their contention that the athletes are students and not professionals.

September 30, 2015

Faculty & Staff

SIAC, NFL Enter Officiating Partnership

The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Wednesday announced a new agreement with the National Football League (NFL) to provide training and professional development for conference referees.

September 30, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Novelist Quits Teaching at Phoenix College Over Loyalty Oath

PHOENIX — A crime novelist and poet quit his job teaching creative writing at Phoenix College because of a longstanding state requirement for public employees to sign a loyalty oath. Former adjunct faculty member James Sallis said the oath is a violation of his privacy and civil rights, and asks him to violate the constitution, […]

September 29, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: Scaled-back Suit Allowed to Move Forward

A fired faculty member can pursue race discrimination and retaliation claims against Patrick Henry Community College in Martinsville, Virginia, a federal judge has ruled.

September 17, 2015