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Professor Investigated for Sharp Responses to Muslim Student

CINCINNATI — The University of Cincinnati is reviewing a music professor’s sharp responses to a Middle Eastern Muslim student who wrote in a class assignment that Donald Trump’s presidency negatively affected her family. Assistant professor Clifford Adams’ written replies on the assignment included: “Review this list of Islamic terrorist attacks and then tell me about […]

October 31, 2017

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New Higher Ed Advocacy Group Makes Nontraditional Students Its Priority

A new higher education advocacy group made its public debut Monday with a new federal policy framework and a focus on nontraditional students.

October 30, 2017

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Trahant Moving Forward With Standing Rock Lecture Series

Native American journalist and professor Mark N. Trahant will organize a previously denied journalism lecture series, bringing reporters who covered the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock to the University of North Dakota.

October 30, 2017

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Guillermo: National Free Speech Center Too Academic for Words

When faced with a real-life issue on campus like protecting free speech, the largest public research university system has come up with the only thing it knows how to do. Let’s study it!

October 30, 2017

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Fierce Rhetoric at Knight Commission Meeting Addresses Systemic Problems

Although the speakers did not shy away from addressing an array of key issues, there were no easy solutions to the crisis of the safety, integrity and relevancy of college athletics.

October 30, 2017

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Western Kentucky University Regents Approve Diversity Plan

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Western Kentucky University regents have approved a five-year plan to promote diversity, equity and inclusion on the Bowling Green campus. WKU President Timothy C. Caboni says the plan demonstrates the school’s willingness to create a culture where everyone can flourish. Lynne Holland, WKU’s dean of students, says the plan focuses on […]

October 30, 2017

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Strayer to Acquire Capella Education in $1.9B Deal

HERNDON, Va. — Strayer Education is tying up with Capella Education in a deal worth about $1.9 billion under an administration that looks much more favorably at non-profit schools that had come under a harsher spotlight in recent years. The two schools, however, stood out from others mired in inquiries about students left with large […]

October 30, 2017

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Audit: $164K Misused by Former Cashiers at Grambling State

MONROE, La. — Three former cashiers at Grambling State University are accused of improperly increasing campus spending account balances by $164,000 for 35 students, including two of the ex-workers. Those are among the findings in an audit released Monday by Louisiana Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera’s office, which said the actions may have violated state and […]

October 30, 2017

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2 Penn State Frats Lose Recognition After Rules Violations

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Two fraternities have lost their recognition after what Pennsylvania State University describes as “several violations of university rules.” University officials said Saturday that Delta Upsilon has lost its recognition until the end of the spring semester. They say that Pi Lambda Phi won’t be recognized until the end of 2019. The […]

October 30, 2017

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Asian American Students Still Struggling With Burden of Expectations

Some Asian students see only one path forward. They must get the best grades. They need to get the highest honors. They have to do all these things to gain acceptance into the most elite colleges, where the process starts anew.

October 26, 2017

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Trump Nominates Kenneth Marcus to Lead Office for Civil Rights

The Trump administration has nominated a civil rights and Jewish advocate to a top position with the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights.

October 26, 2017

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Experts Tell Congress Free Speech on Campus ‘Essential’

Higher education leaders and government officials must resist efforts to restrict free speech on campus and keep colleges as places of “ongoing intellectual challenge,” a university president testified at a Congressional hearing Thursday.

October 26, 2017