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Florida Gov. Scott Wants to Stop Taxing College Textbooks

College students could be getting a break on the cost of their textbooks under a new proposal announced on Thursday by Gov. Rick Scott.

January 22, 2015

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Diverse on the Go

Diverse Sales Administrator Elena Maconaughey  will be among the staffers attending the American Association of Colleges and Universities’ 2015 Annual Meeting today at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C. Diverse also will host a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

January 20, 2015

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Special Focus: NCAA Sports

This issue covers the future of Olympic/non-revenue generating sports in college, the recent UNC scandal involving student-athletes, and the latest student protests and the NCAA’s reactions to them.

January 15, 2015

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Diverse on the Go

Diverse Staff Writer Catherine Morris is attending the Modern Language Association’s 130th Annual Convention through this weekend in Vancouver.

January 9, 2015

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China Jails Students of Outspoken Minority Scholar

Seven Chinese students of a prominent Muslim minority professor who was sentenced to life in prison for separatism have been jailed for three to eight years after being convicted on the same charge, a rights lawyer said Monday.

December 8, 2014

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Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Sees More Minority Students

Minority student enrollment at Southern Illinois University’s Edwardsville campus is the highest it’s been in at least two decades.

December 1, 2014

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Universities Building Again After Recession

The University of Notre Dame campus is becoming a vast construction zone, leading a building boom that’s taking hold on campuses across the country as the economy improves.

November 30, 2014

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Veterans, Elected Officials Fight to Make Post-9/11 Benefits More Accessible

In recent months, some elected officials and veterans groups have expressed concern over added restrictions and reported difficulties in obtaining the benefits.

November 30, 2014

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China Tries Students of Convicted Ethnic Minority Scholar

Seven minority students stood trial on separatism charges Tuesday for working on a website run by a prominent Muslim Uighur scholar convicted on the same charge in far western China, a rights lawyer said.

November 25, 2014

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Corinthian Colleges to Shed Most of Its Schools

Corinthian Colleges will sell most of its campuses in the midst of several investigations and lawsuits by federal and state regulators.

November 20, 2014

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Washington state top among states attracting international students

Washington state is among the top states attracting international students to its colleges, according to new data released Monday by the Institute of International Education.

November 17, 2014

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University of Nebraska Benefits From Extra Tuition

A tuition increase that only University of Nebraska-Lincoln business and engineering students pay hasn’t swayed them from choosing those majors.

November 11, 2014