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HBCUs

FAMU Student Paper Faces Hazing-Related Libel Suit

Florida A&M University’s student newspaper has delayed publication of its first spring semester edition, due in part to a libel suit over a hazing story.

January 9, 2013

Home

Oregon College Workers Must Report Abuse Under New Law

Oregon higher education employees and coaches are joining the list of people required by law to tell authorities when they believe a child has been abused.

December 30, 2012

Students

Legislators seek money records from Alabama State

Three legislative leaders on education issues have asked Alabama State University for records of all contracts and payments to public officials or their immediate families.

December 13, 2012

Home

Several Court Cases Will Not Persist

Appellate court rules that Ohio State University had a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason to deny tenure to an African-American assistant history professor.

December 10, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Alabama State Staff Ordered to Cooperate with Audit

The interim president of Alabama State University is ordering senior staffers to cooperate with an audit at the school.

December 6, 2012

Students

Penn State Sorority Apologizes for Insensitive Photo

A Penn State sorority has apologized after a photo of members wearing sombreros and holding offensive signs circulated on the Internet.

December 5, 2012

Students

Diversity Class May Be Required at University of New Mexico

Students at the University of New Mexico may soon be required to take at least one class on diversity.

December 3, 2012

Students

Pembroke University Celebrates 125 Years of Accomplishments, Growth

Dr. Kyle Carter, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, has some advice for university administrators with major milestones on the horizon

November 26, 2012

African-American

Charles Chesnutt Leaves an Indelible Legacy in Hometown and the Nation

Fayetteville, N.C. is well known as the home of one of the country’s largest Army bases. Historians and literature lovers may know that the city was also home to America’s first famous Black novelist, Charles Waddell Chesnutt. His works focused on racial prejudice in the country in the late 19th and early 20th century, an issue he knew first-hand and wrote about long before the Harlem Renaissance.

November 26, 2012

Faculty & Staff

UM, MSU Students Want Gender Identity Protection

University of Montana and Montana State University students want the state Board of Regents to add sexual orientation and gender identity to its nondiscrimination policy.

November 25, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Part-time Archivist Helps Preserve History of MUW

A new archivist is helping preserve the history of Mississippi University for Women

November 21, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Romney’s (In)Correct: Obama’s “Gifts” for Young People

It is not often I agree with Mitt Romney. Actually, I have yet to remember an occasion when I agreed with Romney. But all good things (or bad things depending on your perspective) come to an end.

November 15, 2012