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Opinion

United We Dream Welcomes President Obama’s New Vision for Immigration Reform; Will Keep Pushing for Families and Fairness

Today, President Barack Obama unveiled his plan for immigration reform in a major speech in Las Vegas, stating a commitment to creation of a roadmap to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and pledging to make immigration reform a top priority for 2013.

January 29, 2013

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Senators Reach Agreement on Immigration Reform

A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws, including a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country.

January 28, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Deferred-action Immigration May Get Tuition Break

Pima Community College may give in-state tuition breaks to students who qualify under the federal government’s deferred-deportation program.

January 21, 2013

African-American

Obama the Patriot

[portfolio_slideshow id=50823] Like many who are identifiably African-American, my feelings of patriotism are complicated. When I heard General Colin Powell say on a recent “Meet the Press” appearance that some prominent members of his own Republican party “still sort of look down on minorities,” referencing a former governor’s statement that President Obama “is shuckin’ and […]

January 21, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Playing for the President, Grambling Marching Band to Return to Washington

The Grambling State University Tiger Marching Band expects to make history as the only college or university band to perform during the Obama inauguration parades of 2009 and 2013.

January 14, 2013

Students

Indiana Universities Oppose Bill Allowing Guns on Campus

Universities across Indiana are cautiously eying a state lawmaker’s proposal that would prohibit them from banning guns on campus.

January 13, 2013

MSIs

Higher Education Spared Cuts — For Now

Higher education programs and education-related tax breaks get a reprieve of at least 60 days as a result of the agreement by President Obama and Congress that averts the “fiscal cliff.”

January 2, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Black Conservatives on Campus Stay Their Course

Finding themselves in the midst of liberal peers, Black conservatives embrace “not just a political ideology, but a way of life.”

December 18, 2012

Opinion

Paradox of Gun Reactions to Connecticut Shooting

Our academics who live to think need to figure a comprehensive approach to gun control.

December 18, 2012

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Scholars Explore Reforms Aimed at Highly-skilled Immigrants

A politics and policy research institute affiliated with the University of Virginia convened a timely exploration of the political, economic and legal issues defining the policies that govern high-skilled immigration to the U.S.

December 9, 2012

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Post-Elections, There is Work to do on Higher Education Front

While the 2012 elections were generally favorable to higher education, significant work remains to make college more affordable, particularly for students of lesser economic means.

November 27, 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