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Students

U. of Richmond Suspends Fraternity for Policy Violations

Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s chapter at the University of Richmond has been indefinitely suspended for violating the school’s policies.

July 26, 2015

Students

Georgia University Using Grant to Support Migrant Education

DAHLONEGA, Ga. ― The University of North Georgia is planning to use millions of dollars in grant funding to help expand educational opportunities for the children of migrant and seasonal workers.

July 16, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Lawyers in Fired Ohio State Band Director Lawsuit Reined In

COLUMBUS, Ohio ― A judge in the gender discrimination lawsuit of Ohio State University’s fired marching band director says he’s intervening in the evidence-gathering process because of “discouraging” behavior by the lawyers.

July 15, 2015

Students

Purdue University Eliminates Chief Diversity Officer Role

A provost at Purdue University will take over the school’s diversity efforts after the school eliminated its chief diversity officer position.

July 14, 2015

Faculty & Staff

False Hope a Problem in Adult Math Education

In order to achieve better math outcomes in adult education, the field must abandon a series of “false hopes” that essentially have set the system up for failure.

July 13, 2015

Asian American Pacific Islander

ANDRE FORTUNE

ANDRE FORTUNE has been appointed assistant vice president forstudent affairs at The University of Texas at Arlington. He currently serves as assistant to the vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Fortune earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Kansas, and a doctorate from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

July 13, 2015

Students

Gates Foundation Pushes for FAFSA Simplification

The recommendation for a streamlined federal financial aid process is an effort to smooth out the path to college for low-income and first-generation students.

July 8, 2015

Students

Gates Foundation Pushes for FAFSA Simplification

The recommendation for a streamlined federal financial aid process is an effort to smooth out the path to college for low-income and first-generation students.

July 8, 2015

African-American

Addressing the Skills Gap for Students and Young Adults

It is imperative that we address the failings and inequities of our current educational system, and the mathematics curriculum in particular.

July 7, 2015

African-American

University of California’s Fall 2015 Freshman Numbers Sound an Alarm

Has an exodus of Blacks from the state impacted higher education?

July 5, 2015

Sports

BCCC in Good Standing; Sojourner-Douglass Loses Accreditation

Two Baltimore schools recently received good and bad news respectively with regard to their accreditation status.

July 5, 2015

Faculty & Staff

MICHAEL KIM

MICHAEL KIM has been named director of the School of Music at the University of Minnesota, effective July 31. He is acting associate vice president (external) and dean of the School of Music at Brandon University. Kim earned a bachelor’s from the University of Calgary, and a master’s and a doctorate from The Juilliard School.

June 29, 2015