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Students

University of California Regents Sued Over Use of SAT, ACT Scores in Admissions

The University of California Board of Regents faces lawsuits from four students, six nonprofits and the Compton Unified School District for their use of SAT and ACT test scores during the admissions process, according to the Public Counsel. According to the lawsuit, the University of California system is “knowingly creating barriers to higher education for […]

December 10, 2019

Students

Free College Education Talk Is Cheap, Invest Now to Diversify and Secure the Future of Elite Colleges

Some of the Democratic candidates for president spend a lot of time talking about free college education. This is a complicated and important issue, as too many students who should be in college cannot afford to attend, and many of them come from underrepresented groups. Low- and middle-income underrepresented students who are able to attend college are often supported by generous scholarships from elite schools that are under huge pressure to diversify their student bodies.

October 29, 2019

Disabilties

College of Saint Rose Receives Donation to Train Educators

The College of Saint Rose Thelma P. Lally School of Education recently received a $1.1 million gift to train educators to help children with disabilities and mental health needs. As part of the U.S. Department of Education’s Project Targeting Healthy Resiliency in Vested Educators (THRIVE), the five-year grant will cover the majority of the tuition […]

October 17, 2019

Students

Education Trust Addresses Black Student Debt Crisis at D.C. Briefing

There is a debt crisis among African-American students on college and university campuses. According to the college access nonprofit organization The Education Trust, Black borrowers have a 50-50 chance of defaulting on a federal loan within 12 years of entering college. Black borrowers are also over 150 percent more likely to default on a federal loan than their White peers.

September 26, 2019

News Roundup

Black Student Assaulted, Called N-Word by Two White Students on UA’s Campus

Two White University of Arizona (UA) students were arrested after assaulting a Black student on campus while repeatedly calling him the N-word, the Arizona Daily Star reported. The suspects, Matthew Grazier and Matthew Rawlings face misdemeanor assault charges and were held at the Pima County Jail. According to the police report, the Black student did not […]

September 17, 2019

Students

NCAA’s Discriminatory APR Scores

A few weeks ago, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) released their annual Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores for each Division I team. While the annual announcement of these scores typically generates headlines that APR scores are improving, these headlines are disturbingly misleading.

June 16, 2019

Opinion

‘Discrimination’ and Discrimination

At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, discrimination is out in the open — and it’s fine. When you arrive, the sign above the lobby counter indicates that anybody named “Isabella” may enter without charge. I’d never seen anything like it.

June 4, 2019

Opinion

Pain. Hurt. Betrayal.

Pain. Hurt. Betrayal. How do these three little words burrow their way into our minds, body and soul? How is it possible that pain, hurt, betrayal became synonymous to the experiences of so many marginalized and minoritized scholars?

April 17, 2019

African-American

Resistance Strategies for Black Graduate Students in Higher Education

Being a Black woman at a predominantly White institution (PWI), I experience simultaneously racialized and gendered encounters that leave me feeling anxious and incensed. The social justice spaces that I found in graduate school help me to navigate challenging experiences and to speak truth to power. I share this brief composition as a testament to the strategies of resistance that my peers, colleagues, faculty and I use to persist in higher education.

April 4, 2019

News Roundup

UGA Tau Kappa Epsilon Chapter Suspended Following Racist Video

University of Georgia (UGA)’s Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter has been suspended by the national fraternity organization following the emergence of a video where several members used racist slurs and laughed about “beating Black people.” UGA officials have also begun an investigation regarding the students featured in the video, university spokesperson Greg Trevor told The Hill. […]

March 24, 2019

News Roundup

Lehigh Professor Files Lawsuit Against Institution

Dr. Monica R. Miller, an associate professor at Lehigh University, has filed a federal lawsuit claiming the institution used her as a “sacrificial lamb to its own racial agenda” during a sexual misconduct scandal that resulted in a prominent professor resigning. According to the lawsuit, Miller was among the list of sexual harassment victims by Dr. […]

March 15, 2019

Home

NADOHE Gathering Spotlights Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Imperatives

Persisting as a Black chief diversity officer or other senior administrator at a predominantly White college or university tends to be a delicate balancing act that calls on multiple skills and sensitivities. That was a recurring theme addressed this week at the 13th annual conference of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE).

March 7, 2019