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Leadership & Policy

Connecticut College Cancels Classes Over Racist Graffiti

The president of Connecticut College canceled classes Monday following the discovery over the weekend of racist graffiti, scheduling a series of events in their place to promote discussion and “eradicate this ignorance and hatred.”

March 30, 2015

Students

Distinguished Guests

The Diverse staff had the pleasure of meeting with Dr. Robert M. Moore, President and CEO of Chicago-based Lipman Hearne marketing, on Thursday. Moore, veteran educator and marketing/branding practitioner, graciously shared his observations on some of the key issues in higher education.

March 26, 2015

Community Colleges

Professor Implicated in UNC Academic Fraud Case Retires

A senior professor at the University of North Carolina has retired in the wake of an academic fraud scandal in which some athletes were guided to classes that gave easy grades so they could keep playing.

March 5, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Ball State Staff Report Identity Thefts, Suspect Anthem Hack

Ball State University employees who say their identities have been stolen want to know whether a recent data breach at health insurer Anthem is to blame.

March 4, 2015

MSIs

Arkansas House Supports Guns on Campus Bill

Arkansas House members on Monday sided with arguments that decisions about guns on college campuses should be made by the Legislature, not educators.

March 3, 2015

Students

Anti-Israel Divestment Push Gains Traction at U.S. Colleges

In the United States, Israel’s closest ally, the decade-old boycott-divestment-sanctions, or BDS, movement is making its strongest inroads by far on college campuses.

March 2, 2015

Community Colleges

New York Launches Campaign to Combat Campus Sexual Assaults

New York has begun a statewide campaign to raise awareness about campus sexual assault and to support Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s call to expand a new sexual consent policy to private colleges.

February 25, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Boston College Under Investigation Over Access for Disabled

Boston College has become more difficult to navigate for people with disabilities in recent years, according to former and current students whose complaints have prompted an investigation into whether the school is violating accessibility laws.

February 18, 2015

African-American

U.S. Colleges Bringing in Chaplains to Serve the Nonbelievers

Bart Campolo, 51, joined a growing movement of college “humanist chaplains,” arriving at the University of Southern California last September.

February 15, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Bill Allowing Concealed Weapons at South Dakota Colleges Moves to House

Over the objections of some student representatives and South Dakota’s Board of Regents, a legislative panel approved Thursday and sent to the full state House a proposal to allow people 21 years or older to carry a concealed weapon on the six public university campuses.

February 12, 2015

Students

University of Texas Investigates Fraternity Party

A University of Texas fraternity is under investigation following complaints about how Hispanics were portrayed during a weekend party, university officials said Tuesday.

February 11, 2015

Students

Prosecutor Visit Divides Saint Louis University Law School

An upcoming law school lecture by St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch is drawing criticism from some Saint Louis University students and professors who object to his handling of the investigation of Michael Brown’s shooting death in Ferguson.

February 9, 2015