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Students

Opponents Take Aim at Eliminating Department of Education

Critics say a proposal to abolish the U.S. Department of Education in the name of saving taxpayer dollars is just a “shell game” that would not save any money but hurt millions of students.

April 26, 2017

Students

Education Advocates Uneasily Awaiting Trump Budget

“I’ve been in higher education for a long time, but I’ve not seen this level of uncertainty and unpredictability,” Dr. Judith Eaton, president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, said Monday.

April 24, 2017

Students

Ex-Education Secretary: Policy Rollback an ‘Assault on American Dream’

Former U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. said it is “distressing” to see the Trump administration roll back policy initiatives put in place under President Barack Obama to protect college students.

April 24, 2017

Health

Anti-Trump Mental Health Professionals Convene at Yale

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A group of mental health professionals that believe President Donald Trump is mentally unfit to be president is convening at Yale despite criticism from both Trump supporters and professionals working in their field. The Connecticut Post reports that the group, Duty to Warn, is holding its first conference Thursday at Yale […]

April 20, 2017

Students

UC Berkeley Flip-flops on Ann Coulter, Proposes May Date

BERKELEY, Calif. — University of California, Berkeley officials said Thursday they have a “grave concern” of violence on campus if Ann Coulter follows through on her vow to speak next week at the university. Chancellor Nicholas B. Dirks instead proposed an alternate May 2 date for the conservative author. Dirks said police have “very specific […]

April 20, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Fresno State Professor on Paid Leave for Anti-Trump Tweet

SAN FRANCISCO — Fresno State University in California says an American history professor who tweeted that President Donald Trump “must hang” will be on paid leave for the rest of the semester. The university says in a statement Tuesday that professor Lars Maischak has taken a voluntary leave of absence for the remainder of the […]

April 19, 2017

Students

International Student Enrollment May Slide Further

The impact on international student enrollment remains unclear in the wake of President Trump’s ban on immigration.

April 17, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Marching for Science? Bring a Mirror

I implore you to take a hard look at the politics within your supposedly apolitical, objective science. These barriers to scientific advancement existed well before Trumpland.

April 17, 2017

Campus Climate

Fresno State Professor Apologizes for Anti-Trump Tweet

SAN FRANCISCO — An American history professor at Fresno State University in California apologized Thursday for a tweet that said President Donald Trump “must hang” to save American democracy. The professor, Lars Maischak, said he has temporarily left Fresno while the university is on spring break, after receiving death threats and hundreds of hate emails […]

April 16, 2017

Campus Climate

Auburn: White Nationalist Paying Rent, Security for Speech

AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn University says a White nationalist is paying $700 to rent a room where he’s scheduled to speak on campus next week. A school spokesman says Richard Spencer also must pay for security expenses such as police. Spencer operates the National Policy Institute and made waves last year by giving a Hitler […]

April 13, 2017

African-American

Auburn University Disavows ‘White Student Union’

AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn University officials are disavowing hate fliers found around campus and say they’re unfamiliar with a group claiming responsibility. A university statement says a group calling itself the Auburn White Student Union isn’t affiliated with the school. It calls the fliers “reprehensible.” Social media shows anti-Semitic leaflets that have been found around […]

April 12, 2017

Asian American Pacific Islander

Conference Helps AAPI Attendees Work Through Frustrations

The Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education conference has increasingly become a venue for undergraduate and graduate students to find common ground in their educational and life journeys.

April 11, 2017