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- Fight for the Diversity Vote Intensifies as Week’s Primaries Focus on Michigan and Mississippi
  by Emil Guillermo
  Late last week, Def Jam entrepreneur Russell Simmons announced he was supporting Hillary Clinton after reaching out to Bernie Sanders.
  
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  Supreme Court Nomination Drama Just Latest Slight Aimed at Obama
  by Dr. Elwood Watson
  Just when you thought that the level of mean-spirited arrogance directed toward President Obama could not get any more disgraceful, a new example comes along.
  
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  Yes, Black History Month is Relevant
  by Dr. Elwood Watson
  In various quarters of the nation, people will engage in various celebrations and acknowledgments of the history of people of African descent.
  
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  Passing On Our History to the Next Generation
  
  Demarcus Cousins Cries Foul and We All Lose
  
  Millennials Lacking the Urge to Drive
  
  The King Holiday is Over. Now What?
News
- Group Calls Remedial Education ‘Bridge to Nowhere’
  by Catherine Morris
  
  Complete College America, dedicated to improving graduation rates nationally, has dubbed remedial education a “bridge to nowhere” because the majority of students who begin remedial education never make it to credit-bearing courses.
  
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  Minority Scholars to be Among Those Honored by AERA
  by Jamal Eric Watson
  AERA’s annual meeting—which has become the go-to place for scholars pursuing cutting-edge research in a diverse array of areas such as language literacy and digital learning to early and higher education—will honor this group of scholars for their outstanding scholarship and service at the organization’s fourth annual Awards Luncheon. Founded in 1916, AERA is the […]
  
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  Report: Many Black, Hispanic Science Majors Err in Choosing Elite Cal Campuses
  by Lydia Lum
  
  Many of the Black and Hispanic undergraduates majoring in sciences at the two most selective University of California campuses during the 1990s might have been better off academically and financially if they had attended lower-ranked UC counterparts.
  
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  Nebraska Colleges Give Scholarships to Undocumented Students
  
  Settlement Reached in UVa Swim Team Hazing Lawsuit
  
  Fraternity Suspended at University of South Carolina
  
  Faculty Criticize UC Berkeley Over Sexual Harassment Claims
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Community College
- Group Calls Remedial Education ‘Bridge to Nowhere’
  by Catherine Morris
  
  Complete College America, dedicated to improving graduation rates nationally, has dubbed remedial education a “bridge to nowhere” because the majority of students who begin remedial education never make it to credit-bearing courses.
  
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  Chicago State U. Students Left Adrift Amid Budget Impasse
  by Catherine Morris
  The uncertainty surrounding the south Chicago institution’s future can be demoralizing, CSU students said.
  
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  Program to Help Pay for Community College for Detroit Grads
  
  By Associated Press DETROIT — Detroit will start using state education tax dollars to fund a program that will pay for two years of community college for the city’s high school graduates. Detroit Promise scholarships will be available to students starting in 2018. The program follows promise zone legislation passed years ago by state lawmakers […]
  
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  Funding Still a Major Concern for Future Community College Leaders
  
  Baccalaureate Degrees in Growing Demand at Community Colleges
  
  Rose Makes Connection Between Incarceration and Career Growth
  
  A2MEND Summit Addresses Strategies for Success of Black Male Students
Disabilities
- UAB to Improve Access after Disabilities Act Complaint
  by Associated Press
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ― The University of Alabama at Birmingham has reached a settlement to ensure equal access for people with disabilities to the university’s facilities. U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance said in a news release Wednesday that the agreement was reached after a UAB student filed a complaint under the Americans with Disabilities Act, saying […]
  
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  Judge’s OK Sought to Settle Blind Student’s Suit Against Miami University
  by Associated Press
  CINCINNATI ― A judge is to hear final details of an agreement to settle a blind student’s lawsuit accusing Miami University in Ohio of using technology that presented a barrier to her education. Court documents show attorneys for Aleeha Dudley and Miami agreed two weeks ago on the main parts of a settlement. But U.S. […]
  
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  School Settles Suit over Support Animals in Student Housing
  by Associated Press
  
  CLEVELAND ― Kent State University in northeast Ohio has agreed to pay two former students $100,000 to settle a fair housing lawsuit that was filed by the U.S. Justice Department after the school refused to allow the students to keep an emotional support dog in a university apartment. The settlement announced on Monday also calls […]
  
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  Diverse Docket: African-American Student Loses Bias Suit Against Valparaiso
  
  MSU Gets Nearly $290K to Support Students With Disabilities
  
  Minorities Less Likely To Be Identified as Disabled
  
  Program to Ease High School Transition for Disabled Students
International
- Nebraska Colleges Give Scholarships to Undocumented Students
  by Associated Press
  
  OMAHA, Neb. ― Two Nebraska colleges have quietly set up private endowments to provide scholarships for undocumented immigrants who don’t qualify for financial aid. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program has promised people brought illegally into the U.S. as children by undocumented parents that they won’t face deportation and […]
  
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  Louisville Professor Offers Farm to Syrian Family
  by Chris Kenning, The Courier-Journal
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. ― He was a vegetable farmer in Syria before the civil war forced the family of seven to flee. She is a University of Louisville professor who lives on an unused 16-acre farm. So when sociologist Patricia Gagne read in The Courier-Journal about Ahmed Al Tybawi, his wife and five children ― she […]
  
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  University of California Approves Anti-Semitism Statement
  by Lisa Leff, Associated Press
  
  SAN FRANCISCO ― A University of California committee agreed Wednesday to single out anti-Semitism as a form of intolerance that campus leaders should challenge but rejected a more far-reaching denouncement of arguments against Israel’s right to exist. A year in the making, the formal position opposing anti-Semitic behavior comes amid a wave of impassioned campus […]
  
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  The Benefits of Campus Activism
  
  Program Launched to Increase Study Abroad at MSIs
  
  Joseph Continues to Bridge Eras of Social Change
  
  South Africa: Protesting Students Torch University Buildings
- UDC President: America Needs to Address Relationship With Black Men
  by Jamaal Abdul-Alim
  
  University of the District of Columbia President Ron Mason speaks out after the violent arrest of a young Black man on the college campus.
  
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  Obama Spends His Birthday With Startup Innovators
  by Stacy A. Anderson, Associated Press
  President Barack Obama spent his 54th birthday talking to a robotic teddy bear that teaches children how to manage their diabetes and watching a radio waves demonstration used to detect senior falls.
  
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  Exchange Program Expands Horizons of African-American Males
  
  14 members of three fraternities at The Ohio State University (OSU) traveled to China last month, where they choreographed a step show for Chinese students as part of a cross-cultural awareness program funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of State.
  
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  Belle Wheelan’s Drive Pays Off for Higher Education
  
  Thomas Sanchez Commencement Speech at Northwest Missouri State University
  
  Michelle Obama Tells Tuskegee Grads How Racism Hits Home
  
  Padrón’s Career Built on Making American Dream Accessible
Sports
- Settlement Reached in UVa Swim Team Hazing Lawsuit
  by Associated Press
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. ― A former University of Virginia swim team member and five upperclassmen who he said subjected him to hazing have reached a confidential settlement that withdraws some of the more egregious allegations, according to a statement issued Tuesday by attorneys. The agreement resolves a federal lawsuit that was filed in U.S. District Court […]
  
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  Faculty Criticize UC Berkeley Over Sexual Harassment Claims
  by Associated Press
  BERKELEY, Calif. ― University of California, Berkeley faculty members are condemning the university’s handling of yet another sexual harassment case. The San Francisco Chronicle reports Monday that in a letter to Vice Provost Janet Broughton, tenured professors in Berkeley’s South and Southeast Asian Studies department say they are frustrated that numerous complaints against an assistant […]
  
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  UC Berkeley to Review Head Coach’s Role in Harassment Case
  by Lisa Leff, Associated Press
  
  BERKELEY, Calif. ― Officials at the University of California, Berkeley, are reviewing whether the men’s head basketball coach correctly handled sexual harassment allegations against one of his assistants. The review aims “to dispel any doubts” about Coach Cuonzo Martin’s role in the case that led to the firing of assistant coach Yann Hufnagel, athletic director […]
  
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  Former Oregon Basketball Players Sue After Rape Accusations
  
  Blacks Playing Men’s Hoops, Football Lag Behind in Degrees
  
  Former Yale Captain Says He’ll Sue School Over Expulsion
  
  Berkeley Moves to Fire Assistant Coach Over Sexual Harassment
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African-Americans
- Report: Many Black, Hispanic Science Majors Err in Choosing Elite Cal Campuses
  by Lydia Lum
  Many of the Black and Hispanic undergraduates majoring in sciences at the two most selective University of California campuses during the 1990s might have been better off academically and financially if they had attended lower-ranked UC counterparts.
  
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  HBCUs One Answer to Selective Public High Schools’ ‘Diversity Problem’
  by Alice Ginsberg, Andrés Castro Samayoa, and Marybeth Gasman
  Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have a longstanding commitment to social justice issues—such as educational equity and opportunity.
  
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  After Protest, ‘The Bell Curve’ Author Sails Through Lecture
  by Jamaal Abdul-Alim
  But for all the things the protesters at Virginia Tech had to say about Murray and his writings, when the time came to say something directly to Murray during the Q&A, the protesters offered not a peep.
  
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  Mizzou Diversity Officer Ready ‘to Help Effect Transformational Change’
  
  Ole Miss Ex-student Pleads Guilty to Tying Noose on Statue
  
  East Carolina University Reviewing Officer Handcuffing Assault Victim
  
  UConn’s Residential Learning Community Comes Under Fire
Native American
- Brown Faculty to Consider Celebrating Indigenous People’s Day
  by Associated Press
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― Brown University faculty members are scheduled to vote this week on whether to rename the holiday once known on campus as Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day. The Ivy League university in 2009 dropped the Columbus Day designation and changed the name of the holiday to Fall Weekend. But some people think […]
  
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  Attracting Native Americans to Academe: A ‘Business’ Model
  by Gavin Clarkson and Joseph Scott Gladstone
  Outside of tribal colleges, Native American student representation in four-year colleges is appallingly low—0.9 percent. It is even lower, 0.5 percent, at the graduate level.
  
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  Raising Consciousness for the Future of Higher Education
  by Marietess Masulit
  It is very possible to complete a program in higher education without engaging in a conversation around race, which is troubling.
  
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  Yale Teacher Resigns Over Offensive Halloween Costume Email
  
  Stop Questioning HBCU Relevancy and Learn from Our Success
  
  Studies Show MSIs Best Value in Higher Education
  
  Hire a Chief Diversity Officer, Check!
Asian/Pacific Islanders
- Asian Women Scholars Find Unity Through Feminist Course
  by Lois Elfman
  North American Asian feminists increase their influence through courses that explore their unique history and experiences.
  
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  Goshen College Pitching in to Tackle Disparities in Mental Health Access
  by Catherine Morris
  Goshen College will partner with a team of researchers from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital to study mental health disparities that communities of color face.
  
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  Demarcus Cousins Cries Foul and We All Lose
  by Emil Guillermo
  Monday, February 8, is the start of the Lunar New Year and, for Asian Americans of Chinese descent, a very big deal.
  
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  UCLA, Medical Community Lose a Giant
  
  Diverse Docket: Southern University System Successful in Defense Against Retaliation, Age Bias Suit
  
  Hmong Males Must Embrace Education to be Agents of Change
  
  SAT Tests Canceled in China, Macau Over Cheating Concerns
Latinos
- The Benefits of Campus Activism
  by Clenora Hudson-Weems
  Student unrest and campus activism historically has been responsible in many ways for bringing about justifiable and positive changes in academe.
  
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  11 Higher Ed Institutions Uniting to Boost Minority Students’ Grad Rates
  by Jamaal Abdul-Alim
  Eleven institutions of higher education are joining an Education Trust-led initiative meant to improve graduation rates for underrepresented minority students.
  
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  Recruitment and Retention Key in Diversifying Faculty at Public Schools
  by Jamaal Abdul-Alim
  A recent panel at Howard University explored the demographic mismatch between public school teachers and the students they serve.
  
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  Education Expert: There’s Not Enough Follow Through on Equity Policies
  
  Goshen College Pitching in to Tackle Disparities in Mental Health Access
  
  Texas A&M leaders Visit School, Apologize for Race Incident
  
  Indiana University to Begin Review of Sex Misconduct Cases
LGBT
- Kansas May Allow Campus Religious Groups to Restrict Members
  by Melissa Hellmann, Associated Press
  TOPEKA, Kan. ― Kansas is close to enacting a measure that would allow university religious groups to restrict membership based on beliefs and retain public funding. The bill got first-round approval in the Kansas House 80-39 Tuesday after it was passed by the Senate last year. If the bill wins final approval in the House […]
  
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  Advocacy Groups Demand NCAA Part Ways with Title IX Exempt Schools
  by Catherine Morris
  A coalition of more than 80 advocacy groups are demanding that the NCAA divest from all religious institutions who have requested a Title IX exemption pertaining to religious rights.
  
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  Transgender Student Elated Governor Vetoed Bill
  by Associated Press
  PIERRE, S.D. ― A transgender high school student in Sioux Falls says that he’s elated that Gov. Dennis Daugaard vetoed a bill that would have required transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their sex at birth. Thomas Lewis says he’s had a lot of support at Lincoln High School. But he says […]
  
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  Title IX Waivers Used to Discriminate Against LGBT Students
  
  Indiana Lt. Gov. Eyeing Job Leading Ivy Tech CC System
  
  E. Tennessee State Identifies Certain Restrooms as Gender-neutral
  
  Dishonor Roll ― The Schools that Sought Exemptions To Legally Discriminate Against LGBT Students
Veterans
- U. of Southern Indiana Dental Students Provide Free Services to Veterans
  by Megan Erbacher, Evansville Courier & Press
  EVANSVILLE, Ind. ― Larry Gries joked that a few years ago, he was the University of Southern Indiana dental hygiene students’ guinea pig. Once Gries, 67, retired from being a student housing mail man for USI, he started taking advantage of the dental program’s services. On Monday morning, Gries was one of 36 veterans signed […]
  
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  State Lawmakers in 10 States Push Debt-free College Options
  by Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press
  COLUMBUS, Ohio ― Lawmakers in 10 states launched a legislative push Monday intended to make debt-free public college a priority of the 2016 election. In a teleconference, the group of Democrats announced plans to introduce resolutions in the early primary states of New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina, the political battleground state of Ohio […]
  
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  Dr. Edith P. Mitchell Trying to Close Health Gaps Between Racial Groups
  by Reginald Stuart
  As a medical oncologist, focused on helping cancer patients, she is spreading the health care message on the national stage and working at efforts to increase the ranks of medical scientists and practitioners.
  
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  Veterans, Elected Officials Fight to Make Post-9/11 Benefits More Accessible
  
  Veterans Flocking to College as Wars Wind Down
  
  On 9/11 Anniversary, Lawmakers Seek Help on Veterans Education
  
  Widow’s Ohio Veteran Aid Program to Honor Husband
Women
- Group Calls Remedial Education ‘Bridge to Nowhere’
  by Catherine Morris
  Complete College America, dedicated to improving graduation rates nationally, has dubbed remedial education a “bridge to nowhere” because the majority of students who begin remedial education never make it to credit-bearing courses.
  
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  Student Who Says He Was Expelled for Rough Sex Wins Lawsuit
  by Matthew Barakat, Associated Press
  McLEAN, Va. ― A student who said he was wrongly expelled from George Mason University for engaging in consensual, sadomasochistic sex has won a federal lawsuit demanding his reinstatement. The student, who is identified only as John Doe in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, was expelled in 2014. His ex-girlfriend said […]
  
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  U. of California Boss to Monitor Campus’ Anti-harassment Plan
  by Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press
  BERKELEY, Calif. ― University of California President Janet Napolitano announced Saturday it will closely monitor UC Berkeley’s efforts to address sexual harassment complaints and assaults on campus following an outcry over what some saw as light-handed discipline of faculty members who sexually harassed students and staff. Napolitano said in a statement that UC Berkeley Chancellor […]
  
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  Cornell Taps Former Leader After President’s Death
  
  California Jury Rejects Graduate’s Suit Against Law School
  
  Asian Women Scholars Find Unity Through Feminist Course
  
  Nelson Uses Critical Race to go Above and Beyond the Law