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Ohio State University Probe Alleges Social Work Professor of Sexual Misconduct

University of Virginia Disenrolls More Than 200 Unvaccinated Students

Spelman College Faculty Refuse to Teach In-Person Classes Over COVID-19 Concerns

Education Department to Cancel Debt for Borrowers with Severe Disabilities

Report on Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2020

National Hispanic Heritage Month: A History of Hispanic and Latinx Milestones in the U.S.

St. Joseph University Alumni Group Threatens to Withhold Donations Over Free Speech Controversy

Howard University Taps Tuskegee Study Descendants for COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

Oregon Colleges Now Required to Help Students Find Food, Housing Aid

University Receives Grant to Improve Cultural, Medical Responses to Pandemics

NASA Awards $3.5 Million to MSIs to Support Upcoming Lunar Mission

UW-Madison Takes Anti-Racist Action by Removing 42-Ton Boulder

VA Tech Creates Virtual Minecraft Museum to Teach Engineering

HBCU Honors Past and Present Civil Rights Activists

The 2021 Inspiring Programs in STEM Awards

University of Missouri to Pay $1.1M in Discrimination Settlement

U.S. Senators Urge State Department to Expedite Student Visa Process

Americans Torn on Student Vaccine Mandate, Poll Shows

Federal Student Loan Repayment Freeze Extended Through January

American Indian College Fund to Revitalize Environmental Science Programs at Tribal Colleges

Target is Latest Big Box Store to Offer College Tuition Program for Employees

Education Department to Expand Second Chance Pell Experiment

More Universities Clear Student Balances Through HEERF

UT Austin to Continue Affirmative Action Policy After Federal Judge Dismisses Case

John Hopkins University Set to Start Private Police Force Despite Campus Criticism

New Football Association Looks to Represent College Athletes During NCAA Transformation

Two Georgia HBCUs Clear Student Account Balances for 2020-2021 Academic Year

Federal Judge Upholds Indiana University’s Vaccine Mandate

Former Liberty University Diversity Director Sues School for Discrimination

Report Says FBI Mishandled Sexual Misconduct Case Against Former MSU Physician Larry Nassar

UNC Students Protest Following Policing, Racial Equity Controversies on Campus

Tulane’s Former Medical School Administrator Speaks Out About Discrimination Suit

Tulane University’s Graduate Medical Programs Placed on Probation Over Alleged Diversity Issues

USC Dentistry Professor Pleads Guilty in Varsity Blues Scandal

Nikole Hannah-Jones Declines UNC Chapel Hill’s Tenure Offer, Joins Howard University

Eastern Connecticut State University to Reform Title IX Procedures After Report on Sexual Misconduct Cases

NCAA Approves Temporary Name, Image, Likeness Compensation Policy

Supreme Court Grants Victory to Transgender Student Who Sued to Use School Bathroom

Study Reveals Contradictions in How Different Groups in the U.S. Perceive Asian Americans

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Names Inaugural Marshall-Motley Scholars

Upcoming Bar Exam Changes Could Boost Diversity in the Legal Profession

Reflecting on the 100-Year Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre

U.S. Military Groundbreakers

Saint Leo University Launches Country’s First Veteran Studies Degree

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Unpaid Internships Continue to be a Prominent — Yet Inequitable — Career Pathway

Nikole Hannah-Jones Will Not Join UNC Faculty Without Tenure, Legal Team Says

Elizabeth Warren Stalls Biden’s Higher Education Nominee Over Student Loan Policy Concerns

Florida Governor Approves Controversial Bill on Campus ‘Intellectual Freedom’

Emory University School of Medicine Apologizes 62 Years After Denying Black Applicant

Supreme Court Rules Against NCAA Compensation Limits to Student-Athletes

Education Department Defends Transgender Students Under Title IX Protections

College and Universities Observe New Federal Holiday Juneteenth

Stanford University Staff Claim DEI Counselor Center Creates Hostile, Anti-Semitic Environment

African American Women Disproportionately Owe More Student Loans Than Other Races

Supreme Court Delays Appeal to Harvard Affirmative Action Case

Independent Graduate and Law Schools Launch First-of-Its-Kind Coalition

College Enrollment Reaches New Low For Spring Term

Justice Department to Defend Anti-LGBTQ Policy at Religious Schools

Florida Governor Signs Bill to Crackdown on Chinese Influence at State Universities

Pentagon Continues Pride Flag Ban at U.S. Military Installations

Northwestern Selects NCAA Executive as Athletic Director Following Controversy Over Previous Hire

Nevada Governor Signs Bill Banning Racist Mascots, ‘Sundown Sirens’

Stetson University to Offer Free One-Year Tuition Lottery for Vaccinated Students

New Report Says Racial and Gender Disparities Persist at Virginia Military Institute

Illinois to Become First State to Require Asian American and Pacific Islander History

Student-Athletes Call on NCAA to Address Anti-Transgender Bills

Kristen Clarke is the First Black Woman to Head Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division

Boise State University Cleared of Wrongdoing in Diversity Course Debacle

Public Universities in Washington Will No Longer Require SAT or ACT Scores

New UNCF Initiative Aims to Re-Enroll Students Into HBCUs

UNC Chapel Hill Revokes Tenure Offer for 1619 Project Creator

Bucknell University Launches Investigation into Attack on LGBTQ Student Community

Nearly 80 Percent of Asian Americans Report Facing Discrimination

Drive-Through Commencement Ceremonies

Psychology Professor’s Research Could Change the Way We Understand Bias in Children

AIR Partnership Program Seeks to Increase Diversity in Behavioral and Social Science Research Fields

Advancing LGBTQ Rights and Celebrating Triumphs

A Pandemic Can’t Stop Pride: Celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month During COVID-19

Psychological Associations Demand LGBTQ Protections at Religious Colleges

New Study Reveals Pandemic’s Effects on LGBTQ College Students

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New Analysis Finds College Students Could Accumulate $37,200 in Loans

University of South Carolina President Resigns After Plagiarized Commencement Speech

Political Science Professor Files Racial Discrimination Suit Against Penn State

Democratic Senators Introduce Bill to Expand Food Benefits for College Students

Northwestern University Faces Backlash After Promoting Athletic Director Named in Federal Lawsuit

‘Amazing Amy’ to be First Person With Down Syndrome to Compete for Collegiate Title

1619 Project Founder to Join University of North Carolina’s Hussman School of Journalism

Professor Fired After Making Allegations of Misconduct, Anti-Semitism by Linfield University Leaders

President Biden Announces Plan for Free Community College

Idaho Senate Passes Bill Banning Critical Race Theory in Public Schools, Universities

U.S. Census Bureau Releases Preliminary Data, Adds More Institutions to Employment Outcomes Data

University of Oregon Sues Former Campus Cop Over Misconduct in Incident with Latino Bicyclist

U.S. Senators Vote Down Affirmative Action Amendment to Asian Hate Crimes Bill

NASA, National Science Foundation Launch Initiative to Increase Student Diversity in Engineering

New Legislation Allows Alabama College Athletes to Get Paid for Name, Image, and Likeness

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