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Black Colleges Seek White, Latino, Asian Students Amid Tight State Budgets
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education comments on the student populations of historically black colleges and universities.
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Why UC Davis Spent $175,000 to Scrub References to Pepper-spray Incident
Following a 2011 incident in which campus police pepper-sprayed students, the University of California, Davis paid two consulting firms at least $175,000 to clean up its online reputation, according to documents obtained by the Sacramento Bee.
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Litany of Controversies Leads to Calls for Louisville’s President to Resign
James R. Ramsey is about to give a tour of his campus. Although there are two other staff members along for the ride, it is Mr. Ramsey who gets behind the wheel of the golf cart. Most presidents are content to let someone else drive in this situation. But Mr. Ramsey, who is 67, is not known for giving up the wheel.
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Apple, FBI to Clash Again in Congress Over Encryption
Matthew Blaze of the School of Engineering and Applied Science testifies as a computer security expert about a case between Apple and the FBI.
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Getting In Episode 8: Adding Historically Black Colleges to Your List
Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education is interviewed on how minorities can find the right fit for college.
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Pro-Donald Trump Graffiti at UC San Diego Sparks Debate
Some students at UC San Diego expressed outrage this week after finding anti-Mexico and pro-Donald Trump sidewalk graffiti on campus on the eve of a schoolwide celebration. The chalk writing was discovered Friday night close to the Raza Resource Centro, where Latino student groups hold meetings and events. The incident was the latest in a number of pro-Trump graffiti episodes at universities around the country.
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I Tried to Confront Racism Head-on. People Called Me a Sellout.
Zach Wood, a student at Williams College, has felt backlash as one of the members of a student group seeking to encourage debate by inviting speakers with provocative views to campus.
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Out of Balance
Last week, the California Court of Appeals ruled against the University of Southern California in a lawsuit brought by a student suspended for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman during group sex. The encounter had started as consensual, the woman told the university, but soon became violent. The accused student violated Southern California's sexual misconduct policy, the university argued, not by harming the woman himself, but by failing to stop the other men from slapping her and for later leaving her alone with them.
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Up at 4 A.M. and Needing a Boost!
The work of Allan Pack of the Perelman School of Medicine on the impact of sleep deprivation is highlighted.
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The Patient Called Me ‘Colored Girl.’ The Senior Doctor Training Me Said Nothing
Eve Higginbotham of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about dealing with difficult situations regarding race and diversity.