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Following program cuts, new West Virginia University student union says fight is not over

University Business

The movement is part of a wave of student organizing at U.S. The union called the move to eliminate 8% of majors and 5% of faculty a failure of university leadership to uphold its mission as a land-grant institution. Read more from ABC News.

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Bringing Greater Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students organized Black student unions demanding more African American studies courses, Black faculty and staff,” says Canton. Canton, who is also an associate professor of history, hired two faculty members in year one. Last year, he hired another faculty person. there were protests on campus.

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National Hazing Prevention Week 2021

Missouri State

StopHazing.org , another prominent non-profit in hazing prevention, completed a national survey of over 11,000 students and found that 47% of those students nationwide have experienced hazing before they enter college. Additionally, the study found that 3 in 5 students surveyed are subjected to hazing while in college.

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Attending the MLK Civil Rights Lecture at Hope

Hope College Network

Students and faculty representing the Office of Multicultural Education as well as Black Student Union, Hope’s Asian Perspective Association, Latino Student Organization and the Theta Gamma Pi Sorority alongside speaker David Paul.

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Race on Campus: Debunking Myths with Data—book review and author Q&A

Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

She talks about the cafeteria as a mistaken symbol of all that’s wrong with race on college campuses, and puts to rest the myth that students of color pervasively self-segregate. To the contrary — numerous studies show that students of color interact more across race and have more interracial friendships than White students do.