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Student Organizations at Hope!

Hope College Network

The annual Student Involvement Fair electrifies an energy throughout campus that reverberates into each student organization during the year. Coming in as a new student, I felt as if I were trick-or-treating on Halloween, yet there were only treats and no tricks! The College currently has over 70 student organizations.

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Dr. Donovan Livingston Returns Home, Merging His Hip Hop Self with His College Advisor Self

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

UNC also has a Hip Hop ensemble and a student organization, called UNC Cypher, a group for students passionate about music, free-styling, and free expression. There is now a suite of classes that students from any department can take in the music department on DJing, beat making, and rap,” he said. I was always writing.

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Columbia Administration, Student Organizers Talks Fail

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Columbia University administration leaders and student organizers failed to reach agreement in negotiations that might have included the university’s divestment from Israel. We have no intention of suppressing speech or the right to peaceful protest.”

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Texas Senate Approves Anti-DEI Bill for State Public Universities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The bill will not affect course instruction, faculty research, student organizations, guest speakers, data collection or admissions. The Texas Senate has approved a bill that would limit how state public universities can promote equitable access to higher education and foster campus diversity, The Texas Tribune reported.

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Seton Hall University Students Protest Alleged Lack of Support for Africana Studies Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dozens of Seton Hall University students and supporters staged a sit-in at Presidents Hall on campus last week to protest the school’s alleged lack of support for its Africana Studies program, NJ.com reported. Protestors said the program has no tenured professors and that it was impossible to complete majors or minors in it.

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GWU to Replace "Colonials" Nickname from Athletics Teams Amid Student Pressure

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

George Washington University will replace the nickname of its athletic teams, removing “Colonials” after years of pressure from students, the New York Times reported. Student critics said the current nickname had connotations of violence toward Native Americans and other colonized people. In 2019, students voted to remove the nickname.

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“Move-in melt” is on the rise: Why it’s happening and 3 strategies to fight it

EAB

Blogs “Move-in melt” is on the rise: Why it’s happening and 3 strategies to fight it “Summer melt" is a familiar challenge for enrollment and student success teams across the country. Visa process, international students may not actually have the necessary paperwork to arrive when planned, despite their enrollment or deposit activity.