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Four Pennsylvania Men Charged after Harassing and Assaulting Black Lehigh University Student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“The victim told the officers the vehicle then turned around and parked, and a group of males got out of the car and chased him and his two friends,” the DA’s office said in a Tuesday news release. All four men allegedly chased the victim on foot into his dorm building. Rosta, Jameel, and Graf have also admitted their involvement.

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Student Arrested in Shooting Deaths at CU Colorado Springs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A student at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was arrested Monday in the shooting deaths of a fellow student and another person in a dorm room at the university on Friday, NBC News reported.

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HBCUs are getting creative to meet growing student housing demand

University Business

Just in time for the fall 2023 semester, Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, will transform dozens of shipping containers into dorm rooms, forming a small residential community that will house 98 students, university Executive Vice President Jens Frederiksen told NBC News. Read more on NBC News.

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Advocates Calling for Reparations from Colleges and Universities Built on Tribal Lands

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over a century ago, 11 Native American tribes sold nearly 94,440 acres of land at a cheap price to make room for what is now the University of Minnesota, marking the start of what researchers say was a long, toxic relationship. Indigenous peoples are still in their context of separate and distinct peoples.

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As a new generation rises, tension between free speech and inclusivity on college campuses simmers

University Business

Generations of Americans have held firm to a version of free speech that makes room for even the vilest of views. Read more from AP News. The post As a new generation rises, tension between free speech and inclusivity on college campuses simmers appeared first on University Business.

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It was NEVER about Deion: HBCU Realities VS. Perceptions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There have been many opinions flying across Twitter, Facebook, and even national news stations like CNN. Most of those perspectives are deficit framed or accusatory and most of them do not actually call for or leave much room for nuance. We hate to be the ones to break the news, but you cannot give your way out of oppression.

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DeSantis-backed New College board scraps 5 professors tenure

University Business

One trustee holdover, New College professor Matthew Lepinski, quit the board after the vote and walked out of the room. Read more from AP News. The post DeSantis-backed New College board scraps 5 professors tenure appeared first on University Business. Shouts of “shame on you!” came from the audience afterward.

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