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Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Columbia University temporarily shifted to fully remote classes Monday as its administration struggles to handle pro-Palestinian protests that have ramped up on campus over the past week. Columbia’s security force is only permitting individuals with…
Civil rights icon Opal Lee will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Southern Methodist University (SMU). Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is expected to receive the honor during the university’s May 11 commencement ceremony. She led a national grassroots campaign that resulted in the 2021 establishment of Juneteenth, the June…
Dr. Denisha HendricksDenisha Hendricks has been appointed director of athletics at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is director of parks and recreation for the City of Selma, Alabama. Hendricks holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education and athletic training from the University of South Carolina and a master’s and doctorate in…
FIRE is monitoring outbreaks of violence and arrests on campuses nationwide. Sadly, we must again restate a bedrock principle: Violence is never acceptable. Colleges and universities must ensure the swift arrest of anyone engaging in violence on campus, whether committed by students or visitors. Violence thus far appears to have been isolated, but things can change…
William StricklandFriends and family are mourning the death of activist and Black Studies scholar William “Bill” Strickland. Strickland died April 10 at home in Amherst, Massachusetts, at the age of 87. The professor served 40 years as a professor in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, before retiring in…
One of the most enchanting segments of the academic year, the build-up to Spring graduation and commencement signifies the highlight of college matriculation and persistence. Yet, the experience can be plagued with confusion and curricular dysfunction as students attend to the inner workings and step-by-step preparation of a process that, at times, begs the question,…
Bill AdamsThe percentage of recent law school graduates employed in full-time, long-term Bar Passage Required or J.D. Advantage jobs has reached its highest level in the past decade. That’s according to Bill Adams, managing director of ABA accreditation and legal education, citing employment data for the graduating law class of 2023, as reported to the American…
The COLOURS Alliance – “COLlaborative innovative sUstainable Regional univerSities” – had its official launch meeting in late March at Paderborn University in Germany, one of the founding members and where the Alliance’s staff are also based. “Widely spread across Europe, all members of the COLOURS Alliance are universities with a self-proclaimed identity as regional drivers…
Some 69% of Indian students who responded to the survey said the US was a preferred destination, with 54% saying the UK and 43% Canada. Some 405 prospective undergraduate and postgraduate students from India, Nigeria, Pakistan and Vietnam were surveyed for the report, as well as 97 current OIEG pathway program students. Australia was the…
Published: 4/22/2024 Reading Time: 3 minutes On April 22, 1970, Earth Day emerged as a pivotal event in the environmental movement. Spearheaded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, it aimed to raise awareness about pressing environmental issues and inspire action towards conservation. On the inaugural Earth Day, 20 million Americans took to the streets to voice…