By Emma Whitford. Northern Michigan University reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice after four students accused the university of discrimination, the Detroit News reported. More...
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Judge Requires Eastern Michigan to Restore Women's Tennis
By Emma Whitford. Eastern Michigan University has hired a new coach and will reinstate its women’s tennis team after a judge ruled that cutting the team violated Title IX, the federal law that prohibits gender discrimination, the Detroit Free Press reported. More...
VA Officials Say Delays Won't Harm Veterans
By Emma Whitford. At a House Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing Thursday, VA officials claimed that student veterans could expect on-time payments during the spring semester after long delays in the fall have caused many to receive no or lesser housing benefit payments. More...
Michelle Obama on Princeton
By Emma Whitford. After years of avoiding public comment about her college years, the former first lady uses autobiography to describe what it was like to be a working-class black student at an elite, predominantly white campus. More...
‘Decorating a Room of One’s Own’
By Emma Whitford. The idea for the book was born out of an essay, a “house tour” with Jane Eyre, that Harlan wrote for The Toast, an online humor and feminist writing website. More...
Students Stand Up for Trees
By Emma Whitford. Sixty students at Western Michigan University protested the removal of more than 30 trees on campus Wednesday in preparation for a new construction project, Kalamazoo News reported. The project will develop the university’s South Neighborhood and will include new student housing and a student center. More...
Employers Want Liberal Arts Grads
By Emma Whitford. New study says the evolving economy creates a greater need for their skills, but that many colleges could do better at thinking about what graduates can do and helping them translate that into jobs. More...
2 Students Arrested, Officer Assaulted at Lincoln U
By Emma Whitford. Two students were arrested after a fight broke out at Lincoln University on Friday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. A campus police officer was assaulted while trying to break up the fight, which occurred while students were waiting in line for a late-night dance. More...
Northern Michigan U Settles Discrimination Suit
Students Refuse to Cease and Desist Using Bear Image
By Emma Whitford. The University of California, Los Angeles, asked a student Palestinian-rights group to remove UCLA's name and references to the university's Bruin Bear mascot from its promotional materials. The students are pushing back. More...
Arts Faculty Explosion at U Florida
By Emma Whitford. The University of Florida College of the Arts is in the middle of a hiring wave that will increase the size of its faculty by over 10 percent. More...
