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Dr. Lori S. White is breaking a tradition that’s been long-held at DePauw University when she was announced as the first non-white, non-male president in the school’s 183-year history earlier this month. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE. https://twitter.com/DePauwU/status/1235231230360195073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1235231230360195073&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmadamenoire.com%2F1138889%2Fdr-lori-s-white-to-become-depauw-universitys-first-black-woman-president%2F “Eighty percent of college presidents are white men,” White said in an […]

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The students at LeBron James’ I Promise Academy received the surprise of a lifetime when they learned they would be eligible to receive a full ride to Kent State University, one of the top colleges in Ohio. On Wednesday James’ foundation tweeted a video of the students receiving the news, some of them burst into […]

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An important chapter just closed for the Obama family according to a recent Today Show interview featuring former First Lady Michelle Obama. RELATED: Michelle Obama Promotes Girl’s Education In Vietnam Obama spilled the details around watching their last and youngest daughter Sasha begin her four-year journey at college. Today host Jenna Bush Hager met up with Obama in […]

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Essentially, one would assume that in addition to educating its’ students, institutions would take immense take pride in protecting those who work for and attend their schools. However, it appears that Indiana University cannot sing this tune, as they are currently under fire for the stance they have taken following the surfacing of racist, sexist, […]

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Reports that a white supremacist manifesto was sent to some Syracuse University students’ cellphones was likely a hoax, the chancellor said Wednesday while adding that the school fell short in responding to a string of racist incidents. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER:  News of the screed — which authorities had described […]

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STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Two University of Connecticut students have been charged with shouting a racial slur outside a campus apartment complex in an episode that was caught on video and has led to protests at the school. Jarred Karal, of Plainville, and Ryan Mucaj, of Granby, both identified by police as 21-year-old white men, […]

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Why are we in a student loan crisis? Student loans are normal. But normal is not setting college graduates up for success. Instead, it has put us in a student loan crisis. According to the Wall Street Journal, the average college student graduates with $35,000 in student loans, and it’s taking on average 20 years […]

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BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge Tuesday cleared Harvard University of discriminating against Asian American applicants in a ruling that was seen as a major victory for supporters of affirmative action in college admissions across the U.S. In a closely watched lawsuit that had raised fears about the future of affirmative action, a group called […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former longtime gynecologist at the University of Southern California was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting 16 women at the student health center, the first criminal counts in a case that already has seen USC offer to pay $215 million to settle potentially thousands of claims. Dr. George Tyndall, 72, worked […]

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As graduation season comes to a close many Americans, both students and parents alike, are now faced with the reality of huge student loan bills that will be arriving in the mail shortly. Robert Smith’s recent announcement that he intends to pay off the student loans of the entire Morehouse class of 2019 was a […]

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In one of the first lawsuits to come out of the college bribery scandal, several students are suing Yale, Georgetown, Stanford and other schools involved in the case, saying they and others were denied a fair shot at admission. The plaintiffs brought the class-action complaint Wednesday in federal court in San […]

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This coming weekend, all the “Aggies” across the nation will be joined in school pride, as it will mark the anniversary of the founding of North Carolina A&T State University. The exact day of the institution’s founding is March 9, 1891. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University was the first land grant college for […]