College students, professors, alumni and other leaders on campuses nationwide from at least 80 schools are standing in solidarity with one another and against President-elect Donald Trump and his anti-immigration policies. “Things are really raw for a lot of students,” said Danny Siegel, president of the student government at UCLA,…
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UAlbany Pres. Responds Swiftly to Alleged Race-Related Assaults
By Sheryl Estrada UPDATE: Feb. 4 at 7:16 a.m. EST: On Wednesday, UAlbany President Robert J. Jones provided an updateon video regarding the events of Jan. 30. “We really need and want to get this right, for the students involved, for our campus and for the future of our University,”…
Were Student Protests at Johns Hopkins, Princeton U, Amherst, Occidental College Successful
College and university administrationshave heard the demands of student activists that took the country by storm in November, and many either implemented changes or kept the status quo. Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (JHU) this week announced a new five-year, $25 million initiative to increase the diversity of its…
Princeton U. Students Stage Campus Sit-In Over ‘Racist Legacy’
By Sheryl Estrada UPDATE Nov. 20, 2015 at 6:37 a.m.: The Princeton University Press Club reportsPresident Eisgruber, Vice President Calhoun and Dean Dolan signedan amended documentof the Black Justice League’s demands late Thursday evening. After the sit-in concluded,the Department of Public Safety issued a warning about a bomb and firearm…