Video: 'Day
for Trans Justice' prepares student leaders to push for change
While Caitlyn Jenner has been in the headlines for coming out as a
transgender woman, LGBTQ students and their supporters are focusing on ways
to improve campus life for transgender students. More than 120 students and
advisers from across the country came together last week for Camp Pride, an
annual leadership camp sponsored by Campus Pride, a nonprofit group. The
event was hosted by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and
Johnson C. Smith University, a historically black college. During the
five-day event, students developed their leadership skills, learned
organizing techniques, and talked about diversity issues. On the day
documented here, trans students were the focus of the discussions.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 23, 2015
Jon Stewart and
Barack Obama on student idealism
With Jon Stewart about to leave The Daily Show, President Obama
returned to the show for a final interview on the program. Stewart raised the
issue of a lack of "shared sacrifice" in the country, and suggested that college become three years,
followed by a year of national service.
Inside Higher Ed, July 22, 2015
Study: Spending
on course materials continues to drop
College students spent less on textbooks in fall 2014 than they did in
2009, even though they bought just as many course materials, according to
a study released by the National Association of College Stores.
Inside Higher Ed, July 22, 2015
A little heavy
reading
Social justice. Climate change. Racial inequality. Immigration. Hunger.
While those topics might read like a laundry list of some of the world’s
biggest problems, they are just a few of the issues covered in books that
are required reading for freshmen at colleges across the country. Freshman
reading programs are popular among institutions, used as a
community-building project that helps freshmen to unite academically with a
common discussion on one book. The selections are generally skewed toward
nonfiction (although fiction is sometimes selected), and choices for this
year are no different.
Inside Higher Ed, July 22, 2015
Report: Many
low-income families don’t take advantage of financial aid
A new report about college-going nationwide underscores how much financial
aid is available to low-income families, yet shows that many do not take
advantage of it. According to the report by the Urban
Institute, “low-income, first-generation and minority families are
particularly vulnerable to misconceptions concerning college costs.” If
these families were made more aware of how feasible it is to go to college,
they might be more likely to go, according to the report.
The Seattle Times, July 21, 2015
7 myths about
campus diversity
Plenty of prognosticators believe the end is near for affirmative action in
college admissions. Arthur L. Coleman is not one of them. On Tuesday
morning, Mr. Coleman, a partner and founder of EducationCounsel, an education-consulting
firm, offered his view of the legal landscape at
a conference hosted by the American Council on
Education. Colleges, he said, should remember that the U.S. Supreme
Court has repeatedly acknowledged that the educational benefits of
diversity are compelling, and recognized the legitimacy of race-conscious
admissions policies.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 21, 2015
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