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Who Is Karen Fitzgibbons? Texas Teacher Fired For McKinney, Segregation Message To Facebook

“I’m going to just go ahead and say it ... the blacks are the ones causing the problems and this ‘racial tension,’" Karen Fitzgibbons wrote on Facebook.

#DistractinglySexy Twitter Meme Takes Off After Scientist Tim Hunt Resigns Over Sexist Comments

Nobel laureate Tim Hunt's "the problem with girls" comments didn't go over well on Twitter.

Behind Harvard Case Over Asian Admissions, A Broader Agenda: Report

Harvard has come under attack in court for allegedly limiting the number of Asian-Americans it admits. A Reuters examination reveals how the lawsuit brought in their name arose from a broader goal: upending a Supreme Court decision that has primarily helped blacks and Hispanics.

Nigerian Students Displaced By Boko Haram Rejected By Government Schools, Denied Education

The displaced students lack the necessary documents to be granted admission into government schools.

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Kennesaw State Waiting Room Video: Watch Black Student Get Threatened

A university adviser told the student that waiting for another adviser to see him amounted to “harassment.”

Immigration Reform 2015: Arizona Judge Rules Dreamers Entitled To In-State Tuition

A judge said it's not up to the state to decide who is in the United States legally.

Campus Sexual Assault: 4,300 Sign University Of Miami Student Petition Calling For Alleged Rapist's Expulsion

University of Miami junior Angela Cameron wants the man she says assaulted her to be expelled.

Immigration Reform 2015: Texas Bill Advances To Deny In-State College Tuition To Undocumented

“I feel we need to direct our resources first and foremost to the legal residents of Texas," state Sen. Donna Campbell said.

Duke University Noose Incident Seen As 'Tipping Point' For Black Students Feeling Marginalized

The implications of the noose incident at the university, where about 10 percent of undergraduates are black, are symptomatic of a bigger problem, leaders say.

Germanwings A320 Crash Victims Include 15 German Schoolchildren, Local Media Reports

Families of the passengers began gathering at Düsseldorf Airport in Germany.

SAE Oklahoma Video: Chapters, Leadership Say Fraternity Is Not Racist, Call Oklahoma Isolated Incident

Recent attempts at damage control can't conceal the fraternity's problematic history.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Civil War: Oklahoma Racist Chant Frat Had 369 Members Fight For Confederacy

Sigma Alpha Epsilon, which spurred condemnation for a video showing University of Oklahoma members reciting a racist chant, said 74 of its brothers died in the war.

Best Colleges For Return On Investment: Top 10 Schools Where Graduates Get Paid Include Private, Ivy League Universities

No. 1 was Harvey Mudd College, where students net about $985,300 in the 20 years after they graduate.

New York City Hindus Hope Muslim Holidays In Public Schools Will ‘Pave The Way’ For Diwali

After Mayor de Blasio included two Muslim feasts in the school holiday calendar, Hindus ask: Why not Diwali?

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Adds Two Major Muslim Holidays To Public School Calendar

New York City becomes the largest school district in the U.S. to observe Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr.

Crime Rates Not Affected By Incarceration: Report

The Brennan Center research finds that the rates of incarceration continued to rise, even after crime rates began to decline across the country.

ISIS Opens English-Language Schools: Islamic State To Teach Foreign Fighters' Children

The Islamic State says the schools -- one for boys, one for girls -- will be for the children of its foreign fighters in Syria.

Apple Watch Release Date Isn't Here Yet, And It's Already Banned From Exam Halls

We still don't know when the device will reach stores, but students who want one to "help" with exams should think again.

China party blasts Western Values in universities

Chinese Communist Party Magazine Blasts University Professors Spreading 'Western Values'

The comments come as universities in the country face increasing pressure to teach in line with the ideological diktats of the government.

Saudi Arabia's Youth Unemployment Problem Among King Salman's Many New Challenges After Abdullah's Death

Thirty-seven percent of the population is under the age of 14, and many are leaving school unprepared to work.

Blackstone Group's Stephen Schwarzman Says More Money Won't Improve Public Education

The U.S. private equity investor also called for unpaid labor at public schools.

NCAA Investigating 20 Schools For Academic Fraud

The NCAA's vice president of enforcement described cheating as "an epidemic" at a recent NCAA convention.

UK Immigrants Should Speak English? London Mayor Boris Johnson Says Government Shouldn't Translate

Failing to speak English was a "huge wasted opportunity," Boris Johnson said.

Scientists Say Songbirds Fled Tornado After They 'Heard It Coming'

Researchers suggest that the birds were warned by 'infrasound' generated by the storm, which humans cannot hear.

Why Does the Taliban Attack Schools? Pakistan Siege Latest Sign Militants Are Targeting Students

The scale of the Peshawar attack raises the question of why the group uses such a shocking tactic.

Students, Colleges Say $303M Pell Grant Cuts In Cromnibus Spending Bill Could Exacerbate Student Debt Crisis

A plan in Congress to cut Pell Grant funding by $303M would make it harder for minority and lower-income students to attend college.

Students From Historically Black Colleges Vow To Take Action In Response To Ferguson Decision

As much grief as the decision has inspired, it has also catalyzed a movement across historically black college campuses.

'Sesame Street' Turns 45, Pioneering Kids' Show Born During Civil Rights Era

Adults often burst into tears when they recognize "Sesame Street" hosts on the street; the show turns 45 on Monday.

After Israel-Gaza Conflict, Growing Anti-Semitism On US College Campuses

Anti-Semitic incidents are on the rise at U.S. college campuses, according to Jewish organizations.

Portland Fire Leaves 5 Dead Near University Of Southern Maine Campus

Portland’s worst fire in 30 years tore through an apartment building near the University of Southern Maine campus.

Bill Maher At UC Berkeley? ‘No Way’ Say Some Students Following Radical Islam Debate

The spirit of Berkeley’s "Free Speech Movement" will not smile for Bill Maher. Some students aren’t happy that he's speaking at graduation.

Washington Post Photojournalist Disinvited From Syracuse University Shadowed CDC’s Frieden Days Earlier

Public health experts agree Syracuse University's decision to rescind the Washington Post's Michel du Cille's invitation to a workshop this weekend was uncalled for.