1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (804+ words) Sep. 11—Corsica-Stickney Elementary School and Mount Vernon Middle School have been recognized as among the state's best. They were distinguished as South Dakota Blue Ribbon schools on Friday morning, as announced by the state Department of Education. This is the…...

19+ hour, 28+ min ago   (649+ words) Canadian-American commentator, columnist, and author David Brooks discussed leadership and healthy civil discourse with FSU President Richard McCullough on Sept. 10. The talk in the Ruby Diamond Concert Hall marked the beginning of the Institute for Governance and Civics' (IGC) fall…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (366+ words) In the strict legal and moral senses the administration is right. Government should be color-blind in dealing with individuals. That's equality under the law. But of course the country continues to suffer vast economic and social inequality, especially regarding race…...

2+ day ago   (1124+ words) While enrollment across South Dakota's public university system decreased by less than 1% this fall, South Dakota Board of Regents officials say this reflects strong enrollment across the system that's held steady in recent years. Although there was a slight dip,…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (674+ words) A fleur de lis sculpture is the centerpiece of the quadrangle fountain at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator) A survey of higher education faculty in the South found professors are concerned about the political environment…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (391+ words) Federal officials allege the law school illegally considered race in admissions, a claim UC Berkeley strongly denies. The Trump administration is accusing the University of California, Berkeley School of Law of favoring Black applicants while discriminating against white and Asian…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (34+ words) Yahoo Two weeks into the school year, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and UI System announced they have reached a record number for total enrollment....

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (351+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice and Education Departments alleged on Wednesday that admissions practices at the University of California, Berkeley School ‌of Law deliberately favored Black applicants and discriminated against white and Asian ‌candidates. A joint probe by the two…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (235+ words) I heard some amazing stories and learned a lot. Think that politics hasn't infiltrated the party and hookup scene or even roommate selection on American college campuses? Think again! The late teens and early 20s are a time when students are…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (668+ words) After last year's dismal ranking, Indiana University remains one of the worst public universities in the country for fostering and protecting free speech on campus, according to a national First Amendment organization's annual rankings. Each year, the Foundation for Individual…...