College News

• Student gunman kills one and injures three in German lecture hall before shooting himself dead
  
  The 18-year-old gunman was a biology student at Heidelberg university, said the regional chief of police. Before the shooting, the gunman told his father 'people will be punished', the police chief said.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 24 Jan 2022.
• Republican Virginia attorney general fires January 6 investigator from university post
  
  The top staff investigator for the House Jan. 6 panel was fired from his position at the University of Virginia by the state's new GOP attorney general.
  CNBC.  Monday, 24 Jan 2022.
• Washington University in St Louis is hosting an event claiming 'professionalism is racist'
  
  A discussion on whether 'professionalism' is a racist term is being hosted by Washington University's St. Louis campus next month, with organizers arguing it is used to 'marginalize' minorities
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 24 Jan 2022.
• HBCU Graduates Telling The HBCU Story
  
  Ashley Little created the first Black-owned publishing company focused on books about the alumni and traditions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
  Forbes.  Monday, 24 Jan 2022.
• Supreme Court takes up cases challenging affirmative action in college admissions
  
  The lawsuits against Harvard and the University of North Carolina argue that the admissions policies discriminate against Asian-American applicants.
  CNBC.  Monday, 24 Jan 2022.
• Affirmative Action: US Supreme Court to hear college racial admissions cases
  
  The Supreme Court will hear challenges to affirmative action admissions processes at Harvard and UNC.
  BBC News.  Monday, 24 Jan 2022.
• Justices to hear challenge to race in college admissions
  
  The court said Monday it'll take up lawsuits claiming Harvard, a private institution, and the University of North Carolina, a state school, discriminate against Asian American applicants.
  ABC News.  Monday, 24 Jan 2022.
• 4 wounded in Heidelberg University shooting in Germany; gunman dead
  
  The man opened fire with a long-barreled firearm in a lecture hall and then fled outside, police said.
  ABC News.  Monday, 24 Jan 2022.
• Heidelberg shooting: One dead in gun attack on German students
  
  A gunman in the university town of Heidelberg shoots four people, one fatally, before killing himself.
  BBC News.  Monday, 24 Jan 2022.
• Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to affirmative action
  
  The challenges are the latest that seek to end affirmative action in college admissions.
  CBS News.  Monday, 24 Jan 2022.
• Supreme Court to hear cases against Harvard, UNC, for alleged admissions discrimination
  
  The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear two cases against Harvard and University of North Carolina over alleged race discrimination against Asian Americans.
  Fox News.  Monday, 24 Jan 2022.
• Lone gunman dead after shooting four people at German university
  
  A lone gunman has shot four people at a university lecture hall in Germany - some of whom are seriously injured.
  Sky News.  Monday, 24 Jan 2022.
• Top Jan. 6 Investigator Fired From Post at the University of Virginia
  
  Democrats in Virginia denounced the action as a partisan move aimed at helping former President Donald J. Trump undercut the investigation of the Capitol riot.
  New York Times.  Monday, 24 Jan 2022.
• LA County deputy public defender argued to release crime suspects pretrial
  
  A Los Angeles County deputy public defender co-authored a proposal at the University of California, Los Angeles in 2020 arguing for the creation of a "needs-based pre-trial release system" from jail.
  Fox News.  Monday, 24 Jan 2022.
• Opinion: Skills, not schools. It took a pandemic and BLM to get employers looking at new ways to hire
  
  Too many employers have required college degrees that aren't necessary. COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter are helping them realize what a mistake that is.
  Los Angeles Times.  Sunday, 23 Jan 2022.

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