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Author: Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY

Nation

Predominantly white colleges tackle racism, diversity, equity and inclusion

February 26, 2021Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAYComments Off on Predominantly white colleges tackle racism, diversity, equity and inclusion

In the wake of a national reckoning on race, higher-ed leaders are “finally understanding that instead of fixing people, we need to fix institutions.”

News

Stranded international college students feel abandoned. They are suing the US government.

February 20, 2021February 20, 2021Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAYComments Off on Stranded international college students feel abandoned. They are suing the US government.

Without in-person classes, DHS and ICE banned first-year international students from entering America. Now they’re fighting back with a lawsuit.

Nation

Oregon law to decriminalize all drugs goes into effect, offering addicts rehab instead of prison

January 31, 2021Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAYComments Off on Oregon law to decriminalize all drugs goes into effect, offering addicts rehab instead of prison

Progressive legislation that decriminalizes all drugs in Oregon looks to give addicts an opportunity for a different life through rehab and treatment.

News

Meet Flo, an old Winnebago delivering COVID-19 tests, flu shots and food to students in need

January 30, 2021Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAYComments Off on Meet Flo, an old Winnebago delivering COVID-19 tests, flu shots and food to students in need

Meet Flo, a 40-foot Winnebago purchased by a New Mexico school district with CARES funding and converted into a mobile nursing unit.

Sports

‘My voice matters’: Notre Dame’s Niele Ivey, Duke’s Kara Lawson use new roles to speak out

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘My voice matters’: Notre Dame’s Niele Ivey, Duke’s Kara Lawson use new roles to speak out

Two of the most prominent women’s basketball programs in the country hired their first Black head coaches in a time of major racial reckoning.

Sports

Women’s basketball preview: Aari McDonald pushing pace, and pushing Arizona to new heights

December 8, 2020Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAYComments Off on Women’s basketball preview: Aari McDonald pushing pace, and pushing Arizona to new heights

In returning for her senior season, the program’s first-ever first team All-American is a candidate for national player of the year

News

With Senate on the line, Georgia activists are sliding into voters’ DMs before election

November 23, 2020Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAYComments Off on With Senate on the line, Georgia activists are sliding into voters’ DMs before election

Social media is critical for reaching the 23,000 soon-to-be 18-year-olds who are allowed to vote for the first time Jan. 5 in Georgia Senate runoffs.

Money

Parents can’t afford daycare and preschool. Oregon voters are giving it to kids for free.

November 14, 2020Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAYComments Off on Parents can’t afford daycare and preschool. Oregon voters are giving it to kids for free.

In Oregon’s biggest city, preschool will soon be free. Activists say moms will return to the workforce. Could free daycare spread to other states?

Money

COVID-19 is pushing these college students to drop out. That could devastate the economy and their lives.

October 16, 2020October 17, 2020Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAYComments Off on COVID-19 is pushing these college students to drop out. That could devastate the economy and their lives.

During the COVID pandemic, community college students are dropping out or sidelining their education. That could have devastating consequences.

News

‘You’re not wanted’: Trump’s proposed college student visa changes worry international students — again

September 25, 2020September 26, 2020Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘You’re not wanted’: Trump’s proposed college student visa changes worry international students — again

International college students say they feel unwanted after yet another Trump administration proposal to restrict U.S. student visa rules.

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