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U.S. Navy and University of Hawaii agree to open new research lab
A new deal to open an applied research laboratory that will bring in $10 million a year in military-research projects was recently announced by the University of Hawaii and the U.S. Navy, the Honolulu Advertiser reported.

The deal is subject to approval by the institution’s board of regents. It’s been criticized by native Hawaiian groups and a majority of campus faculty members and students, who said the lab would militarize the campus and violate its humanistic mission, according to the Advertiser.

American Council on Education revamps stance on affirmative action
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in two cases involving race-based public school assignment policies, the American Council on Education issued a paper updating its legal advice on affirmative action for colleges and universities, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported.

The ACE paper advises that colleges must show that their pursuit of diversity is important to their missions, that their policies have educational benefits and that they have considered ways to achieve diversity that do not involve taking applicants’ race or ethnicity into account.

New Orleans colleges will receive millions in grants to rebuild
Two years after Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on many of New Orleans’ colleges and universities, the Carnegie Corporation of New York plans to provide $14 million in grants to help rebuild the city’s higher-education infrastructure, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported.

The grants include $2 million for Dillard University, $4 million for Xavier University of Louisiana and $5 million for Tulane University, among others. The announcement came after the Department of Education pledged $30 million in higher education grants to several states harmed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

—Matt Weeks

 
 
 


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