Sarah WoodSarah Wood is a staff writer at Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. She previously was a summer reporting intern at Diverse. A recent graduate of Elon University, Sarah earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and international studies.News RoundupDr. Sylvia R. Carey-Butler Appointed as Brown University’s Vice President for Institutional Equity and DiversityAfter recently being recognized as one of National Diversity Council’s Top 100 Diversity Officers, Dr. Sylvia R. Carey-Butler was selected as the new vice president for institutional equity and diversity at Brown University. As the current chief diversity officer for Kennesaw State University, she leads the Presidential Task Force on Race. Some of her efforts […]June 24, 2021News RoundupDr. Jan E. Duncan Appointed Vice President for Academic Affairs at Texas CollegeDr. Jan E. Duncan has been named vice president for academic affairs at Texas College. Working at the both the K-12 and higher education level, her career responsibilities have ranged from developing online instruction on Blackboard, assisting students with the teacher certification licensure process and teaching undergraduate educational technology courses. Duncan has also earned funding […]June 24, 2021COVID-19Report Proposes Higher Education COVID-19 Recovery PoliciesIn a year defined by a deadly pandemic, economic crisis and racial injustice, colleges and universities were forced to reevaluate their practices, structures and delivery models. As the United States transitions to a recovery phase, New America and the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) sought to further understand the overall impact of these crises on the education sector.June 23, 2021COVID-19U.S. Department of Education Facilitates Conversation Around Creating Equitable School Reopening PlansAs the COVID-19 vaccine distribution continues and the nation transitions to a state of recovery, many Americans remain eager to experience a sense of normalcy again. However, normalcy—in the context of education—would entail returning to a “broken system,” said Dr. Miguel A. Cardona, U.S. Secretary of Education.June 22, 2021News RoundupWebinar Series to Focus on Best Practices to Diversify Academic PipelineLooking to address information gaps and provide individuals with “usable knowledge” around best practices, Drs. Curtis Byrd and Rihana Mason published a new book titled, Academic Pipeline Programs: Diversifying Pathways from the Bachelors to the Professoriate. Using their book and Type, History, Research, Inclusion, Identity, Voice and Expectation (THRIVE) index tool as a reference, a […]June 22, 2021SportsSupreme Court Rules Against NCAA’s Education-Based Benefits RestrictionIn a unanimous decision Monday, the Supreme Court ruled against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)—citing their restrictions on education-based benefits for student athletes as “unlawful.”June 21, 2021African-AmericanHBCU Leaders Urge Biden Administration to Select Executive Director of White House Initiative on HBCUs SoonAs the White House continues to fill key leadership positions, the executive director position for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) remains noticeably vacant.June 11, 2021StudentsCollege Promise, ETS Create Models for Targeted Student SupportThrough a partnership with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in 2019, College Promise has worked to adjust the “one-size fits all” model to target more specific student populations.June 9, 2021COVID-19NCORE Prompts Conversations about Disparities and Social InjusticesStrategies for trauma informed teaching was among the many issues discussed at this year’s National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE) in American Higher Education that convened virtually this week.June 8, 2021InternationalGallaudet University Develops Program to Support Deaf Youth in NigeriaUsing a $2.05 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development, Gallaudet University—alongside Wesley University, Ondo and the Nigerian National Association of the Deaf—plans to launch a program in Nigeria aimed at breaking down negative stigmas around deafness. Inspired by the late Dr. Isaac O. Agboola, who served as the dean of the […]June 7, 2021Previous PagePage 6 of 69Next Page
