Monica Levitan (EDU)StudentsHudson Valley Couple Receive Award For Accomplishments with Latino Scholarship FundEddie and Norma Ramirez have been named the recipients of the 2019 Richard K. Wager Inclusive Champion Award for their work with the Hudson Valley Latino Scholarship Fund in upstate New York. The award, named after a former Poughkeepsie Journal publisher, honors local businesses or groups that promote diversity and inclusiveness. The Poughkeepsie, New York […]January 14, 2019African-AmericanStudy: Black Students who Have One Black Teacher are More Likely to Enroll in CollegeRepresentation in education matters. According to a recent study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, data shows that Black students who have at least one teacher of their race both reduces Black students’ high school dropout rates and increases the chances of them wanted to and enrolling in college. The study, titled “The […]January 14, 2019Community CollegesEnvironmental Advocate, Scholar Receives Educator of the Year AwardDr. Tara Jo Holmberg, an environmental advocate and scholar, was named the 2018 New England Formal Educator of the Year by the New England Environmental Education Association (NEEA).January 12, 2019StudentsSettlement with For-Profit Will Omit Collecting Millions in Student DebtIowa Attorney General Tom Miller recently announced that under a new nationwide settlement with Career Education Corp., a for-profit education company, hundreds of Iowa students will receive over $1.4 million in debt relief. Under the settlement, Career Education Corp. (CEC) will omit collecting $493.7 million owed by 179,529 students around the nation, according to the Des […]January 11, 2019MilitaryUniversity of Montana President Named Major in Army National GuardSeth Bodnar, president of the University of Montana was recently sworn into the Montana Army National Guard and now holds the title of major. Bodnar, the 19th president of the university, is a U.S. Army Reserves member, former U.S. Army Green Beret and a graduate and valedictorian of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. According […]January 11, 2019News RoundupWorld-Renowned Physicist Named Provost at City College of New YorkThe City College of New York (CCNY) has named Dr. Tony Liss, an esteemed physicist with research experience at the highest energy accelerators in the world, as its new provost. Liss previously served as the college’s interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. He joined the CCNY faculty in fall 2013 as the […]January 11, 2019News RoundupGonzaga University Names New Provost, Senior Vice PresidentGonzaga University has named Dr. Deena J. González as provost and senior vice president, effective June 1. González most recently served as associate provost for faculty affairs and professor in the Department of Chicana/o, Latina/o studies at Loyola Marymount University. González will succeed Dr. Lizbeth “Beth” J. Martin, who currently is interim provost and senior […]January 10, 2019SportsBlack Student Athletes Sue Community College District After Cutting Football ProgramEleven African-American student athletes have filed a federal lawsuit against the Maricopa County Community College (MCCC) District after the school decided to cut the JUCO football program after the 2018 season. The MCCC District, the largest community college system in Arizona, made the announcement in February 2018 citing the systems need to refocus their spending […]January 10, 2019HBCUsMellon Foundation Donates $600,000 Grant to Winston-Salem to Support Humanities ProgramsWinston-Salem State University (WSSU) was recently given a $600,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support its humanities programs. The university is one of only five University of North Carolina System schools, and one of the few public historically Black colleges and universities in the country to receive a grant during the foundation’s 50-year […]January 10, 2019Latest NewsIs there a link between Trump’s Post-Election Behavior and Adolescent Bullying?Although the level of overall teasing and bullying has decreased across the country since 2005, there has been an unusual uptick in the number of teasing and bullying incidents related to race and sexual orientation since the 2016 presidential election, with some students making comments linked to President Donald Trump.January 9, 2019Previous PagePage 29 of 58Next Page
