Monica Levitan (EDU)News RoundupSenegal Opens Museum of Black Civilizations, Devoted to ‘Decolonizing African Knowledge’After being first proposed by former Senegal president Léopold Sédar Senghor 52 years ago, the country has opened the Museum of Black Civilizations, one of the largest museums of its kind in the world. The building is similar in size to the National Museum of African American History in Washington, D.C., with 14,000 square meters […]December 10, 2018News RoundupChicago Historian Timuel Black Turns 100Timuel “Tim” D. Black, a Chicago historian who survived the Great Depression and worked on the front lines during World War II, turned 100 years old over the weekend. Black has lived in Chicago since he was an infant, growing up in a neighborhood that was then called the “Black Belt”, according to ABC7. Black’s […]December 10, 2018News RoundupLewis University Winter Commencement Rescheduled Due to Mumps OutbreakAccording to Lewis University officials, the institution has rescheduled its winter commencement, originally scheduled for Dec. 15-16 to May 17-19 due to a mumps outbreak. The rescheduling will not delay the customary timeline for graduates to obtain their diplomas and have access to transcripts, according to the Chicago Tribune. Courses and final exams will continue […]December 7, 2018StudentsGrant Will Provide Low-Income Central Piedmont Students With LaptopsWith a $875,000 grant from the Gambrell Foundation of Charlotte, as many as 700 first-year, full-time students at Central Piedmont Community College will receive laptop computers, and approximately 3,500 students will receive laptops throughout the grant’s five-year period. Central Piedmont and the Gambrell Foundation have partnered in order to tackle the divide that makes it […]December 7, 2018News RoundupCEO of University Hospital in Newark ResignsJohn N. Kastanis, CEO at University Hospital in Newark has resigned amid requests for his ouster following a New Jersey Health Department investigation of an outbreak that might have caused the death of three infants in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit. Kastanis announced his last day will be on Dec. 14 after serving as […]December 7, 2018News RoundupAfter College Closure, Staff and Faculty Search for New JobsVirginia College staff and faculty are now searching for new jobs after it was announced that the for-profit institution would close indefinitely after losing its accreditation. Virginia faculty and staff received an email from the school’s parent company, Education Corporation of America (ECA), confirming the school closure. According to CBS-affiliate WRDW, the college’s CEO Stu Reed […]December 7, 2018News RoundupUniversity of Kentucky Selected Most Bicycle-Friendly College in the U.S.Bicycle Magazine has selected the University of Kentucky as the most bicycle-friendly college in the United States. The university was chosen out of 45 institutions, ranging from small, liberal-arts colleges to large, public universities, according to The News Tribune. UK’s innovative rewards offered to students, faculty and staff and dedication to supporting cycling stood out […]December 6, 2018StudentsStudents Upset After Susquehanna University Decides to Arm OfficersMany Susquehanna University students have expressed their opposition to a plan by its university president to arm some public safety officers. The decision came about after an August 2017 drug-related robbery in a dormitory suite where five teenagers were arrested. One allegedly had a handgun in their possession. The following day, around 75 students held […]December 6, 2018News RoundupVirginia College Announces Campus ClosureVirginia College, one of the largest for-profit institutions in the U.S., has announced it will close its doors after its accreditation was suspended by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, after falling behind on payments to creditors and rent on buildings. Based in Birmingham, the Education Corporation of America (ECA) currently has around […]December 6, 2018StudentsCouple and Dr. James L. Moore III Establish Scholarship Program to Support Transfer StudentsDr. James L. Moore III, vice provost for diversity and inclusion and CDO at The Ohio State University (OSU) and couple Missy and Bob Weiler have come together to establish the Dr. James L. Moore III Scholars Program to support undergrads transferring from Columbus State Community College to OSU. The Weilers have lived in Ohio […]December 6, 2018Previous PagePage 37 of 58Next Page
