Jessica Ruf (EDU)Jessica Ruf is a writer and copy editor for the print magazine at Diverse. She can be reached at jruf@diverseeducation.com.STEMClemson Wildlife Ecology Professor Giving Credit to Creativity in ScienceFor wildlife ecology professor Dr. J. Drew Lanham, his relationship with the natural world isn’t just scientific and objective, but deeply personal — it runs “bone marrow deep.”August 20, 2020African-AmericanDavidson College Issues Apology For Its Past Support of SlaveryNorth Carolina’s Davidson College, founded by Presbyterians in 1837, has issued a public apology for its support of slavery during the school’s first 30 years, reports the Associated Press. As part of contending with its past, the school also unveiled an “action plan” Wednesday that includes renaming buildings with connections to racist figures and strengthening […]August 20, 2020SportsMEAC Releases Potential Spring Schedule for Fall SportsAfter July’s announcement that the fall sports season would be canceled, The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has created a scheduling model for how fall sports could potentially be played in the spring, reports MEAC Sports, which added that each individual institution could opt in or out of the plans. “Although it’s still too early to […]August 20, 2020SportsNCAA Names Dr. Derrick Gragg Vice President for Inclusion, Education and Community EngagementThe NCAA’s new senior vice president for inclusion, education and community engagement will be Dr. Derrick Gragg, “an accomplished leader with more than two decades of experience in college athletics administration,” announced the NCAA. Gragg, who is currently vice president and director of athletics at Tulsa, will serve as the association’s chief diversity and inclusion […]August 19, 2020COVID-19Georgia Military College Has Invested Over $400,000 in COVID-19 Prevention and Detection EquipmentGeorgia Military College (GMC) has invested over $400,000 in COVID-19 detection and prevention equipment, including temperature screening devises and ionization units in ventilation systems, reports 13WMAZ. The ionization units, which cost around $6,000 for larger buildings, work by putting ions into the air stream. “The ions then attach to the virus and break the virus […]August 19, 2020COVID-19With Fall Semester Approaching, Opinions Clash Over the Safety of U of Michigan’s Hybrid ModelAs the University of Michigan prepares for classes to start on Aug. 31, differing opinions have been clashing over the school’s hybrid model, reports The Detroit Free Press. Currently, the school plans to offer some form of a remote option for 70% of its classes, with smaller classes more likely to meet in person. But […]August 19, 2020News RoundupAppalachian State Faculty Express No Confidence in the University’s ChancellorIn what was largely a symbolic vote, faculty at Appalachian State University passed a resolution of no-confidence in the university’s chancellor Dr. Sheri Everts during a Faculty Senate meeting Monday, reports The Winston-Salem Journal. Everts “is frequently isolated from and unable to effectively communicate with faculty, and has failed in her basic tasks of strengthening […]August 19, 2020COVID-19Most Americans Don’t Believe It’s Safe for K-12 Students To Return to In-Person Classes, Finds SurveyMost Americans do not believe it is safe for K-12 students to return to in-person classes this fall, found an ongoing national survey conducted by The COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States. The consortium is comprised of researchers from four universities: Northwestern, Harvard, Northeastern and Rutgers. According to the survey, only […]August 19, 2020African-AmericanNew Media, New Possibilities: How Social Media Is Shaping Today’s Social MovementsFor young activists in the 1960s, television was the promising new medium through which they could prevent the world from turning a blind eye to violence against Black people. Or, as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. poignantly stated in 1965: “We will no longer let them use their clubs on us in the dark corners. We’re going to make them do it in the glaring light of television.” But now, iPhones and the internet offer new ways to spotlight injustice. With nearly everyone having their own publishing platforms in the palms of their hands, no longer are major news outlets the main filter of public dialogue. Social media provides a voice for anyone with an internet connection.August 19, 2020News RoundupReport: Colleges Must Revise Standardized Tests to Foster EquityA new National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) report calls on colleges and universities to examine and revise their standardized testing policies so that “regardless of location and circumstance, such tests foster equity and access for their applicants.” “This is a year to be as economical as possible in uses of standardized testing,” said […]August 18, 2020Previous PagePage 18 of 43Next Page
