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.News RoundupAfter 14 Years as President of Indiana U, Dr. Michael McRobbie Will Retire in JuneFollowing 14 years as president and 24 years in senior positions at Indiana University (IU), Dr. Michael A. McRobbie will enter retirement in June 2021, concluding one of the longest tenures of a university president in the country. “I am immensely proud of all that has been accomplished over the period I have been president,” […]August 18, 2020COVID-19UNC at Chapel Hill Moves Online After 130 Students Test Positive for COVID-19The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has reversed its decision to hold in-person classes after about 130 students tested positive for COVID-19 in the first week of fall classes, reports CNN. According to UNC’s COVID-19 dashboard, the percentage of positive cases rose from 2.8% to 13.6% between the weeks of Aug. 3 and […]August 18, 2020News RoundupSenators Concerned After U of Arizona Agrees to Purchase For-Profit CollegeIn an effort to expand its online offerings, the University of Arizona (UA) has agreed to purchase the fully-online, for-profit college Ashford University — but two U.S. senators are concerned that UA is risking becoming the owner of a predatory institution, reports tuscon.com. “Without clear protections for students built into this transaction by UA, its […]August 17, 2020WomenElaine Jones to Speak at Virtual Centennial Celebration of 19th AmendmentThis week marks 100 years since Tennessee became the last state to ratify the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote in the United States. In celebration, Elaine Jones, “a true hero of the civil rights movement who has done extensive work in expanding the right to vote to all Americans,” will partake in […]August 17, 2020SportsTen Former U of Michigan Athletes Allege Sexual Abuse by Late Team DoctorTen former University of Michigan athletes filed a lawsuit against the school’s Board of Regents on Sunday, alleging they were sexually assaulted while receiving medical care from the late Dr. Robert E. Anderson, reports The Detroit News. Anderson, who died in 2008, was the former head of University Health Service and the UM Athletic Department’s […]August 17, 2020News RoundupSyracuse U Mistakenly Emails Dozens of Acceptance LettersDue to a technical error, Syracuse University mistakenly emailed dozens of university admissions acceptance letters to the wrong recipients, reports CNN. “A short time ago, our team prepared an email that was intended to be distributed to a very small number of people,” wrote Maurice A. Harris, dean of admissions, in an apology email to […]August 17, 2020Asian American Pacific IslanderDOJ Investigation: Yale ‘Illegally Discriminates’ Against Asian American, White ApplicantsFollowing a two-year investigation, the U.S. Justice Department determined on Thursday that Yale University is “illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law,” reports the Associated Press. Yale “rejects scores of Asian American and white applicants each year based on their race, whom it otherwise would admit,” the […]August 16, 2020News RoundupCampus Police at Portland State Will No Longer Carry GunsPortland State University’s police force will no longer carry guns while patrolling campus, starting this fall, reports Newsweek. Students at the university have long demanded that the school disarm its police, especially after campus police fatally shot Jason Washington, a Black U.S. postal service worker and Navy veteran, in 2018. Now, amid summer-long protests against […]August 16, 2020African-AmericanVirginia Tech Renames Two Residence Halls After Three African AmericansVirginia Tech is renaming two of its residence halls after three Black trailblazers who played key roles in the campus’ history, reports WSLS News. Previously named after men who espoused White supremacist views, Lee Hall and Barringer Hall will now be called Hoge Hall and Whitehurst Hall, respectively. Hoge Hall is named for Janie and […]August 14, 2020News RoundupRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Challenges Trump To Release His College TranscriptsRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., challenged President Trump on Thursday to release his college transcripts after he called her a “poor student,” reports The Hill. “Let’s make a deal, Mr. President: You release your college transcript, I’ll release mine, and we’ll see who was the better student,” tweeted Ocasio-Cortez, who graduated cum laude from Boston University […]August 13, 2020Previous PagePage 19 of 43Next Page
