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 RoundupCUNY Receives $10 Million Gift from Mellon Foundation to Boost Racial and Pandemic-Related EffortsThe City University of New York (CUNY) has received a $10 million gift from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to address challenges brought on by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and drive efforts to advance social and racial justice across 25 campuses. It is the largest gift the Mellon Foundation has given to CUNY in its […]August 13, 2020News RoundupDr. Lorenzo Esters Named Vice President for Advancement and Member Engagement at AAC&UThe Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has appointed Dr. Lorenzo Esters vice president for advancement and member engagement. In this role, Esters will promote the mission of AAC&U. Esters comes to AAC&U with past experience in senior positions at various higher education institutions, national organizations and the federal government. He most recently served […]August 12, 2020STEMThree Universities Join American Association for the Advancement of Science Diversity InitiativeNorth Carolina State University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of California, Davis are the first three charter members of SEA Change, an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) initiative to help educational institutions boost diversity and equity in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM). The “SEA” in SEA Change […]August 12, 2020News RoundupCoalition Advocates for Adoption of “Tuition Payer Bill of Rights” to Protect Student ConsumersA Partners for College Affordability and Public Trust (Partners) coalition is calling for a “Tuition Payer Bill of Rights” that would constitute a series of “long-overdue” consumer protections ensuring that students receive the educational services they paid for. “For any other investment the size of college tuition, there are fundamental consumer rights in place to […]August 12, 2020News RoundupFisk University President Placed on Leave After Man Files Restraining Order Against HimFisk University has placed its president, Dr. Kevin Rome Sr. on leave after a man allegedly said he was drugged and threatened by Rome, reports News4Nashville. The university did not comment on the specifics of the incident but said its provost Dr. Vann Newkirk is fulfilling presidential duties on an interim basis while the allegations, […]August 12, 2020News RoundupOver 100 Protesters Ask Penn and Drexel to Defund Campus PoliceMore than 100 protesters from the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University demanded that both schools disband and defund their respective police departments in a march through University City on Sunday, reported The Daily Pennsylvanian. The march comes nearly two months after thousands of students and faculty signed an online petition asking Penn to cease […]August 11, 2020COVID-19New Jersey Gives College Computer Labs Permission to ReopenAfter being closed for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, computer labs at New Jersey colleges and universities were given permission by state officials to reopen on Tuesday morning, reported NJ.com However, with most schools offering either a hybrid or fully-online semester, few students will be returning to campus this fall. For those who […]August 11, 2020News RoundupAlumni Ask SUNY New Paltz President to Step Down, Citing Unresolved Campus RacismA growing group of State University of New York (SUNY) New Paltz alumni are asking the school’s president, Dr. Donald Christian, to step down citing “unresolved racist incidents that have left students feeling that insults, threats and ongoing tension are not taken seriously,” reports the Daily Freeman. On July 31, members of SUNY New Paltz Alumni for […]August 11, 2020Community CollegesBaltimore City Community College Is Offering Free Tuition for Eligible StudentsBy combining federal financial aid, the State of Maryland’s Promise Scholarship, City of Baltimore support, scholarship opportunities and CARES Act funding, Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) announced it will offer free tuition to eligible students entering or returning for the upcoming fall semester. “Boasting the lowest in-state tuition in Maryland, BCCC is removing a major […]August 11, 2020Recruitment & Retention$4.2 Million Will Be Distributed to 14 Montana Colleges To Support Low-Income StudentsFourteen Montana colleges and universities will receive roughly $4.2 million from the Department of Education for TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) “in an effort to increase retention and graduation rates for low-income students,” reports The Great Falls Tribune. “My parents always said — and I still believe — that public education is the great equalizer […]August 10, 2020Previous PagePage 20 of 43Next Page