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.COVID-19California Creates Higher Ed Recovery Taskforce to Mitigate COVID-19 ImpactCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom is bringing together state and national experts in higher education equity and innovation to create the California Higher Education Recovery with Equity Taskforce. Beginning this month, the task force will determine what mid- and long-term actions the state’s education leaders, government and philanthropic institutions should take to mitigate and recover from the […]August 10, 2020News RoundupEmployees to Undergo Furloughs as U of Arizona Faces $250 Million ShortfallSome employees at the University of Arizona (UA) will face furloughs as the school struggles to deal with a potential $250 million shortfall due to drops in revenue brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, reports Arizona Public Media. In an email to the university community on Friday, UA president Robert Robbins said the school “will […]August 10, 2020African-AmericanPurdue Reverses Decision to Cut Some Directors Overseeing Ethnic Studies ProgramsPurdue University has walked back on its decision to eliminate 10 of the 16 directors of disciplines at its School of Interdisciplinary Studies, which is home to the university’s African American Studies, Asian American Studies and Gender and Sexuality Studies, among others, reports the Journal & Courier. The school announced it would eliminate the 10 […]August 9, 2020SportsHoward Recruits Former Purdue Basketball Starter Nojel EasternOn Thursday, Howard University successfully recruited former Purdue basketball starter Nojel Eastern, “a 6-foot-7 wing with 104 games of Big Ten experience,” reported CBS Sports. Though Eastern will likely need an NCAA waiver to be eligible for the 2020-21 season, CBS Sports described him as a “huge pickup” for Howard coach Kenneth Blakeney, who is […]August 9, 2020SportsNew Nonprofit Hopes to Promote the Hire of More Minority Football CoachesIn his second year as the University of Maryland’s head football coach, Michael Locksley is hoping to promote the hire of more minority football coaches through his newly-created nonprofit National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches, reports The Hill. “When I took the Maryland job last year and looked at the landscape of college football, I […]August 7, 2020African-AmericanNumber of Black, Asian or Minority College Leaders in England Falls to About a DozenThe percentage of Black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) principals in charge of higher education institutions in England has dropped from 13% in 2017 to 5% or 6% of the nation’s 239 further education (FE) colleges currently, reports The Guardian. Meanwhile, the number of BAME students has risen to 30% of the country’s higher education […]August 6, 2020StudentsPandemic Could Potentially Delay Graduation for Students of ColorAlthough 30% of Black, Latinx and Asian American students said the COVID-19 pandemic boosted their perceived value of a college education (as opposed to 11% of White students), students of color and low-income students were more likely to take fewer classes in the fall, potentially delaying their graduation dates, according to the Understanding Coronavirus in […]August 4, 2020African-AmericanUNCF Survey Measures How COVID-19 Has Affected HBCU Students’ Fall PlansMore than 5,000 students from 17 United Negro College Fund (UNCF) historically Black colleges and universities shared how the COVID-19 pandemic was affecting their lives and enrollment plans for fall, in a recently published UNCF student pulse survey. Key findings from the survey include: Over 80% of students prefer to return to campus for some […]July 31, 2020SportsOutside Investigation Uncovers ‘Systemic Racism’ Within University of Iowa Football ProgramAn investigation by an outside law firm released on Thursday has determined that systemic racism exists within the University of Iowa football program, reports the Charlotte Observer. According to the investigation, the program, led by head coach Kirk Ferentz (who is the longest-tenured head coach in college football), suffered a culture that “perpetuated racial bias […]July 30, 2020African-AmericanUNC-Chapel Hill To Remove Names of Racist Figures From Four Campus BuildingsThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) will remove the names of White supremacists — Charles Aycock, Julian Carr, Josephus Daniels and Thomas Ruffin Sr. — from four campus buildings following an 11-to-2 vote by its Board of Trustees, who came to the decision after “dissent and discussion” on Wednesday, reports North Carolina […]July 30, 2020Previous PagePage 21 of 43Next Page