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.StudentsThe Trump Administration Is ‘Temporarily’ Rejecting All New DACA Applications and Shortening RenewalsWeeks after the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the White House announced Tuesday it would reject all new applications for the program and shorten the length of renewals from two years to one for the more than 650,000 DACA recipients. A day later, on Wednesday, […]July 29, 2020COVID-19At Least 6,300 COVID-19 Cases Linked to 270 U.S. Colleges, Reveals a NYTimes SurveyOver the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 6,300 cases have been linked to a group of roughly 270 U.S. colleges, reveals a survey published Wednesday by The New York Times, which also noted that the data is “almost certainly an undercount.” The group includes public four-year colleges, some research universities and some private […]July 29, 2020African-AmericanTMCF, UNCF Partner With Testing for America to Help Safely Reopen HBCUsThe Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) will partner with the nonprofit Testing for America (TFA) to support historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in their COVID-19 testing plans for students, faculty and staff when campuses reopen for the fall. With communities of color disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 […]July 28, 2020African-AmericanFisk University Names Social Justice Institute After Alumnus and Late Congressman John LewisThe historically Black Fisk University will name its recently launched institute for social justice after late Congressman and Fisk alumnus John R. Lewis, the school announced yesterday. The John R. Lewis Institute for Social Justice is a continuation of the Fisk Race Relations Institute, “which shaped so many of the conversations and policies during the […]July 28, 2020African-AmericanFormer Howard U Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $140,000 From the UniversityA former associate director of Howard University’s bursar’s office pleaded guilty to fraud on Friday after stealing nearly $140,000 from the university, reported The Washington Post. Charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud by the U.S. District Court, Mosley faces 10 to 24 months in prison and must repay nearly $140,000 in […]July 26, 2020SportsIn Letter to UK President, African American & Africana Studies Faculty Call for Renaming of Rupp ArenaFaculty at the University of Kentucky (UK)’s African American and Africana Studies program are requesting that the school change the name of downtown Lexington’s Rupp Arena, which is named after Adolph Frederick Rupp, an accomplished basketball coach who has “come to stand for racism and exclusion” and alienation of “Black students, fans, and attendees,” reports […]July 24, 2020StudentsBlack College Football Hall of Fame Establishes HBCU Scholarship FundThe Black College Football Hall of Fame has established a $150,000 Black College Football Hall of Fame HBCU Scholarship Fund to provide financial assistance for juniors and seniors affiliated with HBCU football programs, reports KALB news. “The Black College Football Hall of Fame HBCU Scholarship Fund will benefit students who assist behind the scenes at […]July 24, 2020African-AmericanThree Atlanta HBCUs Will Go Fully Online This Fall As COVID-19 Cases RiseThree prominent HBCUs (historically Black colleges or universities) — Morehouse College, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University — announced on Monday they will remain fully online this fall due to escalating COVID-19 cases nationwide.July 20, 2020SportsIvy League Becomes First D-I Conference to Suspend All Sports Until 2021The Ivy League on Wednesday suspended all sports until 2021, including fall football, in response to health risks posed by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. It is the first Division I conference to do so, reports the Associated Press. “We simply do not believe we can create and maintain an environment for intercollegiate athletic competition that […]July 9, 2020HBCUsDelaware State to Acquire Wesley CollegeDelaware State University (DSU) in Dover will acquire its close neighbor Wesley College, which has been seeking a buyer after years of relying on state funds, reports Delaware Online, noting that Wesley’s closure mirrors a nationwide trend of small liberal arts colleges closing their doors due to financial woes. DSU, which is the state’s only […]July 9, 2020Previous PagePage 22 of 43Next Page
