Arrman KyawFaculty & StaffUniversity of Florida Faculty Survey Indicate Low Morale and Confidence in School LeadershipA recent survey of University of Florida faculty showed that faculty morale and confidence in the school was low, with almost half having concerns about academic freedom.August 10, 2022Leadership & PolicyFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis Awards Tallahassee Community College Almost $1.6 Million for Healthcare Workforce EducationFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis has awarded almost $1.6 million to Tallahassee Community College on Aug. 10 through the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund to bolster workforce education opportunities in the healthcare industry.August 10, 2022News RoundupPenn State Antiracist Institute Awarded $500,000 to Foster Equity and Antiracism in LawPenn State Dickinson Law’s Antiracist Development Institute has been awarded $500,000 from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to support a book series and development workshops to foster equity and antiracism in law and legal education.August 10, 2022News RoundupAPLU President Praises Biden's CHIPS and Science Act, Urges Congress for Further ActionFollowing his attendance of the signing of President Biden’s CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities President Peter McPherson praised the move but urged Congress to take further action.August 9, 2022Faculty & StaffGeorgia State University Awarded $1 Million NSF Grant for Minority Women in STEM InitiativeGeorgia State University has been awarded $1 million from the NSF to launch an initiative to better recruit, retain, and support of women faculty in STEM fields, especially women from underrepresented minority backgrounds.August 9, 2022Leadership & PolicyEducation Department to Host College Success and Equity Summit Aug. 11The U.S. Department of Education will host the Raise the B.A.R. (Bold + Action + Results) in College Excellence and Equity Summit on Aug. 11, a one-day event at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Auditorium.August 9, 2022Leadership & PolicyJobs for the Future Awarded $5 Million to Assist Young Adults Access ApprenticeshipsNational nonprofit Jobs for the Future’s Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning has been awarded $5 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to help more than 1,000 school-age youth access apprenticeships.August 8, 2022Faculty & StaffTwo Women Return to UVA as DeansDr. Marianne Baernholdt will become dean of the University of Virginia’s School of Nursing, effective Aug. 1. And Dr. Stephanie Johnson Rowley became dean of UVA’s School of Education and Human Development on Jul. 1.August 8, 2022HBCUsHampton University Receives Donation from the Pastor of Historic Alfred Street Baptist ChurchHampton University received $25,000 on Jul. 2, from the Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, senior pastor of the historic Alfred Street Baptist Church.August 8, 2022DemographicsMassachusetts Becomes Latest State to Ban Hair-Based DiscriminationMassachusetts has become the latest state to enact bans against hair-based discrimination after Gov. Charlie Baker signed The CROWN Act into law last month.August 7, 2022Previous PagePage 124 of 225Next Page
