Arrman KyawAfrican-AmericanFewer Black Men Are Enrolling in Community Colleges This Semester Due to COVID-19Fewer Black men are enrolled in community college this semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fox 13 reported. Black male enrollment at community colleges has declined 14%, according to some national education reports. There has been an overall average decline of 12.6% from fall 2019 to fall 2020 in the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) […]November 25, 2020News RoundupHampshire College Receives $2 Million Gift from Retired NASA Scientist AlumnaHampshire College received $2 million from alumna and retired NASA scientist Dr. Lucy McFadden, its second seven-figure donation in the last week, the Daily Hampshire Gazette reported. Paula H. and James S. Crown – James was a member of one of Hampshire’s first graduating classes – gifted $5 million gift last week, the largest single […]November 24, 2020African-AmericanBenedict College Named One of Eight Sites in Reconstruction Era National Historic NetworkBenedict College has been announced has one of the first eight community sites in the new Reconstruction Era National Historic Network, according to college officials. The announcement came from The National Park Service. The network – launched March 2020 – will connect sites giving education, interpretation and research for the Reconstruction Era (1861-1900), an often-misunderstood […]November 24, 2020African-AmericanTMCF, Honda, Omaze Partner to Offer Chance to Win Limited Edition Honda Civic Type RHonda has partnered with online fundraising platform Omaze and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to offer the potential prize of the very first 2021 Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition for the U.S. The winner will also receive a driving experience on the track with Honda IndyCar driver, Colton Herta. Donations will support TMCF, […]November 24, 2020African-AmericanJohn Tyler Community College Task Force Recommends Name ChangesA task force created by John Tyler Community College says the school should change its name because its namesake, the 10th U.S. president, was a slave owner and supporter of the Confederacy, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. The task force’s 10 voting members – consisting of students, faculty, staff, alumni and other stakeholders – unanimously voted […]November 24, 2020African-AmericanDavid N. Dinkins, First and only Black NYC Mayor, Dead at 93David Norman Dinkins, the first and only Black mayor of New York City, who sought to improve race relations in the city, has died at age 93 in his home, CNN reported. The New Jersey native died Monday evening in his home on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, following breathing difficulties, according to the New York […]November 24, 2020HomeWashington and Lee University Appoints Dr. Lena Hill as Next ProvostDr. Lena Hill, Washington and Lee University’s dean of its College of Arts and Sciences since July 2018, has been selected as the school’s new provost, effective July 1, 2021.November 23, 2020News RoundupBowdoin College to Give Mandatory Online Diversity Course in SpringBowdoin College will sponsor a mandatory online course about diversity, equity and inclusion, The Bowdoin Orient reported. This will be Bowdoin’s first college-wide racial justice action. The announcement came from Bowdoin senior vice president of diversity and inclusion Dr. Michael Reed. The school is partnering with DiversityEdu to deliver group-specific courses to faculty, staff, students […]November 20, 2020African-AmericanAdrienne Davis, WashU Vice Provost for Diversity, Steps Down in MayDr. Adrienne D. Davis, Washington University in St. Louis vice provost for faculty affairs and diversity and law professor, will be stepping down as vice provost May 31, 2021, according to a WashU press release. Davis – director of the school’s new Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity – has helped increase […]November 20, 2020News RoundupHendrix College Receives $15 Million From Windgate Foundation, Extends Fundraising Campaign to 2023Hendrix College has received $15 million from the Windgate Foundation, exceeding its $110 million campaign goal a year early, according to a Hendrix press release. The campaign has received $129 million, with $114 million in gifts and pledges. The campaign’s end date has been pushed back from 2021 to 2023, with a new goal of […]November 20, 2020Previous PagePage 211 of 225Next Page
