Arrman KyawStudentsPeyton Manning’s Peyback Foundation Create Scholarships at Four HBCUsFormer NFL quarterback Peyton Manning’s Peyback Foundation has endowed six scholarships at four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Louisiana and two in Tennessee, according to a report Sunday from ESPN, GoVols247 reported. Grambling State University, Southern University, Tennessee State, Fisk University, Xavier University of Louisiana and Dillard University in New Orleans received the […]September 14, 2020African-AmericanNew Jersey Governor Declares Juneteenth a State HolidayNew Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation last week that declared Juneteenth – the day commemorating the emancipation of African Americans – a state holiday, The Hill reported. Juneteenth is typically celebrated on June 19 but the state legislation will declare the third Friday in June “Juneteenth Day,” according to Murphy’s office. June 19 marks […]September 14, 2020Campus ClimateBlack Students Protest Racism at Kent State UniversityBlack students protested at Kent State University Thursday, calling the school’s response to repeated racist messages painted on a campus rock lackluster, Cleveland.com reported. According to Cleveland.com, a group called Black United Students issued a set of demands to the university that called on university officials to address systemic racism. Junior Maria Finney has been […]September 11, 2020News RoundupMartin Methodist College May Merge With University of Tennessee SystemMartin Methodist College and the University of Tennessee System signed a nonbinding letter of intent Friday, taking the first step in discussions for the small, 150-year-old, private, liberal arts college to join the UT System, according to University of Tennessee officials. The partnership would provide southern Middle Tennessee families access to more affordable tuition and […]September 11, 2020African-AmericanNumotion Foundation Creates Scholarship Fund For Black Students With DisabilitiesThe Numotion Foundation has established the Numotion Foundation Scholarship Fund in partnership with United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to provide tuition and housing assistance for African American students living with mobility-related disabilities, HME Business reported. According to HME Business, the foundation has committed $20,000 for the next three years – a total contribution of $60,000. […]September 11, 2020COVID-19University of Richmond Will Use Modular Homes for Students to QuarantineThe University of Richmond announced the school will be using modular homes for students to have spaces to self-isolate and quarantine in, NBC12 reported. This makes UR the only university in Virginia to secure the modular homes for quarantine. According to NBC12, there are five 10-person units and 25 single-person units. All units will be […]September 11, 2020News RoundupDJ Soul Sister is Teaching at Loyola University New OrleansPopular music scholar Melissa A. Weber – also known as award-winning performer and broadcaster DJ Soul Sister – has been tapped to teach “History of Urban Music,” a new course offered in Loyola University’s Urban and Electronic Music Production undergraduate degree program. Weber has a 25-year career as a show host and broadcaster for WWOZ-FM, […]September 10, 2020MilitaryCitadel Chairman Resigns Amid Threats of OusterFred Price Jr., the Citadel’s board chairman resigned Wednesday when he sat down to testify before a state legislative screening panel, The Post and Courier reported. Price has faced criticism from Republican state Sen. Stephen Goldfinch, a Citadel graduate, who opposed a new school policy – called the sophomore shuffle – “that moved freshmen into […]September 10, 2020HBCUsMaryland Delegate Plans To Propose Bill Granting State HBCUs More AutonomyMaryland Delegate Julian Ivey wants to give the state’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) greater independence by separating their governance from the University System of Maryland, Delmarva Now reported. According to Delmarva Now, the bill – which Ivey said is still being drafted – if passed by the General Assembly would grant autonomy to […]September 10, 2020News RoundupGWU Professor Resigns Amidst Backlash Over Years Of Lying About Being BlackCNN reported that George Washington University (GWU) announced that Dr. Jessica Krug has resigned from her faculty position at the university. This resignation came less than a week after university officials decided that she would not be teaching this semester after it was revealed that she had been lying for years about being Black. “Dr. […]September 10, 2020Previous PagePage 224 of 225Next Page
