Dynahlee Padilla (EDU)News RoundupFormer Millersville University Dean Files Civil rights Lawsuit Against SchoolA former Millersville University dean, Dr. Charity Welch, is pursuing a civil rights lawsuit against the school — one year after the university settled another federal racial discrimination lawsuit for $170,000 — alleging discrimination and unfair treatment because of her race, age and gender, reported The Lancaster Online. Welch filed a suit on Oct. 6. […]October 15, 2020COVID-19University of Iowa Discipline Students for Policy Violations of COVID-19The University of Iowa is disciplining students for policy violations that fail to stop the spread of the coronavirus, such as not wearing a mask or social distancing, according to Iowa City Press-Citizen. Though the university has asked students to think about their personal responsibility to prevent the spread of the coronavirus on campus, that […]October 15, 2020StudentsAAC&U Receives Grant To Support Programs for Low-Income StudentsThe Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) received a grant of $1,249,400 from Ascendium Education Group to support membership and event participation for institutions serving students with high financial need. This grant — part of Ascendium’s Maintain Momentum initiative, which recognizes the key role postsecondary education membership organizations and networks play in the success […]October 15, 2020African-AmericanThe University of Dayton Publishes Historic Letter that Chronicles Systemic RacismThe University of Dayton recently uncovered and published a historic 1930 letter from the university’s president that was written to noted civil rights leader, scholar and author Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois. In it lies language and messaging that reflects systemic racism at the institution through past discriminatory admissions policies and practices, according to university officials. […]October 13, 2020News RoundupPrinceton Will Pay Almost $1M in Pay Back to Female Professors in SettlementThe Department of Labor found that Princeton University is guilty of pay discrimination between 2012 and 2014, though the investigation dates back to nearly a decade ago. Princeton has agreed to pay close to $1 million in back pay to its female professors, reported CNN. According to CNN, 106 women professors in full-time positions were […]October 13, 2020African-AmericanBill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Donate $15 Million to HBCUsIn partnership with The Just Project, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will make a $15 million investment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as part of its COVID-19 response. Among the more than 100 HBCUs in The Just Project, 29 schools are collaborating to increase access to COVID-19 diagnostic testing for campuses and […]October 12, 2020News RoundupYoungstown State University Faculty Strike Over Contract DisputeFaculty members at Youngstown State University have gone on strike to potentially reach a new three-year contract with the school reported cleveland.com The three-year deal did not offer any pay increases in the first year. However, there were increases of 1% in the second year and 2% in the third year, according to university officials. […]October 12, 2020COVID-19University of Missouri-Columbia Students Reported Cheating OnlineMore than 150 University of Missouri-Columbia students have been caught using group chats to cheat on exams since the coronavirus pandemic forced schools to retreat to remote learning, reported The Associated Press. According to university spokeswoman Liz McCune, the school identified three cheating incidents that each involved more than 50 students — which occurred once […]October 12, 2020COVID-19University of Delaware Employees Taking a 5% Pay CutNon-union employees at the University of Delaware will have to take a 5% pay cut for the remainder of the fiscal year, due to the school’s projected $250 million financial deficit brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, reported The Delaware News Journal. To compensate for the financial deficit projection, the pay cut will come in […]October 9, 2020African-AmericanUniversity of North Carolina Ashville Placed on Lockdown After ThreatsThe University of North Carolina Asheville was placed on lockdown Friday, after direct threats were made to several university offices, according to Asheville Citizen Times. On Friday, several offices at the university received a direct from an unidentified individual demanding to paint over an on-campus Black Lives Matter mural, according to university officials. State and […]October 9, 2020Previous PagePage 6 of 10Next Page
