Dynahlee Padilla (EDU)African-AmericanHouston Rapper Travis Scott Offers to Pay Tuition for 5 HBCU StudentsHouston Rapper Travis Scott offered to pay the tuition of five students that currently attend historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), reported Click2Houston.com. Scott said he plans to cover tuition for the students’ first semesters. His announcement on Twitter said, “Why not?” The tweet went viral on social media. He also revealed that his mother […]October 9, 2020African-AmericanMellody Hobson to Establish New Residence College at Alma Mater, Princeton UniversityMellody Hobson and the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation have made the lead gift to establish a new residential college at Princeton University in 2023, according to officials at Princeton University. The Hobson College will be the first residential college at Princeton named for a Black woman and will be constructed on the site of First College, […]October 9, 2020StudentsTheDream.US Report Highlights How COVID-19 Has Disproportionately Affected Immigrant ScholarsTheDream.US, the nation’s largest scholarship program for immigrant youth, recently released a new survey report on its scholars’ college experience titled, “In Their Own Words.” A section of the survey, conducted from May to mid-June via e-mail, was dedicated to how COVID-19 has disproportionately affected the scholars’ jobs, finances and family.October 8, 2020COVID-19SUNY Binghamton Temporarily Switches to Remote Learning Due to Spike in COVID-19 CasesDue to a spike in COVID-19 cases, in-person classes at Binghamton University will be suspended and the virtual schedule will begin for a minimum of 2 weeks. “Although we are currently under the New York State Department of Health threshold, the University will move to a remote learning model that will help contain the virus and bring […]October 8, 2020African-American8 HBCUs Receive Millions to Expand COVID-19 Testing Facilities on CampusEight historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have received $15 million in funding by the Thermo Fisher Scientific to expand and establish on-campus COVID-19 testing facilities, as reported by The Tennessean. This funding and expansion are part of The Just Project, which seeks to address the COVID-19 pandemic in communities of color — especially since […]October 8, 2020News RoundupBowie State University Police Officer on Administrative Leave After Alleged Incident with StudentLast week, a police officer at Bowie State University was placed on administrative leave after allegedly pushing a student down the stairs during an incident that happened on campus grounds, according to the Baltimore CBS affiliate WJZ. The incident was caught on video and the video surfaced on social media. University officials said that on […]October 5, 2020African-AmericanKevin Young Named as New Director of the National Museum of African American History and CultureKevin Young, who is currently the director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, has been named the new director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. He will begin his new role in January. Young is a poet, author, essayist, and editor at The New Yorker magazine. This […]October 5, 2020COVID-19Students Struggling to Make Ends Meet Given COVID-19’s Impact on JobsCollege students often rely on federal work-study positions and other jobs on and off campus to make ends meet. However, with campuses shut down amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many students have had to look for other sources of income to pay bills. “Across the country, we are seeing many colleges and universities make quick decisions […]October 2, 2020News RoundupDr. Michael T. Benson Named Third President of Coastal Carolina UniversityDr. Michael T. Benson has been named the third president of Coastal Carolina University. He will begin his tenure on Jan. 2. 2021. Benson previously served as the 13th president of Eastern Kentucky University from 2013 to 2020. Benson is currently a visiting professor in the Department of History of Science and Technology in the […]October 2, 2020News RoundupCalifornians to Vote on Racial, Gender Preference ProgramsCalifornia is voting on whether to allow affirmative action in public hiring, contracting and college admissions — almost a quarter century after voters outlawed programs that give preference based on race and gender, according to The Associated Press. In fact, the California of 2020 is less Republican and more diverse than it was 24 years […]October 2, 2020Previous PagePage 7 of 10Next Page
