Dynahlee Padilla (EDU)Campus ClimateRIT Requires Flu Vaccinations for On-Campus Students, Faculty and StaffThe Rochester Institute of Technology is requiring those who will be on-campus for any reason to get a flu shot, in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 and flu season, according to the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. This includes students, faculty and staff. University officials say individuals have until Jan. 11, 2021 — […]September 25, 2020African-AmericanTrump Administration Sends 250K COVID-19 Tests to 41 HBCUsA White House official said the administration has shipped more than 250,000 rapid coronavirus tests to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), according to The Hill. Officials said that the first shipment included 250,000 rapid tests for 41 colleges and universities, including Howard University. White House officials said they expect to deliver another 300,000 tests […]September 25, 2020African-AmericanEnrollment is Down at Tennessee Community Colleges, Especially Among Black StudentsAccording to The Knoxville News Sentinel, The Tennessee Board of Regents announced recently that enrollment at community colleges in Tennessee is down by 11.5% compared to last year, or about 10,000 students. Community colleges across the state saw large declines in the number of Black students enrolled, and more specifically, among Black male students. The […]September 25, 2020News RoundupUniversity of Delaware Announces Layoffs, Other Measures to Address Budget DeficitThe University of Delaware (UD) announced layoffs, voluntary retirement program and staff hour reductions to help address a budget deficit of about $250 million this year, a significant revenue loss in addition to increased expenses from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, according to Delaware Online. UD administrators are also in conversation with the union […]September 25, 2020HomeAssessing COVID-19’s Impact on Student Get-Out-the-Vote EffortsIn a presidential election year, get-out-the-vote efforts on college campuses are typically robust as the fall semester gets underway. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, has significantly altered the landscape.September 24, 2020COVID-19Survey: Parents Don’t Want to Pay Full Price for Online CollegeWith COVID-19 causing many colleges and universities to go remote in an effort to curb the spread, a majority of parents take issue with paying full price for their children to attend classes online, according to the The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The findings were included in the 14th annual survey by the College Savings Foundation. According […]September 24, 2020News RoundupDeVos Under Investigation for Potentially Violating Hatch ActEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos is under investigation by The Office of the Special Counsel for potentially violating the Hatch Act, according to POLITICO. After slamming Joe Biden in a Fox News interview about his promise to roll back school choice policies, which her agency promoted through official channels on YouTube, she now stands accused of […]September 24, 2020StudentsPoll: COVID-19 Has Made Young People Question The Value of CollegeA new nationwide poll, with support from Equitable Futures, a project of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, shows that 52% of youth respondents said they value college differently now than before the pandemic. The findings reveal that COVID-19 pandemic has greatly altered how Black, Hispanic, Latinx youth, and White young people from lower income […]September 24, 2020COVID-19Rutgers Receives $15M Grant to Establish Global Racial Justice InstituteRutgers University has been awarded a five-year $15 million grant by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to establish the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice. The grant is among the largest sums in Rutgers history, and will coordinate faculty across Rutgers campuses in Newark, New Brunswick and Camden, and support and amplify the […]September 24, 2020LatinxTwo Yale Faculty Named Among 100 Most Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx ScientistsCell Mentor, an online professional resource for scientists created by Cell Press, just named two faculty at Yale among the 100 most inspiring Hispanic/Latinx scientists. As part of National Hispanic Heritage Month, a committee of scientific advisors selected Drs. Daniel Colón-Ramos and Enrique De La Cruz, based on scholarly achievements, mentoring excellence, and commitment to […]September 23, 2020Previous PagePage 9 of 10Next Page
