Lois ElfmanCOVID-19Advocates and Practitioners Discuss How to Build More Equitable EducationThe pandemic has increased inequities at all levels of education, but it has also provided an opportunity to close those gaps. That was the sentiment of panelists who participated in “The State of Education: Rebuilding a More Equitable System”, hosted by The Atlantic on Wednesday.March 3, 2021SportsTIDES Report Shows Increased Diversity in College Sports Is SlowIn the latest report from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES), “The 2020 Racial and Gender Report Card, College Sport,” college sport receives an overall grade of C+, which breaks down to a B for racial hiring practices and a C+ for gender hiring. As the report notes, intercollegiate athletics remains predominantly white and male.February 25, 2021African-AmericanWake Forest Launches African American Studies ProgramWake Forest University will offer both a major and minor in African American Studies. Propelled by faculty and led by a prestigious scholar on race, Wake Forest’s African American Studies program received an enormous boost with an anonymous $1 million gift.February 21, 2021African-AmericanOverlooked Accomplishments of African American Athletes Receive New AttentionMajor League Baseball (MLB) is promoting seven professional Negro Leagues that operated between 1920 and 1948 to Major League status, in a move MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred calls “long overdue recognition.”February 9, 2021Latest News2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Adana A.M. LlanosDr. Adana A.M. Llanos focuses her research on understanding and addressing inequities in cancer outcomes for underserved populations. Llanos is a molecular cancer epidemiologist who engages in transdisciplinary and collaborative studies that examine molecular and sociobiologic mechanisms that contribute to increased cancer incidence and mortality.February 2, 2021Latest NewsEducation Experts Advocate for Suspending High-Stakes Testing, Seek Equitable AlternativesThe National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) held a virtual town hall this week to urge individuals to sign a petition calling for high-stakes testing to be suspended in spring 2021.January 27, 2021Latest News2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Stephanie H. CookUtilizing a multidisciplinary approach, Dr. Stephanie H. Cook integrates the study of attachment theory, minority stress and health risk behaviors among young sexual minority men of color.January 26, 2021Latest News2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Eric L. PizaAs public safety and community well-being come under scrutiny, the scholarship of Dr. Eric L. Piza, associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, provides insight into policing and alternative approaches to public safety as well as evidence-based solutions.January 22, 2021Latest NewsStudy: COVID-19 Plus the Recession is Leading to Decreased EnrollmentLow-income students are particularly hard hit as people cancel or reduce postsecondary plans. An analysis from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW), titled “When Back to School Meets Stay at Home,” noted that 75% of households in which at least one person intended to take postsecondary classes changed their plans. Some opted not to take any classes (37%) and some reduced their course load or changed programs, institutions or format.January 19, 20212021Passion and PurposeJanuary 14, 2021Previous PagePage 5 of 41Next Page
