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Dr. James L. Moore III Receives ACE’s 2021 Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership

Dr. James L. Moore III, vice provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at The Ohio State University (OSU), has been awarded the American Council on Education’s (ACE) 2021 Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award. The award—named in honor of the late Reginald Wilson, ACE’s senior scholar emeritus—is given to an individual with a […]

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Study: Self-Affirmation May Help Black Medical Students Reach Residency Goals

Self-affirmation – reflecting upon one’s most important values – can help Black medical students reach residency goals but can lead to the perception that they are less qualified for a prestigious residency than their peers, according to a new study from Northwestern University. Dr. Sylvia Perry, assistant professor of psychology in the Weinberg College of […]

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Fisk University Receives $2.5 Million to Create Endowed Chair Honoring Civil Rights Leader Diane Nash

Fisk University announced a $2.5 million gift from Amy and Frank Garrison, the largest gift from a Nashville family in the school’s history. The money will go towards the creation of an Endowed Chair in honor of Diane Nash at Fisk’s John Lewis Center for Social Justice and an endowed scholarship fund. Nash – a […]

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CDC Foundation Gives Xavier University of Louisiana Grant to Tackle COVID-19 Transmission

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation is giving Xavier University of Louisiana $420,000 to create strategies to combat disproportionate COVID-19 transmission among African Americans in the New Orleans area, which has had one of the highest rates of mortality from COVID-19 in Louisiana and the U.S. “The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the […]

Students

Frontier Nursing University Endows New Scholarship to Increase Diversity in Healthcare

Frontier Nursing University (FNU) has endowed a new scholarship to support African American, Black, Native American, and Alaskan Native students. The scholarship will be for 10 students a year. FNU will designate $2.5 million to give $100,000 in scholarships a year. “While our other endowed scholarships are needed by and available to students of all […]

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Percy L. Julian, Renowned Chemist, Posthumously Appointed to DePauw University Chemistry Faculty

Dr. Percy L. Julian – 1920 DePauw University valedictorian and renowned chemist denied a faculty appointment at his alma mater – was posthumously appointed to DePauw’s chemistry faculty by the DePauw Board of Trustees. His appointment is for academic years 1933-34 through 1936-37. Julian, who was born 1899 and died in 1975, produced more than […]

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Jackson State University Honors Class of 1970, 51 Years After Police Anti-Protest Shooting

Jackson State University is honoring the Class of 1970, 51 years after White police officers marched onto the campus of the HBCU to violently quell protests against racism, ABC News reported. Police shot indiscriminately after someone threw a bottle, with the gunfire killing two people – 21-year-old Phillip Gibbs and 17-year-old James Green – and […]

Students

UC Irvine Duo Endow New Scholarship Fund for Black Business Students

Dr. Tonya Williams Bradford and Dr. Kevin Bradford, professors at University of California Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business, saw that there was a financial burden that comes with pursuing college education. So the husband and wife duo decided to take real action to help lighten the load for students.

Asian American Pacific Islander

Leadership and Lived Experience: Q&A With Dr. Judy Sakaki, President of Sonoma State University

Dr. Judy Sakaki, president of Sonoma State University, has been committed to leading, developing and implementing best practices in access, affordability, inclusion and student success.

Asian American Pacific Islander

Education Department Announces Emergency Grants for Higher Ed

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced more than $36 billion in emergency grants under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act for postsecondary education. These grants will help over 5,000 higher ed institutions provide emergency financial aid to students. ARP will give more than $10 billion to community colleges, more than $2.6 billion to Historically Black […]

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US Black Chambers, Inc. and Uber Provide 10,000 Free Rides to Vaccine Appointments in Select Cities

U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC) and Uber are working together to provide free rides to vaccine appointments in certain cities, addressing the transportation barrier to vaccinations. Individuals in seven cities – Baltimore, Ferguson, Houston, Long Island, New Orleans, Oakland, and Washington – will have access to 10,000 free round-trip rides to vaccination appointments. “The USBC […]

Asian American Pacific Islander

Recent Violence Stokes Anti-Racist Activism Among Asian American Scholars

In mid-March, the country took notice as eight people were gunned down at three massage parlors in the Atlanta area, six of them of Asian descent. Beyond the anguish and mourning, voices sprang up around the country decrying anti-Asian racism that has been on the rise since the onset of the pandemic.

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