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Department of Energy Announces $17.3 Million for STEM Internships and Research

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $17.3 million for college internships, research opportunities, and research projects that connect science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) students and faculty with resources at DOE’s National Laboratories, according to DOE officials. Awardees represent a diverse group of institutions including historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other Minority […]

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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State Raises $181.4 Million in Capital Campaign

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCA&T) has raised the largest campaign ever put together by a public historically Black university, WXII 12 reported. The school launched the campaign in 2012 with the initial goal of $85 million and a stretch goal of $100 million. The eight-year capital campaign raised $181.4 million. Ken Sigmon, […]

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CCGA’s Program Honors Highest Achieving Black Students

To honor the region’s highest achieving Black high school juniors and seniors, the College of Coastal Georgia (CCGA) established the Black Scholars Program. About 76 students from 18 high schools were recognized during the inaugural ceremony that featured a keynote address from Dr. Syvilia Averett, an assistant mathematics professor at CCGA, The Brunswick News reported. […]

Asian American Pacific Islander

Webinar Tackles Anti-Asian Hate

Several hundred educators recently participated in “Community Connection: Recent Incidents of Racially-Motivated Bias, Violence and Hate Against Asian Americans,” produced by ACUHO-I (Association of College and University Housing Officers—International) and NADOHE (National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education).

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Dr. Lisa Jones Selected President of Colorado Northwestern Community College

Dr. Lisa Jones has been selected president of Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC). She will take on the role Jul. 15, becoming the first African-American woman in the CNCC presidency and in the Colorado Community College System. Her previous roles include serving as vice president of student development at Cedar Valley College and vice president […]

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Saint Louis University to Get Full African American Studies Department

African American Studies will become a full department at Saint Louis University by Fall 2021, The University News reported. “We’ve been making the case over 40 years for why this is a viable area of study,” said Dr. Christopher Tinson, current director of African-American studies Departmentalization comes with benefits. “It gives us more visibility and viability,” […]

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Penn State President Voices Support for Black Faculty Who Reported Hate Crime

Penn State President Dr. Eric Barron voiced support Tuesday for two Black faculty who reported a hate crime at their home, Centre Daily Times reported. The faculty told police they found a rope hanging from a tree Monday and felt it was placed there to harass them, Patton Township police Chief Tyler Jolley said. However, […]

Sports

Tennessee State University Looking to Start Division I Ice Hockey Program

Tennessee State University (TSU) is looking to start an NCAA Division I ice hockey program, Nashville Post reported. TSU is expected to announce plans to do a feasibility study to determine the viability of starting a TSU hockey program. TSU’s would be the first Division I hockey team in the history of the nation’s Historically […]

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Darren Lenard Hutchinson Named Emory University Inaugural John Lewis Chair for Civil Rights and Social Justice

Darren Lenard Hutchinson has been named Emory University School of Law’s inaugural John Lewis Chair for Civil Rights and Social Justice, effective Jul. 1. Hutchinson – legal, social justice and civil rights scholar – is currently the Raymond & Miriam Ehrlich Eminent Scholar at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Previously, Hutchinson held […]

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Michael Bloomberg to Deliver Keynote Address at Howard University Honors and Oaths Ceremony

Philanthropist and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will deliver the keynote address at Howard University’s Honors and Oaths Ceremony on May 7. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bloomberg will address the graduating class of 2021 in a private ceremony for the College of Medicine graduates only. “In September, Michael Bloomberg and Bloomberg Philanthropies […]

Latinx

Proctor Institute Report Examines Mexican American Studies Implementation in Texas Public Schools

A new report from Rutgers University’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, & Justice is highlighting and advocating for efforts to integrate Mexican American Studies (MAS) into the Texas K-12 education system.

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UNCF Partners With Strategic Education to Offer Remote Learning Training Sessions to HBCU and PBI Faculty

In collaboration with Strategic Education, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) plans to offer professional development opportunities for faculty members at predominantly Black institutions (PBIs) and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU). Last year, under the partnership, 400 faculty members at 14 HBCUs engaged in training sessions to adjust to remote learning. Afterwards, participants’ confidence […]

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