Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! We’ve moved from Diverse.

Welcome to The EDU Ledger! We’ve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.

Demographics: Page 98

African-American

Five Books That Every White Ally Should Read on Black Lives

Over the past several weeks, an increasingly number of White colleagues and friends have reached out to me inquiring how they can better support Black people. Specifically, they have asked where to donate monies, what to say to show support to their Black colleagues, and what books they should read. Of these, the latter has been among the most recurrent question I have been asked.

Hilton_Adriel-A. (1)

Report: To Ensure Equity, Prioritize CARES Act Aid for Public Colleges

While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is felt throughout higher education, a report from the Center for American Progress advocates that public colleges and universities deserve the largest allotment of aid to ensure that racial and economic inequalities don’t deepen.

money-2180330_640

African-American

Amazon Donates Total of $10 Million to Group of Organizations Including UNCF, TMCF

As part of an effort to support education and justice for Black communities across the U.S., Amazon has donated $10 million to a number of organizations vested in equity issues, according to an Amazon blog post. Among the 11 organizations chosen are the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the […]

400 Dr. Michael Lomax

African-American

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi Joins Boston University to Lead New Antiracist Research Center

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, one of the most sought-after scholars on racism in America, will join Boston University, launching the institution’s new Center for Antiracist Research.

African-American

Summit Discusses Mental Health and Equity on College Campuses

On the second day of the virtual Campus Prevention Network Summit, hosted by EVERFI, conversations focused on diversity, equity and inclusion on campuses as well as the mental health of Black women students.

African-American

U of Central Florida Professor Tweets About ‘Black Privilege,’ Many Want Him Fired

University of Central Florida (UCF) students and many others are calling for the institution to fire Charles Negy, a professor who has been tweeting about ‘black privilege’ and ‘minority idolatory’, among other things, since the death of George Floyd in police violence. The university, on its Twitter account, said it’s reviewing the issue “while being […]

African-American

In the Wake of George Floyd’s Death, Prairie View A&M and Oberlin to Start Racial Justice Initiatives

In the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody, Prairie View A&M University and Oberlin College will start racial justice initiatives at their institutions, they announced. Prairie View A&M has already received “a substantial gift” to establish a Center for Race and Justice under the rubric of African American Studies, said university president Ruth […]

Ruth J. Simmons

African-American

Following George Floyd’s Death, Virginia and California Community Colleges to Review Police Training

The community college systems of Virginia and California will review their police training curricula in the wake of the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. The Virginia system will create a panel to examine the curricula used to educate law enforcement officers across its 23 colleges, said Glenn DuBois, chancellor of Virginia’s […]

40787650-ap-eloy-ortiz-oakley-jpg

African-American

Troy University Suspends its Police Chief Over George Floyd Comments

Troy University has suspended its chief of police John McCall after he made “inflammatory” comments on social media that George Floyd, who died last week in Minneapolis after police violence contributed to his own death. Troy has also begun an internal investigation into the matter, its chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. said in a statement. […]

Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr.

African-American

Mo Williams: Top Black Student-Athletes Should Switch to HBCUs

To protest systemic racism, Black student-athletes enrolled in Division I (D-I) institutions should transfer to historically Black colleges or universities (HBCUs), said Mo Williams, who was named head coach of the men’s basketball program at Alabama State University, a historically Black institution, last month. In tweets following the death of George Floyd in police custody, […]

African-American

U of Minnesota Closed Partially on Thursday, the Day of George Floyd’s Memorial Service

The University of Minnesota closed the institution from noon onward Thursday to honor George Floyd, whose private memorial service was to be held in Minneapolis the same day. Floyd died in Minneapolis last week from violence by officers of the Minneapolis Po lice Department. Shortly after, the University of Minnesota was one of the first […]

A Battle for the Soul of Our Nation

Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a long way from Brunswick, Georgia and Louisville, Kentucky. Yet the three areas are now inextricably linked by the recent tragedies that befell African- American citizens – murdered in those locations by citizen vigilantes or police officers. Each illuminates a teachable moment that we would do well to learn from, and demonstrates that even during a historic pandemic, when we are all supposedly “in this together,” that we still have a long way to go as a society before we truly reach “togetherness.”

ThomasParham0979CROP

Page 98 of 721

The trusted source for all job seekers

We have an extensive variety of listings for both academic and non-academic positions at postsecondary institutions.

The trusted source for all job seekers