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Native Americans
Institutions Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day
Oct. 12 marks the federal holiday of Columbus Day. However, given explorer Christopher Columbus’ ties to colonization, racism and enslavement, many cities and states have instead chosen to observe Indigenous Peoples Day. To honor the history of Native Americans, four-year universities and community colleges across the country held virtual Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations.
Military
Higher Ed Institutions Step Up to Support Veteran, ROTC Students
Amid the changes necessary to adapt to a new normal of all-virtual or hybrid instruction given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, higher ed institutions are stepping up to meet the unique needs of student veterans.
African-American
University of Notre Dame Reflects on Campus Climate Through a Communal Read of Black Alumni Essays
Over the course of seven weeks, the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association will be hosting a communal reading of “Black Domers: African-American Students at Notre Dame in Their Own Words,” a book co-edited by two Black alumni, highlighting the personal experiences of seven decades of Black students.
Latinx
Closing the Opportunity Gap: California State University, Sacramento Earns 2020 Seal of Excelencia
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and Excelencia in Education have partnered to exclusively release names of the institutions that have earned the 2020 Seal of Excelencia, a national certification that confirms an institution goes beyond enrollment to intentionally serve Latino students. California State University, Sacramento, one of the five institutions to earn the 2020 Seal of Excelencia, has changed the trajectories of many Latinx families by creating programs to serve students who often have no support.
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New Residency Program Aims to Fill Teacher Shortages in Rural California
The Teacher Residency for Rural Education project, a new 18-month graduate program, aims to train 100 teachers over the next five years to fill shortages in California’s rural school districts.
African-American
UC San Diego Receives Two Grants to Improve Faculty Diversity
The University of California at San Diego (UCSD) has been given two grants totaling $700,000 to improve its faculty diversity. The grants were funded by the University of California Office of the President through the UC Advancing Faculty Diversity grant program, according to UCSD. According to UCSD, the first grant – a one-time fund of […]
Latinx
Raising the Bar: The University of Illinois at Chicago Earns 2020 Seal of Excelencia
Administrators at the University of Illinois at Chicago see the Seal of Excelencia as not only recognition of the university’s decades-long commitment to Latinx student success, but as motivation to do even better moving forward.
Latinx
A Question of Identity: Examining Use of the Term ‘Latinx’
In academic and student activist circles, many have adopted the term “Latinx” as a gender-neutral and gender non-binary inclusive replacement for Latino or Latina. The word — which made its debut in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary in 2018 — is increasingly popular among scholars, with universities like Harvard, Yale and others offering Latinx studies programs. But only 3% of U.S. Hispanics actually use the term, according to a Pew Research Center study in August.
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Report Examines Biden’s Tuition-Free Public College Plan
A new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce measures the costs of free-college models, including the plan proposed by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
Latinx
Excelencia’s ALASS Institute Focuses on the Future of HSIs
More than 1,000 higher education and organizational leaders virtually convened last week as part of Excelencia in Education’s Accelerating Latino Student Success (ALASS) Institute. Discussions focused on advancing equity for Latinx students as well the future of Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) post-COVID-19.
Latinx
Long Beach City College Earns 2020 Seal of Excelencia
By developing programs specifically designed for Latinx students, Long Beach City College (LBCC), a two-year institution, has seen positive results.
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NYU’s LEARN Highlights Results from “College in the Time of Corona” Survey
During a virtual discussion Sep. 30, New York University’s (NYU) Learning Analytics Research Network (LEARN) highlighted data from its most recent study focused on students’ experiences with remote learning during the spring semester.
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