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Do Test Optional Policies Work? Depends On Who You Ask
Do test optional policies work? Are universities that practice it actually enrolling – and graduating – more low-income students and students of color? Now that some schools have been employing these policies for decades, there’s data to help answer those questions – though higher education leaders continue to debate how conclusive that data is.
African-American
Sens. Booker, Jones Urge $1.5 Billion in Support for HBCUs, MSIs Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Doug Jones (D-AL) on Thursday pressed for $1.5 billion in emergency funding to help historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
Students
Pitt’s School of Education’s Department-Wide Book Club Discusses Racial Inequity in Education
At the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt), the School of Education has adopted a mission-vision of creating equity in schools. To practice, teach and link those values of “innovating, agitating and disrupting inequitable educational structures,” Dr. Valerie Kinloch, Dean of the School of Education at Pitt, established a school-wide book club.
COVID-19
Moody’s Lowers Higher Education Sector’s Outlook to Negative Due to Coronavirus
Moody’s, a credit rating agency, this week downgraded its U.S. higher education outlook from ‘stable’ to ‘negative’, as college and university operations in the country have been thrown into complete disarray due to the spread of the coronavirus.
Students
Senate Democrats Propose Cancelling $10,000 in Debt for All Federal Student Borrowers Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Senate Democrats on Thursday called for “a minimum” of $10,000 in student loan relief for all federal student loan borrowers due to the widespread uncertainty caused by the spread of the coronavirus.
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Medieval Studies Struggles Against White Supremacist Elements in the Field
As the International Congress on Medieval Studies (ICMS) planned its 2019 convention in Kalamazoo, Michigan, scholars noticed a common theme among the rejected presentations: “Race and the Medieval,” “Decentering Privilege,” “How to be a White Ally in Medieval Studies 101,” “Globalizing Medieval Pedagogy,” “Translations of Power: Race, Class, and Gender Intersectionality in the Middle Ages” […]
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Why California’s First Online Community College Faces a State Audit
Less than two years since its inception, Calbright College is facing a state audit as people wonder where the money has gone. Calbright, an online public college described as an alternative to traditional community colleges, promised to teach people more quickly and less expensively. On its website, it notes, “Calbright College was established with equity […]
COVID-19
Report: Pandemic May Put Financial, Enrollment Strain On Colleges
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the campus closures that have ensued, could pose significant enrollment and financial challenges to colleges and universities, according to a recent report from Fitch Ratings, a credit rating agency.
African-American
Bill Allotting $577 Million to Maryland HBCUs Clears Legislature
The Maryland Senate on Sunday unanimously passed legislation that would allot $577 million to the state’s four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) over 10 years. The Maryland House of Delegates, in a near-unanimous vote, passed the bill last week. It now goes to Republican Gov. Larry Hogan for consideration.
Community Colleges
Community Colleges Prepare for Coronavirus, Distance Learning
With the coronavirus (COVID-19) declared a pandemic Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), office spaces are temporarily switching to telecommuting, professional sports leagues are suspending their seasons and national conferences are being cancelled within the United States.
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How One Professor is ‘Leveling the Playing Field’ For Business Students
Growing up in the Morrisania neighborhood in the South Bronx, Rehva D. Jones always saw the value of education as the great equalizer for underserved communities.
Students
U.S. Reps Urge Relief Measures for Students Impacted by Coronavirus Closures
More and more colleges are closing their classroom doors — and in some cases, their residence halls — as epidemiologists urge people to refrain from public gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic. However, while beneficial to public health and safety, such precautions may place the heaviest burden on those who are most vulnerable: low-income students with housing and food insecurity.
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