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Leadership & Policy

Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond Named Co-Winner of Yidan Prize This Year

Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, president of the California State Board of Education, is a co-recipient of the Yidan Prize this year, winning the award for education research.

Health

Association of American Medical Colleges to Host Summit to Foster Efforts to Increase Black Men in Medicine

The Association of American Medical Colleges will host the inaugural “Black Men in Medicine” strategy summit Oct. 20-21 in Washington, D.C., to foster efforts to bolster the number of Black men in the field of medicine.

Leadership & Policy

Education Department to Award 22 Grants for Teacher Shortage and Support Teacher Pipeline and Development Programs

The U.S. Department of Education is awarding 22 grants to address the nationwide teacher shortage and support teacher pipeline and development programs.

Leadership & Policy

Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Foundation Sponsor Conversation with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum

Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, clinical psychologist and interim president for Mount Holyoke College, will be speaking about higher education leadership in a virtual conversation Oct. 10.

Leadership & Policy

The White House HBCU Equity Initiative to Host Annual National HBCU Conference

The White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities will host its annual national HBCU conference Sept. 20-23 in D.C.

Leadership & Policy

Dr. Michelle Asha Cooper to Begin Role at Lumina Foundation

Dr. Michelle Asha Cooper will become Lumina Foundation’s vice president for public policy and executive director of Lumina’s Washington, D.C., office, effective Oct. 3.

Leadership & Policy

Education Department Announces Grants to Two HBCUs Impacted by Bomb Threats

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has announced grants to two historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that have received bomb threats this year.

News Roundup

SCOTUS Turns Down Yeshiva University Request to Not Recognize LGBTQ Student Club

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Sept. 14 a request from Yeshiva University to block a lower court order that requires the school to recognize an LGBTQ student club.

Leadership & Policy

Study: Unmitigated School Choice May Lead to Racial Segregation Due to Different Parental Preferences

Having free choice in where to go to school may, counterintuitively, drive segregation instead of reducing it, according to the findings from a new study.

Faculty & Staff

Howard Law School Dean Danielle R. Holley Appointed Co-Chair of Board of Directors of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Howard University School of Law Dean Danielle R. Holley has been appointed co-chair on the Board of Directors of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

Military

Corvias Foundation Awards Scholarships to 18 Military Spouses to Pursue Higher Education

Corvias Foundation has given scholarships to 18 military spouses pursuing higher education degrees.

Leadership & Policy

Higher Ed Advocacy Groups Release Joint Report on Better Funding Strategies for Virginia Colleges

Higher ed advocacy groups recently released a joint report about how a new funding model for Virginia’s public institutions could help incentivize educational outcomes that lead to better social mobility.

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