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A Stanford Center Plans Reforms After Backlash Over Professor’s Use of N-Word

Stanford University’s Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity has decided to institute reform measures after backlash following a professor’s use of the N-Word during two separate classes, one in late April and one in early May, reported The Stanford Daily. The center plans to increase instructor representation, revise teaching methods and establish a […]

Providence College Apologizes After Students Gather for ‘Parade’

Providence College in Rhode Island has apologized to the community after many of its students flouted COVID-19 executive orders on Saturday by gathering on streets near campus in groups larger than five and without face masks, reported WPRI 12. “On behalf of the college, I apologize to the Elmhurst and Smith Hill communities for their […]

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Music Icon Little Richard Will Be Buried at His HBCU Alma Mater

Rock and Roll legend Little Richard, who died of bone cancer on May 9, will be buried on Wednesday at his alma mater Oakwood University, a historically Black institution in Huntsville, Alabama, reported the Associated Press. The funeral for the musician, who died at 87, will be a private ceremony, said Gerald Kibble, the director […]

Morehouse College to Cut Jobs, Salaries to Offset Budget Deficit

Morehouse College said in a statement on Monday that it will cut jobs and salaries, and implement furloughs to offset an anticipated fiscal year 2020-2021 budget deficit and to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Atlanta institution, a historically Black college or university (HBCU), estimates a potential 25% decline in enrollment because […]

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House Passes Coronavirus Relief Measure Containing Numerous Higher Ed Provisions

On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, a $3 trillion coronavirus relief package which would provide another round of stimulus checks among numerous other provisions, reported CNBC. A previous round of stimulus suspended interest and payments for most individuals with federal student loans through Sept. […]

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Morris Brown Appoints Dr. Kevin James Its 19th President

The Morris Brown College Board of Trustees has unanimously appointed Dr. Kevin James its 19th president. James, who has served as interim president for the historically Black institution since March 1, 2019, will be among the youngest college presidents in the country at age 42. According to Bishop Reginald T. Jackson, chairman of the Morris […]

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Black Columbia U Professor Driving in Vermont Told ‘to Leave’ State

Last Friday, a Black man driving in Vermont in a vehicle with New York plates was reportedly flagged down and told “to leave” the state by drivers of two vehicles, said a Vermont police press statement. According to The Grio, the man who was flagged down is Christopher L. Brown, a professor at Columbia University. […]

Virtual ‘Lavender Graduation’ for LGBTQ+ Graduates on May 23

Campus Pride and PFLAG, organizations dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) people, will host a free, online “Lavender Graduation” — a ceremony honoring the achievements of LGBTQ+ students and ally graduates — on May 23. The national commencement will be livestreamed at 3 p.m. EDT and 12 p.m. PST at CampusPride.org/2020 […]

Harvard Med School: Remote Instruction Only for Fall 2020’s Entering Classes

Harvard Medical School has decided that there will be remote instruction only for the entering classes in fall 2020 and for the school-directed external education programs that would have been held on campus. In a statement Wednesday, the school said it hopes to be able to hold in-person research and clinical training for returning medical […]

Poll: 65% of Students Would Attend In-Person Classes Even Without Vaccine

A majority of students would attend in-person classes if colleges and universities reopened as normal for fall 2020 even without the availability of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new poll by Axios/College Reaction. The poll also showed that 81% of students said their college must reduce tuition by at least 5%. The poll surveyed […]

Sen. Lamar Alexander: “I Would Be Planning on Going Back to School” in the Fall

Senate Republican Lamar Alexander said that if he were president of a university today, he “would be planning on going back to school” in the fall. The Tennessee Senator, who on Sunday said COVID-19 testing levels are not enough for college and university campuses to reopen as normal in August, told Fox News on Wednesday […]

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Pence, DeVos Discuss College Reopening With 14 College Leaders

Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday held a call with 14 college and university leaders on the subject of “best practices to get students back to school in the fall,” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He was joined on the call by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, […]

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