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More Than 120 Faculty Want GWU President to Resign Over ‘Racist’ Comments, Leadership Style

More than 120 faculty of George Washington University renewed calls for the institution’s president, Dr. Thomas J. LeBlanc, to resign over past comments of his they call racist and amid concerns about his vision for the school, reported The Washington Post. The racism charges stem from a comment LeBlanc made February in response to a […]

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Amid Pandemic, Santa Clara U Offers Test-Optional Undergraduate Admissions for Two Years

Santa Clara University is offering two-year test-optional admissions for first-year and transfer students seeking enrollment beginning in the winter 2021 and fall 2021 terms, the institution said in a statement, adding that it’s relaxing requirements keeping in mind the difficulties students are facing due to the coronavirus pandemic. That means scores on standardized tests such […]

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During the Pandemic, Some Universities Are Aiding Small Businesses Around Campus

Some wealthy universities are helping small businesses around their campuses keep afloat as the coronavirus pandemic hits these enterprises’ bottom line, said a Bloomberg report on Crain’s New York Business. For instance, Colgate University, Williams College and Yale University have waived rent on commercial spaces they own. Columbia University in New York has done the […]

Amid Health Emergency, U of California Commits to No Layoffs Through June

The University of California (UC), which has the third-largest workforce in the state, said it won’t lay off any career employees through June 30 despite the financial uncertainty caused by the coronavirus emergency, reported KTLA5. The no-layoff pledge includes gardeners and dining hall workers; doctors and nurses; and faculty members and administrators at the university’s […]

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Ivy League Won’t Allow Spring Sports Athletes to Compete as Graduate Students

The Ivy League won’t allow an additional year of eligibility to its spring-sport athletes who had their seasons shortened by the coronavirus pandemic, reported the Associated Press. That means the league won’t allow its spring sports athletes to compete as graduate students. Meanwhile, on Monday, the NCAA allowed spring-sport athletes, regardless of their year in […]

In Florida, Officials Agree to Allow Early Voting on College Campuses

In a settlement with voting rights advocates, Florida officials on Friday agreed to allow early voting sites back on college campuses, said an Associated Press (AP) report on WUSF News. The agreement also loosens parking restrictions on campuses, which state officials had said was a reason colleges were unsuitable as polling sites, said AP. Last […]

U of Pittsburgh Scientists Say They’ve Developed a Potential Coronavirus Vaccine

Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh said they’ve found a potential vaccine for the new coronavirus, reported the New York Post, citing the scientists’ study published Thursday in EBioMedicine, which is published by The Lancet. The scientists believe the vaccine could be rolled out quickly enough to “significantly impact the spread of disease,” they said in […]

Dr. David Driskell, Influential Black Art Scholar and Artist, Dies at 88

Prominent African American artist and scholar, Dr. David C. Driskell, passed away on April 1 at age 88, said the University of Maryland, College Park. Considered one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject of African American art, Driskell grew up in North Carolina and went to college at Howard University, said ARTnews. He […]

Alabama State U Waives SAT/ACT Requirement For 2020-2021 Academic Year

Alabama State University announced this week it will waive the ACT/SAT test requirements for the 2020-2021 academic year, following the cancellation of the SAT’s May test date and the postponement of the ACT‘s test date deadline due to the coronavirus pandemic. “As the nation faces the COVID-19 crisis, we do not want to place undue […]

U of Wisconsin-Madison Spring Breakers Test Positive for COVID-19

The University of Wisconsin-Madison said that a group of students who went on spring break mid-March to Nashville and Gulf Shores, Alabama have tested positive for COVID-19, reported KIRO7. University of Wisconsin-Madison Police told WKRG News 5 that the students started their spring break in Nashville, Tennessee on March 13, then moved their trip down […]

Air Force Academy Eases Coronavirus Social Distancing Rules After Two Cadet Suicides

The Air Force Academy is relaxing its coronavirus-related social distancing rules after two cadet suicides in less than a week, reported The Gazette. Some had complained that the strict rules made the school prison-like for the 1,000 seniors who remain on campus after the lower three classes were sent home to finish the year with […]

Betsy DeVos Proposes New Regulations Regarding Online Education

The sudden shift to online learning as a result of COVID-19 has emphasized the need for updated regulations regarding distance learning in higher education. As a consequence, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proposed new rules Wednesday that would add upon last year’s proposed Distance Learning and Innovation regulation, states a press release from the Department […]

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