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Documents Show University of Richmond Built on Slave Burial Site

University of Richmond has acknowledged that part of their campus was built on a slave burial site, NBC reported. “Only together can we tell a fuller history of this land, remembering and memorializing those whom existing narratives have excluded or forgotten,” University of Richmond President Dr. Ronald Crutcher wrote in a statement. In a message […]

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IU Bloomington Eliminates Test Scores in Admission Process

As part of Indiana University Bloomington’s admission process, students will no longer be required to submit their standardized test scores, according to WTHR. This policy will become effective in August 2020 for students applying for the 2021 school year. However, the change only applies to IU Bloomington, not the entire campus system. The elimination of […]

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Advocates Fight to Reinstate Babson College Employee After Being Fired For Satirical Facebook Post

Asheen Phansey, an employee at Babson College, was recently terminated by the school for posting a satirical foreign policy message on Facebook. After President Donald J. Trump threatened to bomb cultural heritage sites in Iran, Phansey’s post indicated that Iran should make a list of United States cultural sites to target, including the Kardashian family […]

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Bernie Sanders Introduces the Respect Graduate Student Workers Act

The Respect Graduate Student Workers Act was introduced on Wednesday by U.S. Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. This new piece of legislation would prohibit the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from developing a rule that takes away graduate student workers’ right to form a union. The proposed rule would impact around 58,000 graduate […]

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S.C. State Names Honors College After the Late Dr. Emily England Clyburn

South Carolina State University named its Honors College after the late philanthropist Dr. Emily England Clyburn, according to T&D News. Clyburn, an alumna of S.C. State, has donated millions of dollars over the years for need-based scholarships at the school alongside her husband, U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn. For 30 years, Clyburn worked as a […]

Howard University Receives $10 Million For STEM Programming

Howard University received a $10 million gift toward STEM programming from the Karsh Family Foundation – the largest donation in the university’s history, The Washington Post reported. The gift will fund the school’s science and technology program, founded in 2017, and the new Lomax KIPP Scholarships, which will pay college costs after financial aid for […]

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Betsy DeVos Announces New Center to Enforce Federal Civil Rights Laws

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the creation of the Outreach, Prevention, Education and Non-discrimination (OPEN) Center through the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The OPEN Center will offer support to schools, educators, families and students in order to bring about awareness of federal non-discrimination laws. It will be staffed […]

EAB Recommends Higher Education Changes to Lower Drop Out Rates

In order to increase graduation rates, EAB has recommended policy changes for higher education institutions to adopt in their new report. According to EAB’s “Student Success Playbook,” on average, nearly one-third of students drop out of college before beginning their second year. For many students, college registration creates both logistical and financial barriers. EAB suggested […]

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Morris Brown Partners With Point University, Discounted Graduate Programs

Students at the historically Black Morris Brown College (MBC) can now enroll in Point University (PU) graduate programs at a discounted tuition rate, according to a memorandum of understanding signed by MBC’s Interim President Dr. Kevin James and PU’s President Dean Collins. “We could not be more pleased that our hardworking students who have matriculated […]

Patricia Turner Walters Donates $2.5M in Art Pieces to Howard University

Patricia Turner Walters donated a $2.5 million art collection to Howard University in honor of her late husband Dr. Ronald W. Walters, according to Grio. Her gift of 152 African American art pieces included sculptures, photographs, prints and original pieces from eras such as the Harlem Renaissance. Walters taught at Howard for 25 years and […]

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Georgia Considers Limits On College Course Payments

Georgia lawmakers are considering limits on what colleges high school students can enroll at and what courses they can take for credit. It’s an effort to cut down on costs by restricting the number of students earning college credit before they graduate high school. House Bill 444 would also limit most students taking academic courses […]

James Madison University Poet Receives Nomination for NAACP Image Award

Dr. Lauren K. Alleyne, an associate professor of English at James Madison University, has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award, given to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of people of color in literature, music and film and other creative approaches to social justice. The nomination is for her book Honeyfish, her second collection of […]

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