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Hampton University Offers Another Free Semester to Bahamian Students

After Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas in August, Hampton University opened its doors to 43 displaced students from the University of the Bahamas-North Campus. Now, as the fall semester draws to a close, Hampton University recently announced it will offer those students a second semester of free room, board and tuition. “It’s a great feeling,” […]

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University of West Georgia Considers Cutting Faculty Members

The University of West Georgia found itself with a $3 million tuition revenue gap this fall after enrollment fell by 500 undergraduate students, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. As a result, the school is considering cutting members of its faculty. According to state data, University of West Georgia employs 590 faculty members with an average salary […]

University System of Maryland Selects New Chancellor

Dr. Jay A. Perman, the president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, has been chosen to be the new chancellor of the University System of Maryland, the Baltimore Sun reported. Perman worked at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine then led the University of Maryland medical school’s pediatrics department. He also served as dean […]

University of Utah Announced $2.5M Scholarship Program

To increase the number of students completing their degrees within four years, the University of Utah has announced a $2.5 million scholarship program. Students are automatically considered for the scholarship when they apply to the university. In order to be eligible, students must have at least a 3.2 GPA, be a Utah resident, start school […]

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Emerson College Looks to Absorb Marlboro College

Officials from Emerson College said that it is considering a plan to merge with Marlboro College, a small liberal arts school located in southern Vermont. Due to declining college enrollment nationwide, Marlboro, like many other schools, has struggled financially in recent years. In a statement Marlboro’s President Dr. Kevin Quigley wrote, “While this announcement is […]

Massasoit Community College Joins Boston’s Tuition-Free Community College Plan

Massasoit Community College will join Boston’s Tuition-Free Community College Plan, which aims to increase higher education accessibility. Under the program, up to three years of community college tuition is covered for eligible low-income students. The application deadline is Dec. 8 and students can start their courses during the spring 2020 semester. In order to be […]

Students Pay Off Parking Fines With Peanut Butter and Jelly at the University of Alaska Anchorage

At the University of Alaska Anchorage, individuals can pay off unpaid parking fines with an unusual currency – peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. This is an annual tradition meant to combat student hunger. For a week, the university accepts peanut butter and jelly ingredients in lieu of cash. The food goes to a pantry for […]

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Johns Hopkins University and The Atlantic Host Civic Education Conference

WASHINGTON– The Atlantic and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) convened various leaders in education and business to discuss civic education on Wednesday at the Newseum in Washington D.C. The conference, Civics and the Future of Democracy, included six panels that discussed the meaning of civic education and the role […]

University of Utah to Establish Mental Health Institute With $150M Donation

The University of Utah will establish a new mental health institute after receiving a $150 million gift from the Huntsman family. The institute will focus on raising public awareness about mental health, researching genetic causes and increasing access to screenings and care for college students especially. The Huntsman Mental Health Institute will also have a […]

Students Protest Racist Graffiti at Salisbury University

Salisbury University students held a protest on Tuesday after racist language and threats were discovered in Fulton Hall, a campus building. The latest graffiti, found Monday, read “Sandy Hook comes to SU” followed by a racial slur targeting the Black community. Similar graffiti has been a repeated issue in Fulton Hall this fall. Students wore […]

College of Saint Rose Launches Women’s Leadership Institute

The College of Saint Rose recently launched the Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI) at the site of the newly constructed Michelle Cuozzo Borisenok House in New York. Borisenok donated $1.2 million to her alma mater to build the living-learning community alongside her husband Walt Borisenok in February 2019. WLI aims to support the advancement of women […]

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Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. Receives Chicago Tribune Literary Award

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. – Harvard University’s Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research – received the Chicago Tribune Literary Award on Sunday at the Chicago Humanities Festival. The Chicago Tribune also awarded Gates with its Heartland Prize 25 years ago for his memoir Colored […]

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