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News Roundup: Page 175
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West Point Military Cadet Found Dead on Campus
Kade Kurita, a 20-year-old cadet from the United States Military Academy (West Point) in New York was found dead on campus Tuesday evening, according to NBC News. He was previously reported missing after he did not attend his military skills competition Saturday. Over 130 soldiers searched for Kurita alongside the New York State Police during […]
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Dr. James L. Moore III to Receive APLU Distinguished Service Award
Dr. James L. Moore III, vice provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at The Ohio State University (OSU), was named the recipient of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities’ (APLU) 2019 Commission on Access, Diversity and Excellence Distinguished Service Award. Moore also serves as the  EHE Distinguished Professor of Urban Education […]
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Professor Shares Survey With Racist Slurs at Michigan State
Michigan State University Professor Saleem Alhabash released a survey with racist slurs, causing controversy last week, The Lansing State Journal reported. The survey was intended to assess how students react to racism online. The associate professor of public relations and social media asked students to rate statements taken from social media based on how offensive, […]
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Florida Tech to Build New Health Sciences Research Center
An $18 million Health Sciences Research Center will be built on Florida Institute of Technology’s (Florida Tech) campus in order to help fill the number of high demand jobs within the biomedical and premedical science fields. The facility will double the size of the undergraduate biomedical engineering program, increase the undergraduate premedical program, provide over […]
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Princeton Theological Seminary to Finance Reparations
After a historical audit analyzed the Princeton Theological Seminary’s role in American slavery back in 2016, the institution has agreed to pay reparations. This decision comes after student activists started a public petition that received over 650 signatures and urged the trustees to take action. Virginia Theological Seminary is the only other theological institution to […]
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TMCF Raised $5.8M for HBCU Student Scholarships and Programs
Over $5.8 million was raised at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF) Anniversary Awards Gala over the weekend. Terrence Jenkins, an TMCF National Ambassador and actor, hosted the gala and launched the new fundraising initiative, the Forever Fund. Additionally, Ally Financial Inc. presented Dr. Harry L. Williams, TMCF president and CEO, with a $1.5 million […]
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Board of Trustees Appoints New Paine College President
Dr. Cheryl Evans Jones has been appointed president of Paine College. Jones previously served as provost and vice president of academic affairs of the historically Black Methodist liberal arts college in Augusta, Georgia. In July, she became the active president after Dr. Jerry L. Hardee retired. Jones is credited with helping the university’s accreditation initiatives. […]
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Washington University Receives $7.6 Million Grant from National Cancer Institute
Washington University in St. Louis has received a $7.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to create the Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control. The goal of the center is to address disparities in cancer care in parts of Missouri and Illinois known for high poverty and cancer rates and poor health treatment options. […]
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Students Criticize Response to Shooting Threat
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ Residence Hall Association, a student advocacy group, sent a letter to President Dr. Marta Meana criticizing how the administration handled a shooting threat. When a note was discovered on a bathroom wall – threatening a shooting on Oct. 16 with derogatory statements about Bernie Sanders supporters and African-Americans – […]
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University of Nebraska Foundation Celebrates $290 Million in Contributions
The University of Nebraska Foundation – which supports the University of Nebraska system through private donations – announced that it reached over $290 million in contributions for this year’s budget. According to the foundation, 57,215 donors gave $244.9 million in pledges, grants and gifts. Another $45.6 million was committed to the university system for the […]
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Illinois Program Aims to Diversify the Accounting Field
The Mary T. Washington Wylie Internship Preparation Program, an Illinois CPA Society program for students of color, is seeking applicants for an all-expenses-paid, training event in Chicago, Illinois. The two-day program – happening January 6-8, 2020 – aims to prepare 25 students to land internships in accounting, The Chicago Crusader reported. Participants will have the […]
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Hampshire College Announces New Educational Model
Hampshire College has announced a new nontraditional educational model meant to break down barriers between academic disciplines, The Boston Globe reported. Approved by Hampshire trustees, the new system will get rid of Hampshire College’s five interdisciplinary schools in favor of a more integrated structure in fall 2020. The college will offer more team-taught courses – […]
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