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Leadership & Policy

Rutgers University President to Step Down, Join Faculty

Dr. Robert L. Barchi, Rutgers University’s 20th president, has announced that the upcoming academic year will be his last as president and that he will continue on as a member of the faculty. “It has been my privilege and pleasure to lead this community during the past seven years, and this will continue to be […]

UNC Graduate School Appoints New Dean

Dr. Suzanne Barbour, dean of the graduate school at the University of Georgia, has been appointed dean of the UNC Graduate School and professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In her new role, effective Sept. 3, Barbour will lead enhancement of graduate education and engage adult learners […]

New Coalition Advocates for College Equity, Affordability

A new collaborative, The College Affordability Coalition, has formed to advocate for needed federal investments and protections to promote more equitable outcomes within the U.S. higher education system as federal lawmakers work on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. The group of 25 organizations – representing the voices of students, families, consumers, institutions and civil […]

Central State Set to Be First Ohio Public Institution to Research Hemp

Central State University is poised to become Ohio’s first public university to plant seeds to begin hemp research. The research will begin with the anticipated signature next week of Senate Bill 57 by Gov. Mike DeWine and the approval of program rules by the state Department of Agriculture. The landmark university-sponsored research is expected to […]

Disappointment Sparks Howard Student Hashtag Campaign

Howard University students dispute the university’s claims that students are organizing against the institution solely based on scholarship qualifications, according to a story by WAMU. Students say administrators have ignored their needs for mental health support after sexual assault and other incidents. Some of the latest responses from students come after the university announced it […]

Did You Know About 1919’s ‘Red Summer’?

America in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet 100 years later, few people know it even happened, according to a story by the Associated Press. It was branded “Red Summer” because of the bloodshed and amounted to some of the worst White-on-Black violence in U.S. history. Researchers believe […]

Marquette to Add Nine Faculty in Race, Ethnic and Indigenous Studies

Marquette University plans to boost its Race, Ethnic and Indigenous Studies (REIS) program by onboarding nine new faculty members. The new hires will focus on diversity while spanning a variety of departments, including economics, philosophy, psychology, anthropology and theology.

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Lawmakers Introduce Legislation Cancelling Student Loan Debt

Up to $50,000 in student loan debt will be cancelled for 42 million Americans under a bill introduced Tuesday in the House of Representatives by South Carolina Democrat James E. Clyburn, the majority whip, and in the Senate by presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. That provision alone in the Student Loan Debt Relief Act […]

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Congressional HBCU Caucus Gets Five New Members

Five new Senate and House members have joined the Congressional Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caucus as the bipartisan coalition prepares for its second annual Congressional Diversity in Tech Summit. The new members are Democratic representatives Cheri Bustos of Illinois, Andre Carson of Indiana, Sylvia Garcia of Texas, Lucy McBath of Georgia and Sen. […]

Texas Southern to Host Democratic Presidential Primary Debate

Democratic presidential candidates will mix it up Sept. 12 and 13 in the party’s third set of primary debates, which are scheduled to take place at Texas Southern University’s Health & Physical Education Arena. The agreement between the historially Black university and ABC News – which is broadcasting the debate along with Univision – was […]

Police Probing Gun Threats Against Howard

Howard University is sending a message to the campus community after some students allegedly issued threats of gun violence against the school via email and social media group chats, television station WJLA has reported. Numerous “life-threatening and dangerous messages” were posted on social media by students and submitted through emails and group chat, Howard administrators […]

Sacred Heart Gets $2.4M to Combat Opioid Crisis Among Underserved

Connecticut residents are more likely to die of an unintentional drug overdose –most from prescription opioids – than in a car accident, according to Connecticut’s Department of Public Health. That’s why Sacred Heart University, based in Fairfield, Conn., is taking new steps to combat the opioid crisis. It just accepted a $2.4-million grant for a […]

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