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Rutgers Under Criticism for Defunding Student Newspaper
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has called on Rutgers University to restore funding to The Daily Targum and reform its “unconstitutional funding policy” after a referendum vote stripped the student newspaper of its funding. FIRE officials cited four ways in which the university violated students’ rights, singling out the referendum vote that […]
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Freedom Summer of ’64 Award Bestowed on Historic Church
Miami University in Oxford, Ohio will present the historic Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Mississippi with the Freedom Summer of ’64 Award to honor the legacy of three Freedom Summer volunteers killed 55 years ago by the Ku Klux Klan. The Freedom Summer award will be presented at Mt. Zion on June 16 – […]
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APLU Urges House to Pass New Dreamers Act
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) has thrown its support behind the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019. In a letter Monday to majority and minority leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives, APLU president Peter McPherson strongly urged leaders to approve the legislation. The act “would protect the thousands of Dreamers […]
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Spelman Professor to Develop Gender Violence Symposium
Dr. Shanya Cordis, an associate professor of sociology and anthropology at Spelman College, is using a grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation to bring together scholars in the field of feminist activist anthropology for a symposium exploring gender violence. The $20,000 grant will support the launch of the symposium that has its roots in a research […]
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Kimberly Hewitt Named VP for Institutional Equity at Duke
Beginning August 5, attorney and higher education executive Kimberly Hewitt will assume the role of vice president for institutional equity at Duke University. Hewitt succeeds Benjamin Reese, Jr., who served in the position for 14 years. The incoming leader arrives from Johns Hopkins University where she is currently vice provost for institutional equity. “I am […]
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FAMU, University of Haifa Partner for Study Abroad Opportunities
Florida A&M University students will have another option for study abroad due to a new partnership between the historically Black university and the University of Haifa in Israel. The partnership comes as FAMU president Dr. Larry Robinson and his wife, Florida governor Ron DeSantis and other academic, business and political officials recently embarked on a […]
HBCUs
Fire, Water Cause Damage at Morris Brown College.
Morris Brown College, which has been struggling to regain its accreditation, has experienced yet another setback. A fire broke out over the weekend in the administration building, igniting the sprinkler system and causing severe water damage to the building, including the president’s office, according to the school’s interim president, Dr. Kevin James. He said that […]
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Study: Link Between Treatment Programs and Reduced Jail, Recidivism
A five-year study by the Center for Behavioral Health and Justice at Wayne State University’s School of Social Work found that diverting individuals with mental health disorders into treatment programs rather than simply jailing them significantly reduces the jail population and reduces the chances of recidivism. The two-phase study, recently released by the state of […]
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Partnership Aims to Increase Minority Chemistry Doctorates
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and the American Chemical Society are teaming up to train underrepresented minority students in chemical research to increase their numbers in chemistry doctoral programs. Beginning this fall, the ACS Bridge Program will bring talented, underrepresented minority students to the UW-Madison campus to build stronger application portfolios for chemistry doctoral programs. The […]
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MVSU is First HBCU in FedEx Logistics Job Program
Mississippi Valley State University and FedEx Logistics are working together to launch a program designed to offer job opportunities at historically Black colleges and universities. In August, FedEx Logistics will open a satellite office on the MVSU campus in Itta Bena and staff it with qualified students, who will work there part-time while attending school. […]
News Roundup
Whitman College Names New VP for Diversity and Inclusion
Dr. Thomas Witherspoon was named this week as the new vice president for diversity and inclusion at Whitman College. Witherspoon comes to Whitman from Denison University in Ohio, where he is currently associate dean of students and director of the multicultural student support services. He is tasked with leading efforts to cultivate an inclusive learning […]
Students
Northern Kentucky University Welcomes Bonita J. Brown as VP and CSO
Bonita J. Brown has been named vice president and chief strategy officer at Northern Kentucky University (NKU), beginning on August 1. Brown brings years of higher education experience to her new role, including service at Achieving the Dream, the Education Trust, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the University of North Texas, the University […]
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