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WSU Faculty Senate Calls for Vote of “No Confidence” on University President

An email from some Wright State University (WSU) faculty Senate members was circulated to WSU staff and faculty calling for a vote of “no confidence” on president Dr. Cheryl Schrader. Doug Fecher, a chairman of the university board of trustees released a statement in response to the email saying that Schrader’s main focus has been […]

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WVU Parkersburg to Hold National Institutes for Historically Underserved Students Conference

West Virginia University at Parkersburg (WVU-P) will hold the second meeting of the National Institutes for Historically Underserved Students from Thursday, Nov. 8 to Saturday, Nov. 10. “Historically underserved is not meant as a label,” said WVU-P president Dr. Chris Gilmer, organizer of the event. “It is meant as a statement of empowerment, each of us accepting, […]

WVSU to Honor Earl Lloyd with Naming of a Street

West Virginia State University (WVSU) has announced it will recognize alumni and Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame member Earl Lloyd by naming a street on campus after him during a ceremony to be held on Friday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. Lloyd passed away on Feb. 26, 2015. Lloyd was the first African-American to play […]

Former NC Governor Named Chair of the National Assessment Governing Board

Dr. Beverly Perdue, the former governor of North Carolina, was recently named chair of the National Assessment Governing Board. She will be the first female chair in the board’s 30-year history. “I am delighted to welcome former North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue as the chair of the National Assessment Governing Board,” said U.S. Secretary of […]

New Innovative Grant at Cal Poly Pomona Raised Graduation Rates, Lowered Equity Gaps

After establishing an innovative Summer Completion Initiative Grant, California State Polytechnic University at Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona), accomplished the initiative’s mission of providing the required classes and support necessary to help students with 8 units or less complete their degree. The program had a 93 percent graduation rate. Last spring, the university reached out to […]

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New Report Analyzes Impacts of Student Debt on Student Loan Borrowers

A new report by the organizations Summer and Student Debt Crisis called “Buried in Debt” investigated the impact of student debt on the daily lives of 7,095 student loan borrowers across the country. The 7,095 students who responded said they have an average of $87,500 in student loans to repay and earn an average annual […]

Temple University Blockson Collection Obtains Materials of Tupac Shakur

The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection at Temple University unveiled the newly obtained memorabilia from the estate of the late rapper Tupac Shakur at a private donor reception hosted in Sullivan Hall on Thursday. The materials, donated from Goldin Auctions of Runnemede, New Jersey, includes: Shakur’s diamond earring from the cover of “All Eyez On […]

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University of North Iowa Faculty Votes to Re-certify Union Faculty Chapter

The United Faculty of the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) has recently completed its first union recertification election with 85 percent faculty support after a 2017 bill significantly changed Iowa’s collective bargaining law for state employees. The 2017 bill passed by the Iowa House and Senate limited the required and permissive matters of bargaining as […]

Maryland President Loh to Retire in Aftermath of Sports Scandal

Dr. Wallace D. Loh, who arrived at the University of Maryland in 2010 as a decorated academic and political adviser, will retire from the presidency at the end of the school year. A number of state and local elected officials reacted to the Tuesday announcement with dismay, some saying that the wrong person was taking […]

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Claflin Hosts Silicon Valley Investors for Discussion on Tech Innovation, Entrepreneurism at HBCUs

Venture capitalists and elected officials joined Claflin University students, administrators and others to discuss how historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are preparing their students for entrepreneurship and careers in technology. The visit to the university in Orangeburg, South Carolina was one of many stops in the “Comeback Cities Tour South” organized by Representatives James […]

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Multiple CUNY Events to Honor Thousands of Student-Veterans in November

The City University of New York (CUNY) will recognize more than 300 student-veterans for outstanding academic achievement at an event leading up to Veterans Day, Nov. 11 – part of a host of activities planned throughout November by the school to honor its more than 3,200 military veteran undergraduates and graduates. The Central Office of […]

TMCF Gala Raises $5.6M for HBCU Students

During its 31st Anniversary Awards Gala on Monday evening, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) raised more than $5.6 million to support students attending that nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Charitable giving from more than 1,000 civic, corporate, government and education leaders raised TMCF’s total anniversary gala fundraising to over $50 million since […]

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