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News Roundup: Page 244
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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 […]
Women
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 […]
Students
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 […]
Students
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 […]
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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 […]
Sports
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 […]
African-American
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 […]
News Roundup
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 […]
Students
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 […]
News Roundup
Black and Hispanic Unemployment Rates Still Larger Than Whites Nationwide
For the third quarter of 2018, recent data collected by economic analyst Janelle Jones showed that the unemployment rates for Black and Hispanic workers continue to be high in comparison to White workers statewide. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the areas with the highest African-American unemployment rates were in Washington, D.C. (12.4 percent), followed by […]
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Accused Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter Appears in Court for First Time
Robert Bowers, 46, appeared in court yesterday after being taken into custody for opening fire and killing 11 innocent people in a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday. Pittsburgh authorities said that Bowers barged into the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue located in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, shouting hateful remarks towards Jewish people in a […]
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