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News Roundup: Page 251
Latinx
San Francisco State President Announces Plan to Retire
Dr. Leslie E. Wong, president of San Francisco State University (SFSU), has announced he will retire on July 30, after the 2018-19 school year has completed. Wong is the institution’s 13th president and during his leadership, the school was titled a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution […]
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Saint Augustine’s University Professor Wins National Award
Saint Augustine’s University professor Erin L. Berry-McCrea was recently awarded the 2018 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Early Career Educator of Color Leadership Award. The award supports early career teachers of color who are working to build accomplished teaching careers in literacy education, according to NCTE. Berry-McCrea will be recognized during the 2019 […]
African-American
Columbia Senate Approves African-American and African Diaspora Studies Department
The University Senate at Columbia University has unanimously voted to establish a department of African-American and African Diaspora studies, according to the Columbia Daily Spectator. If approved by the board of trustees, the department will become the first independent department dedicated to African studies in Columbia’s history. Currently, courses on the subject exist only within […]
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Janelle Monae Mobilizes Atlanta College Students to Vote
Former first lady Michelle Obama’s not-for-profit initiative “When We All Vote” brought award-winning artist and activist Janelle Monae to Spelman College on Thursday to mobilize Atlanta University Center students to vote in November. Monae headlined the rally at the historically Black college, encouraging students from the collective of schools to register and head to the […]
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UVI President Elected to Kansas State Athletics Hall of Fame
University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) president Dr. David Hall was elected to the Kansas State University Athletics Hall of Fame. Hall was a Kansas State (K-State) basketball player and is one of nine distinguished alumni inducted over the weekend. Named “All American” and three-year letterman for his athletic and academic accomplishments, he participated in […]
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Meredith College Students and Faculty Assist Those in Need After Hurricane Florence
Meredith College (MC) a private institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina, has provided support to students and surrounding communities who were affected by Hurricane Florence. The College canceled class and daily operations beginning on Wednesday Sept. 12 at 5 p.m. and reopened on Tuesday, Sept. 18. A majority of MC students evacuated campus to be […]
News Roundup
Two Langston University Students Allegedly Caught Using Counterfeit Money
Thousands of dollars in fake money was found in a dorm room at Langston University by Oklahoma police. The suspects, two Langston students were allegedly caught trying to use $100 counterfeit money to purchase liquor at a local store. Dennis Brantley, the store owner told KOCO News 5 he initially thought it was real money, […]
Recruitment & Retention
UT Austin’s Achieves Highest Four-Year Graduation Rate in its History
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)’s Class of 2018 achieved the highest graduation rate of 69.8 percent for a four-year program in the university and of any public university in the state during the recent academic year. Among the percent of UT Austin’s most recent graduates, a record number of minority, first-generation and […]
Students
Gene Haas Foundation Awards Metropolitan Community College $10,000 for Manufacturing Scholarships
The Gene Haas Foundation, a private nonprofit organization, has awarded the Metropolitan Community College (MCC) Foundation with a $10,000 donation to fund scholarships for the MCC Precision Machine Technology program. The MCC Precision Machine Technology program is an increasingly popular initiative among students at the South Omaha campus as a result of the new Center […]
African-American
UNCF Lauds Congress for Increased Funding for HBCUs, Low-Income, First-Gen Students
Leaders from the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) are applauding the recent passing of the Conference Report to H.R. 6157, the Departments of Defense and Labor; Health and Human Services; and Education Appropriations Act of 2019. UNCF president and CEO Dr. Michael L. Lomax said organization officials are “thrilled” with the bill’s appropriation outcome, according […]
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Agencies Launch Investigation into Yale University’s Admissions Practices
The U.S. Departments of Education and Justice have begun investigating whether Yale University Admissions racially discriminate against Asian American student applicants. The investigation was announced in a letter released on Wednesday from the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights to the Asian American Coalition for Education, according to the Washington Post. The letter also […]
African-American
Brown University Building Renamed After First Black Graduates
Brown University president Dr. Christina Paxson has announced it will rename one its most utilized buildings in the center of campus to Page-Robinson Hall, to honor Inman Edward Page and Ethel Tremaine Robinson, two of Brown’s first Black graduates. “Inman Page was born into slavery, sought liberty and opportunity and found them at Brown — and […]
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