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News Roundup: Page 256
STEM
Ohio State’s LSAMP Alliance Receives $4.5M Grant From NSF
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently renewed a grant, which will help The Ohio State University and its partner institutions expand the percentage of underrepresented and minority students majoring in STEM fields. The other Ohio-based institutions that benefit from the grant are Central State University, Columbus State Community College, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, […]
Students
Family Creates Endowed Scholarship for Claflin Biology Majors
Claflin University has established the Spencer and Rev. Minnie Anderson Endowed Scholarship Fund following the couple’s $20,000 gift to the university honoring the memory of their two sons, Michael Cutler and the Rev. Dr. Otis Cutler, Jr. Michael and Otis died 28 days apart – Michael from a pulmonary embolism at the age of 48, […]
STEM
NSF Awards Grant to Address ‘Transfer Shock’ in Community College STEM Students
Gaston College recently received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant totaling $972,598 to address “transfer shock” in community college students pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The grant will support the college’s project “SPARC3 Initiative: Alleviating Transfer Shock in Community College STEM Students.” NSF’s award is the third issued to the […]
Sports
College of Ozark Drops Nike, Amid New Ad Campaign
Shortly after Nike’s new ad campaign with Colin Kaepernick began airing, the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri, decided to drop the clothing-line as its athletic apparel sponsor. “In their new ad campaign, we believe Nike executives are promoting an attitude of division and disrespect toward America,” C of O president Jerry C. […]
Students
House Passes Bipartisan Student Financial Aid Counseling Bill
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives has passed bipartisan legislation, Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act, sponsored by Reps. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky. and Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore. The legislation is intended to improve financial aid counseling for students receiving a Pell grant or federal loan. “Knowledge really is power, especially in how we make […]
News Roundup
Civil Rights Activist to Speak at Shenandoah University
On Monday, Sept. 10 American feminist, leader and civil rights activist, Dolores Huerta will hold an hour-long presentation discussing her life at Shenandoah University. The event will be held at 2 p.m. in Stimpson Auditorium and is free and open to the public, according to Shenandoah University News. “She’s on the level of Cesar Chávez […]
News Roundup
Northwestern Ph.D. Student Killed By Stray Bullet in Chicago
Northwestern University doctoral student and recent cancer survivor, Shane Colombo, was one of six individuals killed on Sunday in Chicago after walking into the middle of a gunfight just four hours after getting in the city to start classes. The other victims were between 18 and 41-years-old and two were women. Colombo, 25, was shot […]
News Roundup
APLU to Congress: Protect Dreamers
In a letter released on the one-year anniversary of the DACA rescission, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) advised House Speaker Paul Ryan, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Charles Schumer to protect Dreamers. DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, was created by the Obama Administration in 2012 to allow […]
News Roundup
Point Park University to Launch a School of Education
Point Park University has created a School of Education, providing flexible online, campus and hybrid programs for undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees in education, according to university officials. “Establishing a School of Education at Point Park reflects the status and reputation of this exceptional department, not only regionally and nationally, but within our own campus community,” said Dr. Paul […]
News Roundup
Jason Brooks Appointed Director of UK’s MLK Center
Dr. Jason Brooks, assistant dean of students for diversity, equity and inclusion at Emporia State University, has been appointed as director of the University of Kentucky Martin Luther King Center, effective Sept. 24. “I am very excited to have Jason join our campus community as the new director of the MLK Center,” said Dr. Sonja […]
Students
UMass Amherst Graduate School to Launch STEM Fellowship Program Geared to Historically Underrepresented Students
The University of Massachusetts Amherst Graduate School will begin a fellowship program starting Fall 2019, geared towards increasing the percent of historically underrepresented students majoring in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The program, named the Spaulding-Smith Fellowship Program, after UMass Amherst alums Major Franklin Spaulding and Elizabeth Hight Smith, will assist 20 […]
African-American
Spelman Receives Largest Single Donation of Books from Henry Louis Gates
Renowned Harvard University scholar Dr. Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr. has awarded Spelman College with the largest single donation of books given to a historically Black college or university. Spelman received nearly 14,000 volumes from Gates’ personal library. The collection will be housed in the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library, where Spelman students […]
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