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Central Piedmont Community College and Johnson C. Smith University Partner for Bachelor’s Degree Pathway

Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) and Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) are partnering to offer CPCC students a bachelor’s degree pathway, WBTV reported. The program, JCSU Connect, is a 2+2 program, so students will complete an associate degree at CPCC and a bachelor’s at JCSU, the historically Black university located in Charlotte, N.C. The program […]

Central Piedmont Community College

Delaware State University Students Required to be COVID Vaccinated By the Fall to Return for In-Person Instruction

To return for in-person learning, Delaware State University students will have to be vaccinated by the fall, The Philadelphia Tribune reported. Those unvaccinated can continue with hybrid learning. DSU wants all students, faculty and staff fully vaccinated by the fall. DSU will have multiple graduation ceremonies in May, including a ceremony for 2020 graduates. Safety […]

Delaware State University

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Study: Black Adults Who Attended Racially Balanced Schools Were Worse Off

Black adults who attended racially balanced mixed-race schools ended up finishing fewer years of school and were less likely to graduate than others who attended overwhelmingly white schools or predominantly Black schools, according to four researchers, the The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported. The researchers used data from the National Survey of Black Americans and looked at information […]

Dr. William A. Darity

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Middlebury Institute of International Studies Creates Scholarship for HBCU, HSI and TCU Alumni

The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey has created a scholarship for alumni of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) and Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), according to Middlebury officials. Alumni of such schools – starting with students admitted for fall 2021 – will receive a $10,000 annual scholarship for a master’s […]

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

University of California, Irvine Law School Faculty Vote to Adopt Graduation Requirement Requiring Students to Take Race and Inequity Course

University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) faculty has voted to adopt a graduation requirement necessitating students to complete a graded course that includes substantial content relating to “race and indigeneity, structural inequity, and the historical bases for such inequity.” They also adopted a new first-year elective that meets the race and indigeneity requirement. […]

University of California, Irvine School of Law

Cranbrook Academy of Art Receives $30 Million for Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

Cranbrook Academy of Art has received $30 million towards diversity and inclusion at the school, Detroit Free Press reported. The donation is the largest single gift in the school’s history. The money will be used to create 20 full-tuition fellowships for students from underrepresented groups and an endowment for future fellowships, and provide expanded financial aid […]

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Pennsylvania State University System Faculty Disapprove of Consolidation Plans

As Pennsylvania’s state university system plans for consolidation, faculty are unhappy, PennLive reported. According to a poll by the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties, almost 70% of faculty teaching at one of the schools planned for consolidation are not in support, with less than 8% of faculty in support. The poll – […]

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

California Competes Brief Explains Cradle-to-Career Data System to Policymakers

In a new brief titled, “The Cradle-to-Career Data System Governance Options, Explained,” California Competes offers analysis about the state’s Cradle-to-Career Data System to policymakers. In the brief, California Competes looks at data systems from other states but also explains that California is unique. “California is one of only two states without a higher education coordinating […]

California Competes

AERA Stands in Support of Transgender and Non-Binary Community in Statement Before Annual Meeting

American Educational Research Association (AERA) President Dr. Shaun R. Harper and executive director Dr. Felice J. Levine have released a statement against transphobia and in support of transgender and non-binary persons ahead of the AERA 2021 annual virtual meeting that kicks off this week. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Accepting Educational Responsibility.” “On […]

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

Rider University Launches Program to Guarantee Undergrads Job or Academic Opportunities Within Six Months of Graduation

Rider University has launched a program that guarantees undergraduate students who fulfill their responsibilities will get job or academic opportunities within six months of graduation, according to Rider officials. The program, the Cranberry Investment, ensures that students will get an entry-level job related to their field of study or be accepted into graduate or professional […]

Rider University

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III to Deliver Keynote Address at FAMU Commencement

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III will deliver the keynote address at the Florida A&M University (FAMU) Spring 2021 commencement. The ceremony – in-person – will have students from the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities. Austin, the first African American to serve as U.S. Secretary of Defense, will also officiate at the […]

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III

ETS to Host Virtual Conference on Student-Focused Teaching Methods

ETS will be hosting a free virtual conference to discuss student-focused teaching methods Apr. 20-21. The conference is titled “A Different Kind of Thinking: Shifting Approaches to Assessment and Teaching and Learning for the Benefit of All Students.” “The time is now to leverage growing knowledge about students and to embark on a new conversation […]

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