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Diverse Co-Founder and CEO Dr. William E. Cox Recognized by American Counseling Association

Dr. William E. Cox, the co-founder and CEO of Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, was recently named an American Counseling Association (ACA) Fellow — the organization’s highest honor recognizing “members who have contributed to — and advanced — the counseling profession throughout their career.” Cox co-founded Diverse, originally known as Black Issues In Higher Education, with Frank L. […]

Yo-Yo Ma Comes to University of Michigan for Residency

The University of Michigan Arts Initiative and the University Musical Society are partnering and launching a new residency with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Click on Detroit reported. Ma will work together with six U-M students and three Michigan-based artists on a steering committee to develop new maps portraying the university experience under a pandemic. The three […]

Rep. Alcee Hastings Dies at 84

Rep. Alcee Hastings – a civil rights activist and longest-serving member of Florida’s congressional delegation – has died at the age of 84, CNN reported. Hastings started in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1993. In January 2019, Hastings announced that he was being treated for pancreatic cancer and planned to remain in Congress during […]

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Deion Sanders Helps SWAC Land Pepsi Sponsorship

Deion Sanders, head football coach at Jackson State University, has helped the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) land a sponsorship with Pepsi, making Pepsi the official soft drink supplier of SWAC football and basketball events through 2023, Football Scoop reported. PepsiCo will hire at least one graduate from each SWAC school. And Sanders will be a […]

Lake Superior State University Offers Cannabis Chemistry Scholarships

Lake Superior State University (LSSU) – which established the nation’s first chemistry program on cannabis when it launched The Cannabis Center of Excellence in 2019, is offering its first cannabis chemistry scholarship, CBS News reported. Steadfast Labs, a Michigan-based research facility aiming to ensure access to safe cannabis medicine, has created an annual $1,200 scholarship […]

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University of Richmond Board Suspends Decision to Keep Controversial Names of Two Campus Buildings

The University of Richmond’s board of trustees has decided to “suspend” its recent controversial decision to keep the names of slavery and segregation-tied historical figures on two campus buildings, The Washington Post reported. The board’s action came after a weeks-long uproar at the school. On Monday Apr. 5, the board released a statement to the […]

Analysis Finds Increase in HSIs and Emerging HSIs

There were rising numbers of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Emerging HSIs, more HSIs offering graduate-level programs and increased enrollment by Latinos in regions not normally known for Hispanic enrollment pre-pandemic, according to Excelencia in Education’s 16th annual analysis. Excelencia did its analysis based on the latest federal data available from 2019-2020. As such, these […]

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Northern Kentucky University to Investigate White Supremacy Graffiti

Northern Kentucky University will investigate – and increase nightly police patrols – after white supremacy graffiti was found on campus, the second vandalization since the year’s start, CNN reported. The graffiti, found on public space “Housing Rock” included spray-painted stencils of the words, “Patriot Front,” in reference to white nationalist hate group Patriot Front. According […]

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University of Minnesota to Launch Living Learning Community for Dakota Language Learners

University of Minnesota is launching next fall a Living Learning Community (LLC) called the Dakota Language House, for students looking to learn the Dakota language, US News reported. The American Indian studies department and the Dakota Language Program collaborated to develop the house. “To speak the language is to literally breathe life into the language […]

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University of Lynchburg to Give Laptops to New Students Who Filed 2021-22 FAFSA

In an effort to encourage students to complete the FAFSA form, University of Lynchburg will be giving laptops to every new student who has filed the 2021-22 financial aid form, WFXR reported. Laptops will be loaned to students during their time at the school. Pending graduation from the school, new students who receive a laptop […]

University of Lynchburg

University of California and Other Universities Suffer Cyberattack

University of California, along with other schools and organizations across the U.S. totaling approximately 300, has been victim to a cybersecurity attack, possibly stealing and publishing personal data, NBC News reported. A cybersecurity attack targeted a vulnerability in third-party file transfer vendor Accellion, the university said in a statement Wednesday. “We understand those behind this […]

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U.S. Department of Education Provides Debt Relief for 45 HBCUs

To support institutional advancement, the United States Department of Education issued $1.6 billion in debt relief for 45 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Funding was provided under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) passed in December 2020. Chosen schools are participants of the HBCU Capital Financing Program, which provides low-cost loans, […]

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