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Francis Marion University to Offer Expanded Student Healthcare Plan at No Additional Cost
Francis Marion University will offer an expanded healthcare plan to students covered by their tuition, at no additional cost, WMBF News reported. “Students, as well as FMU faculty and staff, will be able to receive basic treatment and preventative services,” according to university officials. “HopeHealth operates a full-service clinic on the FMU campus. FMU and […]
News Roundup
Northwestern University President Dr. Morton Schapiro to Step Down in August 2022
Northwestern University President Dr. Morton Schapiro has announced that he will step down on Aug. 31, 2022. Schapiro came to the school for an initial five-year term in 2009 as Northwestern’s 16th president, after serving nine years as president of Williams College. But his contract has since been extended first by another five years, then […]
STEM
MACH-III Receives Almost $1.5M to Strengthen STEM Teacher Pipeline
To increase the number of Black male science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers at the P-12 level, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has provided close to $1.5M in funding to Prairie View A&M University’s Minority Achievement, Creativity and High-Ability Center (MACH-III). For low-income Black youth, being taught by at least one Black teacher in third, […]
African-American
Laurie A. Carter Named First Black President of Lawrence University
Laurie A. Carter will be the 17th president of Lawrence University, effective July 1, making her the school’s first Black president. Since 2017, she has served as president of Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. In the past, she has served at The Juilliard School and Eastern Kentucky University, where she was executive vice president and university […]
Women
Dr. Marjorie Hass Appointed First Female President of the Council of Independent Colleges
Dr. Marjorie Hass, president of Rhodes College, will be the first female president of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC). She will assume her post in the summer. “CIC’s role is unique in its focus on building capacity at every level and within every sphere of independent colleges and universities,” Hass said. “Areas of particular […]
News Roundup
Dr. Anita Fernández Named Prescott College’s First Chief Diversity Officer
Dr. Anita Fernández has been appointed Prescott College’s first chief diversity officer (CDO). In the role, she will report directly to Prescott President John Flicker and his leadership team. Fernández is currently occupying a different role at Prescott, as director and assistant dean of Prescott College Tucson. And prior to that, she was Prescott’s director […]
News Roundup
NACAC Creates Committee to Improve Financial Aid and College Admissions Systems for Racial Equity
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) has announced a committee to reimagine financial aid and college admissions in the pursuit of racial equity in postsecondary education. The committee – a product of NACAC’s partnership with the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) and funded by the Lumina Foundation – will consist […]
African-American
Report Analyzes High Unemployment Among Black Men
A recent report has analyzed the causes and potential solutions for why Black men suffer from the highest unemployment rates of any race and gender group. Looking through Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, report author Dr. Harry J. Holzer, a nonresident senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, found that Black men […]
COVID-19
Senate Confirms Cecilia Rouse as Top White House Economist
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Dr. Cecilia Rouse as President Joe Biden’s top White House economist, making her the first Black chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) and its fourth woman leader since its 1946 origin, The Hill reported. Senators voted 95-4 Tuesday in favor of Rouse’s nomination for CEA chair, a cabinet-level […]
COVID-19
Becker College Fate in Question
Whether Becker College will remain open is in question, the Telegram & Gazette reported. The school’s attempt to partner with another college to stay afloat has failed, said Becker President Nancy P. Crimmin. “Since the negotiations with a potential affiliation partner ended in January, I, along with cabinet members and appropriate staff, have been working […]
African-American
Kansas State University Criticize University Responses to Racist Incidents
Students at Kansas State University are criticizing the school on its alleged failure to protect students, The Kansas City Star reported. This comes after someone wrote hateful messages about Black History Month inside KSU’s new Morris Family Multicultural Student Center Feb. 26, weeks after the center’s launch. The students are asking for an annual full […]
News Roundup
American Council on Education Selects Diverse Cohort of Fellows
The American Council on Education selected 52 emerging leaders in higher education as its 2021-2022 class of fellows. The new cohort will be joined by the previous year’s class, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly a third of the combined cohort are from underrepresented backgrounds, with a two to one ratio of women to men. […]
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