News Roundup: Page 54

North Carolina Higher Ed Institutions Ask for More Funding from State

North Carolina community colleges have asked the state for 5% salary increases in the next fiscal year, citing such increases as necessary for competitive staff recruitment and retention, The Center Square reported. The requests from the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) and other colleges and universities come in time for the state General Assembly […]

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Carlecia Wright Becomes Lone Star College Chief Diversity Officer

Carlecia Wright became Lone Star College (LSC)’s chief diversity officer, Hello Woodlands reported. She was previously vice president of strategic partnerships and business development at BiasSync, a company that helped organizations manage unconscious bias. In the past, she was also chief diversity officer for Houston’s Office of Business Opportunity and director of operations and policy […]

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University of Tennessee Knoxville to Rename Two Residence Halls after Black Trailblazers

The University of Tennessee Knoxville is renaming two residence halls after Theotis Robinson and Rita Sanders Geier, two African American trailblazers and social justice advocates. UTK’s Orange Hall will be renamed after Geier and White Hall after Robinson. Robinson was the first Black undergraduate student admitted into UTK and one of three Black students to […]

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University of Washington to Launch DEI Initiative, Invest $5 Million for Faculty Hiring

The University of Washington will be launching an initiative focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion, which includes investing $5 million for faculty hiring in the next two years. “We know that the UW must better reflect the communities we serve, which requires short- and long-term changes to make our University a place where faculty from […]

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$20M in Gifts and Grants to Brown University Will Support DEI Initiatives

Gifts and grants to Brown University exceeded $20 million this academic year, as part of the university’s BrownTogether fundraising campaign, announced the Rhode Island Ivy League school. The donations will go toward faculty positions, research, student financial support as well as diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, outlined in the school’s DEI plan. As of January 2021, […]

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Texas A&M Completes Nine-Year Fundraising Campaign, Raises $4.25 Billion

Texas A&M University’s $4 billion “Lead by Example” campaign, which spanned nine years, has ended with $4.25 billion raised, according to Texas A&M officials. The campaign – launched publicly 2015 but started in 2012 – was a joint project between Texas A&M, the Texas A&M Foundation, The Association of Former Students, the 12th Man Foundation, […]

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Gaston College to Again Have Sports After 50 Years

Gaston College is bringing back sports for the first time in 50 years following a unanimous voted from the school’s Board of Trustees, WCNC reported. Gaston will have five sports over the next two years: baseball, softball, e-sports, beach volleyball and men’s basketball. Last year, Gaston College President Dr. John Hauser began announced that he […]

Kean University Receives $447,971 from Education Department to Expand Veterans Services

Kean University has received a $447,971 grant to expand its student veteran services through a new center, according to Kean officials. The money – from the U.S. Department of Education over three years – will go toward creating the Center for Veterans Services (CFVS) at multiple locations – the school’s main campus and at Kean […]

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XULA’s Reestablished Baseball Program Plays First Intercollegiate Game in Over 60 Years

Over the years, many historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have eliminated their baseball programs due to limited funding and accessibility issues. Currently, only 8% of Major League Baseball (MLB) players and 4% of baseball players within the National Collegiate Athletic Association are Black, The New York Times reported. However, after announcing a reestablishment of […]

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Penn State Receives $3.1 Million to Expand DEI Programs

Penn State has been awarded a $3.1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to expand its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The grant is directed to Penn State’s “Just Transformations: A College of the Liberal Arts Initiative Toward Building and Sustaining Diverse Communities in Higher Education” project. According to a Penn State […]

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Rutgers U, UPenn Work to Educate Public About Institutions’ Historical Slavery Ties

Rutgers University and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) are attempting to educate the public about their campuses’ ties to slavery, The Press of Atlantic City reported. Rutgers plans to place four historical plaques on its New Brunswick campus in the spring. These markers will show how school figures — such as Rutgers’ first president, Jacob […]

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Marriott Foundation and Howard University Create New Center for Hospitality Leadership

The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation and Howard University, an historically Black institution, have created the Marriott-Sorenson Center for Hospitality Leadership, in honor of Marriott International’s late CEO Arne Sorenson, who died last week from pancreatic cancer. The foundation plans to give $20 million to launch the center. Marriott International will also establish the Arne […]

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