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Campus Climate

University of West Georgia Faculty Pass No Confidence Vote Against President

University of West Georgia faculty passed a non-binding, no confidence resolution against its president Dr. Brendan B. Kelly, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The resolution passed Monday, 263 to 129, with 55 abstentions. Several faculty members have criticized Kelly over matters including lack of transparency from his office. The vote is meant to get the state’s […]

African-American

Study: Black People Who Attend HBCUs May Have Lower Health Risks Later in Life

A new study suggests that African Americans who attend historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) might have a lower risk for health problems later in life than those who attend predominantly white institutions (PWIs), BET reported. The study — published in the American Journal of Epidemiology — showed that Black people enrolled in HBCUs had […]

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Universal Music Group Partners With Thurgood Marshall College Fund to Launch HBCU Internship Program

Universal Music Group’s Task Force for Meaningful Change (UMG TFMC) is partnering with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to launch an internship program for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The UMG HBCU Internship Program will offer paid summer internships – starting June 1, 2021 – to up to 50 currently enrolled college sophomores, […]

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Morris Brown College Accreditation Application Approved

Morris Brown College’s accreditation application with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) has been approved, according to college officials. The next step toward full accreditation is for TRACS representatives to visit campus in January 2021 for a final evaluation before candidacy consideration in April 2021. “The institution now has national visibility and […]

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Gerald L. Hector: UCF’s New Senior Vice President for Admin and Finance

The University of Central Florida (UCF) has selected Gerald L. Hector as its new senior vice president for administration and finance. Hector held leadership roles at Cornell University, Ithaca College, and Johnson C. Smith University. Currently, he holds the role of executive vice president and chief business officer at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, where […]

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Belmont University President Bob Fisher Retiring After More Than 20 Years

After more than two decades, Belmont University president Dr. Bob Fisher will retire at the end of the 2020-21 academic year, reported The Tennessean. Throughout his tenure, Fisher was able to increase the school’s presence nationally, including hosting the second presidential debate this year, double its undergraduate enrollment, add graduate schools in pharmacy and law, […]

Campus Climate

Female Student Sues Lycoming College For Tolerating Sexual Misconduct

Lycoming College is being sued for creating a climate tolerant and encouraging of sexual misconduct of female students, Penn Live reported. The plaintiff – a female student identified just as Jane Doe and has since transferred schools – claims she “was sexually assaulted by a men’s basketball player in his dorm room two years ago,” […]

African-American

Fitness Company Peloton and Beyoncé Partner HBCUs to Give Students Free Memberships

Fitness company Peloton and award-winning musician Beyoncé are partnering with 10 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to provide memberships to students so that they can use the Peloton app to learn yoga, meditate and exercise at home while listening to inspirational music. “I’m proud to celebrate the students at HBCUs with this donation, to […]

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Southern University to Preserve and Restore Oldest Building on Baton Rouge Campus with Nearly $500k Grant

Southern University and A&M College received a grant of nearly $500k from The National Park Service to preserve and protect a 180-year-old building on the Baton Rouge campus, according to WBRZ-TV. The grant, one of 18 awarded to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), is to protect and restore Southern’s oldest building — the Archives […]

STEM

Research Reveals Gender Bias in Public University Funding Model

A study by researchers at Southern Oregon University discovered gender bias in how the state spends its higher ed funds, reported Oregon Public Broadcasting. The paper, titled “A Gender Analysis of Oregon’s Student Success and Completion Model” alleges that the formula  which distributes state funding to public universities,  typically favors bachelor’s degrees completed by men, […]

Faculty & Staff

Guilford College to Cut Academic Programs and More Faculty Members

After a review of its academic programs, Guilford College faces more budget cuts amid continued enrollment decline, according to News and Record. Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, five visiting professors and 47 staff members were laid off in July. This week, 9.5 staff positions were cut. Now, 30% of Guilford’s full-time faculty […]

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Yale Professor Named as One of Three Co-Chairs on Joe Biden’s COVID-19 Taskforce

Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, is among two others appointed as one of three co-chairs on president-elect Joe Biden’s COVID-19 taskforce, according to Hartford Courant. Nunez-Smith currently serves as associate professor of internal medicine, public health and management at Yale School of Medicine. She is also the founding director of the Equity Research and Innovation Center. Her […]

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