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University of Notre Dame Faculty Sign Open Letter Regarding Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court Confirmation

Dozens of faculty members at the University of Notre Dame have signed an open letter urging Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a former law professor at the school, to halt her Supreme Court confirmation process until after Election Day, reported Yahoo News. The letter had 88 signatures of professors from both the undergraduate and graduate level, […]

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Former Millersville University Dean Files Civil rights Lawsuit Against School

A former Millersville University dean, Dr. Charity Welch, is pursuing a civil rights lawsuit against the school — one year after the university settled another federal racial discrimination lawsuit for $170,000 — alleging discrimination and unfair treatment because of her race, age and gender, reported The Lancaster Online. Welch filed a suit on Oct. 6. […]

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University of Iowa Discipline Students for Policy Violations of COVID-19

The University of Iowa is disciplining students for policy violations that fail to stop the spread of the coronavirus, such as not wearing a mask or social distancing, according to Iowa City Press-Citizen. Though the university has asked students to think about their personal responsibility to prevent the spread of the coronavirus on campus, that […]

AAC&U Receives Grant To Support Programs for Low-Income Students

The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) received a grant of $1,249,400 from Ascendium Education Group to support membership and event participation for institutions serving students with high financial need. This grant — part of Ascendium’s Maintain Momentum initiative, which recognizes the key role postsecondary education membership organizations and networks play in the success […]

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Former NFL Player Takeo Spikes Partners With Morehouse College to Encourage Student Voting

Former NFL player Takeo Spikes is partnering with Morehouse College as an ambassador for the Adopt-An-HBCU Good Trouble Voter Drive, a campaign sponsored by athletes and entertainers using their platforms to urge students to vote on Nov. 3, according to officials at Morehouse College. The HBCU Good Trouble Voter Drive is organized by nonprofit HBCU […]

Texas Southern University Hosts Early Voting March to Polls

Texas Southern University hosted a “March to the Polls” event for students for early voting for the 2020 election on Tuesday. TSU’s marching band, the Ocean of Soul, led the march, with students following, instructed to social distance while going to the polling station. TSU Interim President Dr. Kenneth Huewitt and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner […]

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The University of Dayton Publishes Historic Letter that Chronicles Systemic Racism

The University of Dayton recently uncovered and published a historic 1930 letter from the university’s president that was written to noted civil rights leader, scholar and author Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois. In it lies language and messaging that reflects systemic racism at the institution through past discriminatory admissions policies and practices, according to university officials. […]

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Princeton Will Pay Almost $1M in Pay Back to Female Professors in Settlement

The Department of Labor found that Princeton University is guilty of pay discrimination between 2012 and 2014, though the investigation dates back to nearly a decade ago. Princeton has agreed to pay close to $1 million in back pay to its female professors, reported CNN. According to CNN, 106 women professors in full-time positions were […]

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Most Alabama Four-Year Schools Go Test-Optional for 2021 Admissions Year

Most of Alabama’s four-year universities are not requiring college admissions test scores for the 2021 school year, many citing the difficulty students had in taking the test last spring, AL.com reported. The University of Alabama announced waiving standardized test score requirements last week, followed by the University of Alabama at Birmingham doing the same on […]

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Cornell Names Two Residence Halls After Alumnae Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Toni Morrison

Cornell University will be naming two residence halls after alumnae U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, according to a Cornell press release. The announcement came in Cornell President Dr. Martha E. Pollack’s State of the University address. The two under-construction residence halls are part of the school’s North […]

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Ithaca College Announces 130 Faculty Layoffs Due to Low Enrollment

Ithaca College recently announced that it will have to cut approximately 130 faculty jobs due to low enrollment, according to The Ithaca Voice. The school’s provost, Dr. La Jerne Cornish made the announcement, including an estimation that the college would only need 415 of its current 547 faculty members and that the school has to […]

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Donate $15 Million to HBCUs

In partnership with The Just Project, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will make a $15 million investment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as part of its COVID-19 response. Among the more than 100 HBCUs in The Just Project, 29 schools are collaborating to increase access to COVID-19 diagnostic testing for campuses and […]

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