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Nearly 160 Providence College Students Test Positive for COVID-19

Nearly 160 students at Providence College have tested positive for the coronavirus, a school spokesman said Monday, Boston.com reported. Student testing over the weekend confirmed 34 new cases, spokesman Steven Maurano said, adding that no students have been hospitalized. Last week, the president of Providence College, which has approximately 4,800 students, announced that the school […]

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UHD Launches Call me MISTER Program

The University of Houston-Downtown’s Department of Urban Education (UHD) has become the first university in the state of Texas to participate in the national Call Me MISTER (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) program, an effort to bring more men of color into the teaching profession. The program–a collaboration between UHD, Clemson University and […]

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University of Georgia Fraternity Chapter Self-Suspends Due to Racist Remarks

The Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity chapter at the University of Georgia self-suspended operations indefinitely over the weekend after racist messages from a chapter group messaging app were posted to Twitter, according to NBC. Screenshots of the messages from a GroupMe for the school’s fraternity chapter were posted Saturday evening by African American student Arianna Mbunwe, […]

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Jackson State Names Deion Sanders Head Football Coach

Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders was named head football coach at Jackson State University, an HBCU based in Jackson, Mississippi, according to The Associated Press. Sanders is currently the offensive coordinator at Trinity Christian School-Cedar Hill in Texas. This will be his first stint as a head football coach. Acting Jackson State President […]

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RIT Names New Dean of Health Sciences and Tech College

Rochester Institute of Technology named Dr. Yong “Tai” Wang dean of the College of Health Sciences and Technology, according to a RIT officials. Wang will begin his new position in January. Wang is currently dean and endowed chair of the Drs. Lee Roy and Lucy Mathis College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University […]

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Lincoln Board of Trustees Reappoints President With Five-Year Term Following Legal Dispute

After nearly two months of legal dispute, Lincoln University’s board of trustees unanimously voted Saturday to keep Dr. Brenda A. Allen as university president for a new five-year term, effective July 1, 2020, The Philadelphia Tribune reported. Lincoln University of Pennsylvania is one of the U.S.’s oldest historically Black colleges and universities. A Chester County judge […]

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Researchers Receive Grant to Study STEM Pathways for African American Males

Researchers at The Ohio State University, the University of South Florida and the National Academy Foundation have been awarded a nearly $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for their project, “Facilitating Pathways to Success for High-Achieving Pre-Collegiate African American Males in STEM,” according to an Ohio State University press release. The grant will […]

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UC San Diego Launches Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies Program

UC San Diego will run a new program in Asian American and Pacific Islander studies starting in the fall, according to university officials. It will offer UC San Diego’s first minor in Asian American and Pacific Islander studies. The program is in the Institute of Arts and Humanities, where 14 other programs – including African […]

More Business Schools Go Test-Optional for MBA Admissions

Two more prominent business schools have announced test-optional policies for the 2020-2021 MBA admissions cycle, Poets & Quants reported. The Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business MBA program will pilot a GMAT/GRE test-optional admission process for fall 2021 enrollment, and the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business will offer a flexible test waiver program […]

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Bellarmine University Creates New Scholarship Program for Low-Income Students

Bellarmine University is creating a scholarship program to recruit low-income, high-achieving students into several STEM fields using an approximately $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The STEM fields are computer engineering, computer science, mathematics and data science. “The STEM Career Pathways Scholarship program will award annual scholarships of $7,200 each to two […]

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7th Annual National HBCU Pre-Law Summit and Law Expo Begins Virtually Sep. 24

The 7th annual National HBCU Pre-Law Summit and Law Expo will be entirely virtual and will take place from Thursday, Sep. 24 to Sunday, Sep. 27, according to the Summit’s founder, Evangeline Mitchell. The event is the “only major national pre-law event created especially for HBCU students and alumni interested in becoming lawyers.” Registration for […]

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Department of Education Will Investigate Princeton for “Admitted Racism”

The U.S. Department of Education announced it was investigating Princeton University for “lapses in its nondiscriminatory practices ” in a letter Wednesday to the school’s president, USA Today reported. The investigation follows President Christopher L. Eisgruber’s Sept. 2 letter to Princeton’s community about the university’s efforts against systemic racism. “Racism and the damage it does […]

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