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Students
Online Drag Shows and Shoe Box Parade Floats: Campus Communities Virtually Celebrate Pride in Style
Online drag shows, miniature floats made out of shoe boxes, virtual panel discussions and dance parties – these are just a few of the ways LGBTQ students and alumni are marking Pride month. Even with parades shut down and campuses closed, college communities are gathering online to celebrate.
June 9, 2020
Students
Can the Racial and Economic Justice Movement Help Advance Equity in Higher Education?
While still not universally embraced, there is a growing recognition that the Black Lives Matter movement cannot be ignored. This acknowledgement by some of the most unlikely individuals and institutions, like the National Football League, is a sign that change is afoot.
June 9, 2020
Students
Report: To Ensure Equity, Prioritize CARES Act Aid for Public Colleges
While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is felt throughout higher education, a report from the Center for American Progress advocates that public colleges and universities deserve the largest allotment of aid to ensure that racial and economic inequalities don’t deepen.
June 7, 2020
Students
Dr. Kristina M. Johnson Named Next President of The Ohio State University
Dr. Kristina M. Johnson has been named the 16th president of The Ohio State University (OSU), according to OSU’s Board of Trustees. Currently, Johnson serves as chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY) and will assume her new role Sept. 1. She will succeed Dr. Michael Drake, OSU’s first African American president, who […]
June 7, 2020
Students
A Battle for the Soul of Our Nation
Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a long way from Brunswick, Georgia and Louisville, Kentucky. Yet the three areas are now inextricably linked by the recent tragedies that befell African- American citizens – murdered in those locations by citizen vigilantes or police officers. Each illuminates a teachable moment that we would do well to learn from, and demonstrates that even during a historic pandemic, when we are all supposedly “in this together,” that we still have a long way to go as a society before we truly reach “togetherness.”
June 4, 2020
Students
After Racist Posts About George Floyd, Some Colleges Expel Students, Professor Resigns
Some universities have taken strict action against students, and in one case, a faculty member, for their racist and offensive comments and videos about George Floyd, a Black man who died last week after a Minneapolis police officer pinned him down with his knee on his neck for approximately nine minutes.
June 3, 2020
Students
Some Colleges See Rise in Summer Enrollment Despite COVID-19 Pandemic
Despite COVID-19 creating uncertainty in higher education, some colleges and universities in the country have seen a rise in summer enrollment numbers.
June 2, 2020
Students
Trump Vetoes Move to Ease Loan Forgiveness for Defrauded Students
President Donald Trump late on Friday vetoed a resolution that would have made it easier for students defrauded by for-profit schools to get their student loans erased.
May 31, 2020
Students
University of Michigan’s Kessler Scholars Program for First-Generation Students Expands to Other Institutions
The Kessler Presidential Scholars Program, which was established at the College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) at the University of Michigan (U-M) as a way to support first-generation students financially and academically, will expand to more institutions across the country.
May 27, 2020
Students
Seven Things Colleges Can Do to Help Students During this Pandemic
This year the path to and through college for thousands of students has been disrupted, but the effects on students from low-income families will be felt for generations.
May 27, 2020
Students
Experts Suggest Reducing Campus Dining and Housing in the Fall. Here’s How That Could Impact Low-Income Students
As universities weigh their options for opening in the fall, experts fear that limiting campus facilities – or keeping them closed – will exacerbate disparities for low-income students, even if it’s the right call.
May 26, 2020
Students
African American Banker Pays Off Tuition Balances of 50 New Spelman Graduates
African American banker Frank Baker and his philanthropist wife Laura Day Baker have announced a gift of $1 million in scholarships for graduates of Spelman College, a historically Black college or university (HBCU). The first recipients of some of the funds are 50 graduates from the class of 2020, whose tuition balances were paid off, […]
May 26, 2020
Students
Reflections on “Failing” at the Academic Market
I knew that securing a tenure-track position was going to be unlikely. I already made up my mind that I would not entertain opportunities that were in places I could not see myself moving to. At that point in time, it was unlikely for more tenure lines to be posted, and I began to expand my search to positions that allowed me to put my research into practice.
May 26, 2020
Students
Sorry, We Don’t Talk About That Here
COVID-19 underscores the reasons why student affairs practitioners should be open to conversations about spiritual struggle.
May 21, 2020
Students
Colleges Make Plans for Safe On-Campus Student Move Out
With spring semester coming to an end, universities and colleges have put protocols in place to ensure the safety of students who are returning to campus housing to pack up their belongings after the COVID-19 outbreak forced early closures.
May 19, 2020
Students
Many Student Veterans May Not Receive COVID-19 Emergency Grants, Says Advocacy Group
Many students veterans may not be eligible to receive federal COVID-19 emergency grants because of Department of Education guidance that restricts these cash grants to students who have filed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, said Veterans Education Success, an advocacy group. “If ED [Department of Education] maintains its April 21 guidance […]
May 19, 2020
Students
Report: Undocumented Students Generated $133 Million in Emergency Aid, but They Won’t Receive a Penny
An estimated half-million undocumented students enrolled in colleges and universities generated up to $132.6 million in COVID-19 federal stimulus emergency aid for their institutions, according to a recent analysis from a Washington-based policy institute. Yet those same students are barred from receiving any of that aid.
May 18, 2020
Students
Open for Learning and Ready to Restart the Economy
These are challenging times. There is no doubt about that. Old routines are shattered, businesses are closed, workloads more challenging, socializing is distanced and perhaps most of all, we are living in a time of uncertainty.
May 14, 2020
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