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Section: Demographics
African-American
Boston University Law Dean Given Antiracism Professorship
Boston University law school Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig, a critical race theory scholar, has been named the first Ryan Roth Gallo and Ernest J. Gallo Professor. Onwuachi-Willig is an expert in racial and gender inequality and anti-discrimination law. She founded the Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Workshop for women of color law faculty in […]
February 3, 2021
African-American
Fighting Against Historic Distrust and Misinformation To Save African American Patients
A group of higher ed professionals, doctors and public health experts known as the Black Coalition Against COVID, is working to address community concerns and dispel misconceptions about COVID-19 and the vaccine and to inspire trust in the medical community around these issues to hopefully save Black lives.
February 3, 2021
Asian American Pacific Islander
Chinese American History Professors Gave Photographer Corky Lee His Calling
My friend Corky Lee, the self-described Asian American photographer laureate, has been mentioned by much of the mainstream media this past week. He died of COVID on Jan. 27.
February 2, 2021
African-American
North Carolina A&T State University Holds Virtual Tribute Program to Honor A&T Four
North Carolina A&T State University will be held a virtual tribute program to honor the A&T Four, four Black students who challenged segregation by sitting in at a Whites-only lunch counter in downtown Greensboro on February 1, 1960, WFMY reported. The A&T Four are Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair Jr.), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil and David […]
February 1, 2021
Women
Women’s Rights Organizations Push for an Office of Gender Equity at the Education Department
Women’s rights organizations are making a renewed push for an Office of Gender Equity in the U.S. Department of Education under President Joe Biden.
January 29, 2021
African-American
Seminar Focuses on Recruiting Black Males to the Teaching Profession
Growing up in rural Virginia, Rodney Robinson only had one Black male teacher. His story is not uncommon.
January 26, 2021
African-American
Arizona State University Names Film School After Film Legend Sidney Poitier
Arizona State University has named its film school after screen legend Sidney Poitier.  Poitier, 93, was the first Black winner of a lead acting Oscar – in 1964 – for his role in “Lilies of the Field.” ASU President Dr. Michael M. Crow says the school was named The Sidney Poitier New American Film School […]
January 26, 2021
African-American
Research Shows Black Students Increasingly Choose HBCUs When Reported State-Level Hate Crimes Rise
A new paper, published by Stanford University’s Center for Education Policy Analysis, explores the relationship between Black student enrollment and state-level hate crime rates.
January 25, 2021
African-American
Morgan State University Offers Poet Amanda Gorman Job as Poet-in-Residence
Morgan State University President Dr. David K. Wilson has offered Amanda Gorman, the poet who penned and recited a poem at Joe Biden’s inauguration, a job as the HBCU’s poet-in-residence, The Baltimore Sun reported. “Ms. Gorman, I need you as our Poet-in-Residence at the National Treasure, @MorganStateU,” Wilson tweeted after Gorman performed her original poem, […]
January 21, 2021
Sports
Women in Sports Leadership: A Q&A with Dr. Dana Hollie
A Q&A with Dr. Dana Hollie, the Faculty Athletic Representative at the University of Toledo.
January 20, 2021
African-American
Maryland Lawmakers Attempt Again to Force State to Settle HBCU Lawsuit
The Maryland General Assembly is again attempting to get the state to settle a lawsuit by its historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), which claim that higher ed policy has impeded the schools and instead has given advantages to historically White schools for decades, The Baltimore Sun reported. U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake ruled in […]
January 20, 2021
Native Americans
2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Olivia Chilcote
As a member of the Luiseño, San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians, Dr. Olivia Chilcote has aimed to use her privilege in academia to address the issues and needs of the community.
January 19, 2021
Disabilties
Accessibility Services and Moving Towards Universal Design
I wonder if we who are nondisabled teachers have become so desensitized to the realities of disabled students that the violence done unto them by the university has disappeared from the informal settings in which we express surprise and frustration to one another.
January 19, 2021
Latinx
Latinx Higher Ed Policy Analyst Seeks to Uplift Disadvantaged Students
In her role at the California-based education non-profit Education Trust-West, Yvonne Muñoz attempts to help support students of color and low-income students, with the added background of having lived and persevered through the experiences that these students now face.
January 18, 2021
African-American
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Launches Scholarship for Civil Rights Lawyers-To-Be
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) has launched a training program and scholarship fund for aspiring civil rights lawyers seeking to fight racism in the U.S. South. The Marshall-Motley Scholars Program (MMSP) is meant to support 50 civil rights attorneys-in-training – including full law school scholarships, summer internships, post-grad fellowships – over […]
January 18, 2021
Students
New California Bill Would Allow Transgender and Nonbinary College Students to Use Preferred Names on Diplomas
Under the newly introduced AB 245 bill, led by California Assemblyman David Chiu, nonbinary and transgender public college students would be allowed to put their preferred names on diplomas instead of their birth names, according to SFGATE. This is an extension of Chiu’s previous bill, AB 711, which mandated K-12 school districts update former students’ […]
January 15, 2021
Latinx
NBCUniversal News Group Launches Journalism Program, NBCU Academy
NBCUniversal News Group has launched a journalism training and development program for college students. “NBCU Academy” – a $6.5 million initiative with scholarships worth $3.5 million – involves 17 partner schools, such as historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions and schools with significant numbers of people of color. The partners include Borough of […]
January 14, 2021
Native Americans
University of Minnesota Initiative Seeks to Face School’s Fraught History with Tribal Nations
A new University of Minnesota initiative seeks to reckon with the school’s tumultuous history with tribal nations and teach people about racial justice, Star Tribune reported. The Minnesota Transform initiative will work with Black, Indigenous and immigrant people to present stories, “revitalize” Indigenous languages and report – together with the tribes – on the school’s […]
January 14, 2021
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