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Section: Demographics
LGBTQ+
College Removes Transgender Student from Campus Housing After Surgery
A 21-year-old transgender man says Welch College, a private religious school in Tennessee, kicked him out after he got breast-reduction surgery, the Associated Press has reported. Yanna Awtrey says he was outed to school officials, who ordered him to conceal his gender identity and attend Christian therapy. Awtrey said he started transitioning in the spring [âŠ]
August 13, 2019
African-American
New Partnership Funds Textbooks for 1,000 HBCU Students
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has partnered with Cengage, an education and technology company, to provide 1,000 students from historically Black colleges and universities with free access to digital textbooks for a semester. Students chosen by UNCF will get subscriptions to Cengage Unlimited, which comes with test preparation resources, study guides and more than [âŠ]
August 12, 2019
Sports
University of Idaho Names First Female Athletic Director
The University of Idaho has announced Terry Gawlik as its first female athletic director, according to a story in the Rome News-Tribune. Gawlik will take over Sept. 1 as the first woman to hold the position in the schoolâs history. She was among 59 applicants and five finalists, according to university officials. The Idaho State [âŠ]
August 9, 2019
Students
New Morehouse Program Addresses Student Loan Debt
Morehouse College is launching a fundraising and research initiative to help graduates pursue advanced degrees, start careers and build wealth without being burdened by undergraduate student loan debt. The Student Success Program will solicit donations made specifically to reduce or eliminate the student loan debt of students, creating an opportunity for greater financial freedom for [âŠ]
August 8, 2019
African-American
Summit Keynoters: Mentors of Black and Latinx Male Youth Must Stay Focused
Ninety percent of African-American males and 88 percent of Latino males in Texas have not earned a certificate or degree, said Dr. Luis Ponjuan, an associate professor of educational administration and human resource development at Texas A&M University.
August 5, 2019
Disabilties
Employability and College Graduates with Disabilities
Finding that first job after graduating college is difficult, to say the least, but for those with a disability the challenge is even greater. Employability is greater if one earns a bachelorâs degree; this is especially true for persons with a disability.
August 5, 2019
Disabilties
UWF Mechanical Engineering âArgoTotsâ Program Helps Kids With Limited Mobility
Six University of West Florida mechanical engineering students recently finished the first-modified vehicle of the ArgoTots program, which helps young children who experience limited mobility. The vehicle was designed for four-year-old Jack Carroll, who was born prematurely and has a form of cerebral palsy.
August 1, 2019
Latinx
HACU Presidential Leadership Academy Announces Inaugural Fellows
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced 24 new fellows, the first cohort in its Inaugural Presidential Leadership Academy, La Academia de Liderazgo. The goal of the fellowship is to prepare emerging Hispanic leaders in higher education for roles as presidents and chancellors, especially at Hispanic serving institutions.
August 1, 2019
African-American
Ten HBCU MBA Students are First Hennessy Fellows
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Hennessy have announced the selection of the 10-member inaugural cohort of the newly formed Hennessy Fellows program. The fellows, MBA students from historically Black colleges and universities, are attending an intensive executive boot camp in New York City that began Monday and ends Saturday. The 2019 group includes Brianna [âŠ]
July 29, 2019
Native Americans
Tribal Colleges Struggle to Connect
Last year, the Federal Communications Commission found that about 35 percent of Americans living on tribal lands donât have broadband service compared to 8 percent of Americans overall, prompting a Government Accountability Office report on tribal access to the internet. A year later, tribal colleges still struggle to provide their students and faculty access to up-to-date Wi-Fi service.
July 26, 2019
Latinx
Latina Leaders Talk Education, Public Policy at Third Annual Summit
California Rep. Nanette BarragĂĄn remembers her immigrant parents telling her, âDoctor or lawyer â thatâs the only way youâre going to get out of poverty.â She shared the memory Wednesday at the third annual Latina Leaders Summit hosted by The Hill, which brought women together to discuss how policymakers can level the playing field for Latinas in politics, education and the workforce.
July 24, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
The Trauma of âGo Backâ: Calling Out Racism in Full
When I was a freshman in high school, I was walking to my geometry class for sixth period. A loud voice boomed down the hall, âHey, Korean trash, go home!â In an almost exclusively White high school, I knew that the insult was being hurled at me.
July 18, 2019
Women
Young HBCU Leaders Look to Carry the Torch
Higher education observers consistently note that a number of HBCU presidents will be stepping down or retiring over the next decade, paving the way for up-and-coming leaders to carry on the work for student success and completion.
July 14, 2019
Disabilties
Students Lead Efforts to Boost Employment of Autistic Young Adults
By developing an employer manual and a series of training sessions, MERISTEM students who are part of an advocacy group in California aim to lower the high unemployment rates among young adults with autism spectrum disorder.
July 13, 2019
African-American
Sisters of the Academy: A âHidden Gemâ for Black Women in Higher Education
Nearly 20 years ago at Florida State University, a tight-knit group of Black women doctoral students and early career professionals came together to form what would become the organization Sisters of the Academy (SOTA), a space dedicated to facilitating the overall success of Black women in higher education.
July 11, 2019
Native Americans
Historianâs Book Details The Battle of Negro Fort
From Rosewood in Florida to Greenwood in Oklahoma, American history is replete with stories of communities of free and enslaved Black people being terrorized and killed in violent attacks â or rebelling against oppression under the leadership of the likes of Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner.A much more obscure but no less horrific historical event is the subject of a new book by University of Houston history professor and historian Dr. Matthew J. Clavin.
July 11, 2019
Women
What Beyoncé Can Teach Us About Race, Identity and Social Justice
In higher education, we talk a lot about diversity, but all too often students, faculty and staff can find themselves at a loss, and ill-equipped to talk openly, constructively and authentically about issues of culture, privilege, power, gender and race.
July 11, 2019
Latinx
Emerging HSIs Step Up to Serve Hispanic, Latinx Students
Research from organizations like the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and Excelencia in Education indicates that the number of HSIs in the U.S. will continue to grow as Hispanic and Latino students increasingly graduate from high schools across the country.
July 9, 2019
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