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Section: Demographics
African-American
Opening Up? Taking a Look at Fall Reopening Decisions at HBCUs
Since COVID-19 forced schools to shutter in March, HBCU campus leaders said they’ve faced difficult decisions and had to make some unpopular ones as they prepared for an uncharted fall. In this roundup, we highlight plans that some HBCUs have cautiously devised to bring their students back to campus this fall, teach them virtually or do a mixture of both — all during a relentless pandemic in the United States.
August 16, 2020
Asian American Pacific Islander
DOJ Investigation: Yale ‘Illegally Discriminates’ Against Asian American, White Applicants
Following a two-year investigation, the U.S. Justice Department determined on Thursday that Yale University is “illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law,” reports the Associated Press. Yale “rejects scores of Asian American and white applicants each year based on their race, whom it otherwise would admit,” the […]
August 16, 2020
African-American
Virginia Tech Renames Two Residence Halls After Three African Americans
Virginia Tech is renaming two of its residence halls after three Black trailblazers who played key roles in the campus’ history, reports WSLS News. Previously named after men who espoused White supremacist views, Lee Hall and Barringer Hall will now be called Hoge Hall and Whitehurst Hall, respectively. Hoge Hall is named for Janie and […]
August 14, 2020
Women
No Longer Participating in Our Own Oppression
Every day, institutions of higher education ask marginalized people to participate in their own oppression. Maybe it’s time we stop. We are asked to represent diversity, but we are not given meaningful seats at the tables of power. We are told to meet (or exceed) the same metrics as our straight White male colleagues, but, even when we do, the institution betrays us.
August 13, 2020
Latinx
Excelencia in Education Analyzes CARES ACT and Federal Funding Proposal’s Impact on HSIs
In a new analysis, Excelencia in Education looked at current federal COVID-19 funding proposals as well as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and its impact on Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs).
August 13, 2020
Sports
University of Nebraska Student Athletes Call For More Diverse Athletics Staff
Student athletes at the University of Nebraska are pushing for more diverse leadership in athletics using the social media hashtag #LegacyOverImage.
August 13, 2020
African-American
Virtual Panel Discusses the Role and Needs of HBCUs
Historically Black colleges and universities continue to be needed and relevant. That was the sentiment expressed by higher education and political leaders who convened virtually on Wednesday to participate in Virginia Union University’s (VUU) “The Continuing Significance of HBCUs Today” event.
August 12, 2020
African-American
Global Manufacturer of COVID-19 Test Kits Partners with HBCUs to Ensure Safe Return to Campus
On Wednesday, Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world’s largest maker of scientific tools, announced a project to support testing, at no-cost, to the nation’s HBCUs, including establishing national HBCU testing centers to process COVID-19 tests and provide timely results throughout the academic year.
August 12, 2020
African-American
Enrollment at Some HBCUs Increases in the Wake of Black Lives Matter Protests
On the whole, HBCUs, like the rest of the higher education sector, are experiencing drops in enrollment as the coronavirus continues to create uncertainty. But in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests this summer, some HBCUs are attracting higher numbers of students.
August 12, 2020
African-American
Virtual Book Club Puts Focus on Implicit Bias
To understand individual prejudice, the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) has developed a virtual Implicit Bias Book Club for faculty members and community partners to participate in virtually.
August 10, 2020
African-American
“What Do You Call a Black Man with a Ph.D.?”
Malcolm X once famously asked, “What do you call a Black man with a PhD?” Years before I earned my doctorate, my mother and father migrated from Haiti in search of the American dream and running water. Today, I have chosen to raise my family in the States and in some ways, fulfilled the vision of my God-fearing parents.
August 10, 2020
African-American
Benedict College Ramps Up Safety Measures As In-Person Classes Begin
About now, Benedict College would have been bustling with the excitement of a fall start. Instead, campus leaders must now assume the role of public health watchdogs as in-person classes at Benedict begin Monday, August 10.
August 9, 2020
African-American
Purdue Reverses Decision to Cut Some Directors Overseeing Ethnic Studies Programs
Purdue University has walked back on its decision to eliminate 10 of the 16 directors of disciplines at its School of Interdisciplinary Studies, which is home to the university’s African American Studies, Asian American Studies and Gender and Sexuality Studies, among others, reports the Journal & Courier. The school announced it would eliminate the 10 […]
August 9, 2020
Sports
Howard Recruits Former Purdue Basketball Starter Nojel Eastern
On Thursday, Howard University successfully recruited former Purdue basketball starter Nojel Eastern, “a 6-foot-7 wing with 104 games of Big Ten experience,” reported CBS Sports. Though Eastern will likely need an NCAA waiver to be eligible for the 2020-21 season, CBS Sports described him as a “huge pickup” for Howard coach Kenneth Blakeney, who is […]
August 9, 2020
African-American
Bethune-Cookman’s Spring Nursing Graduates Currently Hold 100% NCLEX Pass Rate
Bethune-Cookman University’s (B-CU) L. Gale Lemerand School of Nursing currently holds a 100% pass rate among their spring graduates who have taken the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX), according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal. However, three of B-CU’s 18 spring graduates still need to take the test. Over the past few years, B-CU, a historically […]
August 7, 2020
African-American
Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Morehouse School of Medicine Welcomes Its Largest Class
In June, most historically Black colleges and universities were racing against the clock to come up with a plan for what the fall semester would look like or rolling out and then revising strategies to safely re-open. But at Atlanta’s Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), faculty, staff and most future physicians were already back training, teaching and learning — virtually and in person.
August 7, 2020
African-American
Howard, Johns Hopkins Reverse Course, Opt for Virtual Fall Semester
Howard University, in the nation’s capital, will now hold its fall semester entirely online for undergraduates and will not house students. The decision announced late Friday afternoon is a reversal of plans to offer students the option of in-person and virtual classes. It also signals the angst and gravity that campus leaders are facing as they decide how or if they will re-open their institutions as the coronavirus pandemic rages.
August 7, 2020
African-American
University of Kentucky Partners With NAACP to Establish New Research Initiative
The University of Kentucky is partnering with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to establish a research initiative focused on education equity, civil rights and social justice.
August 6, 2020
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