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Section: Demographics
Latinx
U of Texas at San Antonio Receives ‘Transformational’ $40M Gift
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has received an unrestricted gift of $40 million from philanthropists MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett, who say they chose the Hispanic serving institution for its commitment to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Calling the gift “transformational,” UTSA is developing a “comprehensive plan” that will allocate the money toward […]
June 15, 2021
Students
Latter-Day Saints Church Funds Initiatives With NAACP and UNCF
Three initiatives that aim to provide scholarships, humanitarian aid and educational opportunity were announced Monday during a news conference from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the NAACP, Deseret News reported. The first initiative – funded by the church – will give $1 million a year for three […]
June 15, 2021
LGBTQ+
Institutions Work To Build Community for LGBTQ Students — Even Virtually
According to the Human Rights Campaign, 15 anti-LGBTQ laws regarding access to healthcare, bathrooms and certain types of education have been approved in eight states since January. Additionally, 11 more similar laws are awaiting a governor’s signature. It triggers a kind of trauma, observers say, that LGBTQ students do bring with them to campuses that may or may not have special programs to shepherd and shield LGBTQ students from the laws of their states.
June 14, 2021
Asian American Pacific Islander
Supreme Court Seeks Biden Administration’s Advice on Harvard Case
In an unusual request, the United States Supreme Court has asked for the Biden administration’s opinion on whether it should take up the case of Harvard University’s use of race in undergraduate admissions.
June 14, 2021
Asian American Pacific Islander
Not Yet? Harvard Case Not Enough To End Affirmative Action.
Why is the Supreme Court balking on the Harvard affirmative action case? It’s a bad case if you want to get rid of affirmative action. At least ethically and logically. Racists can get rid of it for any reason they want. But we’re talking about the black robes of SCOTUS here.
June 14, 2021
African-American
HBCU Leaders Urge Biden Administration to Select Executive Director of White House Initiative on HBCUs Soon
As the White House continues to fill key leadership positions, the executive director position for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) remains noticeably vacant.
June 11, 2021
African-American
Teenager Who Recorded Video of George Floyd’s Murder Wins Pulitzer Prize Citation
Darnella Frazier, the Minnesota teenager who recorded the 10-minute video of George Floyd’s May 25, 2020 murder, has won a special citation from the Pulitzer Prize committee, The New York Daily News reported. Frazier was cited “for courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality, around the world, […]
June 11, 2021
Students
Baltimore Ravens Owner Donates $4 Million to Create Scholarship Program, Named After Former GM Ozzie Newsome
Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti has donated $4 million to create the Ozzie Newsome Scholars Program, in honor of former Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome. The money will be given to graduates of Baltimore City Public Schools s who choose to attend a Maryland historically Black college and university, The Root reported. The Stephen and […]
June 11, 2021
LGBTQ+
Teaching New Voices: This Academic Librarian is Working to Make Children’s Books More Diverse
Amanda Melilli wants libraries to reflect the lives of their readers. An academic librarian at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Melilli is the head of UNLV’s Teacher Development and Resources Library (TDRL), which supports the university’s College of Education as well as educators in the Las Vegas community. In the past decade, the […]
June 11, 2021
Leadership & Policy
Dr. M. Brian Blake Selected as Finalist for Georgia State University Presidency
Dr. M. Brian Blake has been selected as the finalist for president of Georgia State University, a role which would make him the first Black person to hold it, The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported. Blake is currently provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at George Washington University. Previously, he served in administrative roles […]
June 11, 2021
African-American
Colleges and Universities Prepare for Juneteenth, Still a Nationally Unrecognized Holiday
Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and a bipartisan senate commission is leading the latest push to make Juneteenth a national holiday. Renewed attention to the day came last year after the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and a nationwide galvanizing of Black Lives Matter protests.
June 10, 2021
African-American
Actor Morgan Freeman and University of Mississippi Professor Donate $1 Million to School for Policing Center
Actor Morgan Freeman and University of Mississippi Professor Linda Keena have donated $1 million to the school for a new center on policing, CNN reported. The Center for Evidence-Based Policing and Reform – pending approval by Mississippi’s Institutions of Higher Education – will “build relationships and share data with policing agencies as well as use […]
June 10, 2021
African-American
Better Together: Four Mutually Reinforcing Strategies for Retaining Black Students and Faculty
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education institutions are doubling down on efforts to retain Black faculty and students, especially at predominantly White institutions. In most instances, colleges and universities approach faculty and student retention separately, without understanding existing connections between Black faculty and Black students. Following are four ways that Black faculty and Black students are already connecting to provide support for each other.
June 9, 2021
LGBTQ+
Ending the Hate: Scholars Emphasize Activism for LGBTQ+ Social Change
People who identify as LGBTQ+ are nearly four times more likely than their heterosexual peers to experience violent victimization, including rape, sexual assault and aggravated or simple assault, according to a study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law released last October.
June 9, 2021
Leadership & Policy
Dr. Jason Wingard Named First Black President of Temple University
Dr. Jason Wingard has been selected president of Temple University, becoming the school’s first Black president. Wingard is the former dean and professor of the School of Professional Studies at Columbia University. He has also served as chief learning officer at Goldman Sachs; founder and chairman of The Education Board, Inc; vice dean of the […]
June 8, 2021
Students
Virginia Union University Gives $6.35 Million to Help Students Pay Off School Debt
Virginia Union University gave more than $6.35 million to help 1,344 students pay off school debt, making it so that all graduating seniors had no debt to the school and continuing students had their current balance paid. The awarded students include 1,192 undergrad and 152 grad students. Federal funding – via the CARES Act – […]
June 8, 2021
African-American
Lawsuit is Likely if Nikole Hannah-Jones is Not Offered Tenure at UNC-Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill officials are talking with journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones’s legal team, after threat of a federal discrimination lawsuit amid the university’s decision to refuse to offer her tenure with her hiring, The News & Observer reported. University officials responded last Friday to a letter from the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational […]
June 8, 2021
African-American
Why I Came Back: An Alumni Perspective
I never intended to stay this long. But I found myself enjoying working as an administrator at the college I graduated from almost a decade earlier.
June 8, 2021
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