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Section: Demographics
Asian American Pacific Islander
UC San Diego Launches Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies Program
UC San Diego will run a new program in Asian American and Pacific Islander studies starting in the fall, according to university officials. It will offer UC San Diego’s first minor in Asian American and Pacific Islander studies. The program is in the Institute of Arts and Humanities, where 14 other programs – including African […]
September 21, 2020
Women
Higher Ed Remembers Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday at the age of 87 dealt a stinging blow to higher education, which looked to Ginsburg as a progressive voice on the high court who could be counted on to champion equity issues.
September 20, 2020
African-American
7th Annual National HBCU Pre-Law Summit and Law Expo Begins Virtually Sep. 24
The 7th annual National HBCU Pre-Law Summit and Law Expo will be entirely virtual and will take place from Thursday, Sep. 24 to Sunday, Sep. 27, according to the Summit’s founder, Evangeline Mitchell. The event is the “only major national pre-law event created especially for HBCU students and alumni interested in becoming lawyers.” Registration for […]
September 18, 2020
African-American
State Auditor Investigates Ole Miss Professor for Participating in Scholar Strike for Racial Justice
A Republican state auditor is pressuring the University of Mississippi to fire tenured sociology professor Dr. James M. Thomas for participating in the Scholar Strike, a two-day strike for racial justice.
September 17, 2020
African-American
Two New Orleans HBCU Presidents Participate in COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
NBC News reported that two presidents of historically Black colleges and universities, Drs. Walter M. Kimbrough of Dillard University and Dr. C. Reynold Verret of Xavier University of Louisiana, “stunned their campuses when they announced in a joint message that they had participated in a vaccine trial for COVID-19 and then encouraged students to do […]
September 17, 2020
African-American
Parneshia Jones Named Director of Northwestern University Press
Parneshia Jones, editor of the Northwestern University Press (NUP) for the last two decades, has been named its new director, Dean of the Libraries Sarah M. Pritchard announced in a Northwestern University press release. “She is the ideal leader both to build on NUP’s traditional strengths and to continue the advances that the Press has […]
September 17, 2020
African-American
Kamala Harris Promises Free College Tuition for Low-Income Students
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris promised Thursday that if she and Joe Biden are elected in November, they would make college free for low-income students, Black Enterprise reported. Harris made the promise during a discussion at Florida Memorial University, saying students whose family makes less than $125,000 a year will get free tuition. […]
September 16, 2020
African-American
UNCF Will Host Virtual Walk Fundraiser to Support HBCUs
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF ) will be hosting a digital fundraiser this Saturday to support historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their students, according to a UNCF press release. The UNCF National Virtual Walk for Education – set for 2 p.m. EDT/1p.m. CDT/11 a.m. PDT on Sept. 19 – “will engage participants […]
September 16, 2020
African-American
Public Charter Schools Send Thousands of Students to HBCUs Every Year
As a proud Spelman College student and KIPP Public Schools alum, I urge Sen. Kamala Harris to support public charter schools. Nearly 90% of Black Democratic primary voters support expanding access to more public school options, including charter schools. In Atlanta, where I live, 83% supported providing “more choice in the public school system,” including charters.
September 15, 2020
African-American
White House Initiative on HBCUs Conference Goes Virtual
The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will hold its first virtual conference this year and registration is free and open to the public.
September 14, 2020
Latinx
Bellevue President Recognized for Advocacy Work
Bellevue President Dr. Mary Hawkins has been named the 2020 recipient of the Ohtli Award, one of the highest awards given by the Government of Mexico to those who work with the Mexican community abroad, according to a Bellevue University press release. The Ohtli Award is presented to those who have dedicated their work to […]
September 14, 2020
African-American
Miseducating Black Students as a Form of Educational Malpractice and Professional Betrayal
Professional malpractice in education is a reality and it must be interrogated. Our field is not exempt from accountability; what we do can truly save lives.
September 14, 2020
Students
Peyton Manning’s Peyback Foundation Create Scholarships at Four HBCUs
Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning’s Peyback Foundation has endowed six scholarships at four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Louisiana and two in Tennessee, according to a report Sunday from ESPN, GoVols247 reported. Grambling State University, Southern University, Tennessee State, Fisk University, Xavier University of Louisiana and Dillard University in New Orleans received the […]
September 14, 2020
African-American
New Jersey Governor Declares Juneteenth a State Holiday
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation last week that declared Juneteenth – the day commemorating the emancipation of African Americans – a state holiday, The Hill reported. Juneteenth is typically celebrated on June 19 but the state legislation will declare the third Friday in June “Juneteenth Day,” according to Murphy’s office. June 19 marks […]
September 14, 2020
African-American
Numotion Foundation Creates Scholarship Fund For Black Students With Disabilities
The Numotion Foundation has established the Numotion Foundation Scholarship Fund in partnership with United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to provide tuition and housing assistance for African American students living with mobility-related disabilities, HME Business reported. According to HME Business, the foundation has committed $20,000 for the next three years – a total contribution of $60,000. […]
September 11, 2020
African-American
The Crisis of the Underrepresented Leader: Three Considerations
The rift between underrepresented leaders and those we lead, some of whom also happen to be underrepresented, is not confined to politics. In the academic sphere, I have both an active role and a front-row seat to the spectacle, as an African American dean of one of the University of Richmond’s five schools, who serves under a president who also happens to be Black. Worse than “we can’t tell,” words not fit for print have been used to describe each of us, in earshot and otherwise.
September 11, 2020
African-American
I, Too, Experienced Police Brutality
There is a deeper connection between me, Jacob Blake, and Daniel Prude beyond our shared names. I, too, am a Black man. I, too, have resisted arrest. I, too, have been brutalized by law enforcement during a mental health crisis.
September 11, 2020
African-American
VSU Possibly Offering Nation’s First-Ever History Course on HBCUs
As the fall semester is already underway virtually for students at Virginia State University, one VSU history course, History 349 – HBCU History, “is getting national attention because it may be the country’s first-ever class to teach about the origins of Historically Black Colleges and Universities,” WWBT-TV reported. According to WWBT-TV, “this new 300 level course […]
September 9, 2020
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