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Section: Demographics
Asian American Pacific Islander
Researchers Engage Natives in Alzheimer's Research
September 7, 2021
Women
Texas Could Lose Out On Skilled Workers Due To Restrictive Abortion Law, Poll Finds
September 2, 2021
News Roundup
Most Voters Support More Federal Spending on Higher Education
As Congress negotiates the reconciliation budget plan, a survey from the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy found that a large majority of voters favor increasing federal spending for higher education, a key principle in the budget plan.
August 30, 2021
Military
Educational Opportunities Remain a Major Draw for New Military Recruits
In an ongoing survey, Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) asks a key question: What made you want to serve? Fifty-three percent, said the reason they joined the armed services was the educational benefits.
August 29, 2021
Faculty & Staff
Gender Pay Gap Greater in Academia Than Industry Among Non-Tenured Faculty
A recent study by University of Maryland economists uncovers a wider pay and promotion gap for women with STEM doctoral degrees working in academia versus industry.
August 25, 2021
Students
Webinar Highlights Ways to Improve Student Success Post-Pandemic
At Wednesday’s webinar, student success experts and directors came together to discuss new ways to helps students who had suffered learning loss in the past year.
August 25, 2021
Native Americans
California Native American Commission Investigates CSU's Treatment of Sacred Land
August 24, 2021
African-American
Shaw University, Local Deeds Office Hope To Uncover Human Stories Lost to Slavery
August 24, 2021
Leadership & Policy
New York Higher Education Experts Are Hopeful that New Governor Kathy Hochul will Continue the State’s Efforts on Making Colleges More Affordable
Higher Education experts are excited to see how New York's incoming governor will transform the higher education scene.
August 17, 2021
Community Colleges
Community College Students, Persistence, and the Minimum Wage
Across America, students at community colleges are dropping out of institutions due to financial stressors.
August 16, 2021
Demographics
Congress Consider Significant Investments in HBCUs
The Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology and Education (IGNITE) for HBCU Excellence Act aims to address long-standing infrastructure issues at the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities.
August 16, 2021
Students
How This College Used Data to Keep Students in School
Georgia Gwinnett College gathered and studied data on student behavior during the pandemic to help its undergraduates stay in school.
August 11, 2021
Native Americans
Diné College Offers Students a Chance at a Tuition-Free Spring Semester
Diné College is offering its fall 2021 full-time students a tuition-free spring semester in 2022 if they maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA. This comes on top of an additional 50% discount on fall tuition and a 50% residential discount for student housing.
August 11, 2021
Leadership & Policy
An Open Letter to Trustees of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
Although I have lost count of the number of HBCU presidential vacancies and recent appointments, suffice it to say I believe the number of vacancies is far too high in proportion to the number of HBCUs as a percent of the total number of colleges and universities. The situation is so dire that some presidents are not in office long enough to be officially inaugurated. This is unacceptable, and alumni and other institutional constituents become part of the problem when they refuse to speak out in a constructive manner.
August 6, 2021
African-American
Howard University to Build New Research Center Specializing in Chronic Illness
Howard University has selected three real-estate companies as their project development team to construct a new research laboratory and office building. The National Research Center for Health Disparities will specialize in finding solutions to chronic illness, particularly illnesses that primarily impact communities of color. The building will go up at the corner of Georgia Avenue […]
August 6, 2021
Native Americans
Montana State University Receives $2.2M Grant to Recruit and Retain Alaska Native and American Indian Nurses
The United States Health Resources and Services Administration gifted a $2.2 million grant to Montana State University (MSU) to recruit and retain more Alaska Native and American Indian nurses. Using the four-year Nursing Workforce Diversity grant, 15 American Indian and Alaska Native nursing students enrolled in MSU College of Nursing’s Caring for Our Own Program […]
August 5, 2021
African-American
Study Examines Digital Divide Impact on Black Families Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
A new study out of the University of Missouri found a lack of digital resources exacerbated Black families’ frustration with virtual learning early on in the pandemic, the onset of which hit right as Black families were already facing additional stress over the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and others.
August 3, 2021
Students
Two More Georgia HBCUs Clear Pandemic Related Student Debt
Morehouse College and Savannah State University have become the latest historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to clear student debt acquired since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020. The funding comes directly from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, a federal government pledge of $35 billion to help financially struggling college students […]
August 3, 2021
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