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Section: Demographics
African-American
Survey: Students of Color Report Greater Academic, Emotional Toll From Pandemic
In an online survey from the Global Strategy Group and The Education Trust, students of color and low income students reported greater academic, financial and emotional tolls from the COVID-19 pandemic than did the general student population. The survey, conducted online from May 14-19, collected feedback from a pool of 1,010 two-year, four-year and undergraduate […]
June 1, 2020
African-American
The Weaponry of Whiteness, Entitlement, and Privilege
Today, in 2020, African-Americans are sick and tired of not being able to live. African Americans are weary of not being able to breathe, walk, or run. Black men in this country are brutalized, criminalized, demonized, and disproportionately penalized. Black women in this country are stigmatized, sexualized, and labeled as problematic, loud, angry, and unruly. Black men and women are being hunted down and shot like dogs. Black men and women are being killed with their face to the ground and a knee on their neck.
June 1, 2020
African-American
HBCU Meharry Medical College Gets NIH Support to Advance COVID-19 Drug Development
The historically Black Meharry Medical College said on Friday that it will get vital research and technical support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance its development of a drug for patients infected with COVID-19.
May 31, 2020
African-American
American University Starts a New Race, Gender and Culture Studies Department
American University will launch a new Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies this coming fall in an effort to build “a truly equitable, visionary university.” The university said in a statement that the department grew out of the former Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies Collaborative (CRGC), formed in 2015. “The transformation of […]
May 29, 2020
African-American
Meharry Proposes Consortium of HBCU Med Schools to Tackle COVID-19’s Uneven Toll
The president of the historically Black Meharry Medical College said on Wednesday that a consortium of the nation’s four Black medical schools would be the group best prepared to tackle the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black people and communities of color.
May 27, 2020
African-American
How Gender and Racial Discrimination Lead to a Double Wage Gap for African American Women
A recent report details how gender and racial wage gaps fuel corporate profits and leave African American women involuntarily forfeiting billions of dollars in wages.
May 26, 2020
Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian American Artists Illustrate Students’ Coronavirus Stories
In a new social media project called #MyCovid19Semester, the University of Connecticut’s Asian and Asian American Studies Institute selected four Asian American artists to illustrate students’ written narratives about the coronavirus.
May 24, 2020
LGBTQ+
Campus Pride and PFLAG Host a Virtual Lavender Graduation Ceremony
Members of the class of 2020, their families as well as faculty and staff from colleges and universities across the country gathered online May 23 for a virtual national Lavender Graduation ceremony.
May 24, 2020
African-American
Mentorship Helps Black Women Thrive in Legal Profession
While the barriers are steep for Black women in law, supportive networks and opportunities exist to turn obstacles into societal change.
May 17, 2020
African-American
President Obama Headlines Virtual HBCU Commencement Celebration
Former President Barack Obama delivered a rousing commencement speech on Saturday to graduates of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) urging them to “have a vision that isn’t clouded by cynicism or fear.”
May 17, 2020
African-American
House Passes Coronavirus Relief Measure Containing Numerous Higher Ed Provisions
On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, a $3 trillion coronavirus relief package which would provide another round of stimulus checks among numerous other provisions, reported CNBC. A previous round of stimulus suspended interest and payments for most individuals with federal student loans through Sept. […]
May 17, 2020
African-American
Black Columbia U Professor Driving in Vermont Told ‘to Leave’ State
Last Friday, a Black man driving in Vermont in a vehicle with New York plates was reportedly flagged down and told “to leave” the state by drivers of two vehicles, said a Vermont police press statement. According to The Grio, the man who was flagged down is Christopher L. Brown, a professor at Columbia University. […]
May 14, 2020
LGBTQ+
Virtual ‘Lavender Graduation’ for LGBTQ+ Graduates on May 23
Campus Pride and PFLAG, organizations dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) people, will host a free, online “Lavender Graduation” — a ceremony honoring the achievements of LGBTQ+ students and ally graduates — on May 23. The national commencement will be livestreamed at 3 p.m. EDT and 12 p.m. PST at CampusPride.org/2020 […]
May 14, 2020
Asian American Pacific Islander
Erasing Hate: Advocates Combat Anti-Asian Bias Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Since the coronavirus crisis began in Wuhan, China, Asian and Asian American students have faced an increase in discrimination on U.S. campuses, as their classmates misplace blame for the pandemic. Months ago, students reported xenophobic remarks, pointed looks and avoidance from their peers. But even with classes moved online, they continue to deal with harassment.
May 14, 2020
Asian American Pacific Islander
U of Maryland’s Dr. Jan Padios Encourages Students to Think Critically
Dr. Jan Padios — associate professor and director of graduate studies within the Department of American Studies at the University of Maryland (UMD) — holds a personal connection to her career research, which analyzes the historical and anticolonial aspects of the Philippines.
May 12, 2020
African-American
An Open Letter to African American Nurses
During the first week of May each year, we honor our “angels” and tell them “thanks for all that they have done and continue to do for us”. While this year is no exception, what made this Nurses’ Day especially meaningful is the light that the COVID-19 pandemic has shone on the sacrifice of these angels.
May 12, 2020
African-American
Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet Reflects on Career Trajectory
Dr. Jericho Brown first learned last week that he had won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry at the very moment that the rest of the world got wind of the exciting news via a virtual announcement.
May 10, 2020
African-American
You Matter: Essential Home Daycare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As a former early childhood teacher and current associate professor of early childhood education, I am concerned, to put it mildly, about essential education professionals being overlooked or discounted in discussions and policies for P-12 teachers and brick and mortar schools. There are thousands of families depending on home daycare providers to teach and care for their children. I suspect the need has increased since this health pandemic, and those in dire need are families who live in poverty and the working poor, a disproportionate percentage of whom are Black and Latinx.
May 7, 2020
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