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Section: Demographics
African-American
Study: Self-Affirmation May Help Black Medical Students Reach Residency Goals
Self-affirmation – reflecting upon one’s most important values – can help Black medical students reach residency goals but can lead to the perception that they are less qualified for a prestigious residency than their peers, according to a new study from Northwestern University. Dr. Sylvia Perry, assistant professor of psychology in the Weinberg College of […]
May 19, 2021
African-American
Fisk University Receives $2.5 Million to Create Endowed Chair Honoring Civil Rights Leader Diane Nash
Fisk University announced a $2.5 million gift from Amy and Frank Garrison, the largest gift from a Nashville family in the school’s history. The money will go towards the creation of an Endowed Chair in honor of Diane Nash at Fisk’s John Lewis Center for Social Justice and an endowed scholarship fund. Nash – a […]
May 19, 2021
African-American
CDC Foundation Gives Xavier University of Louisiana Grant to Tackle COVID-19 Transmission
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation is giving Xavier University of Louisiana $420,000 to create strategies to combat disproportionate COVID-19 transmission among African Americans in the New Orleans area, which has had one of the highest rates of mortality from COVID-19 in Louisiana and the U.S. “The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the […]
May 18, 2021
Students
Frontier Nursing University Endows New Scholarship to Increase Diversity in Healthcare
Frontier Nursing University (FNU) has endowed a new scholarship to support African American, Black, Native American, and Alaskan Native students. The scholarship will be for 10 students a year. FNU will designate $2.5 million to give $100,000 in scholarships a year. “While our other endowed scholarships are needed by and available to students of all […]
May 18, 2021
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Percy L. Julian, Renowned Chemist, Posthumously Appointed to DePauw University Chemistry Faculty
Dr. Percy L. Julian – 1920 DePauw University valedictorian and renowned chemist denied a faculty appointment at his alma mater – was posthumously appointed to DePauw’s chemistry faculty by the DePauw Board of Trustees. His appointment is for academic years 1933-34 through 1936-37. Julian, who was born 1899 and died in 1975, produced more than […]
May 17, 2021
African-American
Jackson State University Honors Class of 1970, 51 Years After Police Anti-Protest Shooting
Jackson State University is honoring the Class of 1970, 51 years after White police officers marched onto the campus of the HBCU to violently quell protests against racism, ABC News reported. Police shot indiscriminately after someone threw a bottle, with the gunfire killing two people – 21-year-old Phillip Gibbs and 17-year-old James Green – and […]
May 14, 2021
Students
UC Irvine Duo Endow New Scholarship Fund for Black Business Students
Dr. Tonya Williams Bradford and Dr. Kevin Bradford, professors at University of California Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business, saw that there was a financial burden that comes with pursuing college education. So the husband and wife duo decided to take real action to help lighten the load for students.
May 13, 2021
Asian American Pacific Islander
Leadership and Lived Experience: Q&A With Dr. Judy Sakaki, President of Sonoma State University
Dr. Judy Sakaki, president of Sonoma State University, has been committed to leading, developing and implementing best practices in access, affordability, inclusion and student success.
May 12, 2021
Asian American Pacific Islander
Education Department Announces Emergency Grants for Higher Ed
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced more than $36 billion in emergency grants under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act for postsecondary education. These grants will help over 5,000 higher ed institutions provide emergency financial aid to students. ARP will give more than $10 billion to community colleges, more than $2.6 billion to Historically Black […]
May 11, 2021
African-American
US Black Chambers, Inc. and Uber Provide 10,000 Free Rides to Vaccine Appointments in Select Cities
U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC) and Uber are working together to provide free rides to vaccine appointments in certain cities, addressing the transportation barrier to vaccinations. Individuals in seven cities – Baltimore, Ferguson, Houston, Long Island, New Orleans, Oakland, and Washington – will have access to 10,000 free round-trip rides to vaccination appointments. “The USBC […]
May 11, 2021
Asian American Pacific Islander
Recent Violence Stokes Anti-Racist Activism Among Asian American Scholars
In mid-March, the country took notice as eight people were gunned down at three massage parlors in the Atlanta area, six of them of Asian descent. Beyond the anguish and mourning, voices sprang up around the country decrying anti-Asian racism that has been on the rise since the onset of the pandemic.
May 11, 2021
Asian American Pacific Islander
AANHPIHM “Poster Boy” Is Accused Student Who Stands Up to Dartmouth
Sirey Zhang is the new higher ed poster boy for Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month. He is blasting away at the negative stereotype of the AANHPIHM person who lacks the courage and good sense to speak up. Zhang’s showing some guts standing up to the bullying of Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine.
May 10, 2021
Asian American Pacific Islander
Scholars Call for Academia To Address Anti-Asian Bias With Structural Change
Professors of Asian heritage at U.S. colleges and universities have faced daunting challenges in the past year, and those struggles have intensified in recent months as violence and hate incidents against Asian Americans have escalated.
May 10, 2021
African-American
Morehouse College Celebrates the Life of Dr. Tobe Johnson
Morehouse College is honoring the late Dr. Tobe Johnson, professor emeritus and Morehouse’s longest-serving faculty member, having been associated with the school for more than 70 years as student, alum, faculty and administrator. Johnson died last week. Johnson taught at the school for 59years as Avalon professsor and chair of the political science department. He […]
May 10, 2021
Asian American Pacific Islander
Hitting the Ground Running: A Q&A With Dr. S. David Wu, President of Baruch College
The COVID-19 pandemic hit just as Dr. S. David Wu, president of Baruch College, was celebrating his first year at the helm of the New York City-based institution. He had to move quickly to implement measures to protect his administrators, faculty and students. In a Q&A with Diverse, Wu talks about the experience of leading a school in a major COVID-19 hotspot, being the first Asian American president to lead an institution in The City University of New York (CUNY) system and what leadership lessons he took with him to Baruch from George Mason University, where he served as provost from 2014-2020.
May 7, 2021
Leadership & Policy
Dr. William Tate IV Named President of Louisiana State University
Dr. William Tate IV has been named president of Louisiana State University. Tate is expected to start in July. One of the nation’s most prominent education researchers, Tate is currently the Education Foundation Distinguished Professor and provost & executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of South Carolina. Previously, he was dean of […]
May 7, 2021
African-American
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Four Former Police Officers Involved in Death of George Floyd
A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest and death, accusing them of willfully violating Floyd’s constitutional rights, Associated Press reported. A three-count indictment names Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao. Chauvin is charged with violating Floyd’s right to be free from unreasonable seizure and […]
May 7, 2021
Native Americans
Monmouth College Faculty Vote “No Confidence” in President
Monmouth College faculty have voted “no confidence” in Monmouth President Dr. Clarence Wyatt and calling for Wyatt’s resignation or removal, WQAD reported. Monmouth has faced a year of financial strain due to declining enrollment and the COVID-19 pandemic. The primary concerns are that “President Wyatt and his administration have been poor stewards of the College’s […]
May 6, 2021
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