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Steve and Marjorie Harvey Join Robert F. Smith's Student Freedom Initiative, Amplify Importance of HBCUs

November 15, 2021

The Barbra Streisand Institute at UCLA will Study Truth, Art, Climate Change, and Gender Equity

Actor, writer, director, producer, and singer Barbra Streisand will fund four new research centers at the University of California Los Angeles, housed in their division of social sciences, called The Barbra Streisand Institute.

November 15, 2021

Barbra Streisand

New Jersey's Seton Hall University Receives $7M From Alumnus

November 12, 2021

Brown Issues Expanded Edition of Landmark Slavery Report

Brown University’s groundbreaking 2006 report on the ways in which it has benefitted from the slave trade is getting an update.

November 12, 2021

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University of Notre Dame Creates New Diversity and Inclusion Center

November 10, 2021

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New Study Casts Doubt On Lotteries’ Power to Improve Diversity

A recent study suggests that a college lottery system would lead to less equitable results, at least when it comes to race, ethnicity, and gender.

November 9, 2021

Dr. Dominique J. Baker

Community Colleges

Community Colleges in Texas Find Creative Ways Around Decreased Funding in Response to Low Enrollment

Since 2019, there has been a 11% loss of enrollment at community colleges across Texas.

November 9, 2021

Jacob Fraire, TACC president

Upcoming Webinar to Discuss Monuments on Campus

A December 1 webinar will discuss Dr. Ainsley Carry’s new book: Washington Next? Disputed Monuments, Honorees, and Symbols on Campus.

November 9, 2021

Dr. Ainsley Carry

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Daria J. Willis Named Fifth President of Howard Community College

Dr. Daria J. Willis, a rising star in the world of community colleges, has been selected as the next president to lead Howard Community College located in Maryland.

November 8, 2021

Dr. Daria Willis

Kean University is Changing K-12 Discipline to Build Classroom Community

New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) is funding the launch of Restorative Justice in Education, a pilot program run by Kean University to support a more inclusive and less punitive discipline culture in K-12 schools.

November 8, 2021

Dr. Adara Goldberg

First-Gen Students Can Attend Bentley University for Same Price as State School

November 5, 2021

Penn State Fellowship Program Aims To Build Leaders in DEI

November 4, 2021

Dr. Laura Leites

Faculty at Connecticut Community Colleges Plan to Boycott Meeting

November 4, 2021

Northwestern University Passes Resolution Increasing Access to All-Gender Bathrooms

November 4, 2021

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Breaking Down Inequitable Barriers for Students

Panelists address inequity, the weight of racial justice work, how the pandemic clarified inequities, and the solutions HBCUs were able to find thanks to the funding support provided by the federal government.

November 3, 2021

Dr. Donna Patterson

Brown University Surpasses $3B Fundraising Goal a Year Early

November 2, 2021

New Mentorship Program at Morris Brown Hopes to Introduce Students to the Business World

November 2, 2021

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Aspen Institute Names 150 Community Colleges Eligible for Its $1M Award

November 2, 2021

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