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Committee Finds No Evidence University of Florida Withheld COVID-19 Data

The University of Florida (UF) faculty committee investigation into whether the state or university officials had restricted or destroyed COVID-19 research data has found no merit to the allegations.

March 21, 2022

University of Florida

University of Michigan Named Selection Committee for Global Public Health Medal

The University of Michigan (U-M) has named a selection committee and seeks nominations for the Thomas Francis Jr. Medal in Global Public Health, one of the university's highest honors.

March 21, 2022

Dr. F. DuBois Bowman, dean of the University of Michigan's School of Public Health

The State Board for Community Colleges of Virginia Defies Governor's Request and Fills Chancellor Role

Virginia Community College System has a new chancellor, despite the request of Gov. Glenn Youngkin for the board to appoint an interim and restart the hiring process.

March 20, 2022

Russell A. Kavalhuna, current president of Henry Ford College.

Howard University Faculty Threaten Strike

Howard University faculty are threatening to strike if the institution does not make changes to their working conditions.

March 17, 2022

Harvard Business School Gets $10 Million Gift From Howard Cox for Health Care Initiative Fund

Harvard Business School received a $10 million gift from venture capitalist and alum Howard Cox to support the School's Health Care Initiative.

March 17, 2022

Howard Cox, venture capitalist, philanthropist, and Harvard Business School alum

Officials Announce Funds for HBCUs That Received Bomb Threats

White House officials announce funding for eligible HBCUs that recently received bomb threats.

March 16, 2022

U.S. Vice President and HBCU graduate Kamala Harris

Mizzou Commits to Faculty Raises and New Tenure Track Positions

Dr. Mun Choi, president of The University of Missouri System and flagship campus chancellor, announced his intention to increase faculty salary over the next five year by $500 million.

March 16, 2022

Ralph Lauren Creates HBCU-Inspired Collection

The collection is a first-of-its-kind for the company and Lauren, who made a series of commitments in 2020 to address racial equity.

March 15, 2022

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University of Phoenix to Host Inaugural Inclusive Leadership Summit and Career Fair

Next month, the University of Phoenix will launch an inaugural, virtual inclusive leadership summit and career fair.

March 14, 2022

Tondra Richardson, director of diversity and inclusion, University of Phoenix

A New Online Learning Hub for HBCUs

The launch of a new online learning platform called HBCUv, will connect students, faculty, and staff at participating HBCUs.

March 12, 2022

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Jackson State University Creates Articulation Agreement with Six Alabama Community Colleges

Jackson State University (JSU), a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Jackson, Mississippi, has created new partnerships with six community college in Alabama for associate degree holders to easily transition to JSU’s bachelor's programs.

March 11, 2022

Pictured left to right: Dr. Bruce Crawford, Lawson State Community College; JSU President Thomas K. Hudson; Amanda Harbison, Shelton State Community College; and Nakia Robinson, Trenholm Community College.

New Network Connects 22 Historically and Predominately Black Community Colleges

Complete College America, a national non-profit with the goal of increasing higher education attendance and graduation in the U.S., has launched the first national network of 22 HBCCs and PBCCs spanning 8 states.

March 10, 2022

Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva, president of Complete College America.

Community Colleges

Community College Scholars Share How to Make an Equitable Classroom

Community college scholars talked about the data needed for institutional self-introspection, syllabus and pedagogical adjustments, and the patience it takes to make incremental, but meaningful, change.

March 9, 2022

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Program Aims to Train the Next Generation of Equity-Focused Principals

New partnership is designed to create a program that will produce more people of color to become principals in the public K-12 school systems.

March 9, 2022

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Institutions and Higher Ed Leaders Honored at ACE Annual Meeting

Transformative leaders and institutions were recognized at the 2022 ACE annual meeting in San Diego.

March 7, 2022

Dr. Joseph Bertolin

AAUP Censures University System of Georgia

In an unusual move, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) voted to censure the University System of Georgia (USG).

March 6, 2022

Dr. Irene Mulvey

California's Supreme Court Upholds Ruling UC Berkeley Must Cap Enrollment

The Supreme Court of California maintained a lower court ruling that the University of California, Berkeley must cap its enrollment at its 2020-21 level of 42,347 students. This means Berkely must cut its 2022 enrollment numbers by at least 2,500 students

March 4, 2022

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Vorhees College Receives Funding for Campus Restoration

Voorhees College is one of five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that have been awarded portions of a $650,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative.

March 3, 2022

Massachusetts Hall, on the Voorhees College campus, was built in 1930. Its rehabilitation will be funded with this new grant.