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News Roundup
Getty Images Offer Grants to Digitize HBCU Histories
Getty Images is partnering with the Getty Family and Stand Together to launch the inaugural Getty Images Photo Archive Grants for HBCUs, for digitization of visual history of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The grants will commit $500,000 for digitization of two HBCU’s photo archives, including digitization of up to 100,000 archival assets per […]
June 14, 2021
News Roundup
Black Law Professor Files Motion to Disqualify Campbell University’s Law Firm
Black law Professor Amos N. Jones is challenging his former employer – Campbell University’s lawyers– in Raleigh federal court, Your Black World reported. In the suit, Amos N. Jones v. Campbell University, Jones claims Campbell’s law school sabotaged his academic career via discrimination, intimidation and retaliation over his last faculty semesters, later refusing to renew […]
June 14, 2021
Other News
Kaiser Commits $1M to Community College Scholarships
The Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges has received a $1 million gift from Kaiser Permanente to create the Kaiser Permanente Colorado Equity Scholarship Fund. The gift will create a 15-year endowed scholarship fund to provide financial assistance to Colorado community college students who are African American, Black, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latino, Hispanic, Native American, […]
June 14, 2021
News Roundup
Georgetown University Revokes Honorary Degree of Former Provost Following Sexual Abuse Allegations
Georgetown University has revoked the late Dr. J. Donald Freeze, S.J.’s honorary degree and all other university-sanctioned recognitions following allegations from a former student about Freeze’s sexual abuse behavior, according to a letter from Georgetown officials. Freeze was provost from 1979 to 1991 and was given an honorary degree 1991. The letter called Freeze’s behavior […]
June 14, 2021
News Roundup
Rev. Marcus G. Halley Appointed Trinity College Chaplain and Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life
Rev. Marcus G. Halley has been appointed Trinity College’s chaplain and dean of spiritual and religious life, effective Aug. 4. Halley has served since 2019 as dean of formation of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut and he also is priest-in-charge for the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit. In the past, he was missioner for […]
June 14, 2021
African-American
HBCU Leaders Urge Biden Administration to Select Executive Director of White House Initiative on HBCUs Soon
As the White House continues to fill key leadership positions, the executive director position for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) remains noticeably vacant.
June 11, 2021
Other News
Governor Gretchen Whitmer Signs Bills to Help Michigan Veterans, Families
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation last week that makes it easier for veterans and their families who are licensed professionals to continue their careers when they move to the state. Veterans, active-duty service members and their dependents with valid out-of-state professional licenses can get their licenses in Michigan under the new laws and the […]
June 11, 2021
African-American
Teenager Who Recorded Video of George Floyd’s Murder Wins Pulitzer Prize Citation
Darnella Frazier, the Minnesota teenager who recorded the 10-minute video of George Floyd’s May 25, 2020 murder, has won a special citation from the Pulitzer Prize committee, The New York Daily News reported. Frazier was cited “for courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality, around the world, […]
June 11, 2021
Students
Baltimore Ravens Owner Donates $4 Million to Create Scholarship Program, Named After Former GM Ozzie Newsome
Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti has donated $4 million to create the Ozzie Newsome Scholars Program, in honor of former Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome. The money will be given to graduates of Baltimore City Public Schools s who choose to attend a Maryland historically Black college and university, The Root reported. The Stephen and […]
June 11, 2021
News Roundup
Education Secretary Cardona and NY Rep. Jamaal Brown to Visit Mercy College to Discuss Teacher Pipeline
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is scheduled to visit Mercy College’s Bronx Campus on Monday, June 14 to with to discuss improving the teacher pipeline, particularly for students of color, according to U.S. Education Department officials. He will be joined by New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman Other participants include Commissioner of Education and President of […]
June 11, 2021
LGBTQ+
Teaching New Voices: This Academic Librarian is Working to Make Children’s Books More Diverse
Amanda Melilli wants libraries to reflect the lives of their readers. An academic librarian at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Melilli is the head of UNLV’s Teacher Development and Resources Library (TDRL), which supports the university’s College of Education as well as educators in the Las Vegas community. In the past decade, the […]
June 11, 2021
Other News
Pentagon Celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and other top department officials took part in the Pentagon’s 10th annual LGBTQ+ Pride Month celebration last week. In his comments, Austin commemorated the progress the military had come in standing up for LGBTQ+ rights but recognized that there was still more work to be done in achieving equity. “Our […]
June 11, 2021
Veterans
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Three Bills Supporting Military Families and Veterans
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law three bills – to take effect July 1 – that would support military families and veterans, Bay News 9 reported. The first bill will allow public schools to have a “Purple Star Campus” designation if they meet certain requirements, such as training a staff member to be […]
June 11, 2021
Veterans
University of Maryland Receives $2 Million to Launch Business Outreach Center for Veterans
The University of Maryland has been given a five-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to launch the Mid-Atlantic Veterans Business Outreach Center, a center for training, consulting and assistance for military veteran entrepreneurs and veteran-owned small businesses. UMD Chief Innovation Officer Julie Lenzer will lead the center, which will work […]
June 11, 2021
Students
Discover This Year’s Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs
Now in its 8th year, Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs (PPWSA) is a national recognition that celebrates student affairs workplaces that are vibrant, diverse, supportive and committed to staff work-life balance, professional development and inclusive excellence. PPWSA offers institutional leaders information that can be used to improve practices across their student affairs community, while also serving as a useful tool for employers, career services staff and job-seekers across the country.
June 11, 2021
Community Colleges
San Diego City College Humanities Building Renamed After Retiring Chancellor
The San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees has voted to name San Diego City College’s Arts and Humanities building after retiring Chancellor Dr. Constance M. Carroll, honoring her work over 17 years. The building will be located on City College’s downtown San Diego campus. The board also voted to grant Carroll the title […]
June 11, 2021
Leadership & Policy
Dr. M. Brian Blake Selected as Finalist for Georgia State University Presidency
Dr. M. Brian Blake has been selected as the finalist for president of Georgia State University, a role which would make him the first Black person to hold it, The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported. Blake is currently provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at George Washington University. Previously, he served in administrative roles […]
June 11, 2021
Students
Higher Ed Enrollment Experiences Steep Fall in Spring 2021, Community Colleges Suffering Brunt
Higher ed enrollment suffered massive decline for the spring 2021 academic term, falling by 3.5% – 603,000 students, according to a new report by The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC).
June 10, 2021
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