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Amazon Offers New Online Certificate Program for Its Military Employees
In partnership with the City University of Seattle, Amazon will offer training that could promote its military employees and their families to higher-paying jobs in the company through a new online certification program, reports the Rome News-Tribune. Amazon military veteran employees can take the program’s six online courses, which include topics such as database technologies, […]
August 28, 2020
African-American
Land-Grant HBCUs Celebrating the 130th Anniversary of the 1890 Morrill Act
APLU and its HBCU member institutions are preparing to celebrate the 130th anniversary of the passing of the second Morrill Act, which provided the land to establish institutions for African Americans during Reconstruction.
August 27, 2020
COVID-19
Cuomo Releases Guidelines for Colleges Experiencing COVID-19 Outbreaks
Large gatherings and parties have been reported at colleges and universities across the country amid campuses reopenings. To mitigate COVID-19 outbreaks, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced guidelines for higher education institutions to follow if infection rates rise. If an institution reaches 100 cases or cases equate to 5% of the population, schools are […]
August 27, 2020
International
Report Highlights Role International Students Can Play in Growing US Economy
Next100, a startup think tank of The Century Foundation that is focused on developing policies that promote diversity, inclusion and equity, has published a proposal from Next100 policy entrepreneur Taif Jany titled, “Keeping Talent in America.” In the report, Jany notes that as the U.S. economy tries to recover from COVID-19, there needs to be a long-term strategy for economic growth and workforce development which includes offering a pathway to permanent residency for international students.
August 27, 2020
MSIs
NASA Awards $587,000 in Grants to Minority Serving Institutions
In partnership with the National Science Foundation, NASA has awarded 14 planning grants totaling more than $587,000 to minority serving institutions (MSIs) through its Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP), NASA announced in a press release. The grants aim to broaden diversity and participation in engineering, in alignment with the Nation of Communities of […]
August 27, 2020
Sports
UK Basketball Coach ‘All Ears’ Regarding Conversation About Changing Name of Rupp Arena
In a letter written to the University of Kentucky president in July, faculty members at the school had outlined multiple steps to advance the school toward racial equity, including the removal of the name of former UK head basketball coach Adolph Rupp from the school’s arena. About a month later, John Calipari, UK’s head men’s […]
August 27, 2020
Disabilties
Gallaudet U and Apple Collaborate to Boost Accessibility for Students With Disabilities
Gallaudet University and Apple have begun a “multifaceted collaboration” intended to make learning more accessible, especially for students of color with disabilities, announced Gallaudet President Dr. Roberta J. Cordano in a letter published yesterday alongside a video translation in American Sign Language (ASL). “Gallaudet will be the first university to participate in a new Apple […]
August 27, 2020
African-American
Representation is Power: Why Exploring What Black Children Watch Matters
With streaming platforms such as Disney+, Netflix, and Hulu rising, children have access to cartoons, films, and television shows from every generation. While the amount of media access for children is increasing, it is becoming more challenging to monitor what children consume daily. With these challenges in consideration, the images that children are processing daily remain a crucial topic of discussion.
August 27, 2020
Home
A Program in Memory of Tyrone Gayle, Sen. Kamala Harris’s Press Secretary, Strives to Diversify the Political Landscape
The Tyrone Gayle Scholars Program, which started in 2019, funds two Clemson University students from underrepresented minorities to intern in in politics every summer.
August 26, 2020
HBCUs
Higher Education Gets Little Focus at Republican National Convention
The Trump administration is looking to tout its support for HBCUs as one of its signature achievements over the past three and a half years.
August 26, 2020
News Roundup
Unidentified Armed Man Kills Two People, Injures One Amid Protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Two people have been killed and one injured during a third night of unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, which began after a police officer shot and severely injured Jacob Blake, a Black man, in front of his children on Sunday, reports the BBC. Blake is reportedly now paralyzed from the waist down. The latest shooting on […]
August 26, 2020
Social Justice
Race and Higher Education in Virginia
I remain fascinated by how the higher education landscape has changed. Madison College now is highly competitive James Madison University. The former Northern Virginia campus of the University of Virginia now is George Mason University. Christopher Newport University, Old Dominion University and Virginia Commonwealth University — essentially commuter schools three decades ago — have undergone major transformations.
August 26, 2020
COVID-19
OSU Suspends 228 Students After They Ignored COVID-19 Guidelines
The Ohio State University has suspended 228 students after they ignored social gathering guidelines, reports CNN. When Ohio State had students move back to campus on Aug. 12., it stipulated that students must wear a face mask, practice social distancing and not gather in groups of more than 10 people. “Perhaps knowing about the action […]
August 26, 2020
African-American
Thousands Plan to Gather in D.C. for 57th Anniversary of the March on Washington
An estimated 50,000 people are expected to gather in Washington, D.C. this Friday for the “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks Commitment March” to commemorate the 57th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and to protest ongoing police brutality against Black people in the U.S., reports USA Today. Rev. […]
August 26, 2020
COVID-19
U of Utah Residence Advisers Threaten to Strike If They Don’t Receive More COVID-19 Support
Resident advisers (RAs) at the University of Utah say they will go on strike if the school doesn’t supply more sanitation supplies as well as information regarding whether a student in their dorm tests positive for COVID-19, reports The Salt Lake Tribune. Their safety concerns intensified this past weekend after the RAs finished moving hundreds […]
August 26, 2020
News Roundup
William & Mary Approves Design for Memorial Honoring Individuals Enslaved by the Institution
The College of William & Mary approved the final design for a memorial honoring at least 180 individuals who were enslaved by the institution, according to The Washington Post. Construction of the memorial, which will cost $2 million, will begin next year and is set to be completed by October 2021. The memorial’s concept was […]
August 26, 2020
Campus Climate
University of Kentucky Names Ja’Mahl McDaniel as Director of Martin Luther King Center
Ja’Mahl McDaniel was named the director of the University of Kentucky (UK) Martin Luther King Center. McDaniel, who had been serving as interim director, returned to his alma mater in 2018 to be the associate director of the center. Prior to his roles at UK, McDaniel worked as program coordinator for the Intercultural Center at […]
August 26, 2020
Sports
A Reckoning for the Term “Student-Athlete”
When the NCAA coined the term “student-athlete” in the 1950s, it set in motion a propaganda machine that many scholars have taken shots at over the years.
August 26, 2020
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