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Novartis Partners With 26 HBCUs To Invest More Than $37 Million Into Healthcare Equity

Novartis is donating to a number of historically Black academic institutions to help solve inequalities in healthcare and education. The pharmaceutical company, along with Morehouse School of Medicine, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Coursera, and the National Medical Association, are investing a total of $33.7 million in the effort. Read More

August 2, 2021

Maintaining Philanthropic Support at HBCUs that Extends Beyond This Period of Racial Reckoning

This period of racial reckoning has seen many philanthropists celebrate the enormity of HBCUs by providing unprecedented financial donations.

August 2, 2021

Liberty Lawsuit Against Jerry Falwell Jr. Survives First Round of Legal Challenges

Most of a lawsuit filed by Liberty University against its former president, Jerry Falwell Jr., was upheld by a judge after Falwell’s attorneys argued for its dismissal in June, ABC News reports. Falwell left Liberty — the evangelical Virginia school that his late father founded — after being put on an indefinite leave of absence last year for posting […]

August 2, 2021

Dr. Jianping Wang Announces Plan to Leave Mercer County Community College

Mercer County Community College (MCCC) president Dr. Jianping Wang announced Friday that she would retire after her contract expires next summer. Wang, who is president of the New Jersey college, had previously expressed a desire to remain on through the schools’ reaccreditation process, which will be completed in spring 2023. Wang’s resignation letter mentioned her […]

August 2, 2021

Dr. J. Lee Brown III Named Dean of CCU’s College of Graduate and Continuing Studies

Dr. J. Lee Brown III was appointed dean of Coastal Carolina University’s College of Graduate and Continuing Studies. Over the last 10 years, he held several positions at Fayetteville State University, including interim provost, dean of the Broadwell College of Business and Economics, associate professor of management and the assistant chair of the Department of […]

August 2, 2021

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New Legislation Provides Benefits for Military Veterans in New Jersey

Veterans and service members in New Jersey will now have greater access to education after Gov. Phil Murphy signed a series of bills last week. The package also expands access to the disabled veterans’ property tax exemption, and establishes an annual grant program within the Troops to College Program to recognize institutions of higher education […]

August 1, 2021

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Military Shipbuilding Company to Participate in Program to Increase DEI Efforts

Huntington Ingalls Industries, America’s largest military shipbuilding company, recently announced that The Apprentice School at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division is participating in a four-year effort to increase equity, diversity, and inclusion in registered apprenticeship programs. As part of the recently announced $13 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Labor, The Apprentice […]

August 1, 2021

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University of Tennessee, Knoxville and University of Kentucky Announce Partnership with U.S. Army

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the University of Kentucky, and the U.S. Army have announced a new five-year, $50 million advanced manufacturing project aimed at developing the next generation of military equipment. The project will focus on improving materials and manufacturing methods that could significantly advance capabilities of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, […]

August 1, 2021

Washington Native Selected First Captain at West Point

Cadet Holland Pratt of Liberty Lake, Wash., has been selected First Captain of the U.S. Military Academy’s Corps of Cadets for the 2021-2022 academic year, achieving the highest position in the cadet chain of command. She will assume her duties on Aug. 15. Most recently, Pratt, a military history major and Arabic minor, led approximately […]

August 1, 2021

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Broadband Access Still A Struggle for Tribal Colleges and Universities, 18 Months Into the Pandemic

Tribal Colleges and Universities have become experts at navigating slim resources, but even eighteen months into a pandemic that continues to wreak havoc on higher education, access to internet remain an obstacle for many of these institutions.

August 1, 2021

West Virginia State University President Resigns Amid Controversy

After less than a year in office, Dr. Nicole Pride, the first female president of West Virginia State University (WVSU) resigned from her post effective immediately. More than half of Pride’s cabinet members recently called on WVSU’s Board of Governors to fire her amid allegations of a hostile work environment under her leadership.

August 1, 2021

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Why I Finished My Dissertation, but Quit My Ph.D.

Last month, after finishing my dissertation months ago, I quit my PhD program. Let me explain.

August 1, 2021

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AKA Sorority Contributes $1.6 Million to HBCUs

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® in partnership with the Educational Advancement Foundation (EAF), has presented its third round of endowment funds in the amount of $1.6 million to 35 additional HBCUs as part of a four-year fundraising campaign led by AKA International President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Glenda Glover to help secure fiscal sustainability and success across all […]

August 1, 2021

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Bowling Green State University Students Expelled and Suspended for Fraternity Hazing

Bowling Green State University (BGSU) has permanently expelled three students and suspended 17 in connection to the death of a sophomore who participated in fraternity hazing back in March. “At the beginning of the investigation into the incidents involving the tragic death of student Stone Foltz, BGSU committed to a fair, thorough and accountable disciplinary […]

July 31, 2021

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Louisiana Tech University Looks to Raise Faculty and Staff Salaries

Faculty and staff members at Louisiana Tech University could receive a 3% pay raise if approved by the University of Louisiana System Board (ULS). “In this year, we’ve all made increasing salaries for faculty and staff a priority, and I hope that this is the first step in getting those salaries to the Southern Regional […]

July 30, 2021

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U.S. Department of Education Will Expand Second Chance Pell Experiment for 2022-2023

The U.S. Department of Education will expand the Second Chance Pell experiment for the 2022-2023 award year. This experiment has given educational opportunities to thousands of justice-involved people who have been unable to access need-based financial aid. Thanks to the expansion, up to 200 colleges and universities (compared to the 131 currently participating) will be […]

July 30, 2021

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Faculty & Staff

Faculty Institutional Decision-Making Power Drops, Yet Departmental Power Rises

In recent decades, faculty influence increased over departmental and programmatic choices, yet their authority dropped in institutional-level matters like the overall budget. This mixed finding comes from the 2021 Shared Governance Survey by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), its first national snapshot on faculty authority in two decades.

July 29, 2021

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College Promise Programs Launch Innovative Solutions to Achieve Economic Mobility

As the nation turns toward recovery, College Promise—a non-profit aimed at eliminating college cost barriers—is implementing new models and training to promote economic mobility and post-college career success. Several of these programs were featured in the College Promise hosted webinar “Financial Sustainability for College Promise Programs: Navigating Through and Beyond COVID-19” that took place on Thursday.

July 29, 2021

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