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Graduate Education Special Report to be published on March 18, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Maya Matthews Minter Phone: 703.385.2411 Email: Maya@DiverseEducation.com FAIRFAX, VA.— Diverse: Issues In Higher Education is pleased to announce a special report on graduate education in its next edition. The issue will have laser focus on current matters affecting graduate school faculty, administrators, and students. In a first, we present the inaugural […]

February 18, 2021

DIONNIA BROWN

DIONNIA BROWN has been appointed associate director of financial aid at Wake Forest University. Most recently assistant dean of financial aid at Davidson College, Brown holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Wake Forest and a master of education degree in higher education administration from McKendree University.

February 18, 2021

Portland State University in Housing Assistance Pilot Program

Portland State University is part of a pilot program that gives rental assistance to housing-struggling college students in the Portland metro area, according to PSU officials. The program, Affordable Rents for College Students (ARCS), is a partnership between Portland State University, Portland Community College, Mt. Hood Community College, New Avenues for Youth and College Housing […]

February 18, 2021

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SUJIN PAK

SUJIN PAK has been named dean of Boston University’s School of Theology, the oldest United Methodist Church seminary in the U.S. Most recently vice dean of academic aff airs at Duke University’s Divinity School, Pak holds a bachelor’s degree from Emory University, as well as a master’s degree in theology and Ph.D. in religion, both from Duke.

February 18, 2021

Why We Can’t Let The Current Moment of Change Through Our Fingers

The murder of George Floyd by the police in Minneapolis and the outrage from not just the Black community but communities throughout the entire country have created an energetic moment for universities to do some serious transformations.

February 18, 2021

ASU Now – Michael Crow – Thursday September 6th, 2018

Biden Rejects Proposal to Cancel $50,000 in Student Loan Debt

At a CNN town hall on earlier this week, President Joe R. Biden rejected the proposal to cancel $50,000 of student loan debt per student, CNN reported. “I will not make that happen,” Biden said. Democrats like Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Ayanna Pressley urged Biden to use executive power […]

February 18, 2021

Wright State University to Potentially Cut Up to 113 Faculty Positions

Wright State University President Dr. Susan Edwards is expected to recommend Feb. 19 that WSU lay off up to 113 faculty, WHIO reported. Reasons cited by WSU officials include enrollment decreases, financial issues and the COVID-19 pandemic. As of last fall, approximately 12,000 students are enrolled at WSU. WSU enrollment fell 30% in the past […]

February 18, 2021

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University of Idaho College of Law Gets New Dean

Johanna Kalb will become dean of the University of Idaho College of Law in May, The Lewiston Tribune reported. She is currently associate dean of administration and special initiatives at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. Kalb holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University, a master’s degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins University […]

February 18, 2021

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter

February 18, 2021

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Achieving the Dream Conference Highlights Student Success Models

Equity-minded approaches to student success were discussed during the second day of Achieving the Dream’s (ATD) 2021 virtual conference Wednesday.

February 17, 2021

Interfaith Youth Core Funds Campus Projects at the Intersection of Racial Justice and Interfaith Work

Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), a nonprofit for interfaith cooperation, is giving out about $200,000 to faculty and staff to fund projects at the intersection of racial justice and interfaith work on their campuses. The organization will accept new applications through March 1, 2021.

February 17, 2021

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When You’re Not a Child: Police Violence and Child Social Justice

On January 29th, 2021, in Rochester, New York, three adult police officers handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old, Black girl before forcing her into a police car. As she refused to get into the car, repeatedly screaming for her father, one of the police officers was caught on body camera scolding her, “You’re acting like a child.” She immediately responded, “I am a child!”

February 17, 2021

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Jamaal O. Bailey: An HBCU Servant Leader

Jamaal O. Bailey spent 12 years advocating for historically Black colleges and universities at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. To him, this feels like a hopeful moment for the institutions, financially and politically.

February 17, 2021

Jamaal O. Bailey

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Eight HBCUs to Receive $650,000 to Preserve Campuses

Several historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) will receive more than $650,000 in grants to preserve their campuses as part of the new HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative, CBS 17 reported. The eight recipients will be Benedict College, Jackson State University, Lane College, Morgan State University, Philander Smith College, Spelman College, Stillman College and Tuskegee […]

February 17, 2021

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Mars Hill University Volleyball Coach Raoul Fontanelle Dies

Longtime Mars Hill University volleyball coach Raoul “Tony” Fontanelle has died on Feb. 15, 2021, at age 60, WLOS reported. The New Jersey native joined the coaching team in 2004 and, by the time of his death, became the second-longest tenured head coach in Mars Hill athletics. During his tenure, he “coached one Academic All-America […]

February 17, 2021

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Duke Engineering Dean Named Provost of Emory University

Dr. Ravi Bellamkonda, Duke University’s Vinik Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering, will become provost and executive vice president of Emory University. Bellamkonda has served as Emory faculty in the past, serving as chair of Emory and Georgia Tech’s joint department of biomedical engineering from 2013 to 2016. During his tenure at Duke, faculty […]

February 17, 2021

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Community Colleges

Lord Fairfax Community College Seeks New Name, Removing Former Slave Owner Namesake

Lord Fairfax Community College’s board has voted 9-3 on to change the school’s name from that of an 18th-century slave owner, The Northern Virginia Daily reported. The school’s namesake was Thomas, the 6th Lord Fairfax, with the name being selected in 1969 by the school’s first board. Fairfax owned more than 5 million acres of […]

February 17, 2021

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George Mason University Offers Anti-Racist Professional Development Program for Educators

Educators are now welcome to gain professional development pertaining to anti-racist practices at George Mason University through the school’s Transformative Teaching cohort program.

February 16, 2021