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News Roundup
Hezekiah Walker Partners With VUU to Launch Center for Gospel Music
To bring exposure to the industry, Grammy award-winning gospel artist Hezekiah Walker has partnered with Virginia Union University (VUU) to establish an education center for Gospel music on campus. As part of the Hezekiah Walker Center for Gospel Music—set to launch this month, students will learn about the business factors of gospel music, study worship […]
June 3, 2021
News Roundup
Rice University’s Open Resources Program Welcomes New Cohort of Universities
A dozen new colleges and universities will join in on Rice University’s educational technology initiative OpenStax, which helps provide open educational resources, textbooks and technologies to universities. “This OpenStax program has helped over 70 colleges and universities expand the use of open educational resources on their campuses, saving their students money and putting more flexible […]
June 3, 2021
Academics
VMI Investigation Finds Culture of Racism and Sexism
An independent investigation of Virginia Military Institute (VMI) released last Tuesday found a culture of racism and sexism, resistance to change and fear of retaliation among those who want to report bigotry or sexual misconduct, The Washington Post reported. “This investigation found that institutional racism and sexism are present, tolerated, and left unaddressed at VMI. […]
June 2, 2021
Other News
Pentagon Defends Diversity and Inclusion Training Programs in Military
The Pentagon has defended military diversity and inclusion training programs amid criticism, saying that they are essential for recruiting the “right people,” New York Post reported. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby was asked last Tuesday about GOP lawmakers making websites urging military whistleblowers to report progressive diversity training programs. “We certainly respect the oversight that Congress […]
June 2, 2021
Other News
U.S. Navy Plans to Cut Part of Higher Ed Funding, Requests Increase to Sexual Assault Prevention and Mental Health
Within their proposed fiscal 2022 budget submitted to Congress last week, the United States Navy laid out funding plans for education and mental health support. Due to criticism around the Navy’s Education for Seapower strategy—an effort to increase education across the Marine Corps and Navy—the request for postsecondary program funding decreased from $615 million in […]
June 2, 2021
Latest News
U.S. Navy Plans to Cut Part of Higher Ed Funding, Requests Increase to Sexual Assault Prevention and Mental Health
Within their proposed fiscal 2022 budget submitted to Congress last week, the United States Navy laid out funding plans for education and mental health support.
June 2, 2021
Community Colleges
Rethinking the 16-Week Semester: Is a Shorter Semester More Equitable? And for Whom?
COVID-19’s impact on student success and mental health forced institutions to reexamine the efficacy of academic structures that had long been considered status quo. For some schools, that included rethinking the 16-week semester.
June 2, 2021
Students
Denmark Technical College to Give Free Tuition to 500 Students
Denmark Technical College is giving free tuition to 500 students, The State reported. The Denmark Technical College Tuition Assistance scholarship will eliminate the $2,813 tuition for fall semester for the first 500 students who apply and are enrolled for fall 2021. Returning students are eligible. Out-of-state students can receive a $2,813 credit for tuition. Denmark […]
June 2, 2021
News Roundup
Endalyn Taylor Named Dean of University of North Carolina School of the Arts Dance School
Endalyn Taylor – dancer, choreographer and educator – has been named dean of University of North Carolina School of the Arts’s (UNCSA) School of Dance, effective Aug. 1. Taylor previously served as director of Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) School in New York; director of the Cambridge Summer Art Institute in Massachusetts and associate professor […]
June 2, 2021
News Roundup
Colgate University to Become Tuition-Free for Families With Incomes Less than $80,000
Colgate University will be tuition-free for families with an income of less than $80,000. The effort is part of the Colgate Commitment: An Initiative in Access and Affordability. Families with income levels between $80,000-$125,000 will, on average, pay 5% of income for tuition. Families with income levels $125,000-$150,000 will, on average, pay 10% of income […]
June 2, 2021
Opinion
Celebrating the Filipino American Students Who Fought the SAT/ACT to Make Higher Ed More Diverse
Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Island Heritage Month is over. But we must not forget to celebrate the emergence of some important history makers in May.
June 2, 2021
Students
Conference Spotlights Future Higher Education Challenges
Hosted by Georgetown University, the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities’ 2021 Conference on Information Technology Management examined the lessons learned from the pandemic and the current state of higher education.
June 1, 2021
Home
Report: Student-Parents More Likely to Feel Mental Health Stressors
Large percentages of student-parents face a number of stressors that put them at greater risk for mental health issues than non-parenting students, according to a recent report from Ascend at the Aspen Institute and The Jed Foundation (JED).
June 1, 2021
Health
Up in Smoke: The Vaping Epidemic
The importance of lung health is more significant this year than ever before. The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and flu season is enough to convince anyone to take an extra dose of vitamin C. However, one widely neglected component of lung health is the impact of vaping. Teens and young adults may be wearing masks and social distancing, but when they choose to use e-cigarettes, Juuls, or other vaping devices, they put their lung health at risk.
June 1, 2021
African-American
Journalist Roland Martin Named Fisk University Inaugural Reavis L. Mitchell Distinguished Scholar in Residence
Roland Martin, journalist and television personality, will be Fisk University’s inaugural Reavis L. Mitchell Distinguished Scholar in Residence. In the role, Martin will teach a course in current affairs. From 2013 to 2017, Martin was host of NewsOneNow, which focused on important issues to African Americans. He also spent four years as host and managing […]
June 1, 2021
News Roundup
Prairie View A&M Juvenile Crime Prevention Center Launches Program to Better Youth Behavior
Prairie View A&M University’s (PVAMU) Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center (TJCPC) has launched the Teen Connect Parenting Program, a parent education and support training program to improve parent-child relationships and youth behavior. Partnering with the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the evidence-based, ten-week program will help Houston region parents build skills to address hurdles faced by […]
June 1, 2021
Students
Wilberforce University Forgives $375,000 in Student Debt and Fines 2020 and 2021 Graduates
Wilberforce University announced during spring graduation that it is clearing $375,000 in debt and fines owed by graduates from spring 2020 through those who graduated on Saturday, Dayton Daily News reported. The commencement ceremony was for the classes of 2020 and 2021 and 166 students graduated. “As these graduates begin their lives as responsible adults, […]
June 1, 2021
Leadership & Policy
Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young Named Sole Finalist for Texas Southern University Presidency
Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young has been named sole finalist to become the next president of Texas Southern University (TSU). A confirmation vote by the TSU Board of Regents will take place at the next board meeting on June 17. Crumpton-Young has been provost and senior vice president for academic affairs and chief academic officer at […]
June 1, 2021
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