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2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Soua Xiong

As a child of Vietnam War refugees, Dr. Soua Xiong always wanted to make his parents proud. To do so, he sought the route of higher education in hopes of being able to financially support his family.

January 22, 2021

International Students Sue Western Iowa Tech Community College, Alleging Forced Labor

About a dozen international students are suing Western Iowa Tech Community College, accusing the school of forced labor and trafficking, NBC News reported. The lawsuit – filed last Monday – accuses the school of coercing students from Brazil and Chile to come to the school under a J-1 visa program. Students were told the program […]

January 22, 2021

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U.S. Military Gives Louisiana State University $9.3 Million to Assist in Flood Preparations

The U.S. military has given Louisiana State University $9.3 million over the next four years to help the military prepare for flooding and rising seas, Associated Press reported. This comes as part of a collaboration between LSU, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Environmental Laboratory and the University of Delaware. Given that there […]

January 22, 2021

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Federal Law Requires West Point to Rename Buildings Named After Confederacy

West Point will have to rename buildings and roads named after Confederate generals due to a new federal law, Times Herald-Record reported. This will include a road, a stone gate and Lee Barracks – all named after rebel commander Robert E. Lee, who attended and was superintendent at West Point. The school also has a […]

January 22, 2021

Sen. Gillibrand to Work on Legislation Extending Discrimination Protections to Troops

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York said she would work on legislation to extend legal protections against discrimination to U.S. troops, Reuters reported. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bars employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or religion. The U.S. government has considered military […]

January 22, 2021

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Nearly Third of Black U.S. Military Members Reporting Suffering Racial Discrimination or Harassment, Unlikely to Report

Almost a third of Black U.S. military servicemembers reported suffering racial discrimination and/or harassment during a 12-month period, according to results of a 2017 Defense Department survey, Reuters reported. Troops who suffered racial discrimination or harassment had high dissatisfaction with the complaint process and mostly did not report, according to the survey. The Pentagon’s release […]

January 22, 2021

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Biden Proposes New Immigration Legislation That Would Impact Undocumented Students

President Joseph R. Biden had a busy first day in office. Alongside a slew of executive orders and memorandums, he proposed new immigration legislation, celebrated by undocumented students and their advocates.

January 21, 2021

Columbia University Life Executive Vice President Suzanne Goldberg Joins Biden Administration

Columbia University Executive Vice President for University Life Suzanne Goldberg will be stepping down from her role and taking a temporary leave of absence as law school faculty to join the Biden-Harris administration, the Columbia Daily Spectator reported. It is unclear what Goldberg’s role in the administration will be. Her Chief of Staff Radhika Patel, […]

January 21, 2021

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Time for Anti-Racism: A Way Forward for America and Higher Education

Anti-racism seems to have found its moment, although Classical Studies in specific has some heavy lifting to undo the role of its legacy as a bastion of white supremacy. Vassar College classics professor Curtis Dozier acknowledges this and has an online platform, Pharos, whose “first purpose is to document appropriations of Greco-Roman culture by hate groups online.”

January 21, 2021

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Morgan State University Offers Poet Amanda Gorman Job as Poet-in-Residence

Morgan State University President Dr. David K. Wilson has offered Amanda Gorman, the poet who penned and recited a poem at Joe Biden’s inauguration, a job as the HBCU’s poet-in-residence, The Baltimore Sun reported. “Ms. Gorman, I need you as our Poet-in-Residence at the National Treasure, @MorganStateU,” Wilson tweeted after Gorman performed her original poem, […]

January 21, 2021

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education Magazine Profiles Top “Under 40” Scholars

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Maya Minter Phone: 703.385.2411 Email: Maya@DiverseEducation.com FAIRFAX, VA.— Diverse: Issues In Higher Education will kick off 2021 with its annual Emerging Scholars edition. The January 21, 2021 edition will profile 15 “under 40” scholars throughout the country who are making their mark in the academy through teaching, research and service. These […]

January 21, 2021

AAC&U Conference Focuses on Higher Education’s Role in Addressing Structural Racism

Higher education leaders from across the country gathered to participate in the first day of the Association of American Colleges and Universities’ (AAC&U) 2021 Virtual Meeting.

January 20, 2021

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Higher Education Leaders Hopeful After President Joe Biden’s Inauguration

Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, with Vice President Kamala Harris by his side. Scholars and higher education leaders expressed hope that the Biden administration will take speedy and decisive action on behalf of low-income students and students of color.

January 20, 2021

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education highlights 25 outstanding women during Women’s History Month.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Maya Minter Phone: 703.385.2411 Email: Maya@DiverseEducation.com FAIRFAX, Va. — In honor of Women’s History Month, Diverse will publish its annual special report recognizing women’s contributions to higher education. The March 4, 2021 edition represents our 10th anniversary of highlighting women who have made a difference in the academy by tackling some […]

January 20, 2021

2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Jameson D. Lopez

Growing up, Dr. Jameson D. Lopez, or “JD” as he prefers to be called, was no stranger to higher education. His mother — Belinda Lopez — was a longtime faculty member at American Indian College and his father, the Reverend Jim Lopez, was the school’s dean of students who later became the president.

January 20, 2021

Women in Sports Leadership: A Q&A with Dr. Dana Hollie

A Q&A with Dr. Dana Hollie, the Faculty Athletic Representative at the University of Toledo.

January 20, 2021

Starbucks Creates Community Resilience Fund

Starbucks has created the Starbucks Community Resilience Fund to invest $100 million by 2025 in projects for racial equity and environmental resilience, PhillyVoice reported. Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay area, Seattle and Washington, D.C. were the 12 regions chosen for the initiative. The coffee […]

January 20, 2021

Trump Pardons Father Accused of Fraud and Bribery in USC Admissions Scandal

Former President Donald J. Trump pardoned a Miami developer accused of fraud and bribery for his daughter’s admission into University of Southern California, Los Angeles Times reported. Dragon Global CEO Robert Zangrillo received a “full pardon,” making him the only defendant in the college admissions scandal to receive one. Federal prosecutors alleged Robert’s daughter Amber […]

January 20, 2021

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