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Clemson University Received $71 Million in Research Grants in 2020

Clemson University received $71 million total in research grants in the second half of 2020, marking an 18% increase from the previous year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Greenville News reported. Many of the grants pertain to engineering, manufacturing and technology. One is for $18 million to help create an autonomous electric vehicle for the U.S. military, […]

January 26, 2021

Clemson University

African-American

Research Shows Black Students Increasingly Choose HBCUs When Reported State-Level Hate Crimes Rise

A new paper, published by Stanford University’s Center for Education Policy Analysis, explores the relationship between Black student enrollment and state-level hate crime rates.

January 25, 2021

Savannah Tech Awarded $4.8 Million to Train Workers

Savannah Technical College, a community college in Georgia, has been given $4.8 million in federal grants to help train workers, such as those who have lost jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, The Associated Press reported. Savannah Technical is one of the community colleges across the U.S. getting federal grants. The money, according to the U.S. […]

January 25, 2021

Savannah Technical College

Ithaca College Has Announced Planned Layoffs

Ithaca College has announced that more than 100 full-time employees may have their jobs cut, WBNG reported. And there may be even more layoffs.

January 25, 2021

Remembering Hank Aaron

Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron, the Baseball Hall of Famer who broke Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record amid racism died last week at the age of 86. The Mobile, Alabama native – “Hammer” or “Hammerin’ Hank” – was inducted into the hall of fame in 1982. During his MLB career, Aaron scored 755 career home […]

January 25, 2021

Online Symposium Will Address Barriers to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Higher Ed

The National Association of Presidential Assistants in Higher Education (NAPAHE) and the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) will be hosting a free three-part online symposium addressing barriers to diversity, equity and inclusion in higher ed, according to NAPAHE officials. The symposium, “Anti-Racism and the President’s Office: Addressing Systemic Racism in Higher […]

January 25, 2021

Dr. Clyde Wilson Pickett

Dr. Loren J. Blanchard Named President of UHD

Dr. Loren J. Blanchard will be the seventh president of The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD). Blanchard is currently executive vice chancellor for academic and student affairs at California State University (CSU). He also held leadership roles at Xavier University, the LSU Health Sciences Center – New Orleans and the University of Louisiana System. He holds […]

January 25, 2021

Dr. Loren Blanchard

Dr. Tammi Jackson Appointed VP at Meredith College

Dr. Tammi Jackson has been appointed Meredith College’s vice president for business and finance.

January 25, 2021

Policy Makes it Easier to Dismiss Employees, Even Tenured Ones

A Kansas Board of Regents subcommittee has endorsed a policy making it easier for state universities to dismiss employees, including tenured ones, The Kansas City Star reported.

January 25, 2021

Wichita State University

Atlanta Public Schools to Begin COVID-19 Surveillance Testing

Atlanta Public Schools superintendent Lisa Herring announced on Monday plans to begin COVID-19 surveillance testing within the school district. The district, in a statement, said the weekly testing will allow them to be proactive and identify the presence of the virus, even in individuals who may be asymptomatic. Read More

January 25, 2021

Almost 3,000 School Staffers Get COVID-19 Vaccinations Through University Health

Sidney Lanier High School college advisor Kassandra Peña’s anxiety mounted while she stood in line at Wonderland of the Americas mall to receive a COVID-19 vaccination last week. Peña’s anxiety did not stem from questioning the science behind the vaccine. It came simply from not receiving an immunization in several years and some lingering concerns […]

January 25, 2021

University Health

La Roche University Offering New Online Health Care Certificate Programs

La Roche University is offering two new online certificate programs. The health leadership program will begin this spring. The university says it is for those looking for active and effective roles in the healthcare system. Read More

January 25, 2021

La Roche University

UNC Program Gives Students Opportunity to Get Hands-On Health Care Work Experience

Students are getting hands-on service experience working in health care — even during a pandemic. The Carolina COVID-19 Student Services Corps allows UNC students to volunteer for service activities related to COVID-19 safety. Here’s what the program is and how it works. Read More

January 25, 2021

Savannah College Gets $4.8M to Train Workers Amid Pandemic

A community college in Savannah has been awarded $4.8 million to help train more workers, including those who have lost jobs during the pandemic. Read More

January 25, 2021

Savannah Technical College

South Florida Colleges and Universities Want COVID Vaccines. Here’s What They’re Doing

Colleges and universities in South Florida are among those who are pining for the COVID-19 vaccine. Some schools like Broward College have applied to be a vaccination site. Others like Miami Dade College and Florida International University are working to secure appointments for their faculty and staff. Read More

January 25, 2021

Broward College

As Students Return to Dorms After COVID Spike, Philly Colleges Implement Rapid Testing

Many college students across the country are now back in their dorms after winter break on the heels of a December where the Philadelphia region faced its deadliest days of the COVID-19 outbreak. In order to mitigate the spread of the virus, many area colleges required students to test negative for COVID-19 before they could […]

January 25, 2021

Neumann University

Panel Offers Recommendations On How Best to Recruit and Retain Faculty of Color

Higher education leaders offered strategies to recruit more faculty of color during a panel discussion at the Association of American Colleges and Universities’ (AAC&Us) 2021 Virtual Meeting.

January 24, 2021

2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Eric L. Piza

As public safety and community well-being come under scrutiny, the scholarship of Dr. Eric L. Piza, associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, provides insight into policing and alternative approaches to public safety as well as evidence-based solutions.

January 22, 2021