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Report: Teacher Salaries Increase While the Wage Gaps Dip

The national average salary for teachers has increased slightly over the past decade thanks to hard-fought education movements. The pay gap between teachers and other college-educated professionals also dropped after hitting a record high in 2018, according to an annual report released by the National Education Association. Then the pandemic hit, potentially reversing any progress made so far.

April 30, 2021

Black Male Teachers Should be the Norm, Not the Exception

Our education system, as we know it, is systematically racist. How did we get here? We haven’t been thinking about what is best for kids. Kids perform better in school when they are with teachers of the same race or ethnicity. There are approximately 8 million (15%) Black students in America’s public schools, yet only 7% of teachers are Black. By not providing enough teachers of color for our students we are exacerbating a form of racism in the field; we don’t take that seriously enough.

April 30, 2021

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Dr. Lisa Jones Selected President of Colorado Northwestern Community College

Dr. Lisa Jones has been selected president of Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC). She will take on the role Jul. 15, becoming the first African-American woman in the CNCC presidency and in the Colorado Community College System. Her previous roles include serving as vice president of student development at Cedar Valley College and vice president […]

April 30, 2021

Dr. Marsha Danielson Named President of Minnesota State College Southeast

Dr. Marsha Danielson has been named president of Minnesota State College Southeast. Danielson is currently South Central College’s (SCC) vice president of economic development. Previously, she has been SCC’s senior associate to the president and dean of economic development. At Minnesota State University, Mankato, she worked in multiple areas, such as development, alumni relations, external […]

April 30, 2021

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Saint Louis University to Get Full African American Studies Department

African American Studies will become a full department at Saint Louis University by Fall 2021, The University News reported. “We’ve been making the case over 40 years for why this is a viable area of study,” said Dr. Christopher Tinson, current director of African-American studies Departmentalization comes with benefits. “It gives us more visibility and viability,” […]

April 30, 2021

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Meet the 2021 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Male Finalists

The Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar award is a part of Diverse’s quarter-century legacy of recognizing outstanding minority young men and women who have distinguished themselves in their academic and athletic pursuits. Meet this year’s male finalists.

April 30, 2021

Jeronimo Valdepena – California State University, San Bernardino

Companies Getting Cybersecurity Talent from Other Areas, Including the Military and Law Enforcement

Cybersecurity recruiters should take a balanced approach to IT talent and seek diverse perspectives, according to a study by cybersecurity association (ISC)², ITPro reported. (ISC)² interviewed 2,034 cybersecurity professionals and job seekers in the U.S. and Canada for the 2021 Cybersecurity Career Pursuers Study. Only 51% of cybersecurity professionals have degrees in computer and information services. Only […]

April 29, 2021

Apollo 11 NASA Astronaut Michael Collins Dies at 90

Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died at age 90 after battling cancer, CNN reported. His family shared the news Wednesday. “We regret to share that our beloved father and grandfather passed away today, after a valiant battle with cancer,” the […]

April 29, 2021

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Through Perseverance, North Carolina A&T Journalism Major Lands Coveted Internship at The Washington Post

Lauren Mitchell could become a case study for how to successfully navigate the demands of college life. She also could serve as a reminder, especially to her fellow HBCU colleagues, that it is important to take advantage of every learning opportunity your university offers while also learning to believe in yourself, although every once and a while you might need a little nudge from a friend.

April 29, 2021

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VITICUS THOMAS

VITICUS THOMAS has been appointed assistant director and transfer coordinator in the office of admissions at South Carolina State University. Previously a graduate counselor at Johnson C. Smith University, Thomas holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from Johnson C. Smith University and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.

April 29, 2021

LORNA HERNANDEZ JARVIS

LORNA HERNANDEZ JARVIS has been named the inaugural vice president for institutional equity and diversity at the University of Puget Sound. Most recently chief diversity officer and associate vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Whitworth University, Hernandez Jarvis holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Akron as well as a master’s degree and Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Kent State University.

April 29, 2021

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission and UK Authorities Apologize for Not Properly Honoring WWI Military Personnel

British authorities apologized Thursday after an investigation found that at least 161,000 – possibly ranging up to 350,000 – mostly African and Indian military service personnel who died during World War I weren’t properly honored due to “pervasive racism,” The Associated Press reported. Those service members were either not commemorated by name or were not […]

April 29, 2021

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GRACE LIANG-FRANCO

GRACE LIANG-FRANCO has been appointed division operations officer for chemistry and chemical engineering at the California Institute of Technology. Previously senior research administrative director for the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute at the University of Southern California, Liang-Franco holds a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of California, Los Angeles as well as an MBA from Pepperdine University.

April 29, 2021

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Former Black VMI Students Describe Racism at the School

More than a dozen Black men who attended Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in the mid-1970s to early 1980s described pervasive and pernicious racism at the school, The Washington Post reported. Many of them said they are proud of their education at VMI and some do not believe the scrutiny of the school is warranted. Some […]

April 29, 2021

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Community Colleges

Conference Brings Community College Issues to the Forefront

In previous recessions, enrollment at community colleges increased as individuals sought to reskill. Now, as the U.S. economy remains impacted by the pandemic, the opposite is true. For the spring 2021 semester, community college enrollment dropped by 11.3%, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Resource Center.

April 29, 2021

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ONJA RAZAFINDRATSIMA

ONJA RAZAFINDRATSIMA has been named assistant professor of integrative biology at the University of California, Berkeley. An ecologist, Razafindratsima was previously an assistant professor at South Dakota State University. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Antananarivo in Madagascar as well as a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology and ecology from Rice University in Texas.

April 29, 2021

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BRAHMACHARINI SHWETA CHAITANYA

BRAHMACHARINI SHWETA CHAITANYA has been named Hindu chaplain at Emory University in Atlanta. Previously a spiritual teacher at the Chinmaya Center in Houston, Chaitanya holds a bachelor’s degree in South Asian languages and cultures (Sanskrit) from the University of Texas at Austin as well as a master’s degree in South Asian studies from Columbia University.

April 29, 2021

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LAUREN HAYNES

LAUREN HAYNES has been appointed the Patsy R. and Raymond D. Nasher Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the Nasher Museum of Art on the campus of Duke University. Most recently curator of contemporary art at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, Hayes is a graduate of Oberlin College in Ohio, where she majored in art history.

April 29, 2021