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Saint Joseph’s University Receives $2 Million to Focus on Autism

The Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support at Saint Joseph’s University received $2 million to further research and address the needs of autistic individuals, the school announced.

January 28, 2021

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Mississippi to Potentially Allow College Athletes to Gain from Name, Image or Likeness

Mississippi lawmakers are looking at a bill allowing college athletes to earn money from their name, image or likeness (NIL), Associated Press reported. All eight of Mississippi’s public universities and the schools’ governing board support the bill, said Senate universities and colleges committee Chairman Scott Bounds. As of July 1, Florida will allow student-athletes to earn money through contracts – same […]

January 28, 2021

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Columbia University Students Withhold Tuition Payments, Demand Cost Reduction

More than 1,000 Columbia University students are not yet paying this semester’s tuition, demanding that the school reduce its cost amid financial difficulties and remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NBC News reported. The tuition strike began last Friday as semester payments were due. Those striking – undergraduate and graduate students – are calling for at least a […]

January 28, 2021

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Scholars View Washington D.C.’s Statehood Prospects

The decades-long, on again-off again struggle for District of Columbia statehood, a rich subject for historians and other scholars, is officially on again with the Democratic “trifecta” – victory in the presidency, House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.

January 28, 2021

2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Kendrick B. Davis

Relatively new to a full-time career in academe, Dr. Kendrick B. Davis was named chief research officer and associate professor of research at the University of Southern California’s (USC) Race and Equity Center in November. The appointment brings Davis’ work — particularly in the arena of public policy as well as science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) — full circle.

January 28, 2021

Southwest Tennessee Community College Wins 2021 Bellwether Award for Planning, Governance and Finance

Southwest Tennessee Community College has won the 2021 Bellwether Award in the category of Planning, Governance and Finance. STCC was the only Tennessee school in the 10 finalists nationwide in the Planning, Governance and Finance category. Southwest’s Redesign, Reinvent, and Reset: Organizing for Large Scale Systemic Change was a strategic plan for the school that […]

January 27, 2021

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Netflix Founder Reed Hastings Funds 20 Scholarships at Robert Morris University

Netflix founder and co-CEO Reed Hastings is donating $3 million for 20 full scholarships at Robert Morris University, Trib Live reported. The four-year scholarships — money for room, board and textbooks — will be set aside for underrepresented groups and others who “demonstrate a commitment to empowering members of underrepresented groups, combating stereotypes, and enabling […]

January 27, 2021

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Georgetown University to Discipline Students Who Attained COVID Vaccine Prematurely

Georgetown University is seeking disciplinary action against students who had gotten the COVID-19 vaccine, despite not being eligible under D.C.’s current rollout, WTOP News reported. The vaccine is only meant for third- and fourth-year Georgetown medical school students for now. D.C. currently has doses available for residents 65 and older, schoolteachers, law enforcement and health […]

January 27, 2021

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Kennesaw State University Launches Institute to Study Social Disparities

Kennesaw State University is launching an institute to advance the understanding and impacts of social equity and disparity, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The Radow Institute for Social Equity (RISE) – named after KSU donor and former board of trustees chairman Norman J. Radow – “will seek to address the challenges of social justice, equity and […]

January 27, 2021

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Online Proctoring Companies Respond to Senators’ Equity Concerns

A group of Democratic senators, led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, called on three online proctoring companies to respond to equity and privacy concerns raised by students last month, setting a deadline of Dec. 17. The companies – ExamSoft, Proctorio and ProctorU – sent letters back to the senators detailing how their services work, with ExamSoft and ProctorU responding on Dec. 17 followed by Proctorio on Jan. 7.

January 27, 2021

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Education Experts Advocate for Suspending High-Stakes Testing, Seek Equitable Alternatives

The National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) held a virtual town hall this week to urge individuals to sign a petition calling for high-stakes testing to be suspended in spring 2021.

January 27, 2021

Dr. Brian Harper Expands Role at New York Institute of Technology

Dr. Brian Harper, chief medical officer and associate professor at the New York Institute of Technology, has taken on yet another role: that of the school’s first vice president for equity and inclusion.

January 27, 2021

Dr. Brian Harper

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Seminar Focuses on Recruiting Black Males to the Teaching Profession

Growing up in rural Virginia, Rodney Robinson only had one Black male teacher. His story is not uncommon.

January 26, 2021

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Arizona State University Names Film School After Film Legend Sidney Poitier

Arizona State University has named its film school after screen legend Sidney Poitier. Poitier, 93, was the first Black winner of a lead acting Oscar – in 1964 – for his role in “Lilies of the Field.” ASU President Dr. Michael M. Crow says the school was named The Sidney Poitier New American Film School […]

January 26, 2021

2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Stephanie H. Cook

Utilizing a multidisciplinary approach, Dr. Stephanie H. Cook integrates the study of attachment theory, minority stress and health risk behaviors among young sexual minority men of color.

January 26, 2021

2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Cynthia Wang

Dr. Cynthia Wang was in Hong Kong looking for a gay bar in 2009. It wasn’t easy. She found herself scouring old Yahoo groups from the 1990s, going to places listed only to find they were gone.

January 26, 2021

Kansas Legislature Discusses High-Demand Field Scholarship Bill

Kansas lawmakers are discussing a bill that could let Kansas university students have their first two years of college paid for with scholarship funds, KSNT reported. Senate Bill 43 – discussed in the Senate Education committee Monday – would create the Kansas promise scholarship act, which would give postsecondary educational scholarships for some two-year associate […]

January 26, 2021

Sen. Pat Pettey

Harrisburg University Launches Center to Study E-Sports Industry

Harrisburg University recently launched the Center for Applied Research in Esports, a center to study the e-sports industry and its academic, social and economic benefits, Penn Live reported. “Since Esports research is in its infancy, we have decided to focus on three primary areas: the health and performance of athletes, potential for professional advancement, and […]

January 26, 2021

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