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Texas Tech Appoints News Director of Military & Veterans Programs

Texas Tech University‘s Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DDEI) has named Sierra Mello-Miles as the new director of Military & Veterans Programs. “We chose Sierra for this role not just because of her experience, but also her knowledge of the issues experienced by our MVP participants that reflected her preparation to take on the […]

January 10, 2021

Lehigh University Rescinds Trump’s Honorary Degree

Lehigh University, the private research university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, has rescinded and revoked the honorary degree that it awarded to President Donald J. Trump in 1988, according to The Brown and White student newspaper. The university announced the decision on Friday, two days after a group of Trump supporters violently led an insurrection at the […]

January 10, 2021

Kerrigan Batsa’s Journey to Discovering the Aircraft Maintenance Field

While working customer service for Spirit Airlines at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Kerrigan Batsa would often hear stories from people about their flights and travel experiences. This ignited her passion for aviation. Originally intending on becoming a flight attendant, she was drawn to aviation maintenance instead, despite having little to no […]

January 10, 2021

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U.S. Mint Honors Tuskegee Airmen With New Quarter

The United States Mint released the last coin as part of its America the Beautiful Quarters Program, which honors the Tuskegee Airman National Historic Site at Moton Field, Alabama NewsCenter reported. Since the Mint program’s establishment in 2010, 56 quarters have been created. For its latest installment, a Tuskegee Airman is portrayed on the quarter. […]

January 9, 2021

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CIA Aims to Diversify Intelligence Workforce

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) recently established a new recruitment website with the intent of diversifying the intelligence workforce, according to Military.com. In May 2018, Gina Haspel became the first female director of the CIA. Since being hired, she has focused her efforts on recruitment. For example, the CIA joined social media and their advertisements […]

January 9, 2021

Higher Education Leaders Celebrate the Resignation of Betsy DeVos

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos – one of President Donald Trump’s most loyal cabinet members – resigned her position on Thursday, following transportation secretary Elaine Chao. In a letter to the president, DeVos condemned Trump supporters’ breach of the U.S. Capitol the day prior.

January 8, 2021

An Executive Order, an Outcry and an Opening

With everything that has happened since September 22, it would not be a surprise if you missed the hubbub around President Trump’s executive order on “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.” If you’re just catching up, the executive order “roil[ed] corporate America” and caused colleges and universities to “cancel diversity, equity, and inclusion programs” and to accuse the Trump administration of censorship . It also prompted Justice Department employees to ask Congress to investigate the “illegal and abusive government directives” in the executive order.

January 8, 2021

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First Black Faculty Member at Memphis State University Dead at 86

Memphis trailblazer and veteran educator Dr. Miriam DeCosta-Willis has died, reports WMC 5 news. She was 86. DeCosta made history by becoming the first Black faculty member at Memphis State University in 1966 — the same school that had denied her admission nine years prior. DeCosta-Willis spent 40 years in education and taught at LeMoyne […]

January 8, 2021

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Furloughs To End at University of Arizona After Recent CARES Act Funding

Furloughs will come to an end at University of Arizona, thanks to recent CARES Act funding, reports News 4 Tucson. Of the $115 million Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey designated to three Arizona universities, $46 million will go to University of Arizona. In April, the university released a furlough plan, affecting thousands of staff and faculty, […]

January 8, 2021

U of Michigan Students Offer Free, Online Tutoring to Struggling K-12 Students

University of Michigan students have created a free online tutoring service, called MiTutor, as a way to volunteer their time and help struggling K-12 students from low-income families, reports Michigan Live. “We all know that lower-income families have been hit harder than anyone by the pandemic,” said Alina Bardwell, a UM sophomore who came up […]

January 8, 2021

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VCU Renames Fine Arts Building to Honor Former Dean Dr. Murry N. DePillars

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) announced plans to rename its fine arts building in honor Dr. Murry N. DePillars, the former School of the Arts dean. During his time as dean from 1976-1995, VCU’s School of the Arts became one of the largest art schools in the United States. Additionally, the school received increased funding while […]

January 8, 2021

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University College London Apologizes For Role in Eugenics Movement

University College London (UCL) issued a formal apology for its role in propagating eugenics and has promised to improve conditions for disabled staff and students as well as emphasize the malevolent nature of the pseudoscience in its curriculum, reports The Guardian. “UCL acknowledges with deep regret that it played a fundamental role in the development, […]

January 8, 2021

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Scholars Reflect on the Symbolism of a Black-Jewish Senate Runoff Election Win in Georgia

Georgia elected Jon Ossoff, its first Jewish senator, and Reverend Dr. Raphael Warnock, its first Black senator, in a suspenseful runoff election on Tuesday. For scholars, Warnock and Ossoff’s joint Senate victory reflects a long, winding relationship between Black and Jewish communities in the United States, particularly in the context of Georgia’s political history.

January 7, 2021

Syracuse University Launches Joint J.D./M.B.A. Degree Program

To increase access into the legal workforce, Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management and College of Law have collaborated to establish the first-of-its-kind joint online Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degree program.

January 7, 2021

Football Coach Fired After Attacking Stacey Abrams on Twitter

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has fired one of its football coaches after he posted a racist tweet targeting Stacey Abrams and falsely accusing her of election fraud on Twitter, reports MSN. “Congratulations to the state GA and Fat Albert @staceyabrams because you have truly shown America the true works of cheating in an […]

January 7, 2021

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What Will You Do to Embrace Who America Truly is in 2021?

The year 2021 promises to be one of the biggest efforts to recruit diverse talent in history. America’s top companies, nonprofits and schools have the opportunity to not only uproot systemic barriers to advancement, but also leverage diverse perspectives and experiences as a means to innovate, problem solve and provide better products and services.

January 7, 2021

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Creighton University Joins Growing List of Schools Divesting From Fossil Fuels

Omaha’s Creighton University will phase out all investments in the fossil fuel industry from its $587 million endowment within the next 10 years. Instead it will channel investments toward sustainable energy, reports the National Catholic Reporter. The decision comes more than two years after students began pressuring the Jesuit university to join the growing list […]

January 7, 2021

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Theatre Fellowship at Columbia U To Support Emerging, Diverse Producers

The diversity-focused Front Row Productions has established a fellowship at Columbia University School of the Arts Theatre Program to support emerging theatrical producers and increase the diversity of Broadway’s professional theater industry, reports DC Metro Theatre Arts. Founded by multiple Tony Award nominees and Olivier Award winners Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey, Front Row Productions […]

January 7, 2021

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