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VMI Board Votes to Remove Stonewall Jackson’s Name from Quote in Barracks

The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) Board of Visitors has voted to remove Stonewall Jackson’s name as the author of a quote mounted in the student barracks and engraved on class rings, Black Enterprise reported. The board voted to remove Jackson’s name from Memorial Hall and from the front of the old barracks on campus. The […]

May 6, 2021

VMI Stonewall Jackson Statue

1st Lt. Maria Eggers Becomes First Woman and First Latina from 3rd Cavalry Regiment to Earn Expert Infantry Badge

1st Lt. Maria Eggers, 24, has become the first woman and the first Latina from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment to earn the Expert Infantry Badge (EIB), qualifying at the highest level — True Blue, NBC News reported. Eggers earned the EIB in April by finishing a five-day test that measures physical fitness and ability to perform in various […]

May 6, 2021

1st Lt. Maria Eggers

Expert Assesses Biden’s Education Agenda During First 100 Days

Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, who led President Biden’s education transition team earlier this year, said that the Biden administration has already made dramatic reforms to public education during the first 100 days in office. Darling-Hammond, who is the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at the Stanford Graduate School of Education and President and CEO […]

May 6, 2021

Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond

Higher Ed’s Most Common Rationale for Diversity Favors White Students More than Black

Ask a university administrator why they value diversity and they’ll likely give you one of two rationales. One is instrumental: “diversity provides viewpoints that are educationally fruitful for everyone.” The other is moral: “diversity is just and intrinsic to undoing years of systemic racism.” But is one rationale better than the other? And which one do students prefer? These were the driving questions behind a recent study conducted by Princeton researchers.

May 6, 2021

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LaVonda Reed to Become First Black Dean of Georgia State Law School

LaVonda Reed, a Syracuse University law professor and associate provost for faculty affairs, will become the first Black dean of Georgia State University’s College of Law, The Daily Orange reported. Reed will begin in her new role on July 1. “When other universities recognize the leadership talent developed at Syracuse University, there is a sense […]

May 6, 2021

Northwestern Faculty Alarmed by Hiring of Controversial Athletic Director

Six female Northwestern University faculty have sent an open letter to Provost Kathleen Hagerty regarding Northwestern’s announcement of Mike Polisky as its next athletic director. They are also planning to protest Friday with a march to President Morton Schapiro’s house, Chicago Tribune reported. Polisky – who had been Northwestern’s deputy athletic director for external affairs, […]

May 6, 2021

Northwestern University

Native Americans

Monmouth College Faculty Vote “No Confidence” in President

Monmouth College faculty have voted “no confidence” in Monmouth President Dr. Clarence Wyatt and calling for Wyatt’s resignation or removal, WQAD reported. Monmouth has faced a year of financial strain due to declining enrollment and the COVID-19 pandemic. The primary concerns are that “President Wyatt and his administration have been poor stewards of the College’s […]

May 6, 2021

Monmouth College

Native Americans

San Diego State University Senate Passes Resolution to Examine Changing School’s Mascot

The San Diego State University (SDSU) Senate has passed a resolution urging SDSU President Dr. Adela de la Torre and the administration to start the process of changing the school’s mascot, The Daily Aztec reported. The resolution – passed 53-9 with 10 abstentions – calls for the creation of a commission, chaired by SDSU Tribal […]

May 6, 2021

San Diego State University

African-American

Can HBCUs Capitalize on the Hemp Rush?

The landscape for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is rapidly changing amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and new proposals on the horizon at the national level from the Biden administration. It will be incumbent on institutions to adapt their programming to meet the changing needs of the economic environment. They will need to be economic engines as well as learning institutions.

May 6, 2021

Champlain College President Dr. Benjamin Ola. Akande Announces Resignation Less Than a Year Into Tenure

Dr. Benjamin Ola. Akande, Champlain College president, has announced his resignation, less than a year into his tenure, Burlington Free Press reported. Akande started as president July 1, 2020 and is scheduled to step down later this month. Before his position at Champlain, Akande held an administrative role at Washington University in St. Louis. Akande […]

May 5, 2021

Dr. Benjamin Ola. Akande

Leadership & Policy

Dr. Dione Somerville Appointed Owens Community College President

Dr. Dione Somerville has been appointed president of Owens Community College, effective June 15, WTOL 11 reported. Somerville is currently executive vice president at Hawkeye Community College. Somerville earned a doctorate in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania, a master’s degree in college student personnel from Bowling Green State University, and a bachelor’s […]

May 5, 2021

Dr. Dione Somerville

Partnership Aims to Address Teaching Shortages Within South Carolina

In an effort to address the dearth of teachers in the rural schools districts across South Carolina, the University of South Carolina (UofSC) College of Education held discussions over the last few years with the Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ), a non-profit, around ways to address the crisis.

May 5, 2021

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Leveling The Playing Field for Student-Athletes at the NCAA — A Q&A with Felicia Martin

Join this Q&A session with Felicia Martin, vice president of the Eligibility Center, NCAA, and featured speaker for the 2020 Virtual Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholars award ceremony. Get to know Felicia Martin as you learn about her work at the NCAA Eligibility Center as well as the center’s most recent pivots to adapt to […]

May 5, 2021

Report Offers Solutions to Increase Racial Equity in Math Pathways

A new report from Just Equations, a non-profit organization that seeks to re-envision mathematics to ensure greater educational equity, offers a playbook for redesigning college math pathways which have been a distinct source of inequity.

May 5, 2021

Fierce Advocate: Meet 2021’s Arthur Ashe Jr. Female Sports Scholar

Mariah White knows how to make the most out of opportunities. The senior point guard at Cleveland State University, who recently transferred to Missouri State, was determined to play Division I basketball when CSU came calling. It proved to be the perfect fit for the Ohio native, who has excelled on the court, in the classroom and as the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s (SAAC) first diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) chair. For her impact on her sport, teammates, friends and community, White is named the 2021 Arthur Ashe Jr. Female Sports Scholar.

May 5, 2021

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: FEB 25 Women’s Green Bay at Cleveland State

Charles Guthrie Appointed Director of Athletics at University of Akron

Charles Guthrie has been selected director of athletics at University of Akron, WKSU reported. Previously, Guthrie has served as athletic director at Clark College, San Francisco State University and University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. He holds a bachelor’s in political science from Syracuse University and a master’s degree in educational administration and policy from University of […]

May 5, 2021

Charles Guthrie

Elizabethtown College Receives Near $3.5 Million in Gifts and Commitments

Elizabethtown College has received almost $3.5 million in gifts and commitments, according to college officials. Joseph A. DePippo and his wife Nancy, have pledged more than $1 million for the establishment of a scholarship for U.S. citizens of color who demonstrate financial need. The Lancaster County Community Foundation’s BB&T Now Trust Economic Growth Fund gave […]

May 5, 2021

Elizabethtown College

Stacy Goodwin Lightfoot Appointed University of Tennessee Chattanooga’s First Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Engagement

Stacy Goodwin Lightfoot has been appointed the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s first vice chancellor for diversity and engagement, The Chattanoogan reported. Lightfoot has spent the last 12 years with the Public Education Foundation (PEF), most recently as its executive vice president. Lightfoot holds a bachelor’s degree in communication from DePauw University and a master’s […]

May 5, 2021

Stacy Lightfoot