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News Roundup
Incoming Cornell Football Recruit Out of Team After He Uses Racial Slur
An incoming freshman at Cornell University has lost his spot on the college football team after a video surfaced showing him using the N-word, reported The Cornell Daily Sun, citing an unnamed source close to the sport’s program. Cornell has yet to release an official statement on football recruit Nate Panza’s admission to the Dyson […]
June 23, 2020
News Roundup
Morehouse College President to Young Anti-Racism Protestors: Never Give Up
David A. Thomas, the president of the historically Black Morehouse College has a message for young anti-racism protestors: “Never give up” and “Use the vote to speak volumes.” In an opinion piece for The Washington Post, Thomas lauded the “diverse voices” of the anti-racism movement and protesters’ “tenacity” in making police forces accountable. Still, he […]
June 23, 2020
News Roundup
Many Faculty, Staff Ask Carnegie Mellon to Withdraw Selection of Richard Grenell
More than 200 Carnegie Mellon University faculty, staff and students have signed a letter asking the university to withdraw its selection of former Ambassador Richard Grenell as senior fellow, saying he has a “well-documented record of sexism and support for racist political movements.” Grenell is a former ambassador to Germany and former acting director of […]
June 23, 2020
Students
Black Billionaire Starts Program to Ease Student Debt at 11 HBCUs
Robert F. Smith, whom Forbes calls the wealthiest Black person in the U.S., is set to launch an initiative to ease the debt of students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), reported Time. The Student Freedom Initiative aims to address the disproportionate loan burden on Black students. The program’s partners include Michael Lomax, CEO […]
June 23, 2020
African-American
Protest, Vote and Join that Committee
As our nation comes off weeks of massive protests, many of us are looking for those actionable next steps towards racial equality. For everyone hoping to carry momentum forward to effect change: join a committee.
June 23, 2020
COVID-19
Education Department Limits Emergency Aid Causing College Access Advocates to Worry
The U.S. Department of Education has officially excluded students ineligible for federal financial aid from receiving coronavirus emergency aid under a regulation made public on June 11. College access experts worry it bars too many students from relief, including undocumented and international students.
June 22, 2020
News Roundup
At Bowdoin College, Freshmen Only on Campus in the Fall
Bowdoin College has a new twist on the fall semester. The Maine institution said it will, for the most part, allow only freshman and transfer students on campus in the fall in an effort to reduce the density of people and to keep students, faculty and staff safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Why only freshmen […]
June 22, 2020
African-American
Two Black Liberty U Football Players to Transfer Citing ‘Racial Insensitivity’
Weeks after Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. posted tweets with Blackface images, two Black Liberty University footballers Tayvion Land and Kei’Trel (Tre) Clark said on Monday they are transferring out of the Virginia institution due to its leadership’s “racial insensitivity” and “cultural incompetence.” Earlier this month, Asia Todd, a Black player for Liberty University’s […]
June 22, 2020
Students
HBCU Clark Atlanta Announces Full Scholarships for Children of Rayshard Brooks
Clark Atlanta University and one of its alumni have announced full scholarships for the four children of Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by Atlanta police on June 12. The historically Black institution, along with alumna and restauranteur Aisha “Pinky” Cole, will offer scholarships worth $600,000 that will cover the cost […]
June 22, 2020
African-American
Oklahoma State U to Remove Segregationist’s Name From Buildings
Oklahoma State University will remove the name of segregationist and the state’s ninth governor, William H. “Alfalfa Bill” Murray, from campus. The decision by the university’s board came after president Burns Hargis wrote to the board last week requesting the removal of the name from the campus’ Murray Hall and North Murray Hall. Hargis said […]
June 22, 2020
African-American
Monmouth U to Remove ‘Controversial’ Woodrow Wilson’s Name From Building
New Jersey-based Monmouth University said it will remove the name of “controversial politician” Woodrow Wilson from one of the main buildings on campus in an effort toward “ensuring a diverse and inclusive community.” Woodrow Wilson Hall will now be called Great Hall at Shadow Lawn; it was called Shadow Lawn when it was built in […]
June 22, 2020
News Roundup
Michigan State Research Leader Removed From Post After Racism Accusations
Michigan State University has removed Stephen Hsu from his position as senior vice president for research and innovation after two petitions called for his removal accusing him of being racist. Hsu resigned after being asked to, according to his blog. He also said he doesn’t agree with the decision to resign his post “as serious issues […]
June 22, 2020
News Roundup
San Jose State Retires Gesture That Resembles a White Supremacist One
San Jose State University has retired the use of its ‘Spartan Up’ gesture that when signed incorrectly resembles a White supremacist gesture. “We will retire the use of the ‘Spartan Up’ hand gesture, a recent addition to SJSU’s traditions, which, if done incorrectly, resembles what has become a well-known White Power hand gesture,” said university […]
June 22, 2020
Asian American Pacific Islander
Professor Put on Leave for Telling Student to ‘Anglicize’ Her Name
California’s Laney College has put a professor on leave after he asked a Vietnamese-American student to “Anglicize” her name, saying its pronunciation sounded “like an insult” in English, reported Newsweek. In an email chain that was shared on social media, student Phuc Bui Diem Nguyen responded to professor Matthew Hubbard by writing, “Your request to […]
June 22, 2020
Disparities
Protests Prompt Re-Examination of Inequality in Medical Research
Scientists are grappling with historic inequities in medical research in light of racial justice protests gripping the U.S. Breaking through decades of mistrust from the Black community to ensure medical research adequately reflects the U.S. population means scientists need to think more about how they engage with minority groups. With more than $16.5 billion pegged […]
June 22, 2020
Other News
DACA Upheld, Protecting 30,000 Health Care Workers From Deportation
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was arbitrary and capricious and therefore in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act. As a result, thousands of “Dreamers” working in, or training to join, health care professions will now be allowed to stay in […]
June 22, 2020
Disparities
Chief Diversity Officers of the SEC to Present a COVID-19 Webinar on Health Disparities, Inequities and Possible Solutions June 24
Chief diversity officers from across the Southeastern Conference will offer a webinar, “A Pandemic in Our Communities—Health Disparities, Health Inequities and Possible Solutions,” on Wednesday, June 24. The event, which will explore the intersection of race and the COVID-19 health crisis, will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. CT (2–4 p.m. ET). The Vanderbilt-hosted […]
June 22, 2020
Disparities
Black Doctors Push for Anti-Bias Training in Medicine to Combat Health Inequality
George Floyd’s last words, “I can’t breathe,” have become a rallying cry during the weeks of protests against police violence. Doctors writing in the New England Journal of Medicine use those words as a refrain to lay out how systemic racism has negatively impacted the health of African Americans and how this is the moment […]
June 22, 2020
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