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African-American
TMCF, UNCF Partner With Testing for America to Help Safely Reopen HBCUs
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) will partner with the nonprofit Testing for America (TFA) to support historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in their COVID-19 testing plans for students, faculty and staff when campuses reopen for the fall. With communities of color disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 […]
July 28, 2020
African-American
Coastal Carolina University Gets $95 Million Gift From Anonymous African American Donor
Coastal Carolina University has received a $95 million gift from an anonymous donor who describes himself as an African American entrepreneur and philanthropist under the age of 30 and who lives in Alabama. “Coastal Carolina is an up-and-coming university on the verge of greatness,” said the donor, according to a university statement. “During my visit […]
July 28, 2020
African-American
Fisk University Names Social Justice Institute After Alumnus and Late Congressman John Lewis
The historically Black Fisk University will name its recently launched institute for social justice after late Congressman and Fisk alumnus John R. Lewis, the school announced yesterday. The John R. Lewis Institute for Social Justice is a continuation of the Fisk Race Relations Institute, “which shaped so many of the conversations and policies during the […]
July 28, 2020
Sports
HCAC Moves Some High-Contact Fall Sports to Spring
The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference has decided to move to spring some fall events in sports that the NCAA classifies as high contact risk. The NCAA classifies football, men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball as high contact risk. A decision on the timing of the fall events in basketball, which is also classified as […]
July 27, 2020
Sports
Presidents’ Athletic Conference to Postpone Many Fall Sports to Spring
The Presidents’ Athletic Conference has decided to postpone the NCAA-defined “high-contact” and “medium contact” sports of football, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, and men’s and women’s cross country until the spring 2021 semester, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference also decided not to hold any winter sport varsity competitions prior to Jan. 1, […]
July 27, 2020
Sports
Big Sky to Delay Most Fall Sports to September 18, No Decision Yet on Football
The Big Sky Conference has decided to delay the first date of competition for its Olympic sports during the fall 2020 season, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. It hasn’t made a decision yet on football. The first date of competition for the traditional fall sports of soccer, volleyball, and men’s and women’s cross country, […]
July 27, 2020
News Roundup
Judge Orders Reinstatement of Lincoln University President
A Pennsylvania county judge on Friday ordered that Dr. Brenda A. Allen be immediately reinstated as president of Lincoln University, reported The Philadelphia Inquirer. The judge also ordered the board of the Pennsylvania-based historically Black university to hold a special meeting Aug. 6 to consider a new contract for Allen. On July 10, the university’s […]
July 27, 2020
Latest News
Cornell’s New Engineering Dean Seeks to Diversify and Modernize Programs
Though his mother did not attend college, the importance of education was always engrained in Dr. Lynden A. Archer’s head.
July 27, 2020
COVID-19
Harris-Stowe State Temporarily Shuts Campus After COVID-19 Outbreak
Harris-Stowe State University temporarily closed its campus last week after eight employees tested positive for COVID-19, reported The St. Louis American. All eight employees who tested positive were located in one building on campus, the Henry Givens Jr. Administration Building. The campus has been closed to all students and non-essential personnel since July 22, and […]
July 27, 2020
African-American
Think Tank Recommends Four Ways Colleges Can Address Police Brutality
In recent months, universities and colleges nationwide have announced their plans to address systemic racism and police brutality on campus. The Center for American Progress recently published a brief with four recommendations on how higher education institutions can hold local and campus law enforcement accountable for violent actions.
July 27, 2020
African-American
Angelo State University Names First Black President
Angelo State University is set to get its first Black president. Texas Tech University System Board of Regents on Friday named retired Lt. Gen. Ronnie D. Hawkins Jr. as the sole finalist for the presidency of Angelo State. More than 100 applications were considered for this role in a nationwide search launched in May. Hawkins […]
July 27, 2020
Nursing
School of Nursing at Hallmark University Receives $75,000 Scholarship Grant
Thanks to a $75,000 grant from the Baptist Health Foundation, the Hallmark University nursing program is able to teach and prepare more future nurses. “I do wanna make the world a better place,” Britteny Whitaker, a nursing student at Hallmark University, said. Whitaker is a third-year nursing student at Hallmark, as well as a Marine […]
July 27, 2020
Other News
A Trial for Coronavirus Vaccine Researchers: Making Sure Black and Hispanic Communities Are Included in Studies
Each fall, the Rev. Rob Newells urges the congregation at Imani Community Church in Oakland, Calif., to get a flu shot. He builds bridges every day between the country’s most vulnerable, marginalized communities and the medical system, defusing suspicion about HIV prevention treatments and educating people about medical research. He prods health-care leaders to think […]
July 27, 2020
COVID-19
Rowan University Reduces Undergraduate Tuition and Fees 10% Amid Pandemic
Rowan University said on Saturday it is reducing tuition and fees for undergraduates by 10% in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tuition and fees for the academic year 2020-2021 have been reduced to $12,938, which will mean an approximate savings of $1,438 for undergraduate students, the university said. Last fall, the university approved a 2.25% […]
July 27, 2020
Mental Health
To Improve Students’ Mental Health, Yale Study Finds, Teach Them to Breathe
When college students learn specific techniques for managing stress and anxiety, their well-being improves across a range of measures and leads to better mental health, a new Yale study finds. The research team evaluated three classroom-based wellness training programs that incorporate breathing and emotional intelligence strategies, finding that two led to improvements in aspects of […]
July 27, 2020
Other News
COVID-19 Testing at Universities Threatens to Strain Nationwide Capacity
Demand for COVID-19 testing could soar in the fall with the reopening of some universities and schools, threatening to overburden an already strained system. Many schools and universities are planning to regularly test students and staff in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 on their campuses. Read More
July 27, 2020
Other News
18 in UF Health Anesthesiology Contract Virus After Party
At least 17 anesthesiologist residents and a fellow at one of the premier university hospital systems in Florida contracted COVID-19 earlier this month after attending a private party together, according to hospital insiders and internal documents. The outbreak at University of Florida Health occurred after a party at a private home, according to people familiar […]
July 27, 2020
Disparities
Minority Research Scientists Hunt for a COVID-19 Cure
Temporarily putting aside their ongoing research, scientists are addressing the impact of COVID-19 on communities of color and seeking solutions. The COVID-19 pandemic hit Black communities around the United States quickly and furiously. While all of the country has felt the devastation of this virus, communities with limited access to healthcare have been hit hardest. […]
July 27, 2020
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