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IHEP Study, Top 100 Rankings Highlight Student Diversity Record of Flagship Institutions

Minority students are achieving academic success, but all too often not at the public flagship institutions entrusted with serving them.

January 6, 2020

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Schatz Secures $1.1 Mil for New ROTC Program at UH-Mānoa

US Sen. Brian Schatz helped secure $1.1 million for a first-ever Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. The funding was included in the bipartisan spending deal signed into law by the president this month. Read More

January 6, 2020

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Caldwell University Agrees to Pay More Than $4.8 Million to Resolve Allegations of Violating False Claims Act

NEWARK, N.J. – Caldwell University has agreed to pay the United States more than $4.8 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in a fraudulent scheme to defraud a federal education benefit program, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. “Caldwell University tried to hoodwink the Department of Veterans Affairs and, worse, veterans themselves, by claiming to […]

January 6, 2020

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College Students Panic Over FAFSA’s Fine Print About Registering for the Draft

After a U.S. airstrike killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Quds military force, in Baghdad on Thursday, Iran vowed “crushing revenge” against all responsible. Now, with #NoWarinIran, #TrumpsWar and #WorldWarIII trending on Twitter, users are looking into the draft — and how the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) could play into their […]

January 6, 2020

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African-American

Dr. Billy C. Hawkins Revives Ailing HBCU Amid Cheers and Controversy

As president of Talladega College, Dr. Billy C. Hawkins is known as a turnaround expert among higher education leaders. Now, as chair of the 37 presidents of United Negro College Fund (UNCF) institutions, Hawkins is sharing his turnaround skills with others.

January 6, 2020

Film Producer Gifts $2 Million to Northwestern University, Establishes Dramatic Writing Professorship

A $2 million gift from the Berlanti Family Foundation will establish a dramatic writing professorship titled the Barbara Berlanti Professorship in Writing for the Screen and Stage at Northwestern University’s School of Communications. The endowed professorship intends to “significantly expand” the school’s writing programs by boosting teaching capacity and creating a curriculum that trains students […]

January 6, 2020

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Faculty & Staff

Study on Black Youth and Racism Should Alarm Us All and Push Us to Action

On the last day of 2019, I had to purge and get my thoughts out by writing on what is the most troubling study I’ve read on Black youth and racism in quite a while. It has nagged me for over a week, but I could not find the words to express or capture my deep-to-the-heart rage.

January 2, 2020

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Princeton University to Display Portraits of Campus Workers

Portraits depicting campus workers will be displayed on Princeton University’s campus in order to represent the working class and highlight racial struggle, according to CNN. The artist Mario Moore painted 10 workers at Princeton including those working in campus dining, grounds maintenance, security and facilities. With his subjects being mostly African-Americans, Moore was inspired by […]

January 2, 2020

Hillary Clinton Named Chancellor of Queen’s University at Belfast

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was named chancellor of Queen’s University at Belfast (QUB), becoming the first woman in the school’s history to take on the role, according to the BBC News. Clinton will hold the position for five years where she will also serve as an advisor to the president and vice-chancellor of […]

January 2, 2020

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After Year of Unpaid Leave, Accused University of Illinois Professor Won’t Return

After admitting that sexual harassment allegations filed against him were true in the fall of 2018, University of Illinois law professor Dr. Jay Kesan took a voluntary year of unpaid leave, expecting to return this month. However, as reported by The Associated Press, Kesan will not return and, instead, is on “university sanctioned leave.” In […]

January 2, 2020

Community Colleges

Dr. Stevie Watson Focuses on Recruitment, Retention and Graduation at SUNY Morrisville

Dr. Stevie Watson is the first dean of the School of Agriculture, Business & Technology at the State University of New York (SUNY) Morrisville, one of two new schools the university formed after it reorganized programs previously spread across four schools. Watson arrives at a time when the SUNY system, which is made up of 64 campuses, has seen several years of declining enrollment — down 9.9% between 2010 and 2018.

January 1, 2020

Michigan Jury Sides With UM Over Professors of Color

Is it a level playing field for professors of color in academia? Here’s a story that broke before Christmas that will make you question what it takes to prove discrimination.

December 30, 2019

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In Memoriam: Leaders the Higher Education World Lost in 2019

In 2019, the higher education world lost some of its influencers, leaders and luminaries, from Pulitzer Prize winners to doctors and lawmakers. Their work lives on, and the academic community continues to honor their memory.

December 30, 2019

2019 Year in Review

In 2019, issues related to diversity in higher education took the national stage, from affirmative action, to DACA and to NCAA athletics.

December 30, 2019

University of Lynchburg Welcomes New Diversity and Inclusion Officer

University of Lynchburg named a new diversity and inclusion officer, Dr. Robert L. Canida. Canida is the former director of diversity and inclusion at the University of North Carolina-Pembroke. He worked for the University of North Carolina system for about two decades, most recently teaching library research and information literacy courses. Canida replaced Dr. Aaron […]

December 29, 2019

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The New School Received $880,000 in Grants

The New School recently received grants from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and The Open Society Foundation’s Higher Education Support Program totaling $880,000 in order to support initiatives related to immigration within the United States. Through the New University in Exile Consortium (New UIE Consortium), the funding will go towards helping endangered scholars and graduate […]

December 29, 2019

Kevin Guskiewicz Named UNC Chancellor

Dr. Kevin Guskiewicz was recently named chancellor and chief executive officer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). He has been the interim chancellor since February and also previously served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC. Guskiewicz earned his bachelor’s degree from West Chester University, a master’s […]

December 29, 2019

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22 U.S. Representatives Write Letter Supporting Harvard’s Graduate Worker Strike

Twenty-two Harvard graduates currently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter on Dec. 20 in support of the university’s graduate student employees who began striking for health insurance, a higher minimum wage and better protections against discrimination on Dec. 3. In the letter, the alumni emphasize a worker’s rights to unionize and […]

December 29, 2019