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Texas A&M Professor Penalized for Participating in Scholar Strike
Critical race theorist Dr. Wendy Moore, an associate professor of sociology at Texas A&M University, received a formal reprimand and a two-day suspension without pay for participating in the Scholar Strike, a national movement for academics to pause on Sept. 8 and 9 to reflect on racism. She’s one of a growing list of faculty members who have come under pressure for their activism this fall.
October 21, 2020
COVID-19
Hampton University to Remain Online in Spring 2021
Classes at the historically Black Hampton University will remain online in spring 2021 due to considerations of the COVID-19 pandemic, 13NewsNow reported. “With the cases spiking on college and university campuses, including HBCUs, and in a majority of the states, we have determined that it is in the best interest of the entire Hampton University community […]
October 21, 2020
Community Colleges
EAB Launches Initiative to Close Higher Education Equity Gaps by 2030
With the establishment of the “Moon Shot for Equity” initiative, EAB, a higher education consulting firm, will partner with four-year universities and community colleges to close equity gaps by 2030.
October 21, 2020
Students
Going the Distance: COVID-19 Complicates Graduate Student Retention Efforts
For several decades, research has shown that about half of graduate students leave their programs before completing their degrees. What strategies are institutions of higher ed implementing to help retain their graduate students given the ongoing pandemic?
October 21, 2020
International
Institutions Rethink International Recruitment as COVID-19, Political Climate Complicate Process
Due to the limits on in-person interactions during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, graduate schools have transformed their recruitment strategies, especially for international students.
October 21, 2020
Students
California Community Colleges System Receives $100 Million Gift to Help Students in Need
The California Community Colleges system announced Tuesday that it has received $100 million to help more students complete degrees, transfer to universities and afford basic living expenses, the Los Angeles Times reported. The gift – from the Jay Pritzker Foundation – “will fund scholarships for students who have made significant progress toward completing a certificate, […]
October 21, 2020
African-American
Thomas Gibson Named New Chancellor of University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Dr. Thomas Gibson, vice president for student affairs and vice provost at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, has been named the 15th chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point – and its Marshfield and Wausau campuses – the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune reported. The announcement came Tuesday from the UW System Board of Regents, which […]
October 21, 2020
Sports
Norfolk State Hires First Female Director of Football Operations
The historically Black Norfolk State University has made history by appointing its first female director of football operations: Katina Roberts, WAVY-TV reported. According to WAVY-TV, Roberts, 44, previously worked in the NSU athletics business office and took a chance and applied for the management job. She never played football before — but to Head Football […]
October 21, 2020
News Roundup
Howard U School of Divinity Awarded $1M for Ethical Leadership and Racial Justice Initiative
The Howard University School of Divinity (HUSD) was recently awarded $1 million from the The Lilly Endowment Inc., a private philanthropic foundation, to launch the Ethical Leadership and Racial Justice Initiative. In a nutshell, the initiative will fund a cohort program for students whose academic interests align with ethical leadership and racial justice. It will support students who are pursuing theological training in an […]
October 21, 2020
Latest News
Statewide Free College Programs Aren’t Necessarily Equitable, Study Finds
Statewide free college programs are growing in popularity. The United States now has 23 programs – an increase of 8 programs compared to three years ago – that cover tuition and fees at either two or four-year institutions. While college affordability advocates celebrate the trend, a recent study released by The Education Trust concludes that just because these programs offer free tuition, that does not mean they are equitably designed.
October 21, 2020
Recruitment & Retention
Institutions Still Working to Achieve Faculty Diversity Goals Despite COVID-19-Related Challenges
While the number of new hires has decreased in the COVID-19 era, the vision of more diverse and inclusive faculty remains decisive.
October 20, 2020
Latest News
Stanford’s Business School Launches Two Initiatives as Part of Commitment to Increasing Equity on Campus
After the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, Dr. Sarah A. Soule, the Morgridge Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB), noticed that many Black faculty and staff members were being asked to write and teach about systemic racism and racial injustice.
October 20, 2020
African-American
NAACP Tackles Black Student Debt Crisis
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) put a national spotlight on the Black student debt crisis in the U.S. and suggested how to combat it. The nation’s oldest civil rights organization, held a virtual press conference on Monday to discuss a report titled “Legislation, Policy and the Black Student Debt Crisis,” […]
October 20, 2020
STEM
UT Austin’s Plans to Increase Diversity in Academia with Award from The National Science Foundation
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) and eight other research universities have recently been granted a 3-and-a-half-year award funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to make the pathway of increasing diversity in academia more accessible for historically underrepresented minorities. This research project is part of NSF’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the […]
October 20, 2020
Community Colleges
The Oregon Department of Corrections to End Most Adult Education Contracts at Community Colleges
The Oregon Department of Corrections will end most of its adult education contracts with Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) and other Oregon community colleges in 2021, according to The East Oregonian. While the 2-year schools have tried to appeal to the department to change course, the department made the final decision last wee. This decision […]
October 20, 2020
STEM
Five Penn Faculty Members Elected to The National Academy of Medicine
Five faculty members from The University of Pennsylvania have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) — one of the nation’s highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. Dr. William Beltran of the school of veterinary medicine; Dr. Matthew McHugh of the school of nursing, and Drs. Ronald DeMatteo, Raina Merchant, […]
October 20, 2020
COVID-19
Tufts Administration Receives Backlash from Faculty Senate about Handling of Dental School Furloughs
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Tufts University has laid off several employees and reduced salaries from its School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM), which drew backlash from the Faculty Senate, according to Tufts Daily News. The Faculty Senate includes members from all schools within the university and stated that the actions of Tufts’ administrators […]
October 20, 2020
African-American
Dr. Theresa B. Felder Makes History as Harford Community College’s First Black President
Dr. Theresa B. Felder has been selected as the next president of Harford Community College. She will serve as the first Black president in the college’s history, reported The Baltimore Sun. As the institution’s 10th president, she will begin on Jan. 1. The former president, Dianna Phillips, resigned from the college in February. Since then, […]
October 20, 2020
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