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Sports
SWAC Postpones All Fall Sports, Says Football Training Will Begin in January
The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced the postponement of all scheduled fall sports contests due to COVID-19 and said it has “started the process of formalizing plans” to hold these contests in the spring. Specifically, the conference said football training will begin in January 2021, ahead of a planned seven-game conference schedule. “Each member institution will […]
July 21, 2020
African-American
U of South Florida Creates $500,000 Fund for Projects to Study Systemic Racism
The University of South Florida has created a $500,000 fund to support the first round of research projects in a year-long series to explore systemic racism and find ways to solve the problem. The effort will be guided by a newly formed task force of faculty and staff from campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and […]
July 21, 2020
News Roundup
George Washington University to Reconsider Its ‘Colonials’ Moniker
George Washington University said on Monday it is reconsidering its ‘Colonials’ moniker, which its Board’s Naming Task Force said “stood apart as an issue of great concern.” Over the years, students have been calling for a change to the university’s moniker. Last year, students created a petition saying the moniker “glorifies the act of systemic oppression” […]
July 21, 2020
African-American
Nearly 300 Faculty, Students Say Dartmouth Is ‘Racially Hostile’
Close to 300 Dartmouth College faculty and students have written a letter to the college leadership saying the institution is “racially hostile” and needs to take “concrete steps to unravel its built-in structural racism perpetuated through the superficial and short-term fixes that our senior leadership constantly applies to the problem.” In the letter to Dartmouth […]
July 21, 2020
African-American
Calling Asian Americans to Action: Why We Can’t Stay Silent about Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter protests erupted across the United States this year, provoked by the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many others that have not seen full justice. As Asian Americans, we need to assess how we’ve been silent or apathetic to Black issues. It’s time we speak up and do something for Black Lives Matter – because frankly, we haven’t done enough.
July 20, 2020
Sports
Commonwealth Coast Conference Suspends Fall Sports Competition
The Commonwealth Coast Conference said it is suspending intercollegiate sports competition this coming fall “in the face of unprecedented challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.” The conference said that, if public health conditions improve and NCAA guidance is favorable, it hopes to begin competition for winter sports athletic competition as early as Jan. 1, 2021. […]
July 20, 2020
Sports
NEAC Suspends Intercollegiate Athletic Competition in the Fall
The North Eastern Athletic Conference has suspended intercollegiate athletic competition in the fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference said a decision regarding winter and spring competition will be made at a later date. The conference said it will continue to monitor the scale of the pandemic and rely on NCAA recommendations, Centers for […]
July 20, 2020
Sports
East Coast Conference Suspends All Intercollegiate Competition During the Fall
The East Coast Conference has decided to suspend all intercollegiate competition during the fall 2020 semester due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The events affected by the cancellation are men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball. Women’s tennis has already been moved to the spring […]
July 20, 2020
Home
Over 100 Campus Police Departments Got Military Equipment Through This Federal Program
According to data from the Defense Logistics Agency, over 100 university police departments have acquired military equipment from the U.S. Department of Defense 1033 program, which allows police departments to acquire surplus military gear at low cost.
July 20, 2020
African-American
Three Atlanta HBCUs Will Go Fully Online This Fall As COVID-19 Cases Rise
Three prominent HBCUs (historically Black colleges or universities) — Morehouse College, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University — announced on Monday they will remain fully online this fall due to escalating COVID-19 cases nationwide.
July 20, 2020
Sports
MIAA To Delay the Start of All Sports Practices, Competition
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or MIAA, said it will delay the start of all intercollegiate athletic practices until the week of Aug. 31, with the start of competition delayed until the week of Sept. 28, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This plan allows our student-athletes to get back on campus and get acclimated […]
July 20, 2020
Sports
Colonial Athletic Association Cancels Fall Football Amid Pandemic
The Colonial Athletic Association has decided to cancel football this coming fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference’s 12 members though will be allowed to pursue their own schedules, said ESPN. “The institutions of the Colonial Athletic Association recognize that we compete in a Conference made up of ten distinctive institutions that are located […]
July 20, 2020
Students
Spelman College to Create Scholarship in Memory of John Lewis
Spelman College announced it will create an endowed scholarship to honor the memory of civil rights icon and longtime Congressman John Lewis who died on Friday. The scholarship will provide a one-time tuition contribution of $10,000, awarded every year to five Social Justice Fellows. “We believe that the best way to honor Congressman Lewis is to […]
July 20, 2020
LGBTQ+
U of Maryland Hospital Sued for Canceling Hysterectomy for Transgender Man
A transgender man last week filed a lawsuit against a Univ. of Maryland hospital for allegedly canceling a hysterectomy he was scheduled for, reported The Washington Post. Jesse Hammons, 33, said he was scheduled for the procedure at the university’s St. Joseph Medical Center on Jan. 6. However, his surgeon called him the night before […]
July 20, 2020
COVID-19
Ithaca College Won’t Allow Students From States With High Numbers of COVID-19 Cases on Campus
Ithaca College said it will not allow students from states with high numbers of COVID-19 cases to move to campus or take in-person classes this coming fall. The college said it has made this decision in line with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s June 24 executive order requiring individuals traveling into New York State from […]
July 20, 2020
Other News
Healthy Black Kids Die More Often After Surgery Than White Kids, Study Finds
(CNN) — Within 30 days from theirsurgeries, Black children had a greater risk of suffering complications and death than white children and were nearly 3.5 times more likely to die within that time period, according to new research published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. It’s well known that Black people have higher rates of poor […]
July 20, 2020
Other News
More Than 1,000 CDC Employees Sign Letter Decrying ‘Toxic Culture’ of Racism in Agency
As Americans look to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to navigate the country out of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 1,000 employees at the CDC have penned a letter documenting “ongoing and recurring acts of racism and discrimination” against Black employees, according to NPR. The letter reportedly addresses the CDC director […]
July 20, 2020
Disparities
COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Need to Diversify Healthcare Workforce
The pandemic’s devastating impact on communities of color clarifies the need for diversity among healthcare workers and public health leaders. “We live in a country where your wealth and your socioeconomic status is a big determinant for how healthy you are, how long you will live and whether you live with a higher burden of […]
July 20, 2020
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