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African-American
Our HBCUs Need Additional Congressional Support
As we approach June 30th, a date that marks the end of the annual or biennial fiscal years for forty-six of the nation’s fifty states, governors and state legislatures are being forced to make some extremely tough decisions in order to balance their budgets. If past precedent serves as any guide, we can readily anticipate that higher education will be forced to endure an outsized portion of those cuts and, as a consequence, our largely tuition-dependent, public HBCUs will, inevitably, suffer an even greater hardship from those state funding cuts than better-resourced flagship institutions.
June 22, 2020
African-American
Our Children are Watching: Teachers, What are Your Non-Verbal Messages Saying to Our Black Students?
Due to racial injustices – profiling in society and in schools – Black caregivers are obligated to train our children to be hyper-observant of their surroundings, and strangers and foes when driving, walking, playing, shopping, dining… in all situations. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a physical reprieve from deficit thinking and alienation in a brick-and-mortar setting, but not visually during online teaching where visuals dominate.
June 21, 2020
COVID-19
Stepping Away from The Brink: COVID-19 Pushed
COVID-19 has exacerbated and accelerated for many colleges and universities the challenges they already faced – rising cost, declining enrollment, not enough financial resources to support the operational structure, and a competitive market – to name a few.
June 21, 2020
Academics
Bass Makes History as First Asian American Female to Assume Air Force Post
General Charles Q. Brown Jr., who will take over as Chief of Staff of the Air Force this summer, has tapped Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne Bass to become the 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. She is the first female enlisted Airman to lead one of the U.S. armed forces. Brown and Bass […]
June 21, 2020
Academics
Poll Reveals Racial Divide Over Renaming Confederate Bases and Reparations
A new poll reveals that the majority of Americans are resistant to renaming U.S. military bases that carry the names of Confederate leaders, while two-thirds of Black Americans are in favor. The ABC/IPSOS poll also reveal that this same group is also opposed to providing reparations to the descendants of slaves. Black Americans (72%) are […]
June 21, 2020
Academics
Online Tool Helps Veterans Enroll at Penn State University
Penn State University has announced that a new online tool can help military service members and veterans looking to see how their experiences in the military can translate into credits toward a Penn State degree. The university has launched the Transfer Credit Tool to find out how their military educational experiences may gain them Penn […]
June 21, 2020
Academics
Secretary of Defense Outlines New Efforts to Improve Diversity in Armed Forces
An internal review of the U.S military is underway, with the goal of improving diversity and “ensuring equal opportunity across the ranks.” That was the message from Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who made the announcement in a video message to the Department of Defense, outlining two new boards he will establish to address diversity […]
June 21, 2020
Opinion
Roueche Center Forum: Are We Really Serious About Diversity, Equity and Inclusion?
While I believe that most faculty members and leaders, no matter their race or ethnicity, value diversity and are committed to the concepts of equity and inclusion — and may even have specific goals to improve diversity — progress is stalled. Actions do not seem to match rhetoric. The question is, are we in higher education truly sincere in what we say about the value of diversity, equity and inclusion?
June 19, 2020
African-American
A Coalition of Maryland HBCUs Keeps the Hope of a Legal Settlement Alive
Last month, Maryland’s governor vetoed a bill that would allot $577 million to the state’s four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) over 10 years. Still, the institutions hold hope for the legal resolution of a suit that alleges state policies perpetuate segregated higher education by underfunding its HBCUs.
June 19, 2020
Sports
Ivy League Will Give Student-Athletes Election Day Off
The Ivy League announced it will give student-athletes a day off on Nov. 3, Election Day, as part of a plan for “deliberate action to condemn all forms of systemic racism and social inequality. ” It also announced that the Ivy League office will be closed Friday, June 19, 2020, in recognition of Juneteenth, a […]
June 19, 2020
News Roundup
SEC to Mississippi: Change Confederate Symbol on Flag or Lose Sports Events
Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey said on Thursday that if Mississippi doesn’t change its Confederate-themed state flag the conference will consider not hosting championships events in the state. “In the event there is no change, there will be consideration of precluding Southeastern Conference championship events from being conducted in the State of Mississippi until the […]
June 19, 2020
News Roundup
Oklahoma State Football Coach Again Accused of Using N-Word in a 1989 Game
Alfred Williams, a former University of Colorado football player has renewed his allegation that Oklahoma State University’s football coach Mike Gundy called him the N-word — twice — during a game in 1989, reported The Oklahoman. At the time, Gundy was Oklahoma State’s star quarterback and Williams was a linebacker for the University of Colorado. […]
June 19, 2020
News Roundup
Bethany College to Remove Name of Former Ku Klux Klan Member From Building
Amid a national reckoning on racism, Bethany College said it will remove the name of Robert C. Byrd, once a member of the Ku Klux Klan, from the health center on campus. Byrd was a Senator from West Virginia and was part of the KKK in the 1940s. He later had a change of heart […]
June 19, 2020
News Roundup
U of Georgia Marching Band Drops ‘Gone With the Wind’ Song
The University of Georgia’s marching band has dropped the tradition of playing the song ‘Tara’s Theme,’ from the film Gone With the Wind, which many say glorifies slavery. That tune has now been replaced by the song ‘Georgia On My Mind.’ In a letter this week, the university’s Redcoat Band’s acting director, Brett Bawcum, said […]
June 19, 2020
Home
Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to End DACA, Educators Celebrate
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children from being deported.
June 18, 2020
News Roundup
University of Portland Takes Down Statue of a Slave
The University of Portland has taken down the statue of a slave that was part of a monument to explorer William Clark on the North Portland campus, reported Oregon Live. York was a slave to Clark from an early age and was an integral member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which was sent by […]
June 18, 2020
News Roundup
U of Rochester Removes Name of Founder Who Resisted Admitting Black Students
In response to students’ demands amid the nationwide anti-racism protests, the University of Rochester has removed from campus the name of its founder who resisted admitting Black students, reported the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. George Hoyt Whipple was a Nobel laureate and the first dean of the medical school. For as long as he could, […]
June 18, 2020
News Roundup
University of Mississippi to Move a Confederate Statue From the Heart of Campus
The University of Mississippi will move a Confederate statue from its prominent place on campus to a secluded area in a Civil War cemetery also on campus. The decision to move the statue was made after the state college board on Thursday approved a university proposal to relocate the statue. The university hasn’t announced a […]
June 18, 2020
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