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Dr. Dwayne Smith: From First Gen Student to CEO of Housatonic Community College
In July, Dr. Dwayne Smith began his new role as CEO of Housatonic Community College.
August 11, 2020
Community Colleges
A New Initiative Supports Rural Community Colleges
Education Design Lab, a nonprofit for innovation in higher education, will focus on supporting rural community colleges in its new initiative, called âBuilding Rural Innovation, Designing Educational Strategiesâ or âBRIDGES.â
August 11, 2020
African-American
Virtual Book Club Puts Focus on Implicit Bias
To understand individual prejudice, the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) has developed a virtual Implicit Bias Book Club for faculty members and community partners to participate in virtually.
August 10, 2020
Recruitment & Retention
$4.2 Million Will Be Distributed to 14 Montana Colleges To Support Low-Income Students
Fourteen Montana colleges and universities will receive roughly $4.2 million from the Department of Education for TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) âin an effort to increase retention and graduation rates for low-income students,â reports The Great Falls Tribune. âMy parents always said â and I still believe â that public education is the great equalizer [âŚ]
August 10, 2020
COVID-19
California Creates Higher Ed Recovery Taskforce to Mitigate COVID-19 Impact
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is bringing together state and national experts in higher education equity and innovation to create the California Higher Education Recovery with Equity Taskforce. Beginning this month, the task force will determine what mid- and long-term actions the stateâs education leaders, government and philanthropic institutions should take to mitigate and recover from the [âŚ]
August 10, 2020
News Roundup
Employees to Undergo Furloughs as U of Arizona Faces $250 Million Shortfall
Some employees at the University of Arizona (UA) will face furloughs as the school struggles to deal with a potential $250 million shortfall due to drops in revenue brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, reports Arizona Public Media. In an email to the university community on Friday, UA president Robert Robbins said the school âwill [âŚ]
August 10, 2020
African-American
âWhat Do You Call a Black Man with a Ph.D.?â
Malcolm X once famously asked, âWhat do you call a Black man with a PhD?â Years before I earned my doctorate, my mother and father migrated from Haiti in search of the American dream and running water. Today, I have chosen to raise my family in the States and in some ways, fulfilled the vision of my God-fearing parents.
August 10, 2020
Other News
University of California Requires Flu Shots for Students, Faculty and Staff
Students, faculty and staff in the University of California system will be required to get flu vaccinations before Nov. 1 as part of a new system-wide executive order, UC officials announced Friday. Read More
August 10, 2020
Other News
How One Dynamic Duo Is Transforming Womenâs Health On College Campuses During COVID-19
During her freshman year in college, Crystal Evuleocha began to experience unusual abdominal pain. After a few days of the pain getting worse, she went to the health center on campus, but upon finding the center closed realized sheâd have to visit the next day during business hours. Not knowing what to do, she turned [âŚ]
August 10, 2020
Other News
COVID-19 Safety Pledges Common at Ohio Universities, But Not All Are the Same
Some call it a pledge. For others, itâs a âcompactâ or a âcommitment.â No matter the name, colleges and universities across Ohio are asking students, faculty and staff to agree to follow certain guidelines and health precautions as they return to campus in the age of COVID-19. Some have been criticized as a possible way [âŚ]
August 10, 2020
Other News
Town Halls at Penn State College of Medicine Reveal the Same Racial Tensions That Plague the Nation
On May 29th, 2020, four days after the killing of George Floyd, we received a message from a Black medical student at the Penn State College of Medicine on the Hershey campus. She said she was scared. The administration, she told us, hadnât offered her any support. She was finding it hard to focus. Her [âŚ]
August 10, 2020
Other News
âI Canât Afford Tuitionâ: College Students Face Financial Strains, Health Concerns From Pandemic Ahead of Fall Semester
Brittany Goddardâs final semester at Howard University isnât the dream ending she imagined in Washington, D.C. When the coronavirus pandemic shut down the U.S. economy in March, she scrambled to pack up her belongings since she had to be out of her dorm room within 48 hours. At the same time, she lost her part-time [âŚ]
August 10, 2020
Other News
No Parties, No Trips: Colleges Set COVID-19 Rules for Fall
As they struggle to salvage some semblance of a campus experience this fall, U.S. colleges are requiring promises from students to help contain the coronavirus â no keg parties, no long road trips and no outside guests on campus. No kidding. Administrators warn that failure to wear masks, practice social distancing and avoid mass gatherings [âŚ]
August 10, 2020
Other News
COVID-19 Threatens Small Colleges and Towns They Keep Alive
Thereâs a lot riding on a kickoff set for 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. The Sterling College Warriors are scheduled to take on the McPherson College Bulldogs at home. If that familiar thud of shoe against football and cheer from the stands doesnât happen, the college that keeps the central Kansas townâs economy humming, that [âŚ]
August 10, 2020
International
Seminar Aims to Diversify the U.S. Department of State
The Cox-State Department Diplomacy Seminar, a program by the Una Chapman Cox Foundation, is designed to expose underrepresented students to potential careers with the U.S. Department of State.
August 10, 2020
International
International Conference Explores Religious Diversity in Higher Education
When we talk about diversity, equity and inclusion on campus, religion isnât always a part of the conversation. But with its inaugural international conference, Convergence, a nonprofit focused on campus religious diversity, worked to change that.
August 10, 2020
Sports
Mid-American Conference Postpones Entire Fall Sports Season
ESPN reported that the Mid-American Conference (MAC) âhas postponed its entire fall sports season, becoming the first FBS conference to make the drastic decision because of ongoing concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.â According to ESPN, Dr. Jon Steinbrecher, MACâs commissioner, âsaid the decision âwas not made lightly nor without significant contemplation and conversation over the [âŚ]
August 9, 2020
Sports
Big Ten Football Programs to Remain in âAcclimatization Periodâ
ESPN reported that Big Ten football programs âwill remain in the âacclimatization periodâ of practices, allowed to use helmets as their only piece of protective equipment until further notice, the league announced Saturday.â According to ESPN, Big Ten football programs âopened preseason camps Thursday and Friday. NCAA rules state that teams must conduct their first [âŚ]
August 9, 2020
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