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News Roundup
Dr. Ansley Abraham Recognized For Championing Minority Ph.D.s
August 16, 2021
Opinion
Who Succeeds As An HBCU President?
As of this writing, eleven HBCUs are looking for their next president. I added to that number recently indicating this would be my last year at Dillard, completing 10 years here, and into my 18th as a president.
August 16, 2021
News Roundup
AAUP Pressures Campuses to Enact Safe Reopenings with Delta Variant
As schools prepare for the fall, the president of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), issued a statement calling on campus administrations to put safety measures in place given the spread of COVID-19's Delta variant.
August 16, 2021
News Roundup
Education, Labor Departments Partner to Help Unemployed Get Postsecondary Education
The U.S. Department of Education is teaming up with the Department of Labor on an initiative to connect millions of unemployed Americans to postsecondary education, particularly for people whose employment has been displaced in the pandemic.
August 16, 2021
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Ivory A. Toldson Named NAACP's New Director of Education Innovation and Research
The NAACP has named Dr. Ivory A. Toldson its new director of education innovation and research.
August 13, 2021
Opinion
A Revolution in Teacher Pay is Needed to Recruit and Retain the Best and Brightest
The battle for the future of education begins with motivating the best college and university students to choose to pursue careers in education.
August 13, 2021
Other News
Children of Disabled or Deceased Veterans Eligible for Educational Financial Support in Pennsylvania
August 13, 2021
Other News
Graduate School USA Sold to American Public Education, Inc., Owner of For-Profit Universities
August 13, 2021
Other News
Lieutenant General Becomes Second Woman in History To Lead Combatant Command, Receive Fourth Star
August 13, 2021
News Roundup
Senator Elizabeth Warren Stops Opposing Biden's Higher Ed Nominee
President Joe Biden's nomination of James Kvaal to be undersecretary of Education, a position that oversees higher education and student aid, is making traction with Senator Elizabeth Warren no longer blocking the confirmation.
August 13, 2021
Institutions
How Should Recent Philanthropic Windfalls Be Managed?
The HBCUs that collectively received hundreds of millions of dollars as part of MacKenzie Scott’s wide-ranging philanthropy do not have to file compliance reports or explain how they will use those funds.
August 13, 2021
HBCUs
South Carolina HBCU Makes 2021-2022 Tuition-Free for Full Time Students
Clinton College, a small, historically Black college in South Carolina, is offering free tuition in 2021-2022 for all its full-time students attending in-person or online.
August 13, 2021
Veterans
After Clerical Errors Led to Suspension, Howard Reapplies for G.I. Benefits
August 13, 2021
Health
West Virginia Wesleyan College Will Charge $750 to its Unvaccinated Students
A small private college in West Virginia will require students who have not taken the COVID-19 vaccine to pay a $750 fee when classes start this fall.
August 13, 2021
Students
Student Parents Continue to Face Housing Insecurity
According to a report from the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, about 68% of student parents in 2019 reported facing housing insecurity. That was before the pandemic.
August 12, 2021
Latest News
Webinar Brings Equity to the Forefront of the Sustainability Movement
People of color—especially indigenous communities—have long worked to address sustainability issues. Yet, their efforts are often not recognized nor do many identify with the larger sustainability movement.
August 12, 2021
Opinion
Sunisa “Suni” Lee Should Turn Gold Into Gold Under New NCAA Rules
Suni Lee, the 18-year old Olympic Gold medalist for “all-around gymnast,” stepped in when the “greatest of all time” Simone Biles withdrew at the Tokyo games. Lee’s golden moment is captured in images that have been tweeted and shared on social media.
August 12, 2021
HBCUs
Dillard University Professor Named Louisiana's Poet Laureate
Louisiana’s next poet laureate is Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy, an English professor and folklorist at New Orleans’s historically Black college and university (HBCU), Dillard University.
August 12, 2021
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