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Congressional Leaders Contest Potential Closure of Cyber College
Four Congressional leaders sent a letter to the Secretary of Defense contesting the potential elimination of the cyber college at the National Defense University (NDU). The College of Information and Cyberspace (CIC) is a component institution of the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., which provides joint higher education for the defense community. The CIC […]
May 1, 2020
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Chaplain Corps College Continues Chaplain Training, Providing Resiliency Professionals
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — The Air Force Chaplain Corps College at Air University starts its Basic Chaplain Course May 4 with detailed plans in place to mitigate any possible spread of the coronavirus while providing for much-needed trained resiliency professionals for military communities across the service. The Air Education and Training Command deemed […]
May 1, 2020
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Army to Proceed With West Point Graduation Ceremony Amid Coronavirus
The Army will proceed with this year’s graduation ceremony at the US Military Academy in June at West Point, New York, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with President Donald Trump giving the 2020 commencement speech for cadets. Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy said that after careful consideration, the Army is “putting the appropriate measures […]
May 1, 2020
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The Economy the Class of 2020 Needs. Both Coronavirus and Climate Change Demand a New Normal.
As we heal from the pandemic and begin to rebuild the economy for today’s graduates, we can not blindly recreate a broken system, but must find the strength and imagination to rethink business as usual. In considering the future for the class of 2020, both coronavirus and climate change demand a new economy – one that is sustainable, equitable, and circular.
May 1, 2020
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‘More Rivers to Cross’ for Penn State to Improve Status of Black Faculty
Penn State University still has “more rivers to cross” to improve the status of its Black faculty, according to a recent report by two of its professors who spent more than eight months researching the subject in an effort to highlight diversity issues at the institution.
April 30, 2020
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Jackson State University Counsels Local Small Businesses Impacted By COVID-19
Jackson State University’s Small Business Development Center is working with local small businesses impacted by the pandemic.
April 30, 2020
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College Teaching During the COVID-19 Outbreak
As COVID-19 has spread across the United States, various sectors of American life have had to take precautions in order to minimize the outbreak. College and university closures stand as a prime example of these precautions, as institutions of higher education have sent students home and turned to online learning to finish out the term. In the process, many students have been drastically impacted, including some more than others. It’s important that, now more than ever, we, as instructors, are mindful of these circumstances and use care in our courses.
April 30, 2020
COVID-19
Johns Hopkins Gets $200,000 in Federal Funds For COVID-19 Tracker
Johns Hopkins University has been given $200,000 in federal funds to support its global COVID-19 tracker that has become the preeminent resource worldwide for tracking the spread of the coronavirus. Democratic Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Democratic Representatives Dutch Ruppersberger and John P. Sarbanes said the federal funds will be disbursed through […]
April 30, 2020
Sports
NCAA Allows Athletes to Earn Income From Third-Party Endorsements
The National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA, on Wednesday announced it will allow college athletes to earn income from third-party endorsements but universities and colleges can’t pay these athletes for name, image and likeness activities. College athletes can identify themselves by sport and school but the use of conference and school logos and similar trademarks won’t […]
April 30, 2020
COVID-19
NYU’s Projected Spring and Summer Losses at $250 Million
New York University (NYU) lost $100 million in the spring semester and is projected to lose $150 million over the summer due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a university-wide email sent Monday, reported NYU’s student newspaper the Washington Square News. The university has also lost $60 million in housing and meal plan refunds, $4 […]
April 30, 2020
COVID-19
Texas State Technical College to Resume Some In-Person Classes on Monday
Texas State Technical College announced yesterday that it will resume in-person classes for some students on Monday, May 4, amid the coronavirus pandemic. These classes will resume at the college’s 10 campuses, reported the Waco Tribune-Herald, which added that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has authorized the return of students if they are in […]
April 30, 2020
COVID-19
Oprah is Commencement Speaker at FB’s May 15 Virtual Graduation Ceremony
Celebrated talk show host Oprah Winfrey will serve as commencement speaker for the hundreds of thousands of college seniors who are unable to attend their graduation ceremonies due to the coronavirus-related campus shutdowns. Winfrey will deliver her address virtually at an online graduation ceremony that will be hosted by social media giant Facebook next month. […]
April 30, 2020
COVID-19
Howard U President Named Co-Chair of a ReOpen DC Subcommittee
Howard University President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick has been named co-chair of a subcommittee that’s part of the newly created ReOpen DC initiative, the university said in a statement. Dr. Frederick will co-chair the Equity, Disparity Reduction, Vulnerable Populations Subcommittee which is tasked with advising on recovery efforts in communities hardest hit by the […]
April 30, 2020
COVID-19
U of Alaska to Furlough All Senior Administrators, Including President, Chancellors
The beleaguered University of Alaska (UA) this week said it will furlough all of its top administrators, including the institution’s president, chancellors and deans, in the upcoming fiscal year, to deal with revenue loss due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported Alaska Public Radio. UA has also furloughed 120 lower-level employees. The university is already grappling […]
April 30, 2020
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Who Will Be the Educational Architects After COVID-19?
COVID-19 sent shock waves around the nation as residents throughout the United States braced for the fallout of this pandemic. To date close to hundreds upon thousands of Americans in all fifty states have contracted the virus. Worse, lives have been shattered by the untimely deaths of loved ones suddenly stricken with failed respiratory systems. Similarly, once gainfully employed workers are now economically distressed. That is to say, some 22 million Americans have applied for unemployment insurance. Overall, the nation’s system of going about our normal daily lives has forever changed. Yet when we emerge from the shadows of what will be historically categorized as a dark moment in time for the entire world, how will everyday people go about rebuilding facets of their lives?
April 30, 2020
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DEIDRÉ KELLER
DEIDRÉ KELLER has been appointed dean of the Florida A&M University College of Law in Orlando. Currently a professor and associate dean at the Claude W. Pettit College of Law at Ohio Northern University, Keller holds a bachelor’s degree in English and sociology from Yale University as well as a law degree with honors from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta.
April 30, 2020
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DANIEL O. WILSON
DANIEL O. WILSON has been appointed vice president for enrollment management at Chowan University in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. Most recently dean of student and enrollment services at Nash Community College in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Wilson holds a bachelor’s in sociology from Longwood University; a master’s in human services from Liberty University; and a Ph.D. in organizational leadership from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology
April 30, 2020
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VALORA RICHARDSON
VALORA RICHARDSON has been named director of Hampton University Online. Previously assistant director of technology-enhanced teaching and learning at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Richardson holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Georgia State University, a master’s degree in technical communication from what is now Kennesaw State University in Marietta, Georgia and a Ph.D. in instructional technology from Georgia State.
April 30, 2020
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