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Called To Care: Will The COVID-19 Pandemic Drive A Nursing Boom?

Capital Region colleges are reporting increased interest in their nursing programs even as the COVID-19 pandemic has strained their ability to provide a nursing education. Read More

October 19, 2020

Teachers At Hunter College Campus Schools Warn They May Still Strike Over COVID-19

The teachers union for Hunter College Campus Schools said Sunday it may still strike over COVID-19 concerns. Read More

October 19, 2020

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Wagner College Gets Top Rating for Coronavirus Dashboard

Wagner College is one of three colleges in the United States to receive a top rating of an A+ for its coronavirus (COVID-19) reporting dashboard, a new website reported. The website, We Rate Covid Dashboard, recently rated college COVID-19 dashboards for transparency and completeness. The site was created by a group of medical, epidemiology, public health policy […]

October 19, 2020

How Colleges Have Learned To Combat The Coronavirus

Some colleges are creating a blueprint for how to safely remain open during the coronavirus pandemic, relying heavily on regular testing and doing what they can to curb parties and other large gatherings. Read More

October 19, 2020

COVID-19 Pandemic Cuts Enrollment at Some Washington State Colleges, Forces Others to Reimagine Higher Ed

Washington’s colleges and universities were braced for a big drop in enrollment this fall, expecting college kids to opt out of remotely taught classes and defer their educations for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic. The good news: Most kids showed up after all. The not-so-good news: Colleges are reporting that students from low-income families were […]

October 19, 2020

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The President of a New York College Resigns After More Than 700 students Test Positive for COVID-19

The president of the State University of New York at Oneonta has resigned, as the school grapples with hundreds of reported COVID-19 cases within the university since the beginning of the semester. Read More

October 19, 2020

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Meet Dr. Chinua Akimaro Thelwell, an Interdisciplinary Scholar on Race and Place

Dr. Chinua Akimaro Thelwell has always found college classrooms to be one of the “few spaces in American society where people could have honest and informed conversations around race and racism.” When entering the higher education space as a professor, Thelwell wanted to incorporate those ideas and conversations into his teaching.

October 19, 2020

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Institutions Still Working To Achieve Faculty Diversity Goals Despite COVID-19-Related Challenges

While the number of new hires has decreased in the COVID-19 era, the vision of more diverse and inclusive faculty remains decisive. It goes without saying that COVID-19 has impacted all areas of higher education, but those involved in the recruitment and retention of diverse faculty remain committed and are finding creative ways to achieve […]

October 19, 2020

RICK W. SMITH SR.

RICK W. SMITH SR. has been appointed vice president for institutional advancement and community relations at Pennsylvania Regional College. Formerly vice president of institutional advancement, development and athletics at Kentucky State University, Smith holds a bachelor’s from the University of Louisville, a master’s from Kennedy Western University and a master’s from the Lilly School of Philanthropy at Indiana University-Purdue University.

October 16, 2020

UT Austin’s Plans to Increase Diversity in Academia with Award from The National Science Foundation

The University of Austin Texas (UT Austin) and eight other research universities have recently been granted a 3-and-a-half-year award funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) — to make the pathway of increasing diversity in academia more accessible for historically underrepresented minorities. This research project is part of NSF’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the […]

October 15, 2020

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Community Colleges

The Revenue Gap for Community Colleges Comes to $78 Billion. Would Biden’s Election Make a Difference?

There’s a $78 billion revenue gap between community colleges and four-year institutions, according to a recent report by the Center for American Progress, a left-wing think tank. The study found that community colleges receive $8,800 less in revenue per student enrolled compared to four-year colleges.

October 15, 2020

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University of Notre Dame Faculty Sign Open Letter Regarding Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court Confirmation

Dozens of faculty members at the University of Notre Dame have signed an open letter urging Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a former law professor at the school, to halt her Supreme Court confirmation process until after Election Day, reported Yahoo News. The letter had 88 signatures of professors from both the undergraduate and graduate level, […]

October 15, 2020

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Former Millersville University Dean Files Civil rights Lawsuit Against School

A former Millersville University dean, Dr. Charity Welch, is pursuing a civil rights lawsuit against the school — one year after the university settled another federal racial discrimination lawsuit for $170,000 — alleging discrimination and unfair treatment because of her race, age and gender, reported The Lancaster Online. Welch filed a suit on Oct. 6. […]

October 15, 2020

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University of Iowa Discipline Students for Policy Violations of COVID-19

The University of Iowa is disciplining students for policy violations that fail to stop the spread of the coronavirus, such as not wearing a mask or social distancing, according to Iowa City Press-Citizen. Though the university has asked students to think about their personal responsibility to prevent the spread of the coronavirus on campus, that […]

October 15, 2020

AAC&U Receives Grant To Support Programs for Low-Income Students

The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) received a grant of $1,249,400 from Ascendium Education Group to support membership and event participation for institutions serving students with high financial need. This grant — part of Ascendium’s Maintain Momentum initiative, which recognizes the key role postsecondary education membership organizations and networks play in the success […]

October 15, 2020

International Colloquium Tackles Intersection of Racial Uprisings, COVID-19

This year’s International Colloquium on Black Males in Education (ICBME) is tackling the intersection of racial uprisings and COVID-19, a challenge the U.S., and by extension the world, is grappling with.

October 15, 2020

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TMCF Kicks Off Its First Virtual Leadership Institute

A cohort of 483 students selected from historically Black colleges and universities are spending five days immersed in professional networking opportunities. The Leadership Institute conference – which kicked off virtually on Tuesday – features sessions on four major themes: financial literacy, leadership, personal branding and 21st-century skill building.

October 15, 2020

Tapping Home-Grown Potential

Top 100 Undergraduate & Graduate Degree Producers

October 15, 2020