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Coalition for a Diverse Harvard Nominates Governing Candidates

The Coalition for a Diverse Harvard, an alumni group dedicated to increasing diversity at the school, endorsed five candidates for this year’s Board of Overseers election and six candidates for an elected director position on the board of the Harvard Alumni Association, reported The Harvard Crimson. The Board of Overseers is the school’s second-highest governing […]

March 26, 2020

U of Michigan Hires New Law Firm to Investigate Abuse Allegations

The University of Michigan (UM) has hired a new law firm to lead an investigation into allegations that a deceased doctor, Robert E. Anderson, molested hundreds of people, reported ABC News. After learning that some attorneys at the law firm Steptoe & Johnson represented “high-profile” clients accused of sexual misconduct, the school cut connections with […]

March 26, 2020

Syracuse Students Protesting Bias Incidents Reverse Decision to Continue Occupation

Protestors at Syracuse University last week reversed their decision to continue occupying a campus administrative building as the coronavirus emergency progressively worsens in the U.S. The group, #NotAgainSU, began occupying the building on Feb. 17 to protest the more than 20 hate-inspired incidents that have occurred on campus since November 2019. But, roughly a month […]

March 26, 2020

Uncharted Waters: The Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Remote Learning

This week may mark your first time remote teaching. Maybe your institution remains on spring break, and your transition is next week. Or perhaps you’ve been embroiled in our new normal for a few weeks now. No matter what phase of a COVID-19 environment you are in, as professors all across the world engage in remote teaching, having a plan in place is the best strategy.

March 26, 2020

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UNCF: $1 Billion for HBCUs, TCUs, MSIs in Federal Coronavirus Stimulus Package

Congress and the White House have agreed to provide $1 billion in emergency funds to historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and universities, and other minority serving institutions to help them cope with the coronavirus pandemic, said the United Negro College Fund in a statement on Wednesday.

March 25, 2020

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Education Department Suspends Collection on Late Student Loans Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Federal student loan borrowers late on their payments have been granted some relief by the Department of Education, which won’t garnish their wages or withhold money from their federal benefits or tax refunds for at least 60 days starting March 13 to alleviate the financial stress caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

March 25, 2020

U of Michigan President Wants to Fire Professor Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations

University of Michigan president Mark Schlissel is recommending that David Daniels, a tenured professor accused of sexual misconduct, be fired, after an internal investigation concluded that he harassed 20 students, solicited students for sex, sent them nude photos and more, reported The Detroit News. Schlissel’s recommendation is scheduled to be considered at a Thursday meeting […]

March 25, 2020

Oregon’s Public Universities Won’t Require SAT or ACT Starting Fall 2021

Oregon’s seven public universities and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced Wednesday that they won’t require freshman applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores to be considered for admission, starting with the fall term of 2021. The change will be applicable to students seeking admission to Eastern Oregon University, Portland State University, Oregon State […]

March 25, 2020

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Online Classes at USC Disrupted With ‘Racist and Vile Language’ Through ‘Zoombombing’

Online classes at the University of Southern California (USC) were disrupted by people using “racist and vile language” over Zoom, the videoconferencing tool many universities are using to instruct students during the coronavirus shutdown, reported The Washington Post, citing an email sent to the university community by the school’s president. “We are sorry to report […]

March 25, 2020

Professor Who Explored Race Inequities Dies of Coronavirus Complications

Dr. Maurice Berger, a research professor who explored the nature of art, race and image, died on Sunday from coronavirus-related complications reported the Los Angeles Times. Berger, curator of the Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County’s Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture, lived in New York City and died in Craryville, New York. He was […]

March 25, 2020

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Coronavirus Is Not a “Chinese Virus”

All anybody can talk about, even think about, is corona virus, COVID 19, the novel disease that has overwhelmed the world and brought human interaction to a hard stop. Calling it “the Chinese virus” only worsens the situation. Regardless of whether it is deemed “racist,” the persistent use of the term even after protests, is problematic. It only harms our efforts to control the spread of illness by adding animosity to the air.

March 25, 2020

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COVID-19 Comes to Campus: What Hurricane Katrina Tells Us About the Current Campus Crisis

We are living in pandemic pandemonium, where panic is the prevailing mode of operation. Every college and university is operating with all hands-on deck, altering their operational norms; the result is that campus employees—academics, practitioners, and leaders—are beyond exhausted. Yet, for those of us who have witnessed campuses in crisis, all of this feels eerily familiar. As two higher education professionals and scholars who worked on the ground through Hurricane Katrina and studied campus crisis response, we are extremely reflective and vigilant about how we move forward in this new reality.

March 25, 2020

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Close to 2,000 Students Return to Virginia’s Liberty University Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, as many as 1,900 students returned to Virginia’s Liberty University on Tuesday after spring break, a university spokesperson confirmed to CNN. The Washington Post reported that Jerry Falwell Jr., the evangelical Christian university’s president, said on Fox News earlier this month that people were overreacting to the pandemic and that the […]

March 24, 2020

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Report: More Faculty are Making the Shift to Digital Classroom Resources

Within the last five years, more courses at higher education institutions are choosing to make the shift from the use of print to digital textbooks, according to new research by Bay View Analytics.

March 24, 2020

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UC Irvine Opens Online Learning Research Center as Coronavirus Forces Faculty Online

The University of California Irvine (UC Irvine) just launched its first Online Learning Research Center as a resource for students and faculty navigating online education in the wake of the coronavirus.

March 24, 2020

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Harvard University President Tests Positive For COVID-19

Harvard University’s president Lawrence S. Bacow and his wife, Adele Fleet Bacow, have tested positive for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, he said Tuesday in a statement on the university website. Bacow said he and his wife were tested on Monday, following symptoms over the weekend, and received the results a few […]

March 24, 2020

U of California Issues Guidance: Don’t Use Term “Chinese Virus”

The University of California (UC) system has issued a ‘guidance document’ advising campus officials, faculty, administrators, students and staff to not use the term “Chinese virus” to describe the coronavirus, according to a copy of the document posted on the UCLA medical school website. “Do not use terms such as ‘Chinese Virus’ or other terms […]

March 24, 2020

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ACLU Lawsuit: Highland Community College Told Coaches to Recruit More White Athletes

Highland Community College in northeast Kansas directed its coaches to recruit more White athletes, according to a federal lawsuit filed last week by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, said an Associated Press report on KMBC News. The lawsuit also alleged the college excessively scrutinized prospective Black students, with measures like background checks, before […]

March 24, 2020