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African-American
Are HBCUs Ready for an Increase in Enrollment?
Since 2016, about 40 of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the nation saw an increase in applications and enrollments including Grambling State University, Dillard University, Howard University, and Shaw University.
August 17, 2020
African-American
Morehouse Takes Center Stage in Response to COVID-19’s Impact on Minority Communities
With a $40 million grant, the federal government has asked leaders at Morehouse School of Medicine to mount a widespread, comprehensive fight against COVID-19 in communities that have been hardest hit. The work that MSM will do with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health over the next three years is historic and massive — and getting underway in the middle of the pandemic.
August 17, 2020
Sports
Ten Former U of Michigan Athletes Allege Sexual Abuse by Late Team Doctor
Ten former University of Michigan athletes filed a lawsuit against the school’s Board of Regents on Sunday, alleging they were sexually assaulted while receiving medical care from the late Dr. Robert E. Anderson, reports The Detroit News. Anderson, who died in 2008, was the former head of University Health Service and the UM Athletic Department’s […]
August 17, 2020
News Roundup
Syracuse U Mistakenly Emails Dozens of Acceptance Letters
Due to a technical error, Syracuse University mistakenly emailed dozens of university admissions acceptance letters to the wrong recipients, reports CNN. “A short time ago, our team prepared an email that was intended to be distributed to a very small number of people,” wrote Maurice A. Harris, dean of admissions, in an apology email to […]
August 17, 2020
Other News
Biden Picks Harris as Running Mate
Former Vice President Joe Biden has tapped U.S. Senator Kamala Harris—a Howard University graduate—to be his running mate in this year’s presidential election. If elected, Harris—a seasoned California prosecutor—will make history as the first woman and first African American and South Asian to serve as vice president. She will also be the first graduate of […]
August 16, 2020
Other News
Virginia Tech Renames Two Residence Halls After Three African Americans
Virginia Tech is renaming two of its residence halls after three Black trailblazers who played key roles in the campus’ history, reports WSLS News. Previously named after men who espoused White supremacist views, Lee Hall and Barringer Hall will now be called Hoge Hall and Whitehurst Hall, respectively. Hoge Hall is named for Janie and William […]
August 16, 2020
Other News
Air Force Scholarships Geared Toward HBCUs
In an effort to diversify its ranks, the Air Force announced that it will offer 100 additional scholarships to students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps coordinated with leadership within Junior ROTC and its aviation program, the AFJROTC Flight Academy from across the country to find rising college freshmen that demonstrated leadership […]
August 16, 2020
Other News
Military Partnership with Penn State University Produces New Graduates
A new partnership between the military and Penn State University has enabled a dozen members of the U.S. military to earn master’s degrees from the flagship university over the weekend. The students graduated on Saturday with a master of supply chain management after completing their degrees through a special program between the Marine Corps, Penn State World Campus […]
August 16, 2020
African-American
Howard, Columbia Collaborate on Reparations Project
The U.S. African American Redress Network was created when the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University and the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University teamed up to spotlight the numerous local reparations initiatives across the nation and be a resource in support of such efforts.
August 16, 2020
African-American
Opening Up? Taking a Look at Fall Reopening Decisions at HBCUs
Since COVID-19 forced schools to shutter in March, HBCU campus leaders said they’ve faced difficult decisions and had to make some unpopular ones as they prepared for an uncharted fall. In this roundup, we highlight plans that some HBCUs have cautiously devised to bring their students back to campus this fall, teach them virtually or do a mixture of both — all during a relentless pandemic in the United States.
August 16, 2020
Asian American Pacific Islander
DOJ Investigation: Yale ‘Illegally Discriminates’ Against Asian American, White Applicants
Following a two-year investigation, the U.S. Justice Department determined on Thursday that Yale University is “illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law,” reports the Associated Press. Yale “rejects scores of Asian American and white applicants each year based on their race, whom it otherwise would admit,” the […]
August 16, 2020
News Roundup
Campus Police at Portland State Will No Longer Carry Guns
Portland State University’s police force will no longer carry guns while patrolling campus, starting this fall, reports Newsweek. Students at the university have long demanded that the school disarm its police, especially after campus police fatally shot Jason Washington, a Black U.S. postal service worker and Navy veteran, in 2018. Now, amid summer-long protests against […]
August 16, 2020
African-American
Virginia Tech Renames Two Residence Halls After Three African Americans
Virginia Tech is renaming two of its residence halls after three Black trailblazers who played key roles in the campus’ history, reports WSLS News. Previously named after men who espoused White supremacist views, Lee Hall and Barringer Hall will now be called Hoge Hall and Whitehurst Hall, respectively. Hoge Hall is named for Janie and […]
August 14, 2020
Women
No Longer Participating in Our Own Oppression
Every day, institutions of higher education ask marginalized people to participate in their own oppression. Maybe it’s time we stop. We are asked to represent diversity, but we are not given meaningful seats at the tables of power. We are told to meet (or exceed) the same metrics as our straight White male colleagues, but, even when we do, the institution betrays us.
August 13, 2020
Latinx
Excelencia in Education Analyzes CARES ACT and Federal Funding Proposal’s Impact on HSIs
In a new analysis, Excelencia in Education looked at current federal COVID-19 funding proposals as well as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and its impact on Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs).
August 13, 2020
COVID-19
Report: Higher Ed Presidents Focused on Managing COVID-19 and Confronting Injustice
College and university presidents preparing for the upcoming school year amid COVID-19 are focused on maintaining academic programs and current tuition levels, cutting staff and administrative positions, and addressing issues of racial injustice, according to a national survey conducted by a leading higher education organization.
August 13, 2020
News Roundup
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Challenges Trump To Release His College Transcripts
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., challenged President Trump on Thursday to release his college transcripts after he called her a “poor student,” reports The Hill. “Let’s make a deal, Mr. President: You release your college transcript, I’ll release mine, and we’ll see who was the better student,” tweeted Ocasio-Cortez, who graduated cum laude from Boston University […]
August 13, 2020
News Roundup
CUNY Receives $10 Million Gift from Mellon Foundation to Boost Racial and Pandemic-Related Efforts
The City University of New York (CUNY) has received a $10 million gift from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to address challenges brought on by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and drive efforts to advance social and racial justice across 25 campuses. It is the largest gift the Mellon Foundation has given to CUNY in its […]
August 13, 2020
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