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NA’ILAH SUAD NASIR
NA’ILAH SUAD NASIR has been appointed president-elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Currently president of the Spencer Foundation, a funder of education research, Nasir holds a bachelor’s in social welfare and psychology from the University of California, Berkeley as well as a Ph.D. in psychological studies in education from the University of California, Los Angeles.
April 16, 2020
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LANCE COLLINS
LANCE COLLINS has been appointed the inaugural vice president and executive director of Virginia Tech’s new Innovation Campus in Alexandria, Virginia. Currently the Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering at Cornell University, Collins holds a bachelor’s from Princeton University as well as a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
April 16, 2020
African-American
Student Body Leaders: To Ensure Equity Accept Pass/Fail Grades Without Conditions
Student leaders said the shutdown of campuses has caused a huge upheaval in many students’ lives, especially in the learning environments for historically marginalized and low-income undergraduates. And graduate schools and potential employees must take this into consideration.
April 15, 2020
COVID-19
Policy Brief Reveals Inequity in New York’s Diploma Pathways to College
While analyzing New York’s high school education system, a new policy brief found disparities in the diploma pathways to college among low-income and underrepresented groups of students, compared to their White peers.
April 15, 2020
Sports
Howard University Football Alum Sean D. Boynes Dies From COVID-19 Complications
Sean D. Boynes, a three-year member of Howard University’s Bison football team (1991-93), died earlier this month of complications related to COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, reported HBCU Gameday. In 1993, Boynes was part of the squad that went 11-0 in their path to a first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title and a […]
April 15, 2020
COVID-19
College Board Cancels June 6 SAT, May Provide Home Test in the Fall
The College Board said on Wednesday it has canceled the June 6 SAT and SAT Subject Test in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision to cancel was taken “to keep students safe, and in alignment with public health guidance and school closures across 192 countries,” the board said. It also said that it may […]
April 15, 2020
COVID-19
Pennsylvania’s Public Universities Projected to Lose $100 Million in Spring Semester
Pennsylvania’s 14 public universities are projected to lose $70-100 million this spring semester, mainly because of room and board refunds to students following the shutdown of campuses due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported The Philadelphia Inquirer. In addition, with the state projecting a budget shortfall of up to $4 billion, Republicans in the state legislature […]
April 15, 2020
COVID-19
Class Action Lawsuit Against Liberty University for ‘Profiting From’ The Pandemic
A Liberty University student has filed a class action lawsuit against the institution accusing it of “profiting from the COVID-19 pandemic,” reported The Hill. The suit is seeking refunds for students who paid tuition and other fees for the spring semester. The plaintiff, who identified only as “Student A” for fear of retaliation and harassment, […]
April 15, 2020
COVID-19
Alabama A&M Waives SAT/ACT Requirement For 2020-2021 School Year
Alabama A&M University, a historically Black university, on Wednesday said it is waiving the requirement of the standardized SAT and ACT exams for the 2020-2021 school year because many students haven’t been able to access these exams due to coronavirus-related cancellations, reported WAFF 48. The university said the test requirement will be waived for first-year […]
April 15, 2020
African-American
How TMCF is Responding to COVID-19
There is little question that higher education in general, and our historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in particular, have been greatly impacted by COVID-19, the likes of which we have not seen in our lifetime.
April 15, 2020
Students
Coronavirus Pandemic Has Impacted College Students’ Mental Health
The changes in the higher education sector due to the coronavirus pandemic, such as campus-wide closures and the transition to online learning, have forced many college students to juggle their physical well being with possible food insecurity, financial stress, housing concerns and lack of resources to complete their academic work.
April 14, 2020
STEM
Meet the New Dean of Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
Around the age of eight, Dr. Kaye Husbands Fealing immigrated to the United States from Barbados with her family. She subsequently became intrigued with understanding and solving problems in the context of developing countries. After studying various trade and industrial policies of countries such as Japan and the United States in graduate school, Husbands Fealing’s […]
April 14, 2020
COVID-19
DeVos Makes $3 Billion Emergency Grants Available to States for K-12 and Higher Education
State governors will quickly be provided nearly $3 billion in emergency education block grants to ensure learning continues for K-12 and college students impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Tuesday. The funds will be made available via the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund, which is authorized by the $2.2 trillion CARES […]
April 14, 2020
COVID-19
How Will the Coronavirus Impact Enrollment For Rural Students?
Students from rural areas historically struggle with college access. And as the coronavirus shuts down high school and college campuses across the country, educators are anxious about their enrollment rates.
April 14, 2020
COVID-19
U of Missouri System Considers Layoffs, Unpaid Leave to Cut Costs
The University of Missouri System is considering layoffs, unpaid leave and other measures to cut costs while facing the economic losses stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, reported Fox 4. The system’s president Mun Choi said major sources of funding “will remain under stress for some time to come.” Also, starting May 1, he and system […]
April 14, 2020
African-American
Medical Colleges Association Calls For Race, Ethnicity Data on COVID-19 Infections
The Association of American Medical Colleges is calling for more granular data that reflects the race and ethnicity of people sickened by COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus. The association said the pandemic is illuminating longstanding social, economic and health inequities in the U.S. And it is visible in that people of color, […]
April 14, 2020
COVID-19
U of Oregon to Lay Off at Least 282 Employees Due to Coronavirus Losses
The University of Oregon said Monday it will lay off at least 282 employees, mainly because of revenue loss from student lodging and food service following the closure of campuses due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported Oregon Live. Other universities in the state are also considering various kinds of cost tightening, as Oregon’s public colleges […]
April 14, 2020
News Roundup
Students Support Racially Diverse Campuses, Say Book’s Authors
College students broadly support having racially diverse campuses and that support cuts across ethnicities, genders, socioeconomic status and partisan affiliations, say authors of a new book, Campus Diversity: The Hidden Consensus, in an article in The Washington Post. The authors are John M. Carey, professor at Dartmouth College; Katherine Clayton, Stanford University Ph.D. student; and […]
April 14, 2020
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