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Leadership & Policy
Dr. Jason Wingard Named First Black President of Temple University
Dr. Jason Wingard has been selected president of Temple University, becoming the school’s first Black president. Wingard is the former dean and professor of the School of Professional Studies at Columbia University. He has also served as chief learning officer at Goldman Sachs; founder and chairman of The Education Board, Inc; vice dean of the […]
June 8, 2021
COVID-19
NCORE Prompts Conversations about Disparities and Social Injustices
Strategies for trauma informed teaching was among the many issues discussed at this year’s National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE) in American Higher Education that convened virtually this week.
June 8, 2021
News Roundup
Charlottesville City Council Votes Again to Remove Confederate Statues
The Charlottesville city council voted to remove Confederate statues from public parks nearly four years after the Unite the Right white supremacist rally divided the Virginia city, The Daily Beast reported. The two statues – one of Robert E. Lee and one of Stonewall Jackson – were originally voted to be removed 2017, but the […]
June 8, 2021
News Roundup
Prescott College Names Dr. Barbara Morris as Next President
Prescott College has appointed Dr. Barbara Morris to serve as its 18th president. Morris, who is currently associate vice provost and associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at the State University of New York (SUNY), is scheduled to take the reigns at Prescott on July 15. Prescott University Board Chair Lynne Nemethe praised “Dr. Morris’s […]
June 8, 2021
Sports
Western Michigan University Receives Largest Single Gift to U.S. Public University
Western Michigan University has received $550 million, the largest single gift given to a U.S. public university, Detroit Free Press reported. The money will be divided, with $300 million going to WMU’s Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, $200 million going to need-based financial aid, faculty hiring and other initiatives, and $50 million going to […]
June 8, 2021
Students
Virginia Union University Gives $6.35 Million to Help Students Pay Off School Debt
Virginia Union University gave more than $6.35 million to help 1,344 students pay off school debt, making it so that all graduating seniors had no debt to the school and continuing students had their current balance paid. The awarded students include 1,192 undergrad and 152 grad students. Federal funding – via the CARES Act – […]
June 8, 2021
STEM
AAC&U Announces Schools to Participate in Non-Tenure-Track STEM Faculty Institute
The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has announced the ten schools chosen to participate in its 2021 Institute on Reframing Institutional Transformation to Include Non-Tenure-Track STEM Faculty. The schools are California State University, Monterey Bay; Clemson University; North Carolina Central University; Providence College; Syracuse University; University of Minnesota Duluth; University of Puerto Rico […]
June 8, 2021
African-American
Lawsuit is Likely if Nikole Hannah-Jones is Not Offered Tenure at UNC-Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill officials are talking with journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones’s legal team, after threat of a federal discrimination lawsuit amid the university’s decision to refuse to offer her tenure with her hiring, The News & Observer reported. University officials responded last Friday to a letter from the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational […]
June 8, 2021
African-American
Why I Came Back: An Alumni Perspective
I never intended to stay this long. But I found myself enjoying working as an administrator at the college I graduated from almost a decade earlier.
June 8, 2021
News Roundup
Author Wes Moore Launches Maryland Gubernatorial Campaign as Democrat
Wes Moore is running for Maryland governor as a Democrat, The Washington Post reported. Moore, 42, served as CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation for four years and is the founder of the nonprofit BridgeEdU. An army veteran, he was a captain and paratrooper and led soldiers in Afghanistan before becoming a White House fellow. […]
June 7, 2021
News Roundup
HBCU CDAC Launches $5.6 Million Financial Wellness Initiative for Students of Color
The Historically Black Colleges & Universities Community Development Action Coalition (HBCU CDAC) is launching a $5.6 million financial wellness initiative, Our Money Matters (OMM) for students of color. The initiative is funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and plans to take a holistic approach to supporting students facing financial difficulties such as food and housing insecurity and college […]
June 7, 2021
News Roundup
University of Utah Police Chief Cleared in State Investigation
The University of Utah police chief Rodney Chatman has been cleared in a six-month state investigation, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Chatman will not face charges after accusations against him of improperly carrying a gun and badge before being certified to do so in Utah. The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office wrote in a […]
June 7, 2021
Leadership & Policy
Harris-Stowe State University President Departs After One Year on the Job
Harris-Stowe State University President Dr. Corey S. Bradford Sr. has left the position after one year on the job, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Dr. LaTonia Collins Smith, who served as provost and vice president of academic affairs, has been appointed interim president. Bradford left to pursue “an opportunity at a research university,” according to a […]
June 7, 2021
International
Gallaudet University Develops Program to Support Deaf Youth in Nigeria
Using a $2.05 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development, Gallaudet University—alongside Wesley University, Ondo and the Nigerian National Association of the Deaf—plans to launch a program in Nigeria aimed at breaking down negative stigmas around deafness. Inspired by the late Dr. Isaac O. Agboola, who served as the dean of the […]
June 7, 2021
Other News
Colorado Will Give Out $50,000 College Scholarships to 25 Vaccinated Young People
The state of Colorado is starting a campaign to incentivize COVID-19 vaccination in students age 12 through 17. The incentive is a $50,000 scholarship to help pay for college. Five eligible Coloradans will be randomly chosen to win each week for five weeks, totaling 25 scholarships. Gov. Jared Polis announced Wednesday the winners will be […]
June 7, 2021
Other News
Kent State to Receive Nearly $64 Million to Recover from Pandemic, Outlines Spending to Date
Kent State University hasn’t yet decided how it will spend nearly $64 million it is receiving through the American Rescue Plan, but the university has time to figure it out. “The most recent chunk of money totals about $64 million,” said Mark Polatajko, senior vice president, finance and administration. “Half of that is institutional direct the […]
June 7, 2021
Other News
Winona State Administrator Working on Mental Health Initiative
An ounce of prevention isn’t just a worth a pound of cure; it can be a lot of fun as well. Kate Noelke, Winona State University’s director of Integrated Wellness, wants students across the state to not just have access to counseling services, but to find ways to take proactive steps against the triggers that […]
June 7, 2021
Other News
Towson University, UM St. Joseph Medical Center Partner for Vaccine Clinic
Towson University is planning for a full, working campus this fall, meaning all faculty, staff, and students on campus must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Read More
June 7, 2021
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