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HBCUs
Saint Augustine’s to Form First HBCU Cycling Team
Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina will become the first historically Black college or university (HBCU) to have its own competitive cycling team, reported the Atlanta Black Star. The coed team – coached by Augustine’s Umar Muhammad and Dr. Mark Janas – will compete at the club level in the Atlantic Conference, which is […]
May 6, 2020
COVID-19
U System of Georgia Denies Students Pass-Fail Option for Spring Semester
College students and parents have been asking the University System of Georgia Board of Regents to adopt an optional pass-fail grading system this spring semester in consideration of the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The system’s answer, however, has been and remains a resolute “no,” according to USA Today. While many U.S. colleges and […]
May 6, 2020
Opinion
Three Considerations Concerning Art in Troubled Times
Art is therapy for our hurting souls. Art appeals to all that is real, ideal and sublime, the worst, best and wildest things in our imagination.
May 6, 2020
COVID-19
Chicago Mayor to Receive Honorary Degree From Northwestern U
Chicago’s mayor Lori E. Lightfoot will be awarded an honorary degree from Northwestern University, the college said in a statement. On June 19, Lightfoot will also virtually deliver the commencement address for graduating Northwestern seniors. Northwestern said Lightfoot, who assumed office in May 2019, has been appreciated nationally as well as internationally for her response […]
May 5, 2020
COVID-19
N.J. Colleges Launch Plan to Attract Residents Now Studying Out of State
As the coronavirus looks set to batter higher education enrollments nationwide, the presidents of 10 New Jersey four-year public colleges on Tuesday urged the state’s residents who don’t study there to return and offered them some guarantees if they do so. The initiative is called New Jersey Scholar Corps and the colleges have created a […]
May 5, 2020
HBCUs
On May 16, the Obamas Will Host a Virtual Graduation Event for HBCUs’ Class of 2020
On May 16, former president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama will host a virtual graduation event for seniors of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), reported Business Insider. The virtual graduation is called ‘Show Me Your Walk, HBCU Edition.’ It is one of three similar commencement addresses the Obamas will participate in. Also […]
May 5, 2020
African-American
Ida B. Wells Wins Posthumous Pulitzer Prize Special Citation
Ida B. Wells received a posthumous Pulitzer Prize citation on Monday for her “courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans during the era of lynching,” announced the Pulitzer Prize board on Monday. The citation comes with a bequest by the Pulitzer Prize board of at least $50,000 in support of her […]
May 5, 2020
News Roundup
Dr. Angel Pérez Named CEO of the National Association for College Admission Counseling
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) on Monday named Dr. Angel B. Pérez the next chief executive officer of the organization. Pérez succeeds Dr. Joyce E. Smith, who is retiring after more than 30 years as the association’s deputy executive director, executive director and CEO, said NACAC, in a statement. Pérez is currently […]
May 5, 2020
Latest News
Report Explores Equity in Pathways to Ensure Students’ Math Success
It has been researched and discussed at length that placement tests and remedial mathematics courses are obstacles for many students, particularly those from marginalized and underserved communities. Colleges and universities throughout the U.S. have been examining and revising math requirements and creating new options beyond the traditional entry level algebra course. Just Equations, a non-profit […]
May 5, 2020
News Roundup
More Than 70 Groups Ask Congress for $250 Billion to Fund State Education
As states contend with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, a coalition of more than 70 organizations have sent a letter to leaders in Congress calling for $500 billion in state stabilization funding, with at least half of that dedicated to K-12 education, higher education and support programs for students from marginalized communities. The letter […]
May 5, 2020
Students
Rutgers CMSI and The Whether Host Virtual Entrepreneurship Program for HBCU Students
To increase the number of historically Black college and university (HBCUs) students pursuing entrepreneurial career paths, the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) partnered with mentorship network The Whether to create the Mary Ellen Pleasant Entrepreneur (MEPE) fellowship program.
May 5, 2020
Opinion
How to Respond to Racial Microaggressions When They Occur
Over the last decade, there has been a significant rise in awareness among educators and the public about racial microaggressions. Coined by Chester Pierce in the 1970’s, racial microaggressions are the subtle forms of racism that are communicated to people of color through messages that degrade and demean them. Many people of color in the academy have experienced being told (with a sense of surprise) that they are “so articulate,” or assumed to have cheated on exams or papers when they outperform low expectations, being treated as intellectually inferior, being overlooked at the campus stores and eateries, and being told they come from “bad” schools or neighborhoods.
May 5, 2020
Asian American Pacific Islander
The Allure of Assimilation
I know ethnic nationalists. We all do. Some of them are unassuming in the sense of being modest even as they assuming in the sense of dividing the world and its inhabitants. For them, geography and borders are demarcated by ancestry and bloodlines. By their definition of belonging, only natives qualify as kith and kin. As a Chinese American, I feel vulnerable right now because of the anger toward China. If I insist, as I do, that I am an American, I doubt I am convincing.
May 5, 2020
COVID-19
A Panel Explores What Higher Education Could Look Like in a Post-Coronavirus World
Will higher education return to normal after the pandemic, or will it emerge forever changed? This was the underlying question of a panel on Monday, titled “The Future of Higher Education in a Post-COVID-19 World.” Hosted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Qatar Foundation, a private non-profit, the discussion focused on how the coronavirus has impacted higher education across borders, and what colleges and universities might learn from the crisis.
May 4, 2020
Students
HBCUs to Host National Virtual Commencement Ceremony
After having conversations with seniors, Dr. Michael J. Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College, recognized that many were upset about not being able to walk at graduation due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.Believing that students at other historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) shared a similar sentiment, Sorrell planned a virtual commencement ceremony to acknowledge the Class of 2020’s achievements.
May 4, 2020
News Roundup
Georgetown U’s Graduate Workers Reach Labor Contract Agreement
Graduate workers at Georgetown University reached an agreement on their first-ever labor contract, winning stipend and cost-of-living increases and an emergency assistance fund. The agreement, which covers more than 1,000 graduate assistants, will see them getting average annual stipend and cost-of-living increases of $5,000. The agreement also established a $50,000 emergency assistance fund and a […]
May 4, 2020
News Roundup
New Michigan State U Provost Pick Has Many Black Faculty up in Arms
Many Black administrators, faculty and staff at Michigan State University (MSU) are unhappy with the announcement that the institution has appointed Teresa Woodruff the new provost, saying she doesn’t have a record of paying attention to the issues of underrepresented students, reported the Lansing State Journal. Woodruff is currently dean of Northwestern University’s Graduate School. […]
May 4, 2020
COVID-19
Stanford U Considers Holding Some Classes in Tents This Fall
Stanford University is considering holding some classes in tents this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic, reported The Stanford Daily. The university’s provost Persis Drell said the usage of tents has been discussed as a way to “take advantage of the weather” with the aim of slowing the spread of the coronavirus. “Absolutely nothing is […]
May 4, 2020
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