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Bass Makes History as First Asian American Female to Assume Air Force Post

General Charles Q. Brown Jr., who will take over as Chief of Staff of the Air Force this summer, has tapped Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne Bass to become the 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. She is the first female enlisted Airman to lead one of the U.S. armed forces. Brown and Bass […]

June 21, 2020

Poll Reveals Racial Divide Over Renaming Confederate Bases and Reparations

A new poll reveals that the majority of Americans are resistant to renaming U.S. military bases that carry the names of Confederate leaders, while two-thirds of Black Americans are in favor. The ABC/IPSOS poll also reveal that this same group is also opposed to providing reparations to the descendants of slaves. Black Americans (72%) are […]

June 21, 2020

Online Tool Helps Veterans Enroll at Penn State University

Penn State University has announced that a new online tool can help military service members and veterans looking to see how their experiences in the military can translate into credits toward a Penn State degree. The university has launched the Transfer Credit Tool to find out how their military educational experiences may gain them Penn […]

June 21, 2020

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Secretary of Defense Outlines New Efforts to Improve Diversity in Armed Forces

An internal review of the U.S military is underway, with the goal of improving diversity and “ensuring equal opportunity across the ranks.” That was the message from Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who made the announcement in a video message to the Department of Defense, outlining two new boards he will establish to address diversity […]

June 21, 2020

Roueche Center Forum: Are We Really Serious About Diversity, Equity and Inclusion?

While I believe that most faculty members and leaders, no matter their race or ethnicity, value diversity and are committed to the concepts of equity and inclusion — and may even have specific goals to improve diversity — progress is stalled. Actions do not seem to match rhetoric. The question is, are we in higher education truly sincere in what we say about the value of diversity, equity and inclusion?

June 19, 2020

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A Coalition of Maryland HBCUs Keeps the Hope of a Legal Settlement Alive

Last month, Maryland’s governor vetoed a bill that would allot $577 million to the state’s four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) over 10 years. Still, the institutions hold hope for the legal resolution of a suit that alleges state policies perpetuate segregated higher education by underfunding its HBCUs.

June 19, 2020

Bowie State University president Aminta H. Breaux.

Ivy League Will Give Student-Athletes Election Day Off

The Ivy League announced it will give student-athletes a day off on Nov. 3, Election Day, as part of a plan for “deliberate action to condemn all forms of systemic racism and social inequality. ” It also announced that the Ivy League office will be closed Friday, June 19, 2020, in recognition of Juneteenth, a […]

June 19, 2020

SEC to Mississippi: Change Confederate Symbol on Flag or Lose Sports Events

Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey said on Thursday that if Mississippi doesn’t change its Confederate-themed state flag the conference will consider not hosting championships events in the state. “In the event there is no change, there will be consideration of precluding Southeastern Conference championship events from being conducted in the State of Mississippi until the […]

June 19, 2020

Oklahoma State Football Coach Again Accused of Using N-Word in a 1989 Game

Alfred Williams, a former University of Colorado football player has renewed his allegation that Oklahoma State University’s football coach Mike Gundy called him the N-word — twice — during a game in 1989, reported The Oklahoman. At the time, Gundy was Oklahoma State’s star quarterback and Williams was a linebacker for the University of Colorado. […]

June 19, 2020

Bethany College to Remove Name of Former Ku Klux Klan Member From Building

Amid a national reckoning on racism, Bethany College said it will remove the name of Robert C. Byrd, once a member of the Ku Klux Klan, from the health center on campus. Byrd was a Senator from West Virginia and was part of the KKK in the 1940s. He later had a change of heart […]

June 19, 2020

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U of Georgia Marching Band Drops ‘Gone With the Wind’ Song

The University of Georgia’s marching band has dropped the tradition of playing the song ‘Tara’s Theme,’ from the film Gone With the Wind, which many say glorifies slavery. That tune has now been replaced by the song ‘Georgia On My Mind.’ In a letter this week, the university’s Redcoat Band’s acting director, Brett Bawcum, said […]

June 19, 2020

Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to End DACA, Educators Celebrate

The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children from being deported.

June 18, 2020

University of Portland Takes Down Statue of a Slave

The University of Portland has taken down the statue of a slave that was part of a monument to explorer William Clark on the North Portland campus, reported Oregon Live. York was a slave to Clark from an early age and was an integral member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which was sent by […]

June 18, 2020

U of Rochester Removes Name of Founder Who Resisted Admitting Black Students

In response to students’ demands amid the nationwide anti-racism protests, the University of Rochester has removed from campus the name of its founder who resisted admitting Black students, reported the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. George Hoyt Whipple was a Nobel laureate and the first dean of the medical school. For as long as he could, […]

June 18, 2020

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University of Mississippi to Move a Confederate Statue From the Heart of Campus

The University of Mississippi will move a Confederate statue from its prominent place on campus to a secluded area in a Civil War cemetery also on campus. The decision to move the statue was made after the state college board on Thursday approved a university proposal to relocate the statue. The university hasn’t announced a […]

June 18, 2020

U of Florida to End ‘Gator Bait’ Cheer for its ‘Horrific Historic Racist Imagery’

The University of Florida will stop the use of its ‘Gator Bait’ athletics cheer because of its “horrific historic racist imagery,’ said institution president Kent Fuchs on Thursday. “While I know of no evidence of racism associated with our “Gator Bait” cheer at UF [University of Florida] sporting events, there is horrific historic racist imagery […]

June 18, 2020

University of Oklahoma Provost Accused of Ignoring Racism Steps Down

University of Oklahoma provost and senior vice president Kyle Harper, who has been accused by students of ignoring racism on campus, will step down from his position and return to teaching, the institution announced Wednesday according to its campus newspaper OU Daily. Earlier this year, students staged several sit-ins during which they called for Harper’s […]

June 18, 2020

COVID and George Floyd: The CDC and Colleges Must See Institutional Racism as National Disease

Education, business, politics, COVID and the economy cannot continue to be discussed as separate entities. A common nexus unites all of them in an apparatus so strong and forceful, that we, an American culture, are loathe to accept its reality: That nexus is a new form of White nationalism that is permeating the structures and thoughts of society more and more.

June 18, 2020