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COVID-19
Providence College Apologizes After Students Gather for ‘Parade’
Providence College in Rhode Island has apologized to the community after many of its students flouted COVID-19 executive orders on Saturday by gathering on streets near campus in groups larger than five and without face masks, reported WPRI 12. “On behalf of the college, I apologize to the Elmhurst and Smith Hill communities for their […]
May 18, 2020
HBCUs
Music Icon Little Richard Will Be Buried at His HBCU Alma Mater
Rock and Roll legend Little Richard, who died of bone cancer on May 9, will be buried on Wednesday at his alma mater Oakwood University, a historically Black institution in Huntsville, Alabama, reported the Associated Press. The funeral for the musician, who died at 87, will be a private ceremony, said Gerald Kibble, the director […]
May 18, 2020
HBCUs
Morehouse College to Cut Jobs, Salaries to Offset Budget Deficit
Morehouse College said in a statement on Monday that it will cut jobs and salaries, and implement furloughs to offset an anticipated fiscal year 2020-2021 budget deficit and to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Atlanta institution, a historically Black college or university (HBCU), estimates a potential 25% decline in enrollment because […]
May 18, 2020
Other News
Home But Not Safe, Some LGBTQ Young People Face Rejection From Families in Lockdown
Staying home and sheltering in place can be stressful for everyone. But for some college students who identify as LGBTQ, returning to family environments can be very difficult and even psychologically damaging, psychologists say. “A lot of young people when they make it to college are able, for the first time, really, to live their […]
May 18, 2020
Other News
What Dr. Fauci Says About Students Returning to Campuses in the Fall
The prospect of a COVID-19 vaccine by colleges’ fall reopening time is “a bridge too far,’ said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s preeminent infectious diseases expert, at a Senate hearing on Tuesday, reported The Boston Globe. At the hearing, Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander asked Dr. Fauci, a key member of the president’s coronavirus task force, to look three […]
May 18, 2020
Other News
Harvard Med School: Remote Instruction Only for Fall 2020’s Entering Classes
Harvard Medical School has decided that there will be remote instruction only for the entering classes in fall 2020 and for the school-directed external education programs that would have been held on campus. In a statement Wednesday, the school said it hopes to be able to hold in-person research and clinical training for returning medical and […]
May 18, 2020
Other News
Experts Provide Mental Health Tips Amid Pandemic-Related Stressors
Over the last few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted the lives of people around the world. In the United States, the death rate has reached an upwards of 90,000 and the unemployment rate increased to 14.7% in April, according to Statista. With social distancing policies and stay-at-home orders in place throughout the country, schools […]
May 18, 2020
Other News
How the Big Ten Is Making Mental Health a Growing Priority
Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren speaks of mental fitness with the intent and enthusiasm of a motivational speaker. The message is powerful — the message inherent in his decision to deliver it even more so. The first major public initiative of Warren’s tenure as only the sixth Big Ten Conference commissioner is directed toward neither […]
May 18, 2020
Other News
Colleges Push Viral Testing, Other Ideas for Reopening in Fall. But Some Worry About Deepening the Health Crisis.
One afternoon this week, Celeste Torres, a sociology student at the University of California at San Diego, stopped by a self-serve testing station to perform a five-minute ritual that could hold the key to reopening college campuses nationwide amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Torres, who’s 27 and identifies with gender-neutral pronouns, used a cellphone to scan a […]
May 18, 2020
Other News
Faculty Open Up About Mental Health Under the COVID-19 Pandemic
Michelle O’Malley and Matthew Helgeson, chemical engineering faculty at the University of California, Santa Barbara, are still adjusting to life under the coronavirus pandemic. For the married professors, this means running their respective research groups from home while also taking care of their almost-3-year-old son. Elliott, like most preschoolers, needs constant attention. Except during nap time. […]
May 18, 2020
African-American
Mentorship Helps Black Women Thrive in Legal Profession
While the barriers are steep for Black women in law, supportive networks and opportunities exist to turn obstacles into societal change.
May 17, 2020
COVID-19
Experts Provide Mental Health Tips Amid Pandemic-Related Stressors
Over the last few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted the lives of people around the world. With social distancing policies and stay at home orders in place across the country, schools and businesses have transitioned to remote learning and work. The changes and uncertainties of the pandemic have negatively affected the mental health of young people and adults in the United States.
May 17, 2020
African-American
President Obama Headlines Virtual HBCU Commencement Celebration
Former President Barack Obama delivered a rousing commencement speech on Saturday to graduates of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) urging them to “have a vision that isn’t clouded by cynicism or fear.”
May 17, 2020
African-American
House Passes Coronavirus Relief Measure Containing Numerous Higher Ed Provisions
On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, a $3 trillion coronavirus relief package which would provide another round of stimulus checks among numerous other provisions, reported CNBC. A previous round of stimulus suspended interest and payments for most individuals with federal student loans through Sept. […]
May 17, 2020
HBCUs
Morris Brown Appoints Dr. Kevin James Its 19th President
The Morris Brown College Board of Trustees has unanimously appointed Dr. Kevin James its 19th president. James, who has served as interim president for the historically Black institution since March 1, 2019, will be among the youngest college presidents in the country at age 42. According to Bishop Reginald T. Jackson, chairman of the Morris […]
May 17, 2020
Other News
‘A Life Well-Lived’: Central Ohio Remembers Original Tuskegee Airman Hilton Carter Jr.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Central Ohio is mourning the loss of an original Tuskegee Airman. Hilton Carter Jr., 91, died May 6 after a life of service. As a teen, he joined the Army and flew missions with the Air Corps in the Pacific during World War II. After the war, he was assigned to Lockbourne […]
May 17, 2020
Other News
DoD Launches Financial Site for Military Spouses
Military spouses often are the family’s chief financial officer. From managing permanent-change-of-station moves to unexpected emergencies and changes in pay, there is little doubt about the importance of understanding the unique circumstances of managing personal finances in the military life. In recognition of military spouses and the important role they have in keeping the force […]
May 17, 2020
Other News
Navy Grants First Waiver to Transgender Officer Under Trump’s Ban
The first transgender officer granted a waiver to openly serve in the United States military under the Trump administration’s current ban is known only as Jane Doe. In March, the GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and the National Center for Lesbian Rights filed a suit on her behalf against the Pentagon over the policy, […]
May 17, 2020
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