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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Challenges Trump To Release His College Transcripts

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., challenged President Trump on Thursday to release his college transcripts after he called her a “poor student,” reports The Hill. “Let’s make a deal, Mr. President: You release your college transcript, I’ll release mine, and we’ll see who was the better student,” tweeted Ocasio-Cortez, who graduated cum laude from Boston University […]

August 13, 2020

CUNY Receives $10 Million Gift from Mellon Foundation to Boost Racial and Pandemic-Related Efforts

The City University of New York (CUNY) has received a $10 million gift from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to address challenges brought on by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and drive efforts to advance social and racial justice across 25 campuses. It is the largest gift the Mellon Foundation has given to CUNY in its […]

August 13, 2020

University of Nebraska Student Athletes Call For More Diverse Athletics Staff

Student athletes at the University of Nebraska are pushing for more diverse leadership in athletics using the social media hashtag #LegacyOverImage.

August 13, 2020

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A New Paper Series Recommends Ways to Simplify the FAFSA

The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) recently came out with a series of ten papers on ways to streamline the notoriously complicated FAFSA, the application for student financial aid. With grant funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation last summer, the organization created an updated version of its 2015 proposal for […]

August 12, 2020

University of Maryland Joins Common App

Students can now apply to the University of Maryland (UMD) through the Common Application. UMD joined the Common App in order to attract more students who previously wouldn’t have considered applying. The Common App, which serves over one million applicants per year, reduces barriers during the college application process and provides additional resources to assist […]

August 12, 2020

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Virtual Panel Discusses the Role and Needs of HBCUs

Historically Black colleges and universities continue to be needed and relevant. That was the sentiment expressed by higher education and political leaders who convened virtually on Wednesday to participate in Virginia Union University’s (VUU) “The Continuing Significance of HBCUs Today” event.

August 12, 2020

Dr. Lorenzo Esters Named Vice President for Advancement and Member Engagement at AAC&U

The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has appointed Dr. Lorenzo Esters vice president for advancement and member engagement. In this role, Esters will promote the mission of AAC&U. Esters comes to AAC&U with past experience in senior positions at various higher education institutions, national organizations and the federal government. He most recently served […]

August 12, 2020

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Global Manufacturer of COVID-19 Test Kits Partners with HBCUs to Ensure Safe Return to Campus

On Wednesday, Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world’s largest maker of scientific tools, announced a project to support testing, at no-cost, to the nation’s HBCUs, including establishing national HBCU testing centers to process COVID-19 tests and provide timely results throughout the academic year.

August 12, 2020

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Three Universities Join American Association for the Advancement of Science Diversity Initiative

North Carolina State University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of California, Davis are the first three charter members of SEA Change, an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) initiative to help educational institutions boost diversity and equity in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM). The “SEA” in SEA Change […]

August 12, 2020

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Coalition Advocates for Adoption of “Tuition Payer Bill of Rights” to Protect Student Consumers

A Partners for College Affordability and Public Trust (Partners) coalition is calling for a “Tuition Payer Bill of Rights” that would constitute a series of “long-overdue” consumer protections ensuring that students receive the educational services they paid for. “For any other investment the size of college tuition, there are fundamental consumer rights in place to […]

August 12, 2020

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Fisk University President Placed on Leave After Man Files Restraining Order Against Him

Fisk University has placed its president, Dr. Kevin Rome Sr. on leave after a man allegedly said he was drugged and threatened by Rome, reports News4Nashville. The university did not comment on the specifics of the incident but said its provost Dr. Vann Newkirk is fulfilling presidential duties on an interim basis while the allegations, […]

August 12, 2020

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Enrollment at Some HBCUs Increases in the Wake of Black Lives Matter Protests

On the whole, HBCUs, like the rest of the higher education sector, are experiencing drops in enrollment as the coronavirus continues to create uncertainty. But in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests this summer, some HBCUs are attracting higher numbers of students.

August 12, 2020

Biden Picks Harris as Running Mate

Former Vice President Joe Biden has tapped U.S. Senator Kamala Harris—a Howard University graduate—to be his running mate in this year’s presidential election.

August 11, 2020

New Report Explores Recruitment and Retention for Academic Couples of Color

For his dissertation, Dr. Daniel Blake originally planned to focus on interventions for first-generation students and students of color. But when his fiancé started applying to Ph.D. programs, he found himself on a personal research mission, looking for whatever data he could find on the recruitment and retention of academic couples of color.

August 11, 2020

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Big Ten, Pac-12 Postpone Entire Fall Sports Season

ESPN reported that on Tuesday, Big Ten Conference presidents and chancellors voted “to postpone all fall sports seasons, including football, amid the coronavirus pandemic with the hopes of playing in the spring.” ESPN also reported that the Pac-12 CEO group “voted unanimously Tuesday to postpone all sports through the end of the year, the conference announced.” In […]

August 11, 2020

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Over 100 Protesters Ask Penn and Drexel to Defund Campus Police

More than 100 protesters from the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University demanded that both schools disband and defund their respective police departments in a march through University City on Sunday, reported The Daily Pennsylvanian. The march comes nearly two months after thousands of students and faculty signed an online petition asking Penn to cease […]

August 11, 2020

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New Jersey Gives College Computer Labs Permission to Reopen

After being closed for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, computer labs at New Jersey colleges and universities were given permission by state officials to reopen on Tuesday morning, reported NJ.com However, with most schools offering either a hybrid or fully-online semester, few students will be returning to campus this fall. For those who […]

August 11, 2020

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Alumni Ask SUNY New Paltz President to Step Down, Citing Unresolved Campus Racism

A growing group of State University of New York (SUNY) New Paltz alumni are asking the school’s president, Dr. Donald Christian, to step down citing “unresolved racist incidents that have left students feeling that insults, threats and ongoing tension are not taken seriously,” reports the Daily Freeman. On July 31, members of SUNY New Paltz Alumni for […]

August 11, 2020