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A Coalition of Scholars Work Toward Equitable Vaccine Distribution

Communivax is a three-pronged initiative, composed of a central working group, national stakeholders and six local teams, including groups at University of Alabama, San Diego State University, Idaho State University, Johns Hopkins University and University of Maryland.

March 11, 2021

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Angela Winfield Appointed Law School Admission Council Chief Diversity Officer

Angela Winfield, Cornell University’s associate vice president for inclusion and workforce diversity, has been appointed chief diversity officer of the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). Winfield came to Cornell as program manager for the Northeast ADA Center in 2015, became director of inclusion and workforce diversity in 2016, and rose to associate vice president for […]

March 11, 2021

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Leonard Pitts Jr. Awarded Colby College Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award for Courage in Journalism

Colby College will be giving journalist Leonard Pitts Jr. its Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award this year. Pitts – also a commentator, columnist, educator and author – currently writes for the Miami Herald and is prominently known for his syndicated column addressing race, politics and culture. Pitts is being awarded “for his courage in writing about […]

March 11, 2021

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Brad Newman Appointed President at Shelton State Community College

Brad Newman will be the next president of Shelton State Community College, the Tuscaloosa Patch reported. Newman – plant manager at ZF Chassis Systems and chairman for West Alabama Works – has 28 years of leadership and management experience, according to Shelton State officials. Newman is a founding member of the German Business Council, a […]

March 11, 2021

Community Colleges

Report: Libraries Contribute Significantly to Student Success at Community Colleges

Libraries are pulling more weight than one would expect when it comes to student success at community colleges, according to a recent report by Ithaka S+R.

March 11, 2021

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Higher Education Organizations Call On Biden Administration to Include Colleges in Refugee Sponsorship Programs

On Tuesday, 52 higher education institutions and organizations sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services Norris Cochran, calling on the Biden administration to embrace colleges and universities as a part of expanding sponsorship programs for refugees. The letter – initiated by the Niskanen Center, Every […]

March 11, 2021

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Virtual Conference to Focus on Race in Education

The Summit School Symposium Series and America & MOORE, LLC. are hosting a two-day virtual conference on race and gender in U.S. education on May 7 and 8, 2021. The conference titled, “The Summit on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Building a Community of Cultural and Racial Competence,” will start the evening of May 7. The […]

March 11, 2021

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ESA Foundation Partnership Aims to Increase the Number of Females in the Technology Field

With the goal of diversifying the technology workforce, the ESA Foundation has collaborated with Black Girls Code (BGC) as part of a multi-year investment. BGC, an organization that offers workshops and after-school programs to underrepresented communities, plans to train one million women on coding and other technology skills by 2040, ESA reported. Under the $1 […]

March 11, 2021

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Summit Focuses on Future of Education Amid COVID-19

With approximately a full year having passed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., The Hill hosted a virtual summit on Wednesday to explore the state of education.

March 10, 2021

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Stacey Abrams Headlines First Day of NADOHE Conference

Stacey Abrams was the opening keynote speaker at Wednesday’s virtual convening of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) conference.

March 10, 2021

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U.S. Naval Community College Launches Online Courses for Naval Core Certificate

The United States Naval Community College (USNCC) has launched an online course, giving continuing education and training to Navy enlisted personnel. The course, “Naval Leadership,” is the first of five online offerings for the school’s Naval Core Certificate, which focuses on naval heritage, history, ethics, and other subjects related to naval sciences. USNCC is working […]

March 10, 2021

Broadband: Bringing Our Children Out of the Cold

The digital divide was already a national emergency; the pandemic just brought this disaster in living color to every home in America.

March 10, 2021

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Community Colleges

Dr. Cynthia Anthony Named President of Lawson State Community College

Dr. Cynthia Anthony will be president of Lawson State Community College (LSCC), effective April 1, CBS 42 reported. She has been the school’s interim president since September 2020. In the past, she was interim vice chancellor for student success for the Alabama Community College System and executive vice president and dean of students at LSCC. Anthony holds […]

March 10, 2021

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What’s Next for Prison Higher Education? A Q&A with Jule Hall

In this episode, Sara Weissman conducts a timely conversation about the needs of incarcerated students with Jule Hall. As a formerly incarcerated learner, Jule Hall now specializes in prison higher education as a program officer at the Ascendium Education Group. Jule shares how he developed his thirst for knowledge through his prison education experience and […]

March 10, 2021

Community Colleges

California Assembly Bill Seeks to Remove Barriers on Transfers from Community Colleges

Assembly Bill 928, the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act of 2021, proposes making the transfer process from two to four-year institutions clear by creating consistent and readily understandable pathways.

March 10, 2021

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Town of Amherst Seeks to Give Black Residents Reparations

Amherst, a college town in Massachusetts is looking to provide reparations to African Americans, making the town one of many communities and organizations in that pursuit, Associated Press reported. Actions began in Amherst with a Summer 2020 petition initiated by two White people, leading to a town council approving a resolution to help Black residents […]

March 10, 2021

Rutgers University to Divest from Fossil Fuels

Rutgers University is divesting from fossil fuel investments. This comes after a recommendation from a committee of faculty, students and staff to address student group Endowment Justice Collective’s divestment request. This move will mean that Rutgers will stop any new fossil fuel investments, divest from passive index funds with fossil fuel investments in a year, […]

March 10, 2021

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Study Analyzes Motivations of Female Candidates Seeking Graduate Management Education

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, 60% of graduate management education programs experienced a rise in female candidate applications in 2020. Comparably, in 2019, only 41% of programs did, according to a recent Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) study.

March 9, 2021

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