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Academics
APUS Awarded Over $17.6 in Grants to Cover Tuition Fees for 49,000 Military Members
As part of the American Public University System’s (APUS) Freedom Grant, $17.6 million was donated to 49,000 military members to assist with education fees, according to the organization. Under the grant, National Guard members, active-duty U.S. military members and reservists who use military tuition assistance (TA) can complete their undergraduate or master’s degree programs tuition-free. The […]
November 6, 2020
Community Colleges
Summit Focuses Equity Lens on Student Parent Success
The experiences of student parents pursuing a college education amid the COVID-19 pandemic was the focus of Thursday’s Achieving the Dream Student Parent Success Summit.
November 5, 2020
COVID-19
University of Connecticut Pauses Free Tuition Program Due to COVID-19 Financial Strains
The University of Connecticut paused its free tuition program, Connecticut Commitment, for low-income students, citing budget concerns amid COVID-19. The program, which is about a year old, offered free tuition to all in-state students with annual family incomes of $50,000 and below.
November 5, 2020
Students
City of Philadelphia Partners With CCP to Create Scholarship Program
Looking to improve success rates for local students, the city partnered with the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) to establish the Octavius Catto Scholarship, which was named in honor of the civil rights activist and educator.
November 5, 2020
News Roundup
Western Michigan University Cuts Ties With Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Western Michigan University has ended its affiliation with Thomas M. Cooley Law School, effective November 2023. “The affiliation with Cooley made sense at a time when new ventures for extending the University’s reach could be explored and given time to mature,” WMU President Edward Montgomery said. “Today, the pandemic is impacting every aspect of our […]
November 5, 2020
Recruitment & Retention
In the Wake of Disaster, the 2020 Election
I sit here today writing from the pit of my stomach. I have a dirty little secret. I have only shared this secret with my mother who expressed deep disappointment in me. However, I choose to share this now because it is important. I did not vote in the 2016 presidential election. Please let me explain.
November 5, 2020
COVID-19
Israeli Institution Helps Doctors Navigate Modern Medical Technology
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Holon Institute of Technology in Israel is starting a program to teach doctors how to use modern medical technology, The Jerusalem Post reported. The program – for the digital medical technologies bachelor’s degree – was created by Dr. Refael Barkan, HIT vice president of entrepreneurship, innovation and international […]
November 5, 2020
COVID-19
Yale Faculty Move to End Disciplinary Actions on Students Failing to Comply With COVID-19 Measures
More than 100 faculty at the Yale School of Public Health signed an open letter — calling on university leaders across the nation to end “unnecessarily punitive disciplinary actions” on students who fail to follow all school health protocols amid the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Yale News. Harvard epidemiologist Julia Marcus and John Hopkins Bloomberg School of […]
November 5, 2020
News Roundup
Joanie Mahoney Named President of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Joanie Mahoney has been named the next president of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) in Syracuse, according to Central NY News. In a resolution, the SUNY Board of Trustees said Mahoney — who was the chief operating officer — has helped ESF expand “… as an instrumental partner with government to address […]
November 5, 2020
African-American
Temple University Plans to Put $1M Toward Antiracist Education
This fall, Temple University pledged to put a million dollars toward anti-racist education and programming in the wake of this summer’s Black Lives Matter protests.
November 4, 2020
Students
UC Santa Barbara Launches Racial Justice Fellowship Program for Graduate Students
Incoming graduate students at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) can now qualify for the Racial Justice Fellowship program, which was established in response to the ongoing police violence and systemic racism protests across the country.
November 4, 2020
Sports
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference to Proceed with 2021 Winter and Spring Sports
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) announced Tuesday that it will proceed with 2021 winter and spring sports. Basketball – both men’s and women’s – will begin Jan. 9 for a 12-14 game schedule, ending with the SIAC Basketball Championship Tournament. Spring 2021 will have men’s and women’s tennis, golf, men’s and women’s track and […]
November 4, 2020
News Roundup
California Voters Reject Affirmative Action Measure in Tuesday’s Election
Voters rejected Proposition 16, a statewide ballot measure that would allow affirmative action programs to be reinstated in California, during the Nov. 3 election, the Los Angeles Times reported. Proposition 16 – put on the ballot by California’s Democrat-controlled legislature – would permit public universities and state and local governments to consider race, sex, color, […]
November 4, 2020
African-American
Clemson University Works to Identify 604 Unmarked Graves in Campus Cemetery
Clemson University is working to learn the identities of those buried in 604 unmarked graves on its campus’ Woodland Cemetery, Greenville News reported. The graves may date back more than 200 years ago and may belong to “enslaved peoples, domestic workers, sharecroppers and convict laborers who lived, worked and died on the university’s land in […]
November 4, 2020
Opinion
Learning Critical Empathy: A Lesson From Journalism
We can never know what it was like to be George Floyd, but the reward for trying is that we cultivate our humanity. There is evidence that we also build a stronger public good.
November 4, 2020
Opinion
The Tight Battle for Diversity’s Vote
The anxiety from watching America’s electoral sense of itself trickle in was nearly unbearable. But all the electoral map readers are saying the election boils down to four battleground states: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and possibly Arizona. At this time, no one has 270 electoral votes yet.
November 3, 2020
HBCUs
Final 2020 Presidential Election Results Still Unknown
The Presidential Election is too close to call, thanks largely to the unprecedented number of people who mailed in absentee ballots and conducted early voting out of heightened concern for their safety amid a global pandemic. At press time, Democrat Joe Biden was leading in the Electoral College vote count — with results in North Carolina and Pennsylvania among other states still up in the air.
November 3, 2020
African-American
Evanston Mayor Calls On Northwestern University to Reimburse School for Incurred Police Costs Amid Student Protest
After Northwestern University student protests escalated Saturday, Evanston Mayor Steve Hagerty called on the school in a letter Sunday to reimburse the city for the police costs, the Chicago Tribune reported. The protests are part of an effort by NU Community Not Cops, a student-led group pushing NU “to abolish or defund the campus police […]
November 3, 2020
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