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Five Cherokee Students Earn Appointments to Military Academies
Five Cherokee County School District Class of 2020 graduating seniors are headed to U.S. service academies, system officials said. Acceptance to one on the country’s elite military academies is a prestigious honor, as enrollment is very limited with appointees selected based on excellent records of academic performance, athletic achievement, leadership skills and community service, school […]
May 17, 2020
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KAREN D. MORGAN
KAREN D. MORGAN has been appointed senior vice president for academic affairs at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina. Associate professor of mathematics at New Jersey City University and interim assistant provost for undergraduate experience and interim director of the Lee Hagan Africana Studies Center at New Jersey City University, Morgan holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics and a Ph.D. in mathematics higher education, all from the University of Mississippi.
May 15, 2020
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COREY S. BRADFORD, SR.
COREY S. BRADFORD, SR. has been named president of the historically Black Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis. Most recently senior vice president for business affairs at Prairie View A&M University in Texas, Bradford holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as well as a Ph.D. in higher education administration from Southern Illinois University.
May 15, 2020
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ANGÉLICA GARCIA
ANGÉLICA GARCIA has been appointed the first Chicana president of Berkeley City College, part of the California Community Colleges System and the Peralta Community College District. Currently vice president of student services at Skyline College in San Brun, Garcia holds a bachelor’s in liberal and civic studies from Saint Mary’s College of California, a master’s in social work administration from San Diego State University and a Ph.D. in educational leadership from San Francisco State University.
May 15, 2020
Press Releases
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education announces the 2020 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male and Female Athlete of the Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ralph Newell Phone: 703.385.2419 Email: Ralph@DiverseEducation.com FAIRFAX, Va. — Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine is pleased to announce the 2020 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male and Female Athlete of the Year. 2020 Male Winner: Rodrigo Blankenship, University of Georgia, Football Uriel Garcia, University of Houston-Victoria, Soccer, 1st Runner Up Aaron Boyd, […]
May 15, 2020
African-American
Black Columbia U Professor Driving in Vermont Told ‘to Leave’ State
Last Friday, a Black man driving in Vermont in a vehicle with New York plates was reportedly flagged down and told “to leave” the state by drivers of two vehicles, said a Vermont police press statement. According to The Grio, the man who was flagged down is Christopher L. Brown, a professor at Columbia University. […]
May 14, 2020
LGBTQ+
Virtual ‘Lavender Graduation’ for LGBTQ+ Graduates on May 23
Campus Pride and PFLAG, organizations dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) people, will host a free, online “Lavender Graduation” — a ceremony honoring the achievements of LGBTQ+ students and ally graduates — on May 23. The national commencement will be livestreamed at 3 p.m. EDT and 12 p.m. PST at CampusPride.org/2020 […]
May 14, 2020
COVID-19
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 […]
May 14, 2020
COVID-19
Poll: 65% of Students Would Attend In-Person Classes Even Without Vaccine
A majority of students would attend in-person classes if colleges and universities reopened as normal for fall 2020 even without the availability of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new poll by Axios/College Reaction. The poll also showed that 81% of students said their college must reduce tuition by at least 5%. The poll surveyed […]
May 14, 2020
COVID-19
Sen. Lamar Alexander: “I Would Be Planning on Going Back to School” in the Fall
Senate Republican Lamar Alexander said that if he were president of a university today, he “would be planning on going back to school” in the fall. The Tennessee Senator, who on Sunday said COVID-19 testing levels are not enough for college and university campuses to reopen as normal in August, told Fox News on Wednesday […]
May 14, 2020
COVID-19
Pence, DeVos Discuss College Reopening With 14 College Leaders
Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday held a call with 14 college and university leaders on the subject of “best practices to get students back to school in the fall,” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He was joined on the call by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, […]
May 14, 2020
Students
Open for Learning and Ready to Restart the Economy
These are challenging times. There is no doubt about that. Old routines are shattered, businesses are closed, workloads more challenging, socializing is distanced and perhaps most of all, we are living in a time of uncertainty.
May 14, 2020
Asian American Pacific Islander
Erasing Hate: Advocates Combat Anti-Asian Bias Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Since the coronavirus crisis began in Wuhan, China, Asian and Asian American students have faced an increase in discrimination on U.S. campuses, as their classmates misplace blame for the pandemic. Months ago, students reported xenophobic remarks, pointed looks and avoidance from their peers. But even with classes moved online, they continue to deal with harassment.
May 14, 2020
COVID-19
How Will the Coronavirus Change Higher Education for Incarcerated Students?
Like the rest of the higher education landscape, college programs in prisons across the country have had to rethink how they teach their students in the midst of the coronavirus.
May 14, 2020
COVID-19
Schools Weigh Options for Fall Amid Uncertainty Surrounding Coronavirus
After varying amounts of struggle, higher ed institutions across the country moved online for the spring semester in response to the coronavirus pandemic. But now the question is, what’s next?
May 13, 2020
COVID-19
Online Education Offers New Ways to Identify and Support At-Risk Students
Online education offers new ways to identify students at risk of dropping out and fresh opportunities to offer targeted supports.
May 13, 2020
COVID-19
None of the U of California Campuses May Fully Reopen This Fall
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, none of the campuses of the University of California (UC) system may fully reopen this fall, a spokesperson told two separate publications. On Tuesday, the California State University system said its classes will be primarily online this coming fall. If UC decides similarly, it would mean the two systems’ nearly […]
May 13, 2020
COVID-19
HBCU Morgan State Plans Fall With ‘Student Choice’ Course Delivery
Historically Black Morgan State University is planning to reopen for fall 2020 with what it calls an “innovative” ‘student choice’ course delivery model. In a statement Tuesday, the university didn’t provide details about how students will choose the manner in which a course is taught, but it said the model will incorporate face-to-face and remote […]
May 13, 2020
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