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News Roundup
Iowa State University Cuts Ties With Aide Involved in Blackface Controversy
Iowa State University has let go the student governmentâs staff adviser who posted a picture of himself in blackface on social media, said an Associated Press (AP) report on We Are Iowa. The adviser, Alex Krumm, resigned March 1 and received a $47,000 severance payout, weeks after student activists demanded his firing over a 2015 [âŚ]
March 27, 2020
Students
Higher Ed Groups: $14 Billion for Colleges, Universities in Stimulus Package Insufficient
Higher education groups arenât happy with the $14 billion earmarked for colleges and universities in the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package passed by the Senate late on Wednesday, saying institutions are facing severe cash flow problems and have been hit hard financially due to closures necessitated by the pandemic.
March 26, 2020
Students
Universities Struggle to Respond to the Diverse Needs of Low-Income Students Amidst Coronavirus Shutdowns
As the coronavirus shuts down campuses, low-income students face a lot of uncertainty and a slew of extra costs. Universities are working hard to respond, but for students who rely heavily on campus resources like food, housing and healthcare, there are a growing list of needs.
March 26, 2020
News Roundup
Coalition for a Diverse Harvard Nominates Governing Candidates
The Coalition for a Diverse Harvard, an alumni group dedicated to increasing diversity at the school, endorsed five candidates for this yearâs Board of Overseers election and six candidates for an elected director position on the board of the Harvard Alumni Association, reported The Harvard Crimson. The Board of Overseers is the schoolâs second-highest governing [âŚ]
March 26, 2020
News Roundup
U of Michigan Hires New Law Firm to Investigate Abuse Allegations
The University of Michigan (UM) has hired a new law firm to lead an investigation into allegations that a deceased doctor, Robert E. Anderson, molested hundreds of people, reported ABC News. After learning that some attorneys at the law firm Steptoe & Johnson represented âhigh-profileâ clients accused of sexual misconduct, the school cut connections with [âŚ]
March 26, 2020
COVID-19
Syracuse Students Protesting Bias Incidents Reverse Decision to Continue Occupation
Protestors at Syracuse University last week reversed their decision to continue occupying a campus administrative building as the coronavirus emergency progressively worsens in the U.S. The group, #NotAgainSU, began occupying the building on Feb. 17 to protest the more than 20 hate-inspired incidents that have occurred on campus since November 2019. But, roughly a month [âŚ]
March 26, 2020
Students
Uncharted Waters: The Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Remote Learning
This week may mark your first time remote teaching. Maybe your institution remains on spring break, and your transition is next week. Or perhaps youâve been embroiled in our new normal for a few weeks now. No matter what phase of a COVID-19 environment you are in, as professors all across the world engage in remote teaching, having a plan in place is the best strategy.
March 26, 2020
African-American
UNCF: $1 Billion for HBCUs, TCUs, MSIs in Federal Coronavirus Stimulus Package
Congress and the White House have agreed to provide $1 billion in emergency funds to historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and universities, and other minority serving institutions to help them cope with the coronavirus pandemic, said the United Negro College Fund in a statement on Wednesday.
March 25, 2020
Students
Education Department Suspends Collection on Late Student Loans Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Federal student loan borrowers late on their payments have been granted some relief by the Department of Education, which wonât garnish their wages or withhold money from their federal benefits or tax refunds for at least 60 days starting March 13 to alleviate the financial stress caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
March 25, 2020
News Roundup
U of Michigan President Wants to Fire Professor Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations
University of Michigan president Mark Schlissel is recommending that David Daniels, a tenured professor accused of sexual misconduct, be fired, after an internal investigation concluded that he harassed 20 students, solicited students for sex, sent them nude photos and more, reported The Detroit News. Schlisselâs recommendation is scheduled to be considered at a Thursday meeting [âŚ]
March 25, 2020
News Roundup
Oregonâs Public Universities Wonât Require SAT or ACTÂ Starting Fall 2021
Oregonâs seven public universities and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced Wednesday that they wonât require freshman applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores to be considered for admission, starting with the fall term of 2021. The change will be applicable to students seeking admission to Eastern Oregon University, Portland State University, Oregon State [âŚ]
March 25, 2020
COVID-19
Online Classes at USC Disrupted With âRacist and Vile Languageâ Through âZoombombingâ
Online classes at the University of Southern California (USC) were disrupted by people using âracist and vile languageâ over Zoom, the videoconferencing tool many universities are using to instruct students during the coronavirus shutdown, reported The Washington Post, citing an email sent to the university community by the schoolâs president. âWe are sorry to report [âŚ]
March 25, 2020
News Roundup
Professor Who Explored Race Inequities Dies of Coronavirus Complications
Dr. Maurice Berger, a research professor who explored the nature of art, race and image, died on Sunday from coronavirus-related complications reported the Los Angeles Times. Berger, curator of the Univ. of Maryland Baltimore Countyâs Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture, lived in New York City and died in Craryville, New York. He was [âŚ]
March 25, 2020
COVID-19
Coronavirus Is Not a âChinese Virusâ
All anybody can talk about, even think about, is corona virus, COVID 19, the novel disease that has overwhelmed the world and brought human interaction to a hard stop. Calling it âthe Chinese virusâ only worsens the situation. Regardless of whether it is deemed âracist,â the persistent use of the term even after protests, is problematic. It only harms our efforts to control the spread of illness by adding animosity to the air.
March 25, 2020
African-American
COVID-19 Comes to Campus: What Hurricane Katrina Tells Us About the Current Campus Crisis
We are living in pandemic pandemonium, where panic is the prevailing mode of operation. Every college and university is operating with all hands-on deck, altering their operational norms; the result is that campus employeesâacademics, practitioners, and leadersâare beyond exhausted. Yet, for those of us who have witnessed campuses in crisis, all of this feels eerily familiar. As two higher education professionals and scholars who worked on the ground through Hurricane Katrina and studied campus crisis response, we are extremely reflective and vigilant about how we move forward in this new reality.
March 25, 2020
Students
Close to 2,000 Students Return to Virginiaâs Liberty University Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, as many as 1,900 students returned to Virginiaâs Liberty University on Tuesday after spring break, a university spokesperson confirmed to CNN. The Washington Post reported that Jerry Falwell Jr., the evangelical Christian universityâs president, said on Fox News earlier this month that people were overreacting to the pandemic and that the [âŚ]
March 24, 2020
Latest News
Report: More Faculty are Making the Shift to Digital Classroom Resources
Within the last five years, more courses at higher education institutions are choosing to make the shift from the use of print to digital textbooks, according to new research by Bay View Analytics.
March 24, 2020
COVID-19
UC Irvine Opens Online Learning Research Center as Coronavirus Forces Faculty Online
The University of California Irvine (UC Irvine) just launched its first Online Learning Research Center as a resource for students and faculty navigating online education in the wake of the coronavirus.
March 24, 2020
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