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Institutions Make Curricular Changes in Response To Black Lives Matter Flashpoint
After the death of George Floyd last summer and the increase in protests against anti-Black violence, institutions began announcing plans to address racial inequity and systemic racism on campus. As part of this effort, many colleges and universities across the country have focused on finding ways to incorporate principles of the Black Lives Matter movement and anti-racism into the curriculum.
February 19, 2021
Opinion
Dr. Larry E. Rivers Offers In-Depth Look Into the Life of an Enslaved Preacher in New Book
Dr. Larry E. Rivers’ deeply researched and inspiring book Father James Page: An Enslaved Preacher’s Climb to Freedom traces an overseer’s life and an enslaved preacher from slavery to freedom.
February 19, 2021
News Roundup
Dr. Julia Chinyere Oparah Appointed Provost at University of San Francisco
Ethnic studies scholar Dr. Julia Chinyere Oparah, provost and dean of the faculty at Mills College, will become provost and vice president of academic affairs at the University of San Francisco, effective July 12. During her tenure at Mills, Oparah led a number of advancements, such as the Mills Promise Program, Mills’s first fully online […]
February 19, 2021
Students
Education Company EAB to Acquire Student Success Platform Starfish
Education company EAB will acquire Hobsons’ student success platform, Starfish. As Starfish joins EAB, hundreds of colleges and universities will join EAB’s Student Success Collaborative network. “Starfish has helped more than five million students stay on their postsecondary roadmaps to success and graduation,” EAB CEO David Felsenthal said. “By adding the Starfish team and technology […]
February 19, 2021
News Roundup
Ferris State University Launches Free Tuition Program for Low-Income Students
Ferris State University is implementing a program that will give free tuition to students with high financial needs, MLive reported. The Ferris Launch program – available to first-time college students starting fall 2021 – will cover tuition for students with a 3.0 high school GPA whose expected family contribution is zero. At FSU, tuition is $443 per […]
February 19, 2021
African-American
Three New Jersey Universities Suffer Racist Attacks at Black History Month Events
Rutgers University, Rider University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology have reported racist incidents during virtual Black History Month events, CNN reported. The three New Jersey schools have said they are investigating. Rutgers faced a “Zoom-bombing” during its Black History Month programs. Also at the school, another attack took place at the Feb. 11 […]
February 19, 2021
Sports
A Q&A with Sherryta D. Freeman, Director of Athletics at Lafayette College
We sit down for a Q&A with Sherryta D. Freeman, director of athletics at Lafayette College.
February 19, 2021
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Pentagon Report Details Extremism in Military
A previously unpublicized October 2020 Pentagon report to Congress has detailed the existence of extremism in the U.S. military, CQ Roll Call reported. It also describes the ways in which the military is attempting to excise and bar extremists. The degree to which Neo-Nazism and white supremacy are present in the military is rare but […]
February 19, 2021
Other News
Bill for Charter Schools for Military Dependents Passes Alabama Senate
A bill allowing for the creation of charter schools for military dependents passed unanimously in the Alabama Senate last week, Montgomery Advertiser reported. The proposal – from Republican Sen. Will Barfoot – will make it so that a charter school can open within one mile of a base that focuses on military dependents. Children of those assigned to […]
February 19, 2021
Policy
Head of Army War College Under Investigation for “Allegation of Inappropriate Touching”
Army War College Commandant Maj. Gen. Stephen Maranian – suspended earlier this month – is being investigated for abusive sexual contact with an Army civilian, Task & Purpose reported. The U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Command are investigating the case, said Col. Cathy Wilkinson, chief of Army media relations. “These are allegations at this time and […]
February 19, 2021
Other News
Purdue University, University of Maryland and Auburn University to Lead Transition to Lead-Free in Defense Electronics
Purdue University, the University of Maryland and Auburn University will lead a multi-year project to reduce the military’s reliance on lead-based electronics, WISH TV reported. The three schools were chosen by the Defense Department for the Lead-Free Defense Electronics Project, which has received $40 million over five to seven years. Purdue was given $1 million […]
February 19, 2021
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Achieving the Dream Conference Highlights Importance of Community Partnerships
Native communities have a “complicated” relationship with education, according to University of Southern California English Professor Dr. David Treuer. His educational experiences were highlighted during the third day of Achieving the Dream’s virtual conference on Thursday.
February 18, 2021
African-American
This UCLA Doctoral Student Cohort Is Majority Black. Here’s What a Group of Faculty Did to Make It Happen
In the urban schooling division of UCLA’s graduate school of education and information studies, this doctoral student cohort is majority Black. Black faculty, with support from their colleagues, have been proactively recruiting these students, taking a cluster hire approach to graduate education.
February 18, 2021
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Graduate Education Special Report to be published on March 18, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Maya Matthews Minter Phone: 703.385.2411 Email: Maya@DiverseEducation.com FAIRFAX, VA.— Diverse: Issues In Higher Education is pleased to announce a special report on graduate education in its next edition. The issue will have laser focus on current matters affecting graduate school faculty, administrators, and students. In a first, we present the inaugural […]
February 18, 2021
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DIONNIA BROWN
DIONNIA BROWN has been appointed associate director of financial aid at Wake Forest University. Most recently assistant dean of financial aid at Davidson College, Brown holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Wake Forest and a master of education degree in higher education administration from McKendree University.
February 18, 2021
News Roundup
Portland State University in Housing Assistance Pilot Program
Portland State University is part of a pilot program that gives rental assistance to housing-struggling college students in the Portland metro area, according to PSU officials. The program, Affordable Rents for College Students (ARCS), is a partnership between Portland State University, Portland Community College, Mt. Hood Community College, New Avenues for Youth and College Housing […]
February 18, 2021
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SUJIN PAK
SUJIN PAK has been named dean of Boston University’s School of Theology, the oldest United Methodist Church seminary in the U.S. Most recently vice dean of academic aff airs at Duke University’s Divinity School, Pak holds a bachelor’s degree from Emory University, as well as a master’s degree in theology and Ph.D. in religion, both from Duke.
February 18, 2021
Opinion
Why We Can’t Let The Current Moment of Change Through Our Fingers
The murder of George Floyd by the police in Minneapolis and the outrage from not just the Black community but communities throughout the entire country have created an energetic moment for universities to do some serious transformations.
February 18, 2021
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