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Partnership Receives $100,000 to Increase College Access for Indigenous Students
Partnership With Native Americans has received a $100,000 grant from the consumer financial services company, Synchrony, supporting Indigenous education.
January 16, 2024
Partnership with Native Americans offers scholarships, college grants, emergency funding, college readiness camps, and literacy and school supplies through its American Indian Education Program to improve Native students’ access to higher education.
African-American
Descendants of Enslaved Offered Need-Based Scholarships through Partnership
The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation announced applications are open for an advancement of education scholarship program in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
January 16, 2024
Monique Trusclair Maddox
Opinion
Ring The Alarm: A Call to Action for Black Women to Address Wellness in the Academy
We haven’t gone past the third week of January, and we are witnessing another tragic death of a Black woman in higher education. Our hearts are heavy, and we equally seek to maintain a wellness practice to save ourselves as we aspire and climb upwards.
January 15, 2024
Dr. Danie Marshall
On the Move
JULIE HEATH
Julie Heath has been named executive director of the Indiana University Innovates Hub.
January 12, 2024
Julie Heath
Health
Lauded Educator and Psychiatrist Dr. Iverson Bell Jr. Honored with Award in His Name
The American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training has named an award after renowned educator and psychiatrist Dr. Iverson Bell Jr.
January 12, 2024
Dr. Iverson Bell Jr.
Faculty & Staff
Lincoln University President Placed on Paid Leave Following Suicide of School Vice President
Lincoln President Dr. John B. Moseley has been placed on paid leave voluntarily while personnel and mental health concerns are externally reviewed following the Jan. 8 suicide of Lincoln vice president Dr. Antionette "Bonnie" Candia-Bailey.
January 12, 2024
Dr. John B. Moseley
Sports
Former Athletes and Coaches Rally Against Trans Inclusion in Women's Sports During Annual NCAA Convention
A number of former NCAA athletes and coaches rallied against allowing transgender athletes into women’s sports at the annual NCAA convention.
January 12, 2024
Riley Gaines
Opinion
How the Work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Was About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Though the phraseology of diversity, equity, and inclusion was not expressly used in the way that it currently is during Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s lifetime, I contend that King's life and work were, in large part, about the ideals of DEI.
January 12, 2024
Dr. Marcus Bright
HBCUs
Lilly Endowment Awards $100M Grant to United Negro College Fund
Lilly's $100 million unrestricted grant is expected to enhance HBCU endowments by millions.
January 12, 2024
The United Negro College Fund comprises 37 member colleges and universities in support of students’ education and development through scholarships and other programs.
On the Move
RACHEL NOSOWSKY
Rachel Nosowsky has been appointed chief counsel for University of California, San Francisco Health.
January 11, 2024
Rachel Nosowsky
Sports
Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study Findings Revealed at NCAA Convention
Thousands of student-athletes, coaches and administrators have gathered at the convention to discuss and debate a wide-range of topics impacting collegiate sports including Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Name, Image and Likeness.
January 11, 2024
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Students
CSU Opens Up Access to Transfer Planner to All California Community College Students
Community college students in California will now have an easier time transferring to a CSU school.
January 11, 2024
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STEM
10 U.S. Universities Selected to Advance Systemic Change in Doctoral STEM Education
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has announced the recipients of a total $2.5 million in grants to help transform doctoral education programs in STEM fields.
January 11, 2024
Dr. Christa Mahlobo is honored at a ceremony recognizing her attainment of a Ph.D. in human development from The Pennsylvania State University.
Opinion
HBCUs Can Help Reverse the Black College Enrollment Recession
Leaders who value diversity and view it as a strength in our higher education institutions and corporations must step up. Words of solidarity aren’t enough. We need action to help those who may be now left behind.
January 11, 2024
Dr. Harry L. Williams
Leadership & Policy
Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools
Kellye Y. Testy is expected to take the helm July 1 at the Association of American Law Schools.
January 11, 2024
Kellye Y. Testy
Sports
Alabama’s Coach Saban Retires with Historic Seven National Titles
University of Alabama football head coach Nick Saban announced his retirement at the University of Alabama, following a career bedazzled with seven national championships, more than any major college football coach.
January 11, 2024
Alabama head coach Nick Saban leaves the field after the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game between Georgia and Alabama, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Atlanta. Nick Saban, the stern coach who won seven national championships and turned Alabama back into a national powerhouse that included six of those titles in just 17 seasons, is retiring, according to multiple reports, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.
On the Move
DENZIL A STREETE
Denzil A. Streete has been appointed senior associate dean and director of the Office of Graduate Education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
January 10, 2024
Denzil A. Streete
Reports & Data
Academic Progress at FBS Schools Continues, But So Do Racial Disparities
Study shows the gap between Black and white football student-athletes increased.
January 10, 2024
Michael Harris
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