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University of Tennessee Knoxville to Rename Two Residence Halls after Black Trailblazers

The University of Tennessee Knoxville is renaming two residence halls after Theotis Robinson and Rita Sanders Geier, two African American trailblazers and social justice advocates. UTK’s Orange Hall will be renamed after Geier and White Hall after Robinson. Robinson was the first Black undergraduate student admitted into UTK and one of three Black students to […]

February 26, 2021

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University of Washington to Launch DEI Initiative, Invest $5 Million for Faculty Hiring

The University of Washington will be launching an initiative focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion, which includes investing $5 million for faculty hiring in the next two years. “We know that the UW must better reflect the communities we serve, which requires short- and long-term changes to make our University a place where faculty from […]

February 26, 2021

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$20M in Gifts and Grants to Brown University Will Support DEI Initiatives

Gifts and grants to Brown University exceeded $20 million this academic year, as part of the university’s BrownTogether fundraising campaign, announced the Rhode Island Ivy League school. The donations will go toward faculty positions, research, student financial support as well as diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, outlined in the school’s DEI plan. As of January 2021, […]

February 26, 2021

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Cass Cliatt: A “Voice in the Room” at Brown University

Cass Cliatt is the first Black person to lead communications at a senior executive level at an Ivy League institution, meaning she reports directly to the university president and works with the board of trustees.

February 26, 2021

Army Soldier Charged with Conspiring with Extremists Seeks Case Dismissal, Citing Lack of Diversity in Grand Jury

Army Pvt. Ethan Melzer, a soldier charged with conspiring with neo-Nazis to attack his own unit, is asking for his case to be dismissed, citing that the grand jury did not include enough Black and Hispanic members, Military.com reported. The grand jury that indicted Melzer was from the northern part of the Southern District of […]

February 26, 2021

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Majority of U.S. Naval Academy Buildings Named After White and Male Military Members

The majority of buildings at the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) are named after white and male military members. The school has not announced plans to build more buildings or rename existing ones, Capital Gazette reported. Most of the buildings are named after men who led in some capacity at or attended USNA. Members of USNA’s […]

February 26, 2021

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Regis University Offers Course on Wartime Stories, Focuses of Black Experiences This Semester

Regis University is offering the undergraduate online course “Stories from Wartime” to its students and the public, 9 News reported. The class will allow participants to speak to veterans and civilians affected by war. This semester’s version will focus on Black military experiences. “We want to really have a complex view of how we think about […]

February 26, 2021

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Tulane University Receives $100,000 to Create Military Student Support Fund

Tulane University’s School of Professional Advancement (SoPA) has received $100,000 to support Tulane’s active-duty military, veteran and ROTC students. The gift – from Tulane alumnus Alex Hernandez and his wife Megan – will establish the Fund for Military Students, which will provide services such as advising for veterans and a military student organization. “Alex knows […]

February 26, 2021

Study: Pre-Recorded Videos Prove More Effective for Student Learning Than In-Person Instruction

Pre-recorded videos usually lead to improved student learning, according to a recent study published in Review of Educational Research, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

February 26, 2021

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Black Representation in Academia and Corporate America Remains Inadequate in 2021

Equity, inclusion, and diversity should all be top priorities across different sectors and disciplines, not only because doing so would enhance society in general but also because it would improve the workplace in particular.

February 25, 2021

Study Analyzes Infrastructure Needs of HBCUs, TCUs and HSIs

A new survey revealed that meeting basic infrastructure needs and increasing opportunities for workforce development were the among the top priorities for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) and Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs).

February 25, 2021

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Incarcerated Students With Life Sentences Are Missing From Inclusion Conversations, Advocates Say

There are more people sentenced to prison for life than the entire prison population in the early 1970s, according to a 2018 report by the Sentencing Project. That’s one in seven prisoners, over 206,000 people, including life sentences without the possibility of parole, life sentences with the possibility of parole and “virtual” life sentences of at least 50 years. And yet this sprawling population is often left out of conversations about prison education – and sometimes barred from programs themselves – because of an emphasis on preparing students for release and employment.

February 25, 2021

TIDES Report Shows Increased Diversity in College Sports Is Slow

In the latest report from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES), “The 2020 Racial and Gender Report Card, College Sport,” college sport receives an overall grade of C+, which breaks down to a B for racial hiring practices and a C+ for gender hiring. As the report notes, intercollegiate athletics remains predominantly white and male.

February 25, 2021

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Texas A&M Completes Nine-Year Fundraising Campaign, Raises $4.25 Billion

Texas A&M University’s $4 billion “Lead by Example” campaign, which spanned nine years, has ended with $4.25 billion raised, according to Texas A&M officials. The campaign – launched publicly 2015 but started in 2012 – was a joint project between Texas A&M, the Texas A&M Foundation, The Association of Former Students, the 12th Man Foundation, […]

February 25, 2021

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Gaston College to Again Have Sports After 50 Years

Gaston College is bringing back sports for the first time in 50 years following a unanimous voted from the school’s Board of Trustees, WCNC reported. Gaston will have five sports over the next two years: baseball, softball, e-sports, beach volleyball and men’s basketball. Last year, Gaston College President Dr. John Hauser began announced that he […]

February 25, 2021

Kean University Receives $447,971 from Education Department to Expand Veterans Services

Kean University has received a $447,971 grant to expand its student veteran services through a new center, according to Kean officials. The money – from the U.S. Department of Education over three years – will go toward creating the Center for Veterans Services (CFVS) at multiple locations – the school’s main campus and at Kean […]

February 25, 2021

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As Universities Tighten Budgets During the Coronavirus, What Will Happen to Diversity Initiatives?

The coronavirus has spurred a huge economic downturn in the nation, leaving countless colleges and universities with no choice but to tighten their budgets. With these institutions cutting their spending, how will they be able to maintain their work in diversity and inclusion? Diverse: Issues In Higher Education explores this question and more […]

February 25, 2021

Segregation on the Rise? Report Highlights Increasing Racial Stratification Among K-12 Students

The Civil Rights Project’s recent report, “Black Segregation Matters: School Resegregation and Black Educational Opportunity,” highlights the increasing number of segregated K-12 schools across the country. The research suggests that Black students are far more segregated from White students now than in the Civil Rights Movement era but attend schools with many more Latinx students.

February 24, 2021

Danielle Jarvie