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Liberal Arts for the Current Times
A lifetime of events has occurred in the span of less than a year: COVID-19 declared a global pandemic in March, George Floyd killed in May, and crises of economy, education, and mental health ensuing by August. By the time that the 2020-21 academic year began, it was evident that it would be important to hold time and space on the calendar for reflection, perhaps even for creative and constructive ideas.
October 22, 2020
Opinion
Searching for Joy in Struggle
In January 2014, I found myself sitting among a small group of fellow graduate students at the University of Michigan School of Education. We students seemed nervous, because at the end of the table sat Bob Moses — founder of the Algebra Project, educational justice advocate, and one of the key organizers of the Mississippi Freedom Summer voter registration campaign 50 years prior.
October 22, 2020
COVID-19
Indiana University Launches Own COVID-19 Testing Labs
Indiana University has started its own COVID-19 testing labs, according to an IU university officials. Since August, IU has been testing its students, faculty and staff. Tests were sent to a third-party lab to be analyzed. These new labs, in Bloomington and at IU School of Medicine on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus, will […]
October 22, 2020
African-American
Northwestern University Student-Led Group Push to Abolish Police
A student-led group at Northwestern University named “Northwestern Community Not Cops” coalition has burned a banner while chanting profanities in front of the university president, Dr. Morton Schapiro’s home, reported NBC Chicago. The activists are demanding that the university police be abolished in an effort to invest in resources for Black students. Though the majority […]
October 22, 2020
News Roundup
Northwestern University to Resume Retirement Plan Contributions in January
Northwestern University will resume 5% automatic and up to 5% matching contributions to faculty and staff actively on the University’s Retirement Plan, beginning Jan. 1, 2021, the Daily Northwestern reported. Back in May, University President Morton Schapiro announced the suspension of plan contributions to help offset the 2020 fiscal year’s $90 million shortfall, the Daily […]
October 22, 2020
News Roundup
SBU President Will Resign Amid Tensions with Missouri Baptist Convention
The Southwest Baptist University (SBU) president, Dr. Eric Turner, will resign from his post next month, according to Springfield News-Leader. Turner cited the evolving relationship and tension between SBU and the Missouri Baptist Convention. In February, Baptist News Global reported on conflicts between the university and its denominational church sponsor over issues ranging from “doctrinal instability” to […]
October 22, 2020
Opinion
Am I Too Diverse for Academia?
When I turned 7 years old, my friends found it rather strange that my family cooked a pig underground for my backyard birthday party. In high school, my friends were shocked to learn that only one of my parents had a high school diploma. And, in college, I had to explain to friends that it was an endearing greeting when my relatives closely sniffed their cheeks.
October 22, 2020
Students
Three HBCUs Share in Morgan Stanley’s New $12 Million Scholarship Program
Morehouse College, Spelman College and Howard University will all share in a $12 million gift from the investment banking firm Morgan Stanley. Through the gift, 60 students from the three participating HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities) will receive full scholarships for any field of study, as part of the new Morgan Stanley HBCU Scholars […]
October 21, 2020
Sports
Former Michigan State University Athletic Director Merritt Norvell Dies at 79
Former Michigan State University athletic director Dr. Merritt Norvell – one of the first Black Division I athletic directors – died Monday in Lansing at age 79, the Detroit News reported. Most recently, Norvell served as executive director of the National Association of Coaching Equity and Development. During Norvell’s time as MSU’s athletic director from […]
October 21, 2020
Latest News
Texas A&M Professor Penalized for Participating in Scholar Strike
Critical race theorist Dr. Wendy Moore, an associate professor of sociology at Texas A&M University, received a formal reprimand and a two-day suspension without pay for participating in the Scholar Strike, a national movement for academics to pause on Sept. 8 and 9 to reflect on racism. She’s one of a growing list of faculty members who have come under pressure for their activism this fall.
October 21, 2020
COVID-19
Hampton University to Remain Online in Spring 2021
Classes at the historically Black Hampton University will remain online in spring 2021 due to considerations of the COVID-19 pandemic, 13NewsNow reported. “With the cases spiking on college and university campuses, including HBCUs, and in a majority of the states, we have determined that it is in the best interest of the entire Hampton University community […]
October 21, 2020
Community Colleges
EAB Launches Initiative to Close Higher Education Equity Gaps by 2030
With the establishment of the “Moon Shot for Equity” initiative, EAB, a higher education consulting firm, will partner with four-year universities and community colleges to close equity gaps by 2030.
October 21, 2020
Students
Going the Distance: COVID-19 Complicates Graduate Student Retention Efforts
For several decades, research has shown that about half of graduate students leave their programs before completing their degrees. What strategies are institutions of higher ed implementing to help retain their graduate students given the ongoing pandemic?
October 21, 2020
International
Institutions Rethink International Recruitment as COVID-19, Political Climate Complicate Process
Due to the limits on in-person interactions during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, graduate schools have transformed their recruitment strategies, especially for international students.
October 21, 2020
Students
California Community Colleges System Receives $100 Million Gift to Help Students in Need
The California Community Colleges system announced Tuesday that it has received $100 million to help more students complete degrees, transfer to universities and afford basic living expenses, the Los Angeles Times reported. The gift – from the Jay Pritzker Foundation – “will fund scholarships for students who have made significant progress toward completing a certificate, […]
October 21, 2020
African-American
Thomas Gibson Named New Chancellor of University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Dr. Thomas Gibson, vice president for student affairs and vice provost at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, has been named the 15th chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point – and its Marshfield and Wausau campuses – the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune reported. The announcement came Tuesday from the UW System Board of Regents, which […]
October 21, 2020
Sports
Norfolk State Hires First Female Director of Football Operations
The historically Black Norfolk State University has made history by appointing its first female director of football operations: Katina Roberts, WAVY-TV reported. According to WAVY-TV, Roberts, 44, previously worked in the NSU athletics business office and took a chance and applied for the management job. She never played football before — but to Head Football […]
October 21, 2020
News Roundup
Howard U School of Divinity Awarded $1M for Ethical Leadership and Racial Justice Initiative
The Howard University School of Divinity (HUSD) was recently awarded $1 million from the The Lilly Endowment Inc., a private philanthropic foundation, to launch the Ethical Leadership and Racial Justice Initiative. In a nutshell, the initiative will fund a cohort program for students whose academic interests align with ethical leadership and racial justice. It will support students who are pursuing theological training in an […]
October 21, 2020
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