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Native Americans
University of Minnesota to Launch Living Learning Community for Dakota Language Learners
University of Minnesota is launching next fall a Living Learning Community (LLC) called the Dakota Language House, for students looking to learn the Dakota language, US News reported. The American Indian studies department and the Dakota Language Program collaborated to develop the house. “To speak the language is to literally breathe life into the language […]
April 5, 2021
News Roundup
University of Lynchburg to Give Laptops to New Students Who Filed 2021-22 FAFSA
In an effort to encourage students to complete the FAFSA form, University of Lynchburg will be giving laptops to every new student who has filed the 2021-22 financial aid form, WFXR reported. Laptops will be loaned to students during their time at the school. Pending graduation from the school, new students who receive a laptop […]
April 5, 2021
News Roundup
University of California and Other Universities Suffer Cyberattack
University of California, along with other schools and organizations across the U.S. totaling approximately 300, has been victim to a cybersecurity attack, possibly stealing and publishing personal data, NBC News reported. A cybersecurity attack targeted a vulnerability in third-party file transfer vendor Accellion, the university said in a statement Wednesday. “We understand those behind this […]
April 5, 2021
HBCUs
U.S. Department of Education Provides Debt Relief for 45 HBCUs
To support institutional advancement, the United States Department of Education issued $1.6 billion in debt relief for 45 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Funding was provided under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) passed in December 2020. Chosen schools are participants of the HBCU Capital Financing Program, which provides low-cost loans, […]
April 2, 2021
Latest News
Report: Outcomes-Based Funding Models Need to be Made More Equitable
More than 30 states have outcomes-based funding models, which allocate money to colleges and universities at least partly based on various metrics for student success. But a new report by The Education Trust – examining outcomes-based funding formulas across the country from 2017 to 2020 – argues that these models perpetuate inequities in the ways they’re currently designed.
April 2, 2021
Students
The University of Akron Announces Scholarship for Local Low- and Moderate-Income Students
Under the Zips Affordability Scholarship, the University of Akron plans to cover the cost of tuition for local low- and moderate-income full-time students, Akron Beacon Journal reported. To qualify, first-year students must be Pell grant-eligible and live within the six counties of Medina, Stark, Wayne, Cuyahoga, Summit and Portage. Since the scholarship is considered “last […]
April 2, 2021
HBCUs
Terrence J Partners with First Boulevard to Provide HBCU Students with Financial Literacy Resources
In partnership with First Boulevard, a Black-owned bank, actor Terrence ‘J’ Jenkins is advocating for increase financial literacy opportunities for students at historically Black college and university (HBCUs). Under the initiative, Project Tassels, a video series will be created to touch on areas of money management including savings, budgeting and credit scores, Black Enterprise reported. […]
April 2, 2021
News Roundup
Clemson University Students Demand Tuition Freeze
Student protesters are urging Clemson University to freeze tuition for the 2021-2022 school year due to the financial impact of COVID-19, WYFF4 reported. Last year, in response to the pandemic, students did not face an increase in tuition fees. The University of South Carolina, alongside other institutions in the state, have recently announced a tuition […]
April 2, 2021
Students
First-Generation Institute Highlights Social Class and Institutional Responsibilities
Social class identity was one of many topics discussed during the First-Generation Institute hosted by the University of Minnesota’s (UMN) College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) last week.
April 2, 2021
Champions Award
California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley Is 2021 Diverse Champion
Growing up in Southeast Los Angeles as the son of a U.S. citizen father educated in Mexico and a mother who was a Mexican immigrant, Eloy Ortiz Oakley says that he could not have imagined a journey that would take him to leading the largest higher education system in the U.S. However, Oakley says that it is the very struggles he overcame in his youth that inform his work as chancellor of the California Community Colleges system, which comprises 116 colleges serving more than 2.1 million students.
April 2, 2021
Other News
U.S. Naval Academy Vaccinates Willing Students for COVID-19
Nearly all U.S. Naval Academy students who wanted a COVID-19 vaccine have received their first dose. And remaining midshipmen — those who may have had COVID-19 — will be receiving the vaccine this week, Military.com reported. The school began vaccinating midshipmen mid-March on a voluntary basis. Midshipmen were vaccinated for COVID-19, in part, to allow […]
April 1, 2021
News Roundup
Dr. Natoya Haskins Selected President of Association of Counselor Education and Supervision
Dr. Natoya Haskins, associate professor of counselor education and first director of diversity and inclusion at the William and Mary School of Education, has been selected president of the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). Haskins will be president-elect, effective July 1, 2021, and president in 2022-2023. “As a first-generation college student, who worked […]
April 1, 2021
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Mentees of Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Reflect on the Role of Mentorship in Diversity Work
Mentorship was the focus of Thursday’s panel discussion hosted by the Minority Achievement, Creativity and High Ability (MACH-III) Center at Prairie View A&M University, in partnership with the Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation.
April 1, 2021
Academics
Arkansas Senator Introduces Legislation to Ban Critical Race Theory Training for U.S. Military
Sen. Tom Cotton, a junior senator from Arkansas, has introduced a bill Thursday, which he said was designed to ban the U.S. military from promoting “racist theories,” particularly critical race theory, ArkLaTex reported. The bill is called the “Combatting Racist Training in the Military Act.” “Our military’s strength depends on the unity of our troops […]
April 1, 2021
Veterans
GI Bill Rule Change Approaches, May Cost Studying Veterans Thousands of Dollars
The Department of Veterans Affairs is scheduled to remove a GI Bill rule, possibly costing veterans thousands of dollars because of it. Congress is poised to act if the VA doesn’t decide otherwise before a coming deadline, Military.com reported. The “rounding out” rule will be phased out Aug. 1, according to the VA. Under the rule, […]
April 1, 2021
Other News
U.S. Special Operations Command Reassigns New Diversity and Inclusion Chief
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has reassigned its new chief of diversity and inclusion, Richard Torres-Estrada, amid an investigation into social media posts criticizing police and former President Donald Trump, Military.com reported. SOCOM welcomed Torres-Estrada in a March 25 tweet. However, in a matter of days, critics denounced the new chief for some of his […]
April 1, 2021
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KENYON BONNER
KENYON BONNER has been named vice provost for student affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, where he is currently dean of students and a professor of practice in the university’s School of Education. Bonner holds a bachelor’s in philosophy and psychology from Washington and Jefferson College, a master’s in rehabilitation counseling from Kent State University and a doctorate in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania.
April 1, 2021
African-American
Dr. Debra J. Barksdale Will Be Next Dean of UNC Greensboro School of Nursing
Dr. Debra J. Barksdale will be the next dean of University of North Carolina Greensboro’s School of Nursing and Professor in Family and Community Nursing. Barksdale is currently a professor of nursing and the associate dean of academic affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she led the revision of a nursing leadership and organizational science […]
April 1, 2021
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