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An Open Letter to Trustees of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

Although I have lost count of the number of HBCU presidential vacancies and recent appointments, suffice it to say I believe the number of vacancies is far too high in proportion to the number of HBCUs as a percent of the total number of colleges and universities. The situation is so dire that some presidents are not in office long enough to be officially inaugurated. This is unacceptable, and alumni and other institutional constituents become part of the problem when they refuse to speak out in a constructive manner.

August 6, 2021

Georgia Military College to Give Special Admission Consideration to Certain GED Grads

A nonprofit dedicated to helping young adults earn their GED for free announced a partnership with Georgia Military College, reports WRBL News. Based in Georgia, the nonprofit BRIDGE of Columbus, Inc., has been serving local communities since 1993 by helping students obtain their GEDs. According to WRBL, those without a high school diploma or GED […]

August 6, 2021

Chief Naval Personnel Says Removing Promotion Photos Has Hurt, Rather Than Help, Diversity Goals

In an effort to prevent discrimination and unconscious bias during promotions, then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper issued a military-wide directive barring the use of photos in promotion boards last summer. Now, a year later, the chief of naval personnel Vice Adm. John Nowell Jr. says the change has had the opposite effect. According to military.com, Nowell […]

August 6, 2021

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Pentagon May Soon Add COVID-19 To The Military’s List of Mandatory Vaccinations

Military members might soon be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19, especially as cases related to the Delta variant rise. According to Reuters, the Pentagon is debating issuing a mandate that could come within the next few days. Currently, the U.S. military reports that around half of the U.S. armed forces are fully vaccinated. That’s […]

August 6, 2021

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New U.S. Department of Education Committee to Work on Student Loan Forgiveness

The U.S. Department of Education will establish a committee to meet virtually starting in October and rewrite the regulations for Public Service Loan forgiveness, income-contingent repayment plans, and borrower defense to repayment, as well as other areas. Such regulations will assist borrowers in managing repayment or receiving a discharge or forgiveness of their federal student […]

August 6, 2021

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Howard University to Build New Research Center Specializing in Chronic Illness

Howard University has selected three real-estate companies as their project development team to construct a new research laboratory and office building. The National Research Center for Health Disparities will specialize in finding solutions to chronic illness, particularly illnesses that primarily impact communities of color. The building will go up at the corner of Georgia Avenue […]

August 6, 2021

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The Parade Will Go On: The Citadel Brings Back Longstanding Tradition After COVID-19 Cancelations

The parade will go on at the The Citadel. After pausing the tradition last year due to COVID-19, the historic military college in Charleston, South Carolina, says it will allow the public to return and watch the cadet parades outside, where there is currently no requirements for masks or social distancing, said Kim Keelor, a […]

August 6, 2021

College Students Buy Bogus Vaccine Cards to Sidestep Admission Rules

Some students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) are purchasing fake vaccine cards to skirt admissions and testing requirements, according to various media outlets. UNC, like many universities, is mandating that students receive a COVID-19 vaccine or be tested weekly. The fake cards can reportedly cost students up to $200, even […]

August 6, 2021

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Report Analyzes Institutions’ Racial Justice Statements and Action Plans

After the killing of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and other Black Americans at the hands of police officers last year, many colleges and universities were quick to release statements expressing their solidarity and intent to create anti-racist campuses. Over a year later, have institutions moved from making promises to taking action? NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) sought to find out in two-part report.

August 5, 2021

Dr. Clive O. Callender Honored With 2021 Pioneer Award by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons

The American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) recently bestowed Howard University transplant surgeon Dr. Clive O. Callender with the 2021 Pioneer Award. Throughout his career, Callender established a minority-directed dialysis and transplant center at Howard University hospital—the first in the nation—and founded the National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program to grow the number of […]

August 5, 2021

The National Science Foundation Awards $10 Million to Duke to Diversify STEM

Dr. Nicki Washington and Dr. Shaundra Daily of Duke University have been awarded $10 million from the National Science Foundation to create The Alliance for Identity-Inclusive Computing Education (AIICE). AIICE focuses on access and retention for historically underrepresented groups in computing education by implementing systemic changes; combining social science with computer science to boost identity […]

August 5, 2021

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Montana State University Receives $2.2M Grant to Recruit and Retain Alaska Native and American Indian Nurses

The United States Health Resources and Services Administration gifted a $2.2 million grant to Montana State University (MSU) to recruit and retain more Alaska Native and American Indian nurses. Using the four-year Nursing Workforce Diversity grant, 15 American Indian and Alaska Native nursing students enrolled in MSU College of Nursing’s Caring for Our Own Program […]

August 5, 2021

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North Central College Names First Chief Diversity Officer

North Central College in Naperville, Illinois appointed Dr. Rebecca Gordon as the institution’s inaugural chief diversity officer to serve in the president’s cabinet. “My overarching goal is to address systemic barriers experienced by Black and other minoritized students, faculty and staff through systemic and cultural changes,” said Gordon, who identifies as nonbinary and uses the […]

August 5, 2021

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Institutions Step Up Grief Counseling Efforts As Pandemic Wages On

“Aaron Tenenbaum. Allen Y. Lew. Angel Torres. Anita Crumpton.” These are the first four names at the top of the City University of New York’s (CUNY’s) “In Memoriam” webpage. They lead two long columns of faculty, staff, and students, all in the CUNY system, who died of COVID-19.

August 5, 2021

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University of South Carolina Develops Training Session for K-12 Educators on Reconstruction Era

For years, the University of South Carolina’s (UofSC) Center for Civil Rights History and Research has offered training programs to K-12 educators, exposing them to aspects of civil rights history through primary sources, lectures and historical site visits.

August 4, 2021

Study: Imposter Feelings More Pronounced in Women and Early-Career Academics in Fields Valuing ‘Brilliance’

Despite their evident success, many high-achieving women in academia say they often feel professionally inadequate, a well-known pattern called the imposter phenomenon. Yet research on this has typically centered on the individual, not the environment. A new study might help turn that trend on its head, spurring cultural changes in higher education.

August 4, 2021

Stakeholders Applaud NCAA’s Re-Examination of Transgender Athlete Policies

The NCAA Board of Governors is in the beginning stages of re-examining its policies around transgender participation in sport, following controversies over its handling of the women’s basketball and volleyball tournaments earlier this year. Tuesday, the body discussed a report on gender equity, transgender inclusion, and sexual violence in its championship competitions.

August 4, 2021

How Economic Desperation Feeds the Athletic Lottery

The growth and proliferation of the athletic lottery is based on many people buying into the belief that they too can win despite there being significant odds against it. Many young people have the illusion of there being a much greater likelihood that they will reach the professional ranks than they actually have. The odds of getting there are slim to none regardless of one’s desire to get there.

August 4, 2021