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Statewide Free College Programs Aren’t Necessarily Equitable, Study Finds

Statewide free college programs are growing in popularity. The United States now has 23 programs – an increase of 8 programs compared to three years ago – that cover tuition and fees at either two or four-year institutions. While college affordability advocates celebrate the trend, a recent study released by The Education Trust concludes that just because these programs offer free tuition, that does not mean they are equitably designed.

October 21, 2020

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Recruitment & Retention

Institutions Still Working to Achieve Faculty Diversity Goals Despite COVID-19-Related Challenges

While the number of new hires has decreased in the COVID-19 era, the vision of more diverse and inclusive faculty remains decisive.

October 20, 2020

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Stanford’s Business School Launches Two Initiatives as Part of Commitment to Increasing Equity on Campus

After the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, Dr. Sarah A. Soule, the Morgridge Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB), noticed that many Black faculty and staff members were being asked to write and teach about systemic racism and racial injustice.

October 20, 2020

African-American

NAACP Tackles Black Student Debt Crisis

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) put a national spotlight on the Black student debt crisis in the U.S. and suggested how to combat it. The nation’s oldest civil rights organization, held a virtual press conference on Monday to discuss a report titled “Legislation, Policy and the Black Student Debt Crisis,” […]

October 20, 2020

UT Austin’s Plans to Increase Diversity in Academia with Award from The National Science Foundation

The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) and eight other research universities have recently been granted a 3-and-a-half-year award funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to make the pathway of increasing diversity in academia more accessible for historically underrepresented minorities. This research project is part of NSF’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the […]

October 20, 2020

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Community Colleges

The Oregon Department of Corrections to End Most Adult Education Contracts at Community Colleges

The Oregon Department of Corrections will end most of its adult education contracts with Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) and other Oregon community colleges in 2021, according to The East Oregonian. While the 2-year schools have tried to appeal to the department to change course, the department made the final decision last wee. This decision […]

October 20, 2020

Five Penn Faculty Members Elected to The National Academy of Medicine

Five faculty members from The University of Pennsylvania have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) — one of the nation’s highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. Dr. William Beltran of the school of veterinary medicine; Dr. Matthew McHugh of the school of nursing, and Drs. Ronald DeMatteo, Raina Merchant, […]

October 20, 2020

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Tufts Administration Receives Backlash from Faculty Senate about Handling of Dental School Furloughs

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Tufts University has laid off several employees and reduced salaries from its School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM), which drew backlash from the Faculty Senate, according to Tufts Daily News. The Faculty Senate includes members from all schools within the university and stated that the actions of Tufts’ administrators […]

October 20, 2020

African-American

Dr. Theresa B. Felder Makes History as Harford Community College’s First Black President

Dr. Theresa B. Felder has been selected as the next president of Harford Community College. She will serve as the first Black president in the college’s history, reported The Baltimore Sun. As the institution’s 10th president, she will begin on Jan. 1. The former president, Dianna Phillips, resigned from the college in February. Since then, […]

October 20, 2020

Called To Care: Will The COVID-19 Pandemic Drive A Nursing Boom?

Capital Region colleges are reporting increased interest in their nursing programs even as the COVID-19 pandemic has strained their ability to provide a nursing education. Read More

October 19, 2020

Teachers At Hunter College Campus Schools Warn They May Still Strike Over COVID-19

The teachers union for Hunter College Campus Schools said Sunday it may still strike over COVID-19 concerns. Read More

October 19, 2020

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Wagner College Gets Top Rating for Coronavirus Dashboard

Wagner College is one of three colleges in the United States to receive a top rating of an A+ for its coronavirus (COVID-19) reporting dashboard, a new website reported. The website, We Rate Covid Dashboard, recently rated college COVID-19 dashboards for transparency and completeness. The site was created by a group of medical, epidemiology, public health policy […]

October 19, 2020

How Colleges Have Learned To Combat The Coronavirus

Some colleges are creating a blueprint for how to safely remain open during the coronavirus pandemic, relying heavily on regular testing and doing what they can to curb parties and other large gatherings. Read More

October 19, 2020

COVID-19 Pandemic Cuts Enrollment at Some Washington State Colleges, Forces Others to Reimagine Higher Ed

Washington’s colleges and universities were braced for a big drop in enrollment this fall, expecting college kids to opt out of remotely taught classes and defer their educations for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic. The good news: Most kids showed up after all. The not-so-good news: Colleges are reporting that students from low-income families were […]

October 19, 2020

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The President of a New York College Resigns After More Than 700 students Test Positive for COVID-19

The president of the State University of New York at Oneonta has resigned, as the school grapples with hundreds of reported COVID-19 cases within the university since the beginning of the semester. Read More

October 19, 2020

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Meet Dr. Chinua Akimaro Thelwell, an Interdisciplinary Scholar on Race and Place

Dr. Chinua Akimaro Thelwell has always found college classrooms to be one of the “few spaces in American society where people could have honest and informed conversations around race and racism.” When entering the higher education space as a professor, Thelwell wanted to incorporate those ideas and conversations into his teaching.

October 19, 2020

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Institutions Still Working To Achieve Faculty Diversity Goals Despite COVID-19-Related Challenges

While the number of new hires has decreased in the COVID-19 era, the vision of more diverse and inclusive faculty remains decisive. It goes without saying that COVID-19 has impacted all areas of higher education, but those involved in the recruitment and retention of diverse faculty remain committed and are finding creative ways to achieve […]

October 19, 2020

RICK W. SMITH SR.

RICK W. SMITH SR. has been appointed vice president for institutional advancement and community relations at Pennsylvania Regional College. Formerly vice president of institutional advancement, development and athletics at Kentucky State University, Smith holds a bachelor’s from the University of Louisville, a master’s from Kennedy Western University and a master’s from the Lilly School of Philanthropy at Indiana University-Purdue University.

October 16, 2020