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Common App Turns to Artificial Intelligence Chatbot to Guide Low-Income and First-Generation Students

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, college applications dropped, especially among first-generation and low-income students, according to the latest Common App data, which analyzed applications submitted through Nov. 16. Common App is launching a new initiative aimed at addressing the problem – an artificial intelligence chatbot named Ollie, designed to guide students through the admissions process.

December 30, 2020

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Indigenous Scholars Celebrate Rep. Deb Haaland’s Nomination for Secretary of the Interior

Indigenous scholars are celebrating President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland for secretary of the interior. A Democratic Congresswoman from New Mexico, Haaland would be the first Native American in the position.

December 30, 2020

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December 29, 2020

Biden to Tap Dr. Miguel Cardona for Secretary of Education Post

Dr. Miguel Cardona, Connecticut’s education commissioner, has emerged as President-elect Joe Biden’s top pick for U.S. secretary of education.

December 22, 2020

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183-Year-Old Women’s College To Close If It Doesn’t Raise $500,000 by Dec. 31

Founded in 1838, the all-women’s Judson College has weathered multiple wars, The Great Depression, two fires and several recessions — but 2020 may have been too much.

December 22, 2020

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It Makes Me Wanna Holler: The Need for Self-Care for Black Soldiers on the Frontlines

For “Black soldiers on the frontlines” of the liberation struggle, if we were to be honest with ourselves, 2020 has been a year that has “made us want to holler.”

December 22, 2020

Former Congresswoman Appointed Dean of Regent University School of Government

Former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann will be dean of Regent University’s Robertson School of Government, effective Jan. 1, The Virginian-Pilot reported. She was the first Republican woman from Minnesota elected to the House and ran for president in 2012. Bachmann is known for her advocacy of ultraconservative causes, such as banning abortion “even in cases of […]

December 22, 2020

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Rutgers University Names Residence Hall after Late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Rutgers University will name a residence hall at Rutgers-Newark after the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was also on the Rutgers law faculty, according to a Rutgers press release. 15 Washington Street – a 17-story building in Newark – will be renamed Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall. Ginsburg was a professor at […]

December 22, 2020

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Dr. Amy Waer Named Dean of Texas A&M University College of Medicine

Dr. Amy Waer will be dean of the Texas A&M University College of Medicine, effective Jan. 1, according to a Texas A&M press release. Waer has been serving as interim dean since September 2019. During her tenure as interim dean, Waer continued to operate as executive dean for education and academic programs for the college. […]

December 22, 2020

Year in Review: 2020 Brought ‘Precedent-Setting’ Changes to Higher Ed

COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement dominated the headlines in 2020, but there were also precedent-setting events in higher education that garnered our attention.

December 22, 2020

In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2020

In this memoriam, Diverse pays tribute to a few of the trendsetters and trailblazers, innovators and educators, scholars and thought leaders, champions and caretakers whom we lost in 2020. What links them is the indelible mark they left on the lives of countless students, higher education, society and the world.

December 22, 2020

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Dr. Tiffany Jones Leaves The Education Trust For the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Dr. Tiffany Jones will be joining the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as its deputy director of measurement, learning and evaluation. Formerly the senior director of higher education policy at The Education Trust, Jones has spent four years at the national nonprofit for higher education reform, advocating for students of color and students from low-income families.

December 21, 2020

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Georgia College Student Sentenced To 4 Months in Prison for Breaking Cayman Islands’ COVID-19 Protocol

An 18-year-old college student from Georgia has been sentenced to four months in prison in the Cayman Islands after breaking the British Caribbean territory’s Covid-19 protocol while visiting her boyfriend for a jet skiing competition, according to her family. Skylar Mack, a pre-med student at Mercer University, left for the Islands November 27 after testing […]

December 21, 2020

University of Montana Chosen as a COVID-19 Vaccine Provider and Distributor

The University of Montana will soon provide and distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to Montanans. The State of Montana approved UM as a vaccine holding and distributor center this week, allowing the University to serve as a vaccine distributor. Kenneth Chatriand, manager of the UM Pharmacy and coordinator of community advanced student pharmacy practice, said the […]

December 21, 2020

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Pa. Colleges and Universities Delaying Spring Semester Due To Rising COVID-19 Cases

Several Pennsylvania colleges and universities are delaying a return to campus because of rising cases of COVID-19, which has sickened more than 519,000 people in the state and killed more than 13,000. Many schools made those announcements ahead of a push Wednesday from the state departments of Health and Education, which strongly encouraged all higher […]

December 21, 2020

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AHA Urging New Yorkers To Focus on Heart Health in COVID-19 Pandemic

Focusing on your health has become a priority during the COVID-19 pandemic as more doctors and nurses urge people to be cautious and prevent virus infection. During this time, some aspects of health have been neglected and regular health check-ups for underlying conditions have been put off, according to the American Heart Association. The AHA […]

December 21, 2020

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GW University Offers Health Care Training Program to High School Students

Students with the Governor’s Health Sciences Academy (GHSA) at T.C. Williams High School will soon have the opportunity to expand their career options. The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) has received a $700,000 grant from the Commonwealth of Virginia to create a new Community Medi-Corps Program in Alexandria. “We are excited to […]

December 21, 2020

HBCU Graduate to Lead the Environmental Protection Agency

President-elect Joe Biden has picked an experienced state regulator, Michael S. Regan of North Carolina to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Regan, who is head of North Carolina’s environmental agency was one of several contenders whose name emerged in recent days. Biden’s pick was confirmed Thursday by a person familiar with the selection process who was not authorized the discuss the […]

December 21, 2020

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