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News Roundup
FSU Relaunches Graduate Program in School Counseling
Florida State University has signaled an intention to help address the shortage of counseling professionals in Florida schools by relaunching a graduate program in school counseling in the College of Education. “Now more than ever, students need access to school counselors,” said Dr. Damon Andrew, the college’s dean. “Students can face not only challenges at […]
June 10, 2019
Policy
Judge Allows Racist FB Page as Evidence in Fatal Stabbing of US Soldier
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — Prosecutors can present evidence that a White man charged with fatally stabbing a Black student on the University of Maryland’s campus had racist memes on his cellphone and “liked” a racist Facebook page, a judge ruled Wednesday. Sean Urbanski’s attorneys argue it will deprive their client of a fair trial if […]
June 9, 2019
Policy
Legal Experts Say Trump’s Latest Freewheeling Interview Could Undermine His Transgender Military Ban Case
President Donald Trump’s unscripted musings about the transgender military ban in an interview with Piers Morgan earlier this week could complicate his administration’s efforts to argue in support of the policy in federal court. Legal experts told Newsweek that plaintiffs in several of the cases challenging the ban will take note of Trump’s commentary, but cautioned that […]
June 9, 2019
Academics
Georgia Military College Campus In Albany Celebrates First Graduates
ALBANY — In September 2017, Albany Technical College and Georgia Military College announced a collaboration to expand educational opportunities for students in southwest Georgia, opening GMC’s new extension center. Now, almost three years later, GMC-Albany celebrated its first graduates, Grady Wilson and Bethany High, over the weekend. GMC-Albany joined GMC-Valdosta on Friday for graduation at the […]
June 9, 2019
Veterans
Army Selects First Female General to Command Infantry Division
The U.S. Army National Guard has selected the first female officer to command an infantry division, marking another milestone for women serving in combat units. Brig. Gen. Laura Yeager will assume command of the California National Guard’s 40th Infantry Division during a June 29 ceremony at the Joint Forces Training Base at Los Alamitos, California, according to […]
June 9, 2019
LGBTQ+
Tyler Clementi’s Death Continues to Prompt Action
For Rutgers—the public flagship research university in New Jersey—Tyler Clementi’s death represented an opportunity to turn an awful tragedy into a valuable learning experience. It was an opportunity to turn pain into healing.
June 9, 2019
Community Colleges
Report Examines What “Free College” Really Means
As the term “free college” becomes a common refrain among policymakers, educators and political candidates, researchers at a progressive think tank have found that despite “astonishing” growth, many of these programs are falling short of expectations.
June 9, 2019
Latest News
Meharry Opens New Center, Garners $7.5M Research Grant
Meharry Medical College launched on Friday the Meharry Center for the Study of Social Determinants of Health to advance the school’s mission of exploring the impact of social determinants – including smoking, alcohol use, food instability, and poverty – on underserved communities, and crafting programs and policies to help people lead healthier lives.
June 9, 2019
News Roundup
Xavier University Center Gets $500,000 Kellogg Grant
Xavier University has received a $500,000 grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to fund the Center for Equity, Justice, and the Human Spirit at the Louisiana HBCU. The grant will fund initiatives aimed at building leaders, improving child well-being and advancing community engagement and racial equity through a focus on building stronger ties between […]
June 9, 2019
News Roundup
Kentucky State Cuts Non-Resident Tuition for Eight States
Kentucky State University is drastically reducing non-resident tuition for students from its seven bordering states and Michigan. The HBCU’s board of regents has approved a memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education to lower per-semester tuition from $9,500 to $5,775. The reduced rate will take effect starting with the fall 2019 semester […]
June 9, 2019
Leadership & Policy
GMU’s Cabrera Sole Finalist for Georgia Tech Presidency
Dr. Angel Cabrera, the first president of an American university who was born in Spain, is one step closer to leaving the presidency of George Mason University to lead Georgia Tech.
June 6, 2019
News Roundup
Central Park Five Prosecutor Resigns Vassar Trustee Board
Amidst a swarm of controversy over a Netflix series about a wrongful conviction in a high-profile New York City rape case, author and former prosecutor Linda Fairstein has resigned as a trustee of her alma mater, Vassar College. Fairstein, who graduated in 1969, was a prosecutor in the 1989 case commonly known as the “Central […]
June 6, 2019
LGBTQ+
Lavender Graduations Set to Celebrate 25th Anniversary Next Year
Lavender Graduations have now become commonplace on many colleges campuses in the United States and abroad. But it wasn’t always that way.
June 6, 2019
News Roundup
Deceased Amherst Alum’s $25M Gift Benefits Dickinson Museum
William Vickery, who died Feb. 4, has given Amherst College a $25-million gift, with about $22 million of the amount designated for use by the Emily Dickinson Museum. It’s the largest donation the museum, which was founded in 2003, has ever received and will be known as the William McCall Vickery ’57 Emily Dickinson Fund. […]
June 6, 2019
News Roundup
Michigan Eases Voting Restrictions, Helps College Students
The state of Michigan has agreed to help college students vote while away at school, a victory for Democrats who sued last year to overturn a law that made it harder for students to vote, according to a report in the The Washington Post. Jocelyn Benson, Michigan’s secretary of state, said Wednesday that her office […]
June 6, 2019
News Roundup
London Literature Scholar Receives Norway’s Holberg Prize
Dr. Paul Gilroy of King’s College London has been presented the Holberg Prize by Crown Prince Haakon of Norway. Gilroy, professor of American and English literature, was feted at an award ceremony Thursday at the University Aula in Bergen in Norway. The honor, for outstanding international research, is a cash prize of approximately $700,000. “I […]
June 6, 2019
LGBTQ+
Leadership Must Possess Soul
During the 1970s, the concept of “soul” was on full display. Perhaps at the most basic level, “soul” pertained to a gracefully elegant, even rhythmic way of life that exhibited a confident cultural swagger manifested in various ways by Blacks.
June 6, 2019
Students
San Antonio College’s Dr. Robert Vela Leading with Intention
Dr. Robert Vela’s presidency at San Antonio College (SAC) has resulted in a more diverse administration that reflects the student body, increased engagement with the surrounding community and a soon-to-be-developed diversity initiative that aims to embed a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion across the college’s divisions.
June 5, 2019
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