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New Residency Program Aims to Fill Teacher Shortages in Rural California
The Teacher Residency for Rural Education project, a new 18-month graduate program, aims to train 100 teachers over the next five years to fill shortages in California’s rural school districts.
October 7, 2020
African-American
UC San Diego Receives Two Grants to Improve Faculty Diversity
The University of California at San Diego (UCSD) has been given two grants totaling $700,000 to improve its faculty diversity. The grants were funded by the University of California Office of the President through the UC Advancing Faculty Diversity grant program, according to UCSD. According to UCSD, the first grant – a one-time fund of […]
October 7, 2020
African-American
John A. Logan College Cancels Diversity Events, Citing Fear of Trump’s Recent Executive Order
John A. Logan College canceled all planned diversity activities last week, citing concerns that the school could lose federal funding if it violates President Donald Trump’s Sept. 22 executive order, which prohibits workforce diversity trainings that are “offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating,” FOX 28 reported. According to college officials, they “will […]
October 6, 2020
African-American
Lincoln U Granted Preliminary Approval to Establish First HBCU Law Enforcement Training Academy
Lincoln University has been granted preliminary approval to establish the U.S.’s first law enforcement basic training academy at a historically Black college or university (HBCU), with a unanimous vote from the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission, KRCG reported. The decision came after a Monday meeting during which the commission discussed the results of […]
October 6, 2020
Latinx
Raising the Bar: The University of Illinois at Chicago Earns 2020 Seal of Excelencia
Administrators at the University of Illinois at Chicago see the Seal of Excelencia as not only recognition of the university’s decades-long commitment to Latinx student success, but as motivation to do even better moving forward.
October 6, 2020
Latinx
A Question of Identity: Examining Use of the Term ‘Latinx’
In academic and student activist circles, many have adopted the term “Latinx” as a gender-neutral and gender non-binary inclusive replacement for Latino or Latina. The word — which made its debut in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary in 2018 — is increasingly popular among scholars, with universities like Harvard, Yale and others offering Latinx studies programs. But only 3% of U.S. Hispanics actually use the term, according to a Pew Research Center study in August.
October 6, 2020
Sports
William & Mary Athletic Director Resigns After Decision to Cut 7 Varsity Sports Sparks Controversy
Samantha Huge, William & Mary’s athletic director, resigned Tuesday after facing “widespread” community dissatisfaction with her decision to cut seven sports last month, reports The Virginian-Pilot. Citing COVID-19 and the financial toll it has taken on institutions across the country, Huge had reported growing budget deficits within the athletics department last month. Consequently, she announced […]
October 6, 2020
African-American
Three Black Female Authors Among 2020 ‘Genius Grant’ Winners
Three prominent Black female authors — N.K. Jemisin, Jacqueline Woodson and Tressie McMillan Cottom — are among 21 winners of this year’s MacArthur Foundation “genius grants,” reports CNN, which explained that the winners will receive a $625,000 “no-strings-attached” award paid out over five years. Since 1981, more than 1,000 people have earned the honor, with acclaimed […]
October 6, 2020
Latest News
Report Examines Biden’s Tuition-Free Public College Plan
A new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce measures the costs of free-college models, including the plan proposed by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
October 6, 2020
News Roundup
White U New Hampshire Professor Accused of Posing as Immigrant Woman of Color, Making Racist Comments
A white University of New Hampshire chemistry professor is accused of posing as an immigrant woman of color on Twitter to make racist and sexist comments and attack users who supported progressive causes, the Associated Press reported. The school has not named the professor but said the institution was being investigated over the allegations. The […]
October 6, 2020
Community Colleges
Policy Brief Highlights Proposition 209 Impact on California Community Colleges
Education Trust-West released a new policy brief highlighting the impact of Proposition 209, a 25-year-old ban on affirmative action in California. The study, “The Opportunity for Race-Conscious Policy and a More Equitable California,” looked at ways Prop. 209 effected California Community Colleges, which serves over 2 million students.
October 5, 2020
Latinx
Excelencia’s ALASS Institute Focuses on the Future of HSIs
More than 1,000 higher education and organizational leaders virtually convened last week as part of Excelencia in Education’s Accelerating Latino Student Success (ALASS) Institute. Discussions focused on advancing equity for Latinx students as well the future of Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) post-COVID-19.
October 5, 2020
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Announcing 12 qualifying institutions for the DOIT certification program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ralph Newell Phone: 703.385.2419 Email: Ralph@DiverseEducation.com Fairfax, Va.— After reviewing the results of the first pillar survey on senior representational diversity, Coop Di Leu (formerly CoopLew) and Diverse: Issues In Higher Education are pleased to announce the first 12 qualifying institutions for the DOIT certification program. DOIT (Diverse Organizational Impact and Transformation) […]
October 5, 2020
Students
HBCUs and White Churches: a Collaboration Long Overdue
Churches have a long history of advocating for civil rights. During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, the Baptist, Methodist and other religious denominations united to support civil rights for African Americans. Many churches, for example, provided shelter to protesters during civil rights marches. They organized food assistance programs, assisted homeless with housing needs […]
October 5, 2020
News Roundup
Indiana University Removes Name of Former President From Campus Sites
Indiana University is removing the name of former President David Starr Jordan from places on its Bloomington campus because of his support for eugenics, the Kokomo Tribune reported. IU’s Board of Trustees voted 8-1 Friday to strip Jordan’s name from a classroom building, a garage and a creek. The Jordan River will be Campus River […]
October 5, 2020
News Roundup
Bowie State University Police Officer on Administrative Leave After Alleged Incident with Student
Last week, a police officer at Bowie State University was placed on administrative leave after allegedly pushing a student down the stairs during an incident that happened on campus grounds, according to the Baltimore CBS affiliate WJZ. The incident was caught on video and the video surfaced on social media. University officials said that on […]
October 5, 2020
African-American
2020 International Colloquium on Black Males in Education Kicks Off Tuesday
Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Ohio State University’s Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male will hold the 2020 International Colloquium on Black Males in Education (ICBME) virtually this year, with events each Tuesday in October, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison press […]
October 5, 2020
African-American
Kevin Young Named as New Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Kevin Young, who is currently the director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, has been named the new director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. He will begin his new role in January. Young is a poet, author, essayist, and editor at The New Yorker magazine. This […]
October 5, 2020
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