Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! We’ve moved from Diverse.
Welcome to The EDU Ledger! We’ve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.
Subscribe
Students
Faculty & Staff
Leadership & Policy
Podcasts
Top 100
Advertise
Jobs
Shop
Search
Article
Podcast
Video
Awards/Honors
Community Colleges
Demographics
Faculty & Staff
Health
Institutions
Leadership & Policy
Military
On the Move
Opinion
Sports
Students
Enter search phrase
Search
Opinion
A Former Students’ Perspective on Secretary of Education Finalist, Dr. Leslie T. Fenwick
Dr. Leslie T. Fenwick, dean emeritus and professor of educational leadership and policy has emerged as one of the finalists under consideration to be President-elect Joe Biden’s secretary of education. During my matriculation through the doctoral program at Howard University, I had the honor of learning under the tutelage of Dr. Fenwick.
December 18, 2020
Home
Female Faculty Continue to Face Stubborn Wage Gap and Underrepresentation in Tenured Positions
Women, and particularly women of color, continue to face stubborn disparities in academia, according to a December data “snapshot” analysis by the American Association of University Professors.
December 17, 2020
Latest News
Report Provides Recommendations to Close Diversity Gap in Teacher Preparation Programs
The New Teachers Project (TNTP) recently released a report that compared the demographics in teacher preparation programs to the student population, which revealed a lack of diversity. “A Broken Pipeline” highlighted the diversity gaps within each state as well as provided recommendations to address the issue.
December 17, 2020
African-American
SDSU Launches Career Preparation Program for Black Students
To prepare Black students for the transition from postsecondary education to the workforce, San Diego State University (SDSU) created the Hal Brown Career Learning and Understanding Biases (HB CLUB) program.
December 17, 2020
Leadership & Policy
The Rich Get Richer in the Midst of a Pandemic
In order to stay above water, institutions are making drastic decisions – implementing hiring freezes and pay cuts, trimming personnel via furloughs and layoffs, and leaving several employees without cost-of-living adjustments for the foreseeable future. Yet, in the midst of these decisions, I can’t help but notice how certain individuals seem to avoid economic losses – or take only minimal losses to save face.
December 17, 2020
News Roundup
USD School of Law Taps Equity-Minded Emory Professor as Next Dean
An Emory University law professor praised for both his legal scholarship and commitment to diversity has been appointed dean of the University of San Diego School of Law, “a program that ranks high nationally in the scholarly impact of its professors,” reports The San Diego Union-Tribune. Robert Schapiro will take up the post in January, […]
December 17, 2020
COVID-19
Universities Allege Increase in Academic Dishonesty Amid Pandemic
With exams being held online, Texas A&M University faculty have reported heightened concerns of student cheating “on a very large scale,” reports The Texas Tribune. According to faculty, some students have answered online test questions faster than they can possibly read them and other faculty had discovered entire exams posted to the textbook rental and […]
December 17, 2020
News Roundup
University of Mississippi Fires Vocal History Professor, Prompts Boycott from Scholars
University of Mississippi has fired Dr. Garrett Felber, a vocal tenure-track assistant professor of history whose work centers on the U.S. prison system, Mississippi Free Press reported. Many notable scholars have since pledged to boycott involvement with UM and called for his reinstatement. “We collectively pledge to refuse all invitations to speak at, conduct professional […]
December 17, 2020
Sports
Senators Introduce “Bill of Rights” to Give College Athletes More Freedoms
Sens. Cory Booker and Richard Blumenthal have introduced legislation that would drastically increase the rights of college athletes, USA Today reported. The 61-page “College Athletes Bill of Rights,” “backs those changes with a variety of enforcement provisions that would be directed by a commission whose governing board would be appointed by the President and have […]
December 17, 2020
Students
TMCF Receives $5 Million to Fund Need-Based HBCU Scholarship Program
Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has received $5 million from philanthropist Stephen Feinberg’s charitable foundation to fund a scholarship program for students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black institutions (PBIs). The Stephen Feinberg Scholarship Program will give need-based scholarships to students at these institutions who are facing financial hardships. Feinberg is […]
December 17, 2020
Podcasts
How to Improve Faculty Diversity Through Inclusive Hiring and Retention Practices
Every year the student population across college campuses grows more diverse while the faculty ranks remain overwhelmingly white. In this feature episode Diverse host David Pluviose, joins EAB’s podcast host, Rachel Tanner, to examine the issue and offer concrete steps university leaders can take to change things for the better. While achieving diversity in […]
December 17, 2020
COVID-19
Study: Female Faculty and Caretakers Disproportionately Impacted by COVID-19
A new study of ecologists and evolutionary biologists at U.S. colleges and universities reveals that female faculty and those who are caregivers, have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
December 16, 2020
Sports
Supreme Court Takes Up Long-Running NCAA Dispute Over Student-Athlete Compensation
The Supreme Court will take up a dispute between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and a group of student-athletes who say the NCAA’s restrictions on education-related compensation violate federal antitrust law, reports CBS News. The court agreed on Wednesday to consider the appeal, which was filed by the NCAA after the 9th U.S. Circuit […]
December 16, 2020
News Roundup
Two Universities Receive $50,000 Grants To Strengthen Community Partnerships
The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Virginia Commonwealth University plan to strengthen partnerships with community stakeholders after becoming the first cohort of universities to receive $50,000 grants from The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU). The awards, known as Collaborative Opportunity Grants, are part of APLU […]
December 16, 2020
News Roundup
America’s Sixth Oldest College, Moravian, to Become a University
Pennsylvania’s Moravian College plans to become a university in a move that the college says reflects its growth and graduate program offerings, reports The Morning Call. “Because of the increasing strength of Moravian, it is time for us to claim the prestige that a university title brings to any institution,” Moravian President Bryon Grigsby said […]
December 16, 2020
News Roundup
MacKenzie Scott Donates $4.2 Billion to 384 Organizations, Including HBCUs
MacKenzie Scott, an author and philanthropist formerly married to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced on Tuesday that she would donate about $4.2 billion to 384 organizations, including historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), CNN reported. The world’s 18th richest person, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires’ Index, she committed to the Giving Pledge Initiative by Warren […]
December 16, 2020
News Roundup
Dixie State University Board of Trustees Votes to Recommend Removing “Dixie” From Name
The board of trustees for Dixie State University voted unanimously to recommend removing “Dixie” from the school’s name on Monday, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. The student executive council, faculty senate, university council, staff association board and president’s cabinet supported the decision. The suggestion comes after a consulting firm, Cicero, conducted a study on the potential […]
December 16, 2020
Community Colleges
What a Biden Administration Could Mean for Community Colleges
With President-elect Joe Biden preparing to take office in January, this might be community colleges’ big moment. The institutions’ advocates are already celebrating what a Joe Biden presidency could mean for the community college sector.
December 16, 2020
Previous Page
Next Page
