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New Chief Belonging Officer Takes On Role at Albion College

Keena Williams is no stranger to Albion College. Williams graduated from the private Michigan college in 2009 and took on various positions at the school before she was recently tapped to serve as the college’s new chief belonging officer and Title IX coordinator. As chief belonging officer, Williams will serve in Dr. Mathew Johnson’s presidential […]

February 10, 2021

Women in Sports Leadership: A Q&A with Chevonne Mansfield, Interim Athletics Director, Florida Memorial University

Q&A with Chevonne Mansfield, Interim Athletics Director, Florida Memorial University

February 10, 2021

A Wave of Predominantly White Institutions – Including Brown, Harvard, MIT, and UCLA – Elected Black Student Presidents This Year Amid COVID-19, Racial Injustice Crises.

This academic year, students at predominantly White institutions elected a wave of Black student body presidents. This cohort now finds itself leading in unprecedented times, amid a pandemic and a national reckoning with racism. How are they supporting each other through it? What are they hoping to accomplish this term? What adjustments are they making […]

February 10, 2021

Former West Virginia University Basketball Star Appointed Assistant Coach at Wheeling University

Former West Virginia University basketball star Da’Sean Butler has been appointed assistant coach at Wheeling University, Metro News reported. At WVU, Butler scored 2,095 points and led its team to the 2010 Big East Tournament title and to the NCAA Final Four. He has previous coaching experience, having been a graduate assistant coach for the […]

February 9, 2021

University of Alabama at Birmingham Removes Former Governor and Segregationist’s Name from Campus Building

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has removed former governor and segregationist George Wallace’s name from one of its buildings, The Hill reported. The removal of the name from a physical education building – the name was given in 1975 – came after UAB trustees unanimously voted in favor of the act. Wallace , who was elected […]

February 9, 2021

Dr. Christopher Manning Appointed First Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer at USC

Dr. Christopher Manning will be University of Southern California’s first chief inclusion and diversity officer, effective March 1, according to USC officials. Previously, Manning was an assistant and associate provost for academic diversity for approximately five years at Loyola University Chicago. He was the school’s first assistant provost for academic diversity. Since 2008, he has […]

February 9, 2021

Dr. Christopher Manning

Harding University to Honor Murdered Alum with Monument and Award

Harding University will honor the life of 2016 alum Botham Jean, who was murdered Sept. 6, 2018, in his Dallas home, 5News reported.

February 9, 2021

U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson Elected Chair of Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee

U.S. Rep. Frederica S. Wilson, a former school principal, was elected chair of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment (HEWI) Subcommittee of the House Committee on Education and Labor on Monday. “I am thrilled to take on this important responsibility,” Wilson said in a statement. “As chair of the HEWI Subcommittee, I will seek to […]

February 9, 2021

U.S. Rep. Frederica S. Wilson

A Transplant Surgeon Trailblazer

Though Dr. Velma Scantlebury dealt with “colorism” in Barbados, she was not prepared for the racism she would experience in the United States.

February 9, 2021

Dr. Velma Scantlebury

Adapt to Advance: Community Colleges as Agile Organizations

When COVID-19 arrived in 2020, community colleges were already adapting to myriad political, economic, social, cultural and technological shifts.

February 9, 2021

African-American

Overlooked Accomplishments of African American Athletes Receive New Attention

Major League Baseball (MLB) is promoting seven professional Negro Leagues that operated between 1920 and 1948 to Major League status, in a move MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred calls “long overdue recognition.”

February 9, 2021

Kansas City Monarchs

High School Students Call For More Youth Engagement in the Education Department

A group of high school students are calling on education secretary nominee Dr. Miguel Cardona to directly involve students in decision making at the U.S. Department of Education.

February 8, 2021

Dr. Miguel Cardona

Racial Equity Leadership Academy is Partnership Between USC and Achieving the Dream

To support colleges and universities in their efforts to address inequities on campus, Achieving the Dream (ATD) and the University of Southern California Race and Equity Center have collaborated to establish the Racial Equity Leadership Academy (RELA).

February 8, 2021

African-American

Virginia Public Universities May Have to Pay Reparations to Descendants of Enslaved People Who Worked on Campuses

Under a Virginia bill passed by the state House last week, Longwood University, the University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, the Virginia Military Institute and the College of William and Mary may have to pay reparations to the descendants of enslaved people who helped build the schools, The Hill reported. Per the proposal, which passed […]

February 8, 2021

University of Virginia

African-American

Declines in Community College Enrollment Among Blacks Will Have Long-Term Consequences

Community colleges throughout the U.S. have experienced dramatic decreases in enrollment among students of color since the pandemic began.

February 8, 2021

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African-American

Maryland Senate Unanimously Passes $577 Million HBCU Settlement Proposal, Sends Bill to House

The Maryland Senate has unanimously passed a bill calling for a $577 million legal settlement for a 2006 lawsuit involving the state’s four HBCUs, WBOC reported. Last year, the legislation was passed by the General Assembly but was vetoed by Gov. Larry Hogan, citing fiscal issues with the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the complaint, Maryland […]

February 8, 2021

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan

George Washington University Faculty Push for Cluster Hire and More Africana Studies Program Funding

A group of department chairs and program directors are urging George Washington University to hire more underrepresented faculty and increase Africana studies program funding, The GW Hatchet reported. The group has created a petition calling on GW officials to hire 18 minority faculty “primarily” in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) and give money for […]

February 8, 2021

George Washington University

Eunice Jeffries Appointed First Black Woman to Chair Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents

Eunice Jeffries has been appointed chair of Eastern Michigan University’s Board of Regents, the first African American woman in the role, according to EMU officials. Elected to a two-year term, Jeffries will lead a diverse board that includes four Eastern Michigan University alumni and four African Americans. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder appointed Jeffries to the […]

February 8, 2021

Eunice Jeffries