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Despite Pressure, Virginia Military Institute Refuses to Remove Confederate Statues
The superintendent of Virginia Military Institute’s superintendent said that the school won’t remove Confederate statues nor rename any buildings named after Confederate leaders. The announcement comes amid ongoing calls for institutions to rename buildings after individuals who held racist beliefs. The school’s superintendent Ret. Gen. J.H. Bindford Peay III acknowledged that some of the college’s […]
August 2, 2020
Students
Closing University Child Care Centers Hurts Both Student Parents and Future Educators
Across the country, early childhood care and education programs have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most closed in March, and though some are reopening as they are allowed by states, it’s expected that many will never reopen. These programs were financially precarious before the pandemic, and after months of closures and now with new regulations around cleaning and social distancing, it’s tough to make the numbers add up.
July 31, 2020
African-American
UNCF Survey Measures How COVID-19 Has Affected HBCU Students’ Fall Plans
More than 5,000 students from 17 United Negro College Fund (UNCF) historically Black colleges and universities shared how the COVID-19 pandemic was affecting their lives and enrollment plans for fall, in a recently published UNCF student pulse survey. Key findings from the survey include: Over 80% of students prefer to return to campus for some […]
July 31, 2020
STEM
Vanderbilt Administrator Applies Engineering Background to Diversity Work
Dr. William H. Robinson has spent the last 17 years at Vanderbilt University. In 2018, he became the institution’s first African American full professor in engineering, also serving as associate dean for academic success for the engineering school and the interim vice provost for strategic initiatives. Now, he’s taking on a new role as Vanderbilt’s […]
July 31, 2020
African-American
Segregation Forever? Research Finds Black, Latinx Students Still Excluded From Selective Public Institutions
As communities and institutions seek solutions to the nation’s racial inequities in the aftermath of protests surrounding George Floyd’s death in police custody, the Education Trust recently cited “continued and systematic exclusion of Black and Latinx students from the most selective public colleges and universities in the country” in an incisive report published on its […]
July 31, 2020
Sports
Missouri Valley Conference Delays Fall Sports to September 18
The Missouri Valley Conference has delayed the start of fall sport competition to Sept. 18 and decided it will hold conference-only competition in men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball, on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. Competitive schedules for men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, and women’s tennis will be delayed until Sept. […]
July 31, 2020
Sports
SEC Announces Conference-Only Schedule for Football
The Southeastern Conference, or SEC, has announced a conference-only schedule for football and set Sept. 26 as the new kickoff for its 2020 season. The decision has been taken to allow member institutions “to focus on the healthy return of their campus communities and the gradual re-introduction of athletics” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The SEC said […]
July 31, 2020
Sports
MIAA Postpones Fall Sport Competition Due to Pandemic
The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or MIAA, has decided to postpone fall conference competition and conference tournaments for cross country, football, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, and volleyball in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference said it will aim to schedule these sports for later in the academic year. It will […]
July 31, 2020
Sports
Northeast Conference Postpones Fall Sports Competition and Championships
The Northeast Conference has postponed all fall sports athletics competition and championships “in response to the unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.” The decision affects conference events in all fall sports including men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, football, men’s and women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball. The conference plans to meet again Oct. […]
July 31, 2020
African-American
Illinois State University to Remove Names in Residence Hall That Have Links to Slavery
Illinois State University will remove names in a residence hall that have links to slavery. The university said it will rename floors in its Watterson Towers residence hall, which consists of 10 “houses” named after the first 10 former U.S. secretaries of state. Of those 10, eight actively participated in slavery, the university said. “Asking […]
July 31, 2020
African-American
American Association of Pediatrics Issues Apology for Past Racism Against Black Doctors
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a “long overdue” apology for its racism against two Black doctors in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Two Black physicians, Dr. Alonzo deGrate Smith and Dr. Roland Boyd Scott, became association members in 1945. But, for six years prior, their initial membership applications had been repeatedly rejected […]
July 31, 2020
African-American
Loyola University Maryland to Remove Flannery O’Connor’s Name From Residence Hall
Loyola University Maryland has said it will remove author Flannery O’Connor’s name from a residence hall because “some of her personal writings reflected a racist perspective.” “The building names we use at Loyola should declare to our students—and entire community—what sort of values we esteem and hope to instill in our graduates,” said university president […]
July 31, 2020
Sports
NCAA Allows Athletes to Wear Social Justice Statement on Uniform
The NCAA said on Thursday that it will allow student-athletes to wear patches containing social justice statements or other statements for commemorative and memorial purposes on their uniforms. Current rules in some sports don’t allow such patches but the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved rules which will now allow athletes two places on the […]
July 31, 2020
Women
Sweet Briar College Seeks to Foster Ideal Learning Environment for Next Generation of Female Engineers
Rather than large lecture-style classes, Sweet Briar College offers a hands-on experiential learning environment for its engineering students. Through surveys with alumni, Sweet Briar — a Virginia-based women’s college — has found that such hands-on learning is beneficial for students’ future careers.
July 30, 2020
Social Justice
Pitt Diversity Forum Brings Together Higher Ed Stakeholders to Confront Systemic Racism
Over 12,000 educators and students around the world convened virtually this week to participate in the University of Pittsburgh’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion forum titled, “Advancing Social Justice: A Call to Action.”
July 30, 2020
Sports
Outside Investigation Uncovers ‘Systemic Racism’ Within University of Iowa Football Program
An investigation by an outside law firm released on Thursday has determined that systemic racism exists within the University of Iowa football program, reports the Charlotte Observer. According to the investigation, the program, led by head coach Kirk Ferentz (who is the longest-tenured head coach in college football), suffered a culture that “perpetuated racial bias […]
July 30, 2020
African-American
UNC-Chapel Hill To Remove Names of Racist Figures From Four Campus Buildings
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) will remove the names of White supremacists — Charles Aycock, Julian Carr, Josephus Daniels and Thomas Ruffin Sr. — from four campus buildings following an 11-to-2 vote by its Board of Trustees, who came to the decision after “dissent and discussion” on Wednesday, reports North Carolina […]
July 30, 2020
News Roundup
New Century Foundation Research Analyzes Impact of Mandatory FAFSA Policy in Louisiana
Due to Louisiana’s mandatory FAFSA policy — requiring all 12th graders to apply for federal financial aid or expressly opt-out — within a year, the gap in completed applications between high and low-income districts closed by 87%, according to new research by The Century Foundation (TCF). The gap closed entirely over the course of two […]
July 30, 2020
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