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African-American
Why I Came Back: An Alumni Perspective
I never intended to stay this long. But I found myself enjoying working as an administrator at the college I graduated from almost a decade earlier.
June 8, 2021
News Roundup
Author Wes Moore Launches Maryland Gubernatorial Campaign as Democrat
Wes Moore is running for Maryland governor as a Democrat, The Washington Post reported. Moore, 42, served as CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation for four years and is the founder of the nonprofit BridgeEdU. An army veteran, he was a captain and paratrooper and led soldiers in Afghanistan before becoming a White House fellow. [ā¦]
June 7, 2021
News Roundup
HBCU CDAC Launches $5.6 Million Financial Wellness Initiative for Students of Color
The Historically Black Colleges & Universities Community Development Action CoalitionĀ (HBCU CDAC) is launching a $5.6 million financial wellness initiative,Ā Our Money MattersĀ (OMM) for students of color. The initiative is funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and plans to take a holistic approach to supporting students facing financial difficulties such as food and housing insecurity and college [ā¦]
June 7, 2021
News Roundup
University of Utah Police Chief Cleared in State Investigation
The University of Utah police chief Rodney Chatman has been cleared in a six-month state investigation, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Chatman will not face charges after accusations against him of improperly carrying a gun and badge before being certified to do so in Utah. The Salt Lake County District Attorneyās Office wrote in a [ā¦]
June 7, 2021
Leadership & Policy
Harris-Stowe State University President Departs After One Year on the Job
Harris-Stowe State University President Dr. Corey S. Bradford Sr. has left the position after one year on the job, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Dr. LaTonia Collins Smith, who served as provost and vice president of academic affairs, has been appointed interim president. Bradford left to pursue āan opportunity at a research university,ā according to a [ā¦]
June 7, 2021
International
Gallaudet University Develops Program to Support Deaf Youth in Nigeria
Using a $2.05 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development, Gallaudet Universityāalongside Wesley University, Ondo and the Nigerian National Association of the Deafāplans to launch a program in Nigeria aimed at breaking down negative stigmas around deafness. Inspired by the late Dr. Isaac O. Agboola, who served as the dean of the [ā¦]
June 7, 2021
Other News
Colorado Will Give Out $50,000 College Scholarships to 25 Vaccinated Young People
The state of Colorado is starting a campaign to incentivize COVID-19 vaccination in students age 12 through 17. The incentive is a $50,000 scholarship to help pay for college. Five eligible Coloradans will be randomly chosen to win each week for five weeks, totaling 25 scholarships. Gov. Jared Polis announced Wednesday the winners will be [ā¦]
June 7, 2021
Other News
Kent State to Receive Nearly $64 Million to Recover from Pandemic, Outlines Spending to Date
Kent State University hasnāt yet decided how it will spend nearly $64 million it is receiving through theĀ American Rescue Plan, but the university has time to figure it out. āThe most recent chunk of money totals about $64 million,ā said Mark Polatajko, senior vice president, finance and administration. āHalf of that is institutional direct the [ā¦]
June 7, 2021
Other News
Winona State Administrator Working on Mental Health Initiative
An ounce of prevention isnāt just a worth a pound of cure; it can be a lot of fun as well. Kate Noelke, Winona State Universityās director of Integrated Wellness, wants students across the state to not just have access to counseling services, but to find ways to take proactive steps against the triggers that [ā¦]
June 7, 2021
Other News
Towson University, UM St. Joseph Medical Center Partner for Vaccine Clinic
Towson University is planning for a full, working campus this fall, meaning all faculty, staff, and students on campus must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Read More
June 7, 2021
Other News
Bill Would Prohibit UW System from Requiring COVID Vaccines, But Thompson Says They Wonāt Be Mandated
Republicans who control the Legislature want to ban requiring COVID-19 vaccines on University of Wisconsin campuses, but UW System President Tommy Thompson says that wonāt be happening anyway. Thompson repeatedĀ at a Board of Regents meeting last week that the UW System will not mandate vaccines on campusesĀ but will continue an āaggressive campaignā to encourage vaccinations. [ā¦]
June 7, 2021
Other News
Denison U. Announces Groundbreaking for āAnn And Thomas Hoaglin Wellness Centerā
Denison University has announced ground is being brokenĀ for the new āAnn and Thomas Hoaglin Wellness Center,ā named in honor of the Hoaglinās philanthropic leadership to the project. The Hoaglin Wellness Center will bring to fruition Denisonās holistic and integrated approach to community health and well-being, according to a Denison University news release. Read More
June 7, 2021
Other News
Once Banned, For-Profit Medical Schools Are on The Rise Again in The U.S.
Two universities are eyeing the chance to be the first to build a medical school in one of the few states without one. The jockeying of the two schools to open campuses in Montana ā one a nonprofit, the other for-profit ā highlights the rapid spread of for-profit medical learning centers despite their once-blemished reputation. [ā¦]
June 7, 2021
African-American
TMCF to Create National Black Talent Bank to Increase Diversity in Workforce
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) will create the National Black Talent Bank in an effort to increase corporate diversity and advance economic pathways for talented African American students. The talent bank will have a database of talented Black high school seniors and create alternative paths to college and career. It will also give a [ā¦]
June 7, 2021
African-American
Virginia Middle School Renamed After NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
Sidney Lanier Middle School ā a Fairfax, Virginia middle school named after a Confederate soldier ā has been renamed in honor of African American NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, ABC News reported. Lanier was a poet and Confederate private. Johnson was one of four Black women whose work with NASA helped pave the way for the [ā¦]
June 7, 2021
COVID-19
Two West Virginia Institutions Team Up to Improve Vaccine and Immunization Outreach
West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service and West Virginia University (WVU) Extension Service have received nearly $250,000 for better vaccine and immunization education and outreach across the state, with a focus on vulnerable populations. The money will be used to focus efforts in four counties. WVU will lead program implementation in McDowell and Mercer [ā¦]
June 7, 2021
Latest News
Book Review: āPregnant Girlā Prompts Public Policy Discussion About Parenting Students
Pregnant Girl: A Story of Teen Motherhood, College and Creating A Better Future for Young Families by Nicole Lynn Lewis is a powerful and deeply moving memoir that sheds light on the plight of an invisible population: student-parents.Ā In her harrowing narrative, Lewis recounts the heart-wrenching pangs of racism and poverty that she experienced as a young mother working her way through college at William & Mary.
June 7, 2021
Sports
An Increasing Number of LGBTQ Coaches Are Publicly Out, But the Work for Inclusion Continues
Over the past few years, it has become more and more common for lesbian and gay coaches to include the names of spouses and partners in their bios. Dr. Pat Griffin, professor emerita of education at University of Massachusetts Amherst and longtime advocate for equality in sports, describes it as a sea change, noting that todayās athletes and coaches are coming out into a much more supportive environment than existed 20 years ago.
June 7, 2021
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