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MEAC Releases Potential Spring Schedule for Fall Sports
After July’s announcement that the fall sports season would be canceled, The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has created a scheduling model for how fall sports could potentially be played in the spring, reports MEAC Sports, which added that each individual institution could opt in or out of the plans. “Although it’s still too early to […]
August 20, 2020
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Black Lives Matter Movement on Campus
August 20, 2020
African-American
Morehouse College Receives $9 Million Grant to Study STEM Success at HBCUs
As part of the establishment of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Undergraduate Success Research Center, the National Science Foundation (NSF) donated $9 million to Morehouse College. The center, also referred to as STEM-US, will focus on “increasing educational and employment opportunities within the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) field for minority students.” […]
August 20, 2020
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African American Male Presidents at PWIs Start Tenures Amid Black Lives Matter Flashpoint
Drs. Darryll J. Pines, Jonathan Holloway and Gregory Washington, three Black leaders in higher education, now face the challenge of beginning their presidencies at predominantly White institutions (PWIs) during a time of two crises: the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and protests over racial injustice in the United States.
August 19, 2020
COVID-19
Report: Colleges Ramp Up Advertising During COVID-19, Especially For-Profits
Colleges and universities are spending a lot of money on advertising during the pandemic, particularly for-profit colleges, according to a new study by the Century Foundation.
August 19, 2020
African-American
Underrepresented In Faculty Jobs: Part of the Problem is Racism Against Black Faculty and Students
Recent protests have raised awareness of how racial discrimination has caused Blacks to be underrepresented in a number of occupations. The latest data shows one occupation in which blacks continue to be underrepresented is postsecondary teacher. This problem has persisted for generations and its origins stem in part from racism.
August 19, 2020
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NCAA Names Dr. Derrick Gragg Vice President for Inclusion, Education and Community Engagement
The NCAA’s new senior vice president for inclusion, education and community engagement will be Dr. Derrick Gragg, “an accomplished leader with more than two decades of experience in college athletics administration,” announced the NCAA. Gragg, who is currently vice president and director of athletics at Tulsa, will serve as the association’s chief diversity and inclusion […]
August 19, 2020
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Georgia Military College Has Invested Over $400,000 in COVID-19 Prevention and Detection Equipment
Georgia Military College (GMC) has invested over $400,000 in COVID-19 detection and prevention equipment, including temperature screening devises and ionization units in ventilation systems, reports 13WMAZ. The ionization units, which cost around $6,000 for larger buildings, work by putting ions into the air stream. “The ions then attach to the virus and break the virus […]
August 19, 2020
COVID-19
With Fall Semester Approaching, Opinions Clash Over the Safety of U of Michigan’s Hybrid Model
As the University of Michigan prepares for classes to start on Aug. 31, differing opinions have been clashing over the school’s hybrid model, reports The Detroit Free Press. Currently, the school plans to offer some form of a remote option for 70% of its classes, with smaller classes more likely to meet in person. But […]
August 19, 2020
News Roundup
Appalachian State Faculty Express No Confidence in the University’s Chancellor
In what was largely a symbolic vote, faculty at Appalachian State University passed a resolution of no-confidence in the university’s chancellor Dr. Sheri Everts during a Faculty Senate meeting Monday, reports The Winston-Salem Journal. Everts “is frequently isolated from and unable to effectively communicate with faculty, and has failed in her basic tasks of strengthening […]
August 19, 2020
COVID-19
Most Americans Don’t Believe It’s Safe for K-12 Students To Return to In-Person Classes, Finds Survey
Most Americans do not believe it is safe for K-12 students to return to in-person classes this fall, found an ongoing national survey conducted by The COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States. The consortium is comprised of researchers from four universities: Northwestern, Harvard, Northeastern and Rutgers. According to the survey, only […]
August 19, 2020
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New Media, New Possibilities: How Social Media Is Shaping Today’s Social Movements
For young activists in the 1960s, television was the promising new medium through which they could prevent the world from turning a blind eye to violence against Black people. Or, as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. poignantly stated in 1965: “We will no longer let them use their clubs on us in the dark corners. We’re going to make them do it in the glaring light of television.” But now, iPhones and the internet offer new ways to spotlight injustice. With nearly everyone having their own publishing platforms in the palms of their hands, no longer are major news outlets the main filter of public dialogue. Social media provides a voice for anyone with an internet connection.
August 19, 2020
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IRVING PRESSLEY MCPHAIL
IRVING PRESSLEY MCPHAIL has been appointed president of Saint Augustine’s University. Founder and chief strategy officer at the McPhail Group LLC, McPhail holds a bachelor’s from Cornell University, a master’s from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Ph.D. in reading/language arts from the University of Pennsylvania.
August 19, 2020
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LLOYD HOLMES
LLOYD HOLMES has been named president of De Anza College in Cupertino, California. Most recently vice president of student services at the State University of New York’s Monroe Community College, Holmes holds bachelor’s degree in accounting, a master’s degree in higher education and Ph.D. in educational leadership, all from the University of Mississippi.
August 19, 2020
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EVA BLANCO MASIAS
EVA BLANCO MASIAS has been appointed as the first Latinx vice president for enrollment management at Santa Clara University. Most recently dean of undergraduate admission at the school, Masias holds a bachelor’s in economics from Yale University, a master’s in education administration from Santa Clara University and a certificate in enrollment management leadership from USC.
August 19, 2020
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MICHELLE ROGERS
MICHELLE ROGERS has been appointed to the new joint position of director of workforce development for Virginia’s Gateway Region and the Community College Workforce Alliance. Rogers has more than 15 years of experience in economic development in Virginia and most recently served as a business manager for Virginia Economic Development Partnership. She is a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University.
August 19, 2020
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SHANTEY HILL-HANNA
SHANTEY HILL-HANNA has been appointed vice president for student affairs and campus services at St. Joseph’s College. Previously vice president for athletics at the school, Hill-Hanna holds a bachelor’s in physical education from Long Island University, master’s in athletic training from California University of Pennsylvania and a master’s in health education from the Teachers College of Columbia University.
August 19, 2020
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CHRISTINA M. GONZALES
CHRISTINA M. GONZALES has been named vice president for student affairs at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Most recently vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Colorado Boulder, she holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Western New Mexico University and a master’s degree in educational management and development from New Mexico State University.
August 19, 2020
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