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Healthcare System Called to Help Educate Communities of Color About Vaccine

Faith in the COVID-19 vaccine is an uphill battle for communities of color and one Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services health educator is calling on a mid-Missouri health system to help educate against the mistrust. Read More

January 4, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine

Twin Physicians Encourage People to Consider Getting Coronavirus Vaccine

Dr. Elana McDonald said her decision to get Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine was a “no-brainer” after clinical data showed that it was safe and effective. Read More

January 4, 2021

Dr. Delana Wardlaw and Dr. Elana McDonald

African-American

Why I Plan to Take the COVID Vaccine and You Should Too

I plan to get vaccinated because I want to live! I want to live because I still have a lot of life left in me. I want to live because I still have people to mentor, causes to advocate, places to see, and memories to make. I want to live because I need more time to transfer my knowledge, expertise, and passion to younger generations who can create the change to which I have devoted my life.

January 4, 2021

African-American

Bianca Smith Named First Black Woman Coach in Professional Baseball

Bianca Smith, 29, has become the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball, being named a Boston Red Sox minor league system coach, The Seattle Medium reported. In the role, she will work with the team’s infielders at the Red Sox minor league facility in Fort Meyers, Fla., the Medium reported. Prior to the […]

January 4, 2021

Dr. Raheem Beyah Appointed Dean of College of Engineering at Georgia Tech

Dr. Raheem Beyah has been appointed dean of the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech. Beyah is currently the school’s vice president for Interdisciplinary Research, executive director of the Online Master of Science in Cybersecurity program and Motorola Foundation Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Beyah holds a master’s and Ph.D. in […]

January 4, 2021

Dr. Raheem Beyah

Asian American Pacific Islander

Recalling an Affirmative Gesture

The college radio station is where I learned to be me. Maybe that’s because the radio audience doesn’t really see me. I was just a voice. Just like on the page or screen, the words are my voice through you. So you don’t instantly reject them. They could be your thoughts. But listening to me is like me actually getting inside your ear. It’s more passively invasive. And then it all works on your imagination.

January 4, 2021

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Judson College Meets Fundraising Goals, Stays Open

Judson College, the sixth oldest U.S. women’s college will stay open, having met its fundraising goals, Alabama Political Reporter reported. In December, the all-women Alabama school had said that it would close by the year’s end without $500,000 in donations and $1 million in long-term contributions by Dec. 31. “The Judson community surpassed the $500,000 […]

January 4, 2021

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Twanda “Tia” E. Young Retires

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Twanda “Tia” E. Young – the first female officer commissioned through S.C. State’s ROTC program promoted to general – has retired from the Army Reserve after 33 years, The Times and Democrat reported. She was the deputy commanding general with Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky. Young holds a bachelor’s degree […]

December 31, 2020

Brig. Gen. Twanda E. Young

SUNY and United States Naval Community College Partner to Enroll and Educate Service Members

SUNY and United States Naval Community College are partnering to give educational opportunities for sailors, marines, and coast guards through USNCC’s Phase I pilot program, effective January 2021, WIVB reported. The partnership aims to better prepare enlisted service members, improve operational readiness, and support lifelong learning with naval-relevant education opportunities and tailored support services, WIVB […]

December 31, 2020

SUNY Empire State College

Retired Military Officials Call on Defense Secretary to Address Shrinking Pool of Military-Eligible People

Some military leaders are calling on Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller to do something about the shrinking pool of young, military-eligible people, Military.com reported. More than 70% of young Americans cannot join the military due to obesity, education problems, or crime and drug records. Mission: Readiness – which includes approximately 800 retired generals and […]

December 31, 2020

Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller

Department of Defense Report Gives Recommendations for Diversity and Inclusion in Military

A recent report from the Department of Defense Board on Diversity and Inclusion is calling for “aggressive integration” of diversity and inclusion into military department culture, stating that underrepresentation in senior officer ranks persists today. The Dec. 18 report – “Recommendations to Improve Racial and Ethnic Diversity and Inclusion in the U.S. Military” – makes […]

December 31, 2020

Dr. Gary Packard, Jr.

Washburn University to Name Law School Plaza After Former U.S. Senator Bob Dole

Washburn University will name a new plaza outside its new law school building after former U.S. Senator Bob Dole, with the Washburn University Alumni Association and Foundation announcing that a $1 million matching gift challenge had been completed, WIBW reported. Mark and Lisa Heitz created the challenge to honor Dole, a war hero, native Kansan […]

December 31, 2020

Former Sen. Bob Dole

Wayne County Community College District to Cut Tuition for Students Registering Jan. 1 to Jan. 19

Wayne County Community College District will cut their tuition in half across all academic and career programs for students who register between Jan. 1 and Jan. 19, 2021 for the spring semester, according to a WCCCD press release. This comes as part of the “New Day, New Way” initiative. Students already registered for the spring […]

December 31, 2020

University of Maryland to Name Two Residence Halls After Four Diversity Trailblazers

The University of Maryland is naming two new residence halls after four students who were trailblazers in helping bring diversity to campus, WJLA reported. The halls will be named after Hiram Whittle, the first African American male to be admitted to the university in 1951; Elaine Johnson Coates, the first African American female to graduate […]

December 31, 2020

University of Maryland

Reflecting Back to Move Equity in Education Forward

As we embark upon a new year, it is important for education leaders to reflect on 2020 in order to assess what we got right, determine what went wrong, and then set a course for a more equitable education for all students in 2021.

December 31, 2020

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The Stimulus Package: A Win For Incarcerated Students

As Congress’s stimulus package heads to the president’s desk for signing, the legislation has major implications for students in prison, including a reversal of the 26-year ban on Pell grants for incarcerated students.

December 31, 2020

African-American

Michigan State University Launches Database of Enslaved Africans

Michigan State University has launched a record database of enslaved Africans and descendants affected by the North Atlantic Slave Trade, WDET reported. Enslaved.org – launched in December – has “archives, museums and family histories that are uniquely linked together,” WDET reported. “The interesting thing about enslaved.org is it has the capacity to link datasets to […]

December 31, 2020

Dr. Walter Hawthorne

What a Year – 2020 in Review

In this episode, podcast host David Pluviose wraps up the year and brings the latest ideas, coverage, and hot topics straight from the Diverse newsroom to you. With higher education impacted by not one but two pandemics – COVID and Racism, it is needless to say that 2020 has been a turbulent and challenging […]

December 31, 2020