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Two Campus Chaplaincy Organizations Merge as Their Work Changes

Two campus chaplaincy organizations merged to pool their resources in the face of a shifting and diversifying landscape for campus spiritual life. The National Association of College and University Chaplains and the Association of College and University Religious Affairs will now become a single organization, the Association for Chaplaincy and Spiritual Life in Higher Education, or ACSLHE. Members celebrated the merger with an inaugural conference on Monday and Tuesday, called “Imagining the Possibilities.”

March 9, 2021

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Harrison Champions Increased Student Access at Miami Dade College

Miami Dade College (MDC) Provost Dr. Malou Harrison has taken aggressive and direct action to address gaps in higher education access and success for Black students through her spearheading of the Rising Black Scholars program.

March 9, 2021

S. Brian Jones Named Pace University’s First Assistant Dean for Diversity and Equity in the Arts

Award-winning artist, educator and social justice advocate S. Brian Jones has been named Pace University’s first assistant dean for diversity and equity in the arts at the Dyson College of Arts and Science. In this role, Jones will be supervising the Pace Storytelling for Equity and Inclusion Fellowship. The job position is funded by The […]

March 9, 2021

Dr. Shawna Patterson-Stephens Named Central Michigan University’s Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer

Dr. Shawna Patterson-Stephens will be the next vice president and chief diversity officer at Central Michigan University, effective June 1, Central Michigan Life reported. Currently, she is associate vice chancellor of student affairs and director of the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has also held leadership […]

March 9, 2021

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Three University of South Alabama Professors Put on Leave After Racist Pictures Emerge

Three tenured professors at the University of South Alabama have been placed on leave after photos of them wearing and holding racist symbols at a 2014 campus event surfaced, CNN reported. South Alabama students started a petition –garnering more than 3,000 signatures – that call for their firing. The three faculty are Bob Wood, Alex […]

March 9, 2021

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12-Year-Old High IQ Prodigy Accepted to Georgia Tech

Caleb Anderson, 12, has been accepted to his dream school, the Georgia Institute of Technology, People magazine reported. “Caleb Anderson was just 3 when became the youngest Black American male to qualify for MENSA,” Georgia Tech Tweeted. “Now 12, Caleb has been officially accepted to Georgia Tech and will join us on campus this fall […]

March 9, 2021

Higher Ed Faculty Excluded from Florida’s COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility Expansion

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s executive order, which took effect on Tuesday, has excluded higher ed faculty, The Independent Florida Alligator reported. The order expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to some essential workers, such as law enforcement, firefighters and K-12 employees over age 50. “The United Faculty of Florida (UFF) and the 22,000 people we represent congratulate […]

March 9, 2021

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Loyola University New Orleans Launches Public Health Undergraduate Program, Starting Fall 2021

Loyola University New Orleans is launching a new undergraduate degree program – major and minor – in public health, starting Fall 2021. Students will be able to research patterns in diseases, design fitness and nutrition programs for vulnerable communities or help control and prevent infectious disease outbreaks, according to Loyola New Orleans officials. They will […]

March 9, 2021

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Dr. Cornel West is Leaving Harvard for Union Theological Seminary

Dr. Cornel West—one of the nation’s most prolific scholars—is leaving Harvard University again. This time, he is heading back to Union Theological Seminary in New York City for the fourth time.

March 8, 2021

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Dr. Darryl Scriven Named Dean of Clarkson University’s School of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Darryl Scriven will become dean of Clarkson University’s School of Arts and Sciences. He will also be a fellow in the university’s Shipley Center for Innovation. Scriven – an author, film producer and entrepreneur – has led a lengthy, storied career in higher ed, having held a number of faculty and leadership roles. Currently, […]

March 8, 2021

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Where is the Outrage Over Angelo Quinto’s Murder?

Where is the outrage over Angelo Quinto’s murder? Why are there currently no protests under Quinto’s name? Why have none of my friends even heard of the name Angelo Quinto?

March 8, 2021

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Reducing the Cost of Higher Education Through the Invaluable Mission of Community Colleges and Affordable HBCUs

There is a significant need to foster better collaborative relationships among community colleges and HBCUs. Throughout history, HBCUs and community colleges have played a critical role in educating diverse students seeking to receive higher education.

March 8, 2021

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UIUC’s GEO Asks University to Cover Health Insurance for All Employees Over Summer

At the U of I, the Graduate Employee Organization (GEO) is asking the University to cover the cost of health insurance for the summer for all its members. They said they want to make sure employees without summer appointments still have access to healthcare. “There’s no reason that, graduate workers, or any workers for that […]

March 8, 2021

King Saud University Health Company Explores Virtual Clinic Tie Up

Al Moammar Information Systems Company (MIS) may develop virtual clinics across the Kingdom with King Saud University Health Company. The pair signed an initial agreement exploring the plan to provide remote treatment, they said in a regulatory filing on Monday. Read More

March 8, 2021

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Sacred Heart University Plans to Open ‘Targeted’ Vaccine Clinic

Sacred Heart University officials say the college will open a clinic to administer doses of COVID-19 vaccine beginning next week. The clinic, which is opening through a partnership with Hartford HealthCare will begin providing doses March 10, SHU officials said in a message to the community Friday. Read More

March 8, 2021

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Lone Star College Awarded $40,000 Grant from Tomball Regional Health Foundation

The Tomball Regional Health Foundation (TRHF) awarded a $40,015 grant to Lone Star College Foundation. The award will be used to pay for certification exam fees for LSC-Tomball nursing, surgical, pharmacy and occupational therapy students.“These tests are required for the students to start their careers,” said Nicole Robinson Gauthier, CFRE, LSC Foundation executive director. “We […]

March 8, 2021

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Zoom Fatigue: College Students Face Yet Another Threat to Mental Health

I’ll be honest — it’s been hard to start the month of March without thinking of the way things were this time last year. Last year, at the end of February, I went on a little spring break trip to Washington, D.C. with two of my sorority sisters and COVID-19 was something we didn’t think would […]

March 8, 2021

Tri-County Health Departments Team Up with National Guard, Delta College for Mass Vaccination Event

Vaccinating folks can be quite the task. “Trying to vaccinate folks in a pandemic is a whole different level,” said Karl Rishe, Vice President of Student Educational Services at Delta College. But that’s exactly what Delta College, the Michigan National Guard and the tri-counties’ separate health departments are doing. “Providing 3,000 COVID vaccines to individuals […]

March 8, 2021