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African-American
David N. Dinkins, First and only Black NYC Mayor, Dead at 93
David Norman Dinkins, the first and only Black mayor of New York City, who sought to improve race relations in the city, has died at age 93 in his home, CNN reported. The New Jersey native died Monday evening in his home on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, following breathing difficulties, according to the New York […]
November 24, 2020
COVID-19
Students Leave Campus for Thanksgiving—Will They Return?
Kentucky got beat by Alabama pretty bad last Saturday in football. But I’m sure my friend Ted Schatzki, a professor of Geography, and of Philosophy and Sociology, and the former senior associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky is more concerned if his school will get badly beaten-up by the coronavirus over the next few months. Students at UK began clearing out last weekend from university housing to begin their journey home. They’re expected to stay there after the holiday, take exams online, and then return at the end of January. But will they return to campus? Will it be safe enough?
November 24, 2020
Home
Washington and Lee University Appoints Dr. Lena Hill as Next Provost
Dr. Lena Hill, Washington and Lee University’s dean of its College of Arts and Sciences since July 2018, has been selected as the school’s new provost, effective July 1, 2021.
November 23, 2020
Other News
Public Health Team Receives $1.3 Million Federal Grant to Study COVID-19 Research Participation in Black Communities
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded an interdisciplinary team in Georgia State University’s School of Public Health a two-year, $1.3 million grant through its RADx Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) program to better understand barriers and motivations for participating in COVID-19 research among Black communities in Atlanta. Read More
November 23, 2020
Other News
Actor Hank Azaria Talks Career, Mental Health, Racial Justice
Hank Azaria (LA’87), an Emmy Award-winning actor and comedian, addressed the Tufts community on Friday as part of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life’s Distinguished Speaker Series, as the last speaker of the semester. The discussion was moderated by Jim Glaser, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Read More
November 23, 2020
Other News
Penn State College of Medicine Researchers Join $10 Million Project to Understand Sex Differences in Brain Cancer Outcomes
Researchers from Penn State College of Medicine are participating in a $10 million project to better understand why males and females have different survival rates with a common and deadly type of brain cancer, the college said Monday in a press release. Read More
November 23, 2020
Other News
Should College Students Go Home for The Holidays?
Thanksgiving is traditionally an intimate gathering of family and friends. And, for college students, the fall break in semester is an opportunity to travel home to see the family for a few days. With COVID-19 cases increasing at a high rate in some parts of the U.S., that trek home might need to be reconsidered. […]
November 23, 2020
Other News
Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on ROTC Programs
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) programs at higher ed institutions across the country in unique ways. Some ROTC cadets training to be officers in the U.S. armed forces have had to train while donning masks, and other cadets have had to move intense, high-contact training to Zoom in an […]
November 23, 2020
Other News
Columbia University Suspends MBA Students for International Travel
At least 70 MBA students have been temporarily banned from Columbia University’s campus for traveling during COVID-19. Read More
November 23, 2020
Other News
Panel Explores Accreditation and Role of HBCUs During COVID-19 Crisis
Higher education leaders convened virtually Nov. 19 to discuss the role of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and accreditation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
November 23, 2020
Students
New Initiative Looks to Reduce Student Debt at Select HBCUs
The Student Freedom Initiative has announced a partnership with nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities that will provide an alternative to high-cost college loans in an effort to help students navigate their way through the college.
November 23, 2020
HBCUs
Jackson State University Names Interim President to Permanent Post
Thomas K. Hudson, who had been filling in as interim president of Jackson State University, has been named the school’s permanent president.
November 23, 2020
COVID-19
Columbia University Suspends MBA Students for International Travel
At least 70 MBA students have been temporarily banned from Columbia University’s campus for traveling during COVID-19. The group took a trip to Turks and Caicos, a violation of the school’s travel policy, which prohibits both domestic and international travel. “All academic- or work-related travel, domestic or international, is suspended,” the university’s website reads. The […]
November 23, 2020
News Roundup
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Reviews Policies for Responding to Racial Bias Incidents
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is reviewing its policies and procedures for reporting and responding to racial bias incidents, an initiative launched by Chancellor Dr. Ronnie Green, Nebraska Today reported. “Any instance of bias is unacceptable and does not align with our values as an institution,” he said. “However, stating it is clearly unacceptable does not […]
November 23, 2020
Students
Earlham College Announces Scholarship for Local Students
Under Earlham College’s recently-established Heartland Region Scholarship, all accepted fall 2021 students who live within 150 miles of campus are eligible to receive $8,000 in funding over four years. This includes students living in eastern Ohio, Indiana, southern Michigan, northern Kentucky and the Chicago area, according to the college. Incoming students may also be eligible […]
November 23, 2020
Students
Patient Professors Introduced Dr. Kellie Ann Jurado to Science, Now She’s Paying It Forward
Dr. Kellie Ann Jurado’s exposure to scientists was minimal growing up. When she thought about the field of science, only the image of “White, crazy-haired rocket scientists” came to mind.
November 23, 2020
Sports
Meet Jennifer Lynne Williams, Director of Athletics, Alabama State University
Women in Sports Leadership: Q&A with Jennifer Lynne Williams, the director of athletics at Alabama State University.
November 23, 2020
Latinx
Marymount University Becomes Virginia’s First HSI
With 25.1% of its undergraduate population identifying as Hispanic, Marymount University became the first Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) in Virginia. Currently, 539 institutions qualify as an HSI, which must enroll at least 25% Hispanic students, according to the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. Overall, among the undergraduate and graduate populations combined, Hispanic students make up […]
November 23, 2020
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