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Florida University Has Trained Dogs to Detect COVID-19

Florida International University researchers have trained dogs to detect the COVID-19 virus, CBS Miami reports. The dogs will be working on campus this spring as part of the effort to control the virus‘ spread. Read More

February 1, 2021

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Health Care Inequities Focus of Michigan State University, Henry Ford Health System Partnership

Michigan State University and Henry Ford Health System have formalized a 30-year partnership aimed to make Michigan a leader in providing access to health care for all residents. Read More

February 1, 2021

Michigan State University

Education Equity Advocate Dr. Andrew Howard Nichols Dies

Dr. Andrew Howard Nichols, who was senior director of higher education research and data analytics at education nonprofit The Education Trust, has died. Joining Ed Trust in 2014, Nichols was known for his social justice and equity work, particularly for under-served students. Some of his research focused on debunking of Affirmative Action myths and an analysis […]

January 29, 2021

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VMI Considers Change to Honor Code

After it was revealed that Black students were being expelled at disproportionately high rates, Virginia Military Institute (VMI) is reconsidering its Honor Code policies, according to The Washington Post. Retired Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins, interim superintendent at VMI, plans to assess the Honor Court system rather than change the wording within the code. […]

January 29, 2021

2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Krystal L. Williams

By her own account, Dr. Krystal L. Williams admittedly took an “indirect route” to her post as an assistant professor in the College of Education at The University of Alabama.

January 29, 2021

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Women’s Rights Organizations Push for an Office of Gender Equity at the Education Department

Women’s rights organizations are making a renewed push for an Office of Gender Equity in the U.S. Department of Education under President Joe Biden.

January 29, 2021

New Bill Increases Access to Health Care for Military Families

Under a new bill, co-sponsored by Rep. Michael Waltz, dependents could remain on their parents’ TRICARE health care plan until the age of 26 without paying extra fees, 13NewsNow reported. In 2020, over 37,000 military-affiliated unmarried adult children were enrolled in TRICARE plans. However, under law, dependents must leave their parents’ policies by age 21 […]

January 29, 2021

Remembering Cicely Tyson

Award-winning actress Cicely Tyson has died at age 96, Newsweek reported. Cause of death was not given.

January 29, 2021

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to Stop Using Proctorio

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announced it will stop using remote-proctoring software Proctorio after the summer 2021 term, following near a year of criticism on campus and nationally, The Verge reported.

January 29, 2021

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Liz Tovar Named University of Iowa Executive Officer for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Liz Tovar will be University of Iowa’s executive officer for diversity, equity and inclusion, Iowa City Press-Citizen reported. Since August, Tovar has been interim associate vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion. Her appointment still requires Board of Regents approval. Tovar holds multiple degrees from the University of Kansas, studying psychology and educational leadership. She joined […]

January 29, 2021

New College of Florida Receives Largest Gift from Mental Health Advocates

New College of Florida has received the largest gift in its 61-year history from the estate of longtime Sarasota philanthropists J. Robert “Bob” Peterson and Pasqualina “Lee” Peterson, The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported. Lee died at age 90 in 2017, five years after Bob. Bob served several years on the honors college’s board of trustees, and a […]

January 29, 2021

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FHSU Launches Various Initiatives to Support Military Students

As part of their ongoing commitment to promoting academic success among enlisted military members, Fort Hays State University (FHSU) became a partner school in the Community College of the Air Force’s (CCAF) General Education Mobile (GEM) program. After spending time in the service and earning credits through training, Air Force members working towards earning their […]

January 29, 2021

Scholars Offer Wide Range of Reactions to Biden’s Defense Secretary Pick

Diversity and military scholars have expressed both optimism and cynicism towards President Joe Biden’s nomination of Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, who was confirmed last week as the nation’s first Black defense secretary. Dr. Gary Packard Jr., University of Arizona dean of the College of Applied Science and Technology praised the decision, adding that he […]

January 29, 2021

Gen. Austin Senate Confirmation Hearing

2021 Emerging Scholars: Zora J Murff

With a focus on conveying anti-Black violence through photographs, Zora J Murff’s work is inspired by how images function as social objects. Some of his projects have focused on the juvenile criminal justice system, redlining in North Omaha and points of extreme anti-Black violence.

January 29, 2021

New Report Analyzes Biden’s HBCU Policies

As President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris transition into office, a new report has analyzed the administration’s proposed education policies, specifically those that impact historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

January 28, 2021

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2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Antonio L. Ellis

Although he has earned five degrees, authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and books and is currently scholar-in-residence and director of the Institute on Education Equity and Justice at American University, Dr. Antonio Ellis considers his most meaningful accomplishment his graduation from high school. K-12 was his toughest challenge.

January 28, 2021

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Saint Joseph’s University Receives $2 Million to Focus on Autism

The Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support at Saint Joseph’s University received $2 million to further research and address the needs of autistic individuals, the school announced.

January 28, 2021

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Mississippi to Potentially Allow College Athletes to Gain from Name, Image or Likeness

Mississippi lawmakers are looking at a bill allowing college athletes to earn money from their name, image or likeness (NIL), Associated Press reported. All eight of Mississippi’s public universities and the schools’ governing board support the bill, said Senate universities and colleges committee Chairman Scott Bounds. As of July 1, Florida will allow student-athletes to earn money through contracts – same […]

January 28, 2021

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