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Should College Students Be Required to Get The COVID-19 Vaccine? It’s Too Early for Colleges to Decide

As president of student government at Temple University, Quinn Litsinger intends to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available for his age group — and he intends to encourage others to get it, too. Read More

January 11, 2021

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Dr. Tracy H. Dunn Appointed First Woman to Lead Benedict College School of Business and Entrepreneurship

Dr. Tracy H. Dunn has been appointed dean of the Benedict College Tyrone Adam Burroughs School of Business and Entrepreneurship, the first woman in the role, according to officials at the historically Black college in South Carolina. She has spent eighteen years as a faculty member at Benedict. “Over the past three years, Dr. Dunn […]

January 11, 2021

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Some Advice from a Rural Community College President to President-Elect Biden

What happened on January 6 is what one thinks happens only in unstable democracies, in places where poverty forces people to do things that reflect how little they have to lose. An angry, violent mob storming the capital city at the request of the sitting president who is watching as it all unfolds is not what one expects in the United States of America. Yet, that is exactly what happened. Why is that?

January 11, 2021

Morgan State University Alumna Yogananda D. Pittman Appointed Acting Chief of U.S. Capitol Police

Morgan State University alumna Yogananda D. Pittman has been appointed acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP), making her the first woman and first African American in the role, according to an announcement from Morgan President Dr. David K. Wilson. Pittman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology, has served as assistant chief […]

January 11, 2021

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Journalist Sam Fulwood III Appointed Communications Dean at American University

Journalist, public policy analyst and author Sam Fulwood III will be American University’s dean of the School of Communication, effective May 15, according to university officials. Fulwood’s work “addresses key issues including media influences on American life; race relations; data-driven journalism; and the intersection of media, technology, and democracy,” according to university officials. Fulwood is […]

January 11, 2021

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Rutgers University–Camden Receives $3.5 Million for Law School Scholars Program

Rutgers University–Camden has received a $3.5 million gift – the largest for the school – to create a new program for high-achieving students to come to Rutgers Law School in Camden, according to university officials. The program is meant to draw in students “who have distinguished themselves academically and demonstrated a commitment to public service.” […]

January 11, 2021

Middlebury College Considering Revoking Rudy Giuliani’s 2005 Honorary Degree, Citing Violent Jan. 6 Uprising

Middlebury College is considering revoking Rudy Giuliani’s 2005 honorary degree, with President Laurie Patton citing that the former New York City mayor who serves as President Trump’s attorney had played a role in “fomenting the violent uprising against our nation’s Capitol building on January 6, 2021—an insurrection against democracy itself,” Patton wrote on the school’s […]

January 11, 2021

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William Paterson University Creates New Diversity Fellowship for Doctoral Candidates

Under a new fellowship program, William Paterson University of New Jersey aims to support doctoral candidates from underrepresented backgrounds through mentorship and research assistance. The fellowship is set to begin in August 2021 and is open to doctoral candidates pursuing the areas of educational leadership, psychology, music, management, communication disorders, marketing and sales, the school […]

January 11, 2021

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New “J-Term” at Loyola University New Orleans Puts Focus on Race, Equity and Inclusion

For the first time in its history, Loyola University New Orleans is currently offering its students two weeks of accelerated learning during the month of January. All of the 3-credit courses offered during the “J-Term” are free and relate to topics tied specifically to race, equity and inclusion.

January 10, 2021

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Texas Tech Appoints News Director of Military & Veterans Programs

Texas Tech University‘s Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DDEI) has named Sierra Mello-Miles as the new director of Military & Veterans Programs. “We chose Sierra for this role not just because of her experience, but also her knowledge of the issues experienced by our MVP participants that reflected her preparation to take on the […]

January 10, 2021

Lehigh University Rescinds Trump’s Honorary Degree

Lehigh University, the private research university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, has rescinded and revoked the honorary degree that it awarded to President Donald J. Trump in 1988, according to The Brown and White student newspaper. The university announced the decision on Friday, two days after a group of Trump supporters violently led an insurrection at the […]

January 10, 2021

Kerrigan Batsa’s Journey to Discovering the Aircraft Maintenance Field

While working customer service for Spirit Airlines at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Kerrigan Batsa would often hear stories from people about their flights and travel experiences. This ignited her passion for aviation. Originally intending on becoming a flight attendant, she was drawn to aviation maintenance instead, despite having little to no […]

January 10, 2021

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U.S. Mint Honors Tuskegee Airmen With New Quarter

The United States Mint released the last coin as part of its America the Beautiful Quarters Program, which honors the Tuskegee Airman National Historic Site at Moton Field, Alabama NewsCenter reported. Since the Mint program’s establishment in 2010, 56 quarters have been created. For its latest installment, a Tuskegee Airman is portrayed on the quarter. […]

January 9, 2021

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CIA Aims to Diversify Intelligence Workforce

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) recently established a new recruitment website with the intent of diversifying the intelligence workforce, according to Military.com. In May 2018, Gina Haspel became the first female director of the CIA. Since being hired, she has focused her efforts on recruitment. For example, the CIA joined social media and their advertisements […]

January 9, 2021

Higher Education Leaders Celebrate the Resignation of Betsy DeVos

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos – one of President Donald Trump’s most loyal cabinet members – resigned her position on Thursday, following transportation secretary Elaine Chao. In a letter to the president, DeVos condemned Trump supporters’ breach of the U.S. Capitol the day prior.

January 8, 2021

An Executive Order, an Outcry and an Opening

With everything that has happened since September 22, it would not be a surprise if you missed the hubbub around President Trump’s executive order on “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.” If you’re just catching up, the executive order “roil[ed] corporate America” and caused colleges and universities to “cancel diversity, equity, and inclusion programs” and to accuse the Trump administration of censorship . It also prompted Justice Department employees to ask Congress to investigate the “illegal and abusive government directives” in the executive order.

January 8, 2021

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First Black Faculty Member at Memphis State University Dead at 86

Memphis trailblazer and veteran educator Dr. Miriam DeCosta-Willis has died, reports WMC 5 news. She was 86. DeCosta made history by becoming the first Black faculty member at Memphis State University in 1966 — the same school that had denied her admission nine years prior. DeCosta-Willis spent 40 years in education and taught at LeMoyne […]

January 8, 2021

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Furloughs To End at University of Arizona After Recent CARES Act Funding

Furloughs will come to an end at University of Arizona, thanks to recent CARES Act funding, reports News 4 Tucson. Of the $115 million Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey designated to three Arizona universities, $46 million will go to University of Arizona. In April, the university released a furlough plan, affecting thousands of staff and faculty, […]

January 8, 2021